I came across this interesting picture of a coal/coke stacker. The picture is posted on Facebook in the Steel Mill Groups. I found it interesting. This could be built as a diorama display. My interest in it would be to animate it with a connected rotary dumper. The dumper would dump coal/coke onto the lower conveyor and then the stacker would pile it up in a long line pile. The question is, how does the coal/coke get onto the incline conveyor from the bottom conveyor that runs along underneath. The mechanism is to the right just out of the picture.

I've been giving some thought to the type of staging I plan to use on the "south" end of my layout.  My north end staging is a 5 track yard below the lower level of the layout.  It works well and is reliable.  My "south end" staging will be associated with the helix that will connect the upper and lower decks.  I'm of two minds on how to deal with the staging here. 

I am planning a 14 awg solid bus and 20 awg feeders. I am trying to figure out which IDC I need. There seems to be a variety. Wondering what others are using and any suggestions you may have. 

GregW66
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I am assembling an old metal kit of a Publicker Chemicals tank car. The kit suggests using Ambroid glue by applying a thin coat, letting it dry, add more glue and position the parts. I am not familiar with Ambroid glue. It sounds like a type of contact cement. Is it still available? Would CA be better?

The parts fit together pretty well but there are slight gaps. Would a medium or thick CA be better than the thin CA? Are medium or thick CA as strong as the thin stuff?