July 16 & 17, 2021 - SHAY DAYS, Harbor Springs, Michigan
- Written by Will Lindley
With the lifting of many of the Covid-19 restrictions, we are happy to announce that the SHAY DAYS live steam train event in Harbor Springs, Michigan is a big GO!! The steamup is on SHAY PARK which is close to many historic, tourist and recreational venues.
A 45mm gauge live steam layout will be located in Shay Park, about 100 feet south of the newly restored live steam powered boat AHA, which was designed and built by Ephraim Shay as his personal yacht.
If you have a geared locomotive and would like to run at this event, please contact MSSLS at one of the addresses below.
Admission is free, but the Harbor Springs Historical Society asks for a donation to help with their continuing restoration of the hexagonal Shay House. The Shay House will be available for self guided tours. You can also listen to history talks at the Harbor Springs Historical Society museum, and you can even tour some of the grade of Ephraim Shay's logging railroad, the HEMLOCK CENTRAL R.R.
Harbor Springs is located on the shore Lake Michigan on the western side of northern Michigan, near Traverse City, Boyne City and Petoskey. The area is home to many wineries, breweries, restaurants, and tourist points of interest.
For more information, see:
HARBORSPRINGSHISTORY.ORG
You can contact the MICHIGAN SMALL SCALE LIVE STEAMERS at either:
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New Menu Item - Reprints and Specials
- Written by Scott McDonald
The Steam in the Garden digital publishing department has added a new menu to our website! We are expanding our digital media publications to now provide a Series Reprint compilations page as well as easier access to digital publications such as "Starting in Steam".
We have added a new menu item of "Reprints & Specials" under our "Magazine" menu item in the websites left column. Complete with simple "Buy Now" buttons that allow you to purchase and immediately download to your computer or tablet. No more waiting around for the pesky humans to answer the e-mail.
We are in the process of re-editing and republishing older construction series into PDF files. These new compilations of construction series that spanned several issues will be available with color photography that wasn't available in the early print days of the magazine. As part of our review, we are double-checking sources for materials and updating those sources to ensure that you will be able to find what you need for your project.
We are working closely with original authors, where we can, to ensure that any new or updated drawings and photos meet the same publication standards as if they were published today.
These compilations are not just copies of the original pages, but completely new digital typeset versions to be easy to read in digital format.
Check back to see our catalog of publications grow as we go back in history and bring improved series into your digital library of small scale live steam!
NSS 2021 - Update!
- Written by Scott McDonald
As you all remember, the National Summer Steamup 2020 was cancelled due to the Covid19 outbreak.
Currently, the virus situation appears to be improving as the vaccines get distributed. So, the steamup
planning group has decided to go ahead with the steamup in 2021 at our new home in Lodi California.
The dates, however, have shifted to September 29 to October 3, 2021. We feel confident the Covid19
situation will continue to improve and we can have another great steamup. We are looking forward to
seeing you all again. Please visit our website (http://www.steam-events.org/) for regular updates.
Print/Digital Combo is Back!
- Written by Scott McDonald
Minitram Part 1 Update
- Written by Scott McDonald
New Page B (23/3/2021) -- Another of our astute readers found an error on Drawing B of the Part 1 Minitram build series. We have received and updated the page for Drawing B and it has replaced the original drawing in the PDF. For those working on the project, please log in to the Steam in the Garden website, www.steamup.com, and download a new set from the Workshop Plans.
New Update: Shortly after going to printing on Issue #170 Tower Hobbies discontinued carrying the gears needed for this build. This was only recently discovered when one of our readers tried to order a set. Thankfully the gears, manufactured by Robinson Racing are still available through one of their distributors -- Hobby Zone:
