Kevin Posted September 22, 2023 Share #31 Posted September 22, 2023 now that is very nice indeed Old Collingwood, Canute, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share #32 Posted September 25, 2023 A few progress on the tender piece. My kit came with a folded brass shell, whereas the latest kit from WISEMAN are offering a resin molded tender. The first thing I did was to cut a similar shape to the top of the tender, in order to provide a stiffer tender and a way to glue it on the chassis previously planked. In fact gluing brass sheet directly to the wood planks is not the best way to do it, and I strongly recommend making that extra part: The top of the tender is soldered to the brass enclosure, to the best of my abilities (not great in this case) using a mini torch. This is required due to the large parts being heated. I am an expert when it comes to soldering electronic parts, but this is more of a challenge for me. I am not going to show you the underside of the tender....I intend to keep my reputation of modeler, intact.... Installation of the tank on top of the tender chassis: After this difficult task, hand rails and small details are added to the main tank: And finally, a coat of primer is done to harmonize the whole assembly. Next is the underneath piece: That piece is made of foam board and will be used to glue some weight, in order to stabilize the tender. I always use coins in my train models, to increase their value.... Coins will not age like lead and are easier to procure. Here we have 32 cents of extra value and these coins are increasing (almost doubling) the weight of the tender. Let's not forget that the tender sits in between the engine and the heavy snowplow. It needs to remain on the track, when the engine is pushing. Overall view: That is all for today.... Yves hof00, Egilman, BobG and 14 others 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted September 25, 2023 Share #33 Posted September 25, 2023 Progressing nicely, Yves. 👍 Back in the day, the Rio Grande plow trains could get up to 7 cars with 2 extra water cars, a cook's car and a couple of bunk cars for the crews. yvesvidal, king derelict, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share #34 Posted September 28, 2023 I have decided to start working on the cabin of the snowplow. It is a very delicate work, similar to some of these wooden kits of railroad structures and buildings made by advanced kit makers. The wood available in the kit, is calculated with precision and there is absolutely no room for errors. Overall, this snowplow by Durango Press is one of the most difficult kit I have ever done. As you will see, my building of the cabin side is simplified, especially when it comes to the framing. The purpose of the kit maker was to show the interior and offer later on an additional kit depicting the internal mechanism of the snowplow. That is the reason why the internal framing was so carefully designed in the kit. The additional kit was never created and there is not enough wood to implement the framing as suggested on the assembly instructions. After using a paper template, each opening is carefully cut. This is a tedious task and I wish laser cutting had been used for that purpose. Longitudinal framing is done to stiffen the sides, and around he doors. Plastic windows are installed. Framing around the doors is finished. I have less than 2 mm of wood left after doing that..... Doors and access covers are glued in place. One side is finished. Now, I have to repeat the same on the other side, front, rear and an intermediate wall. Yves Egilman, Ryland Craze, realworkingsailor and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted September 28, 2023 Share #35 Posted September 28, 2023 That side looks very good, Yves. This was state of the art for the 60-70s. Lasers were just entering the workplace back then. Hospitals and the military were early users. We needed smaller, faster computers to effectively control laser cutters. If you can draw up something in STL format, a laser cutter can use it to cut your patterns. mtaylor, yvesvidal, thibaultron and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 28, 2023 Share #36 Posted September 28, 2023 very clean and tidy, but then i have never seen any of your work that wasn't Jack12477, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share #37 Posted September 28, 2023 I finished installing the grab-irons and handles, on this side and started the cuts on the other half: Yves Canute, Ryland Craze, Egilman and 8 others 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ruy Posted September 29, 2023 Share #38 Posted September 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, yvesvidal said: I finished installing the grab-irons and handles, on this side and started the cuts on the other half: Yves Excellent work Yves… 👏 Jack12477, CDW, Old Collingwood and 7 others 10 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted September 29, 2023 Share #39 Posted September 29, 2023 Nice crisp side wall. Very nice build. Old Collingwood, Egilman, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted September 30, 2023 Share #40 Posted September 30, 2023 Wow, what a great-looking model Yves. A very difficult build it looks to me. yvesvidal, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share #41 Posted September 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, CDW said: Wow, what a great-looking model Yves. A very difficult build it looks to me. Craig, yes you are absolutely right: very difficult model, involving all kinds of disciplines that I do not master very well (soldering, wood gluing, plastic gluing, metal gluing.....) and most importantly the lack of assembly instructions. It is all text and you have to decipher and find the parts you need among a large amount of small wood pieces and cast white metal parts. For instance, the pieces of wood are indicated in inches and feet !!! You have to divide by 48 or use a special O gauge ruler to find out what they are talking about. Basically, it is like building the real stuff.... Definitely a very advanced kit. At last, assembly of the two sides is now completed. These will have to be painted and decaled before being glued to the main frame. I am now working on the rear bulkhead. Yves thibaultron, Baker, hof00 and 10 others 6 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share #42 Posted September 30, 2023 Rear bulkhead is pretty much done. There are still some details but I will install them, once it has been glued to the boiler: John Deere Green airbrushed.... Yves wefalck, king derelict, John Ruy and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted October 4, 2023 Share #43 Posted October 4, 2023 Wow Yves, what a cool project! Great job so far! Canute, Jack12477, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share #44 Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) Here comes the dreaded moments (for me): the painting and the decals. The decals are from the early 70's and nothing has been updated or recreated since then: I got in touch with Keith Wiseman, the current manufacturer of that kit (my kit is probably older since it is the original Durango Press) and he sent me some replacement decals. However, he indicated that they are all from the early 70's and as a result they disintegrate as soon as you place them in the water. We are talking of 50 years old decals.... I tried the technique in which you spray matte clear coat on top as an attempt to keep all the pieces together, but I was not very happy with the results. It makes the thickness of the decals too obvious and I ended up sanding everything and re-painting. I decided to go with Dry Transfers that I love. If you have never tried that, it is wonderful and I have used them on a lot of projects. Woodland scenics has a whole series related to railroading and I went with them for the R.G.S. logo. K4, a new comer in the world or Railroad decals, produces a MoW sheet (Maintenance of the Way) that has some "rotary" examples: K4 is very inexpensive (I got 4 sheets for $15, including shipping) whereas Woodland Scenics is overpriced ($19 for one sheet, including shipping). By combining these two sets, I was able to come up with something that looks prototypical: You can clearly see the crispness of the transfers which do not have the film, around the letters. Not shown on that picture, I used a sharp blade and cut decals and transfers, following the wood planks for added realism. It was relatively expensive to decals that tender and snowplow and Keith Wiseman indicated to me, but a little bit too late, that Thinfilm Decals has these decals ready to go, for On3 rotary snowplow operated by the Rio Grande Southern. Oh well too late.... I did not have the heart to sand everything and repaint a third time. Yves Edited October 7, 2023 by yvesvidal mtaylor, Canute, king derelict and 8 others 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share #45 Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) After decaling, it was time to move on with the tender. The box to contain the coal is built with the woods and anchors provided in the kit: The wood is stained to mimic the presence of coal. For the coals, I am using real coal from Reading, crushed at the scale of 1/48th. I usually put some on top of my O scale steam engines, to finish the tenders. This is the real stuff, gathered on the leftovers of the coaling towers of READING. The coal is delicately installed and glued with water diluted PVA glue. And this is where we stand as of today. The tank is not yet glued to the tender chassis: Hope you enjoy that little model. Yves Edited October 7, 2023 by yvesvidal Egilman, thibaultron, wefalck and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted October 8, 2023 Share #46 Posted October 8, 2023 Shame about the decals, but your plow and tender look good. The coal pile looks very good. Old Collingwood, thibaultron, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share #47 Posted October 9, 2023 A quick update on the snowplow: The flanger is glued underneath the chassis. These flanger blades could be controlled from the inside of the plow and helped clean-up the track for the rear truck and tender. Now, we are getting serious with the gluing of the right side to the chassis. This is done carefully, making sure everything is aligned in the best possible way. The junction is secured with some strong wood glue (Titebond). That is all for today, folks. Yves John Ruy, GrandpaPhil, wefalck and 9 others 8 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted October 9, 2023 Author Share #48 Posted October 9, 2023 (edited) Main walls are in place. Below is where we stand: I am still missing the front wall and the cabin wall, inside. Above, you can clearly see that the snowplow was designed for regular track gauge. In our case, we are using the narrow gauge trucks (On3 at 1/48 scale). The tender on the other hand, is showing its true origin designed as a narrow gauge piece of equipment for RGS (Rio Grande Southern). The tank is not glued to the chassis, yet. I need to finish the covers before doing anything else. Ready to swallow and jettison, tons of snow.... The furnace through which coal was shoveled in. Yves Edited October 9, 2023 by yvesvidal Old Collingwood, Canute, realworkingsailor and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted October 9, 2023 Share #49 Posted October 9, 2023 Nice job! It's my favorite rotary. Old Collingwood, Egilman, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted October 9, 2023 Share #50 Posted October 9, 2023 Beautiful. It looks great Alan Canute, Old Collingwood, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted October 10, 2023 Share #51 Posted October 10, 2023 What a beauty. I know little to nothing about railroads, but this makes me want to know more. Egilman, Old Collingwood, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted October 10, 2023 Share #52 Posted October 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, CDW said: What a beauty. I know little to nothing about railroads, but this makes me want to know more. Take a trip to Colorado and take a ride on the D&RGW Durango & Silverton and/or Cumbres & Toltec narrow guage scenic railroads. I've been on the Durango & Silverton. Well worth the trip. thibaultron, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted October 10, 2023 Share #53 Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, CDW said: . I know little to nothing about railroads, but this makes me want to know more. Wuh oh….. I don’t think there are adequate words to describe the depth of the rabbit hole you now find in front of you…. 😆 Andy Jack12477, thibaultron, king derelict and 6 others 3 6 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted October 10, 2023 Share #54 Posted October 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said: Wuh oh….. I don’t think there are adequate words to describe the depth of the rabbit hole you now find in front of you…. I would advise a goodly supply of breadcrumbs to leave a trail back with... (or searchers to find you) king derelict, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 4 others 1 6 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted October 10, 2023 Share #55 Posted October 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, Egilman said: I would advise a goodly supply of breadcrumbs to leave a trail back with... A trail of empty model boxes works well too…. thibaultron, Egilman, mtaylor and 4 others 1 6 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted October 10, 2023 Share #56 Posted October 10, 2023 Another section of the rabbit hole: D&RGW had 2 rotaries in snow trains of 7 cars. They were based in Chama and Alamosa. Lots of snow in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. thibaultron, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted October 10, 2023 Share #57 Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Canute said: D&RGW had 2 rotaries in snow trains of 7 cars. They were based in Chama and Alamosa. Lots of snow in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. That's the Cumbre & Toltec Scenic Railroad. They run the rotaries for tourists Rotary OY at Cumbres Pass Rotary OY returns to Cumbres & Toltec Edited October 10, 2023 by Jack12477 Old Collingwood, Egilman, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted October 10, 2023 Share #58 Posted October 10, 2023 True, Jack, but both (D&S, C&TS) of these now tourist lines were part of a narrow gauge division of the Rio Grande, until the 60s. I have a few videos of these rotaries in action as tourist action. Impressive tossing of snow. Egilman, Jack12477, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted October 10, 2023 Share #59 Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) I love this old-time steam-technology ... Over here in Europe, of course, we also have narrow-gauge rotary steam-plows. Here is a video from the Bernina Pass of the Rhatian Railway in Switzerland: https://youtu.be/oGndpEPgEgw?feature=shared They keep the line open all year around at least to the Italian border. A couple of James Bond ski pursuits were filmed in the area, particularly on the Morteratsch glacier. I used to ski there, when I was a student. Edited October 10, 2023 by wefalck Old Collingwood, thibaultron, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted October 10, 2023 Share #60 Posted October 10, 2023 5 hours ago, Canute said: True, Jack, but both (D&S, C&TS) of these now tourist lines were part of a narrow gauge division of the Rio Grande, until the 60s. I have a few videos of these rotaries in action as tourist action. Impressive tossing of snow. I know! I had started to design an N scale layout around the D&RGW with these branches included but life got in the way and the layout never got started. 😔 I have all the track, switches, rolling stock and most of the structures for it, but now no room to build it. thibaultron, Egilman, mtaylor and 1 other 3 1 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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