West Side Lumber Company Shays #5 and #6 along with a "Catalog" type version of Shay #5, replete with a great Wood Burner type Spark Arrestor ( Diamond Stack ) ! These Models arrived in March of 2007. Hand crafted in Lifetime Brass by Boo-Rim Precision, we imported 80 pieces only FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD ! You're gonna love look at 'em !

~ Updated Monday, Wednesday, June 02, 2010 ~

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(This page will be ongoing as the models are completed. )

THE 55 TON SHAYS ARRIVED IN MARCH OF 2007. . .
With but only 80 models produced, total, and each hand crafted in Lifetime Brass, the term "Limited Production" took on real meaning !

The prototypes for these two truckers were of pretty fair size, considered by LIMA as being 55 tonners. #5 had the earliest construction date, 1902, and she was still on the roster in 1950. Not too bad for a cantankerous old teakettle that had a propensity towards "heading for the woods" at times. . .

Click on any of the photos above to access a site featuring that locomotive / version. You'll note that had "intended" to chronicle each of the "Special Order" Shays which came in with this project, but time being what it is? ? ? Let's just say that, in spite of the fact that we did, indeed get photos of each of these unique shays, this will have to be an ongoing event. Dare I say "Because I don't have enough time ?"

If you are a Shay Lover, a Geared Locomotive aficionado, or just appreciate fine art, you need to have a look at the models on these pages. They were just plain beautiful !

NONE REMAIN AT THIS WRITING.

BUT ALL IS NOT LOST !
How so ? Well y'see, we're working up another Shay project right now which will include:

New Mexico Lumber Company's Shay Number 7, and
Swayne Lumber Company's Shay #6, and

West Side Lumber Company's Shay #12.

These three shays had the appearance of a "Pacific Coast" Shay; but were much smaller in real life. In fact, the West Side #12 measures a full 5'-1" shorter than her siblings, West Side's #8, #9 and #10 !

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