I made this video 10 years ago, there are much better cameras and mics now lol

@@drx630 Thx 4 ur reply. Hope 2C ur new videos. B sure to keep ur fine narration and zooming close up shots, no boring just run buys though it'll b great 2c those rake of car counts. This Aster BirdShare seems to have large boiler w great steaming capacity. But alas, too expensive unit für mich 2 buy n won't b 4 sale in eBay used as they're only a few made n those men won't let them go until Widowers cash in, end up selling to his surviving men friends. I doubt if Aster w its merger w Accucraft wld make something like this or like their last UP big engines of hi quality. Here is a Black & White old French Fry film giving u the speed, ferocity, and power of a steam engine. Only 3% of the steam can b extracted for mechanical energy vs. 44% for Diesel engine. 97% of the thermal energy of the stm engine is wasted. So u can c how pwrful the stm engn can b. Wonder how back in those dayz, they were able to film such steady moving shots w its frail tape streaming??? The rails spreading out, closing together, ... very fast, can b suggest- ed in our layout buttttooo can't b duplicated. Never seen such ferocious rod motion shots even in today's color DIGITAL videos up close on any of our preserved (strawberry Jam) steam loco. Hope u all enjoy the B & W French Fries below n at ur Loco MonkeyDonkey's. An Aster model version of the old film, Chaperon Nord Pacific Loco was also made in Hersey Chocolate Liver (Livery) color. Sadly, w no TMI shine lovely. Another u kant find in an on-line stores unless u know a fellow live steam hobbyist who has one, but kicked his bucket full of Alcohol. And, B4 the kick, u were much friendlier than his other friends 2 her??? And if u live here in the States, nut (not) many of Amerikaners bought dem chocolates as they r too colloquial, close mindEnd, dink only the Amer's Frenchy Fries r the best, no need to look for Borsch or Perogy's or even knw they exist. OK, nuf said. So here r the ferocious videos: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLGCdq2Zsbuboqc.html

I started with plastic trains around the christmas tree back in the early 80's - Slowly worked my way up to an engine of this caliber. This is a gauge 1 steam engine by aster, I was basically a dream engine that I somehow figured how to afford it. Your looking at probably one of the finest live steam models of the Berkshire ever produced and I wanted to show how to run it. The price of them is really high but it has a full copper boiler, stainless steel side rods, brass details - its truly an amazing model and I LOVE running it (I really feel spoiled by it.) This engine is no self queen (and why should it - IT WORKS and it pulls like the devil!) I do share this with my good friends, whats the point of having toys and not share them :-D More information about it: www.southernsteamtrains.com/nkp%20berkshire.htm www.southernsteamtrains.com/nkp%20berkshire-parts-1.htm Price wise: 6-8k ..... they made a batch in 2005 and haven't made them since (and totally worth it believe it or not - I can sell it tomorrow online for that) - Call it a bank account that I can truly have fun with!) If you live in South Florida - Ill be at tradewinds park tomorrow running her :-)

its better to run ti manually, there is a lot of adjustment with the bypass valve, blower valve, drain cocks, and throttle, the more weight you pull the less blower needed when moving, its all part of the fun, definitely not a simple go forward or backward engine

these are works of art so they are expensive (brass, copper stainless steel, will last forever if taken care of), the Aster Dealer of USA is www.asterhobbyusa.com/ The current model in stock I believe that is similar to this engine is the www.asterhobbyusa.com/up-fef-3.html - even if he is sold out he might be able to let you know other dealers that might have stock. My engine when it came out was around $6500, I have had this berk for many years and can actually sell it for more than I paid for it, they hold there value, run like champs, really really cool and fun item I can never think of ever selling in my lifetime, I love it. accucraft.com is also another great manufacture of live steam engines.

would be hard to do, this engine needs 10; radius at least (it wants a minimum 12' radius curves)

on the roof

www.accucraftestore.com/ maybe too expensive. I hope I help you.

I do need to come out again - I am really great friends with frank, but not so much with a couple of others, I use to live there almost, every workday and run-day I was there for 7-10 years, even a director of the club for 2 years - let me know when you want to fire her up, I need to bring all my steam engines out again, I have over 10 live steam ones.... especially since I wont be going to diamondhead the largescale steamup this year... been going for over 10 years.... my email is first.lastname@gmail.com (dont want to give the bots something to use, so plugin my name in there), or ask Frank Vanak, I am due to come out

+Joseph Reisinger This is G scale, 45mm

Gauge 1, which is what g scale uses, gscale can be 4-5 different scales, this one is 1:32

yes, its still my favorite engine, absolutely marvelous

I'm soon to be a Berk owner too, looking forward to steaming the big girl for the first time !

Andrew Finegan .... and here she is ! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h75_pZCLt7LFZYE.html

+Jenny Fardello G scale

+C.L.LocomotiveWorks Thank you (That was my son asking LOL!)

It's quite alright lol