Scenery - Structures
Reader request - Barnhart log loader?
We received this request from a reader by snail mail, so we're posting it here to see if any of you have an answer for them.
Do you have any pictures of a Barnhart log loader? Even an old picture of it? I have looked all over and haven't found anything.
Please let me know!
Also do you have any info on modeling an HO logging operation, info on things like Shays or log cars?
Paper Mill Kitbash
Why?
- The Walther's paper mill is nowhere big enough1.
- Why waste a perfectly good wall against the backdrop where it will never be seen?
Construction has been slow, because I am planning each move carefully, to avoid any "Oh %#@! it doesn't fit right!" moments. The result has been that on average about two pieces get added each day.
1 Actually, this is just going to be the admin and shipping building. The main machine building will be a big low-relief thing next to it.
IAIS's West End - Saving (cab) face - DONE
My recent work on IAIS GP8 481 had an unintended benefit: It provided a surplus IC orange, frog-eye-equipped nose from the Intermountain GP10 that I could use to model the scene in the Erik Rasmussen pic below, with the last remains of GP8 7976 languishing in the weeds near the Bluffs enginehouse:
Static grass application problems
I'm having problems applying static grass. I'm using 7 mm and 12 mm grass using a "Static King " applicator. Grass does not stand up... only lays flat, I'm grounded and wet. What am I doing wrong?
What is your experience packing structures for moving?
In anticipation of a move, I am looking at packing a number of structures. I hope people will share their experiences both good and bad. (It is always good to know what doesn't work!)
Packing rolling stock is relatively easy, especially if you have original boxes.
I'm about to find out if my sectional layout construction (almost TOMA) works for moving.
Ken Glover, CEO (Chief Everything Officer), Kansas Pacific Railway (Building my Shelf Layout)
PCB for 2011 Crossing Grade and Flasher Circuit
I have zero luck in contacting Rob Paisley. If someone out there has an extra PCB for the 2011 Grade Crossing Flasher and Gate Control Circuit I would like to purchase it, or get a photo of the backside of the circuit board..
Thanks
Dean
Low Rent Convenience Store Pt 2
Here is the end of the project. Probably going to sell this one, contact me if interested before I ebay it. Low cost
Manns Creek Railway, Strip coal loading tipple
The narrow gauge Manns Creek Railway hauled coal 9 miles from an area where they opened many small coal mines to the town of Sewell, located on the New River, where it was converted to coke or sized and loaded into standard gauge C&O hoppers. during WWII a 200 ton coal receiving bin where newly opened strip mining operations trucked strip mine coal to be dumped and loaded into the narrow gauge hopper cars for the trip down to Sewell. the heart of my new On3 layout will be the live loading of coal into my On3 hopper cars and the unloading of the coal at Sewell. The unlo
Cascade Sub: Painting Roads
Once the terrain was formed and plaster dried, I worked on bringing the roads in Oakridge to life with painting and weathering. Like many of my painting and weathering projects, my techniques and materials were chosen for simplicity and repeatability. The end result was a surface realistic to Commercial St. completed without much fuss.
Evergreen & Plastruct Plastics
I wish I had a whole bunch of Evergreen & Plastruct plastic shapes, strips, and sheet materials,...for kitbashing, etc.
Its difficult to order special size pieces as one, two, etc at a time, and I'm sure shipping is a killer on such small (and often long) sizes.
Does anyone else have a good source for such product?
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