Author Topic: Dale's k 27 By Kozo  (Read 144441 times)

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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #270 on: April 09, 2026, 07:53:35 pm »
Ahh now you got me.
As i am in the UK i dont know anything about your loco's so i come at this with a lot of naivety :-).
Earlier in this thread i read about the rear and from frames being too long due to carrying handles or something like that, and it was mentioned that the frames could do with being shortened, but as my book has not arrived yet i dont really know if i will need to leave them long :-)
So many questions and i haven't even started.
Cheers Malc
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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #271 on: April 09, 2026, 09:37:48 pm »
There was a significant design mistake in the original version published in the Live Steam magazine. The front frame was simply too long. I do not recall that it had anything to do with carrying handles. Kozo simply mixed up his notes (or something) when designing.

This was corrected early on, and I am sure the books do not have that problem.

Gene

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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #272 on: April 09, 2026, 09:40:28 pm »
There was a significant design mistake in the original version published in the Live Steam magazine. The front frame was simply too long. I do not recall that it had anything to do with carrying handles. Kozo simply mixed up his notes (or something) when designing.

This was corrected early on, and I am sure the books do not have that problem.

Gene

Thank you  :ThumbsUp:
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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #273 on: April 09, 2026, 09:42:12 pm »
Well worth checking this site out, they have a list of mistakes and fixes for Kozo's books. I do not know which were fixed in later editions of the books, the ones on sale now are a new printing.
https://livesteam.proboards.com/board/3/kozo-hiraoka-support-group
https://livesteam.proboards.com/board/4/kozo-hiraoka-27-build-forum
Chris

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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #274 on: April 09, 2026, 09:44:12 pm »
Well worth checking this site out, they have a list of mistakes and fixes for Kozo's books. I do not know which were fixed in later editions of the books, the ones on sale now are a new printing.
https://livesteam.proboards.com/board/3/kozo-hiraoka-support-group
https://livesteam.proboards.com/board/4/kozo-hiraoka-27-build-forum
Chris

Brilliant thank you so much
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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #275 on: April 10, 2026, 10:20:38 am »
12 years since you started.  Impressed that you have stuck with it.   :cheers:

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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #276 on: April 10, 2026, 03:27:05 pm »
I checked a bit more.

The original magazine article was in July 2013. A correction was made in May 2014. The published book has the corrected frame design.

Gene

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Re: Dale's k 27 By Kozo
« Reply #277 on: April 10, 2026, 03:57:36 pm »
I checked a bit more.

The original magazine article was in July 2013. A correction was made in May 2014. The published book has the corrected frame design.

Gene

Outstanding help thank you and now if only my books would arrive so i can get reading  :Lol:
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