Boys love their toys or so goes the saying. And as they boys grow bigger, so do the toys. For members of one club, the toys have grown from electric train sets to steamer engines – actual miniature steam locomotives.
The Toronto Live Steamers club is small – just 15 members ranging in age from 42 to 77. But the engines they build and run are mighty – mighty enough to carry their owners around a small track. Looks like fun, you say? It is, but that ride takes a lot of time – and money – to realize.
The first step, explains Mike Salisbury, president of the group, is putting together a machine shop in your basement. “You need a lathe, a drill press and a milling machine... more