I have had good luck taking a number of drawings I have gotten copies of to a local drafting supply store. They scan the drawing and save it to a CD.
I have used photoshop's photomerge function to put together the sections of the O-1 Dave Beck posted online.
Ken Martin
Noel,
I have full size copies of the erection drawings for the Q S4s and M4s that my dad obtained from the Mechanical Department in the mid 1950s. They are quite large (30 to 40 inches wide by 8 or so feet long) and the original from which the S4 was copied, was not in great shape at the time, but it is certainly legible. I have loaned the M4 drawings out once to Sunset 3Rd Rail and they returned the drawings after use. I am reluctant to loan them out for fear of loss and I do not know where I can get them copied. Some companies that do copy work will not copy documents such as these without authorization from the original owners or creators. I don't have such authority. I do have at least one transmittal letter from a young mechanical engineer named Robert E. Taylor, but I don't recall that it gives any authority for reproduction.
If you have any ideas of how I might transmit a copy to you, I would certainly be will to try. ! With some set up, it might be possible to digitally photograph them in sections and stitch them together afterwards. Unfortunately, Dad did not requests drawings for the O-5 or any other Q steam power. As for a live steam or electric version of either locomotive in 1:32 scale, I would certainly be interested, but I suspect the cost would be beyond my means! Like others, the Q hudsons were my all time favorite locomotives.
Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO
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Posted by: Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>
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