Bill, That's a great looking tower and guess what, you have the long
weekend to finish it! I also remember Wally Collins put together a
very large one that was very interesting looking. If memory serves me,
he entered it at the New Brunswick convention a very long time ago.
I'm going to be heading home a little early and clean out my spray booth
area--gotta shoot some paint this weekend. I'm also involved in putting
laminate on all the front fascia of the 9 modules I keep at my home.
I've put it on 5 and have four more to do.
It's still very hot down here so it's likely going to be slow going
because I do most of my large construction projects outdoors. So it's
sunscreen and Gator Aid.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
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HI Bob F and Bob W. --
I have a couple of the “O” chute gates for the Chama/Durango/ Gunnison
coaling towers which come in a very expensive hardware kit for those
buildings. Those towers used a completely different design of chute
than was typical of big time railroading, but I think I can use the
gate and some of the other hardware in the kit for the chutes on my tower.
If Bob F. is the king of unfinished projects, I must be his prime
minister. The coaling tower has been built just enough to find out
where all the tracks go and has been languishing ever since. I did
get a couple of ancillary structures assembled to about the same
degree over the last couple of years, but there is still a long way to
go. If you come up with at least a good drawing of the chutes you
intend use / make, I would sure appreciate a copy! Or if you go into
production, I could probably use two chutes worth of parts.
Have fun!
Bill Winans
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*From:* Bob Werre <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Friday, August 30, 2013 10:47 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} S Scale Concrete Structures
Bob,
For coal chutes, look at what Grandt Line offers. I bought a bunch at
one time then returned them. I recall them having their usual
excellent parts. However they might have been designed for the
elevated coal trestle style rather than the more typical Eastern
tower. But it's certainly worth a look. Additionally PBL made a
brass version of the tower at Chama, maybe someone could let you
borrow one for ideas.
When it comes to writing on the train with a drink--I wrote my first
MR article in the club car on the Amtrak Eagle on the way to my first
Chicago NASG convention. In my case it helped to have the
proofreaders at Kalmbach double check things.
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
On 8/30/13 12:06 PM, Robert Frascella wrote:
Yes, Bill. I'm painfully aware that there is a typo in my site's
URL. And, I do know how to spell Elmira:) The day that I created
the blog I was sitting in the First Class car on Amtrak's Acela and
on my second glass of wine. The lesson learned is not to drink and
write blogs.
To answer your question, i don't know what I'm going to do about the
coal chutes. The HO guys have it good because Tichy makes them and
all the related pulleys available as separate parts. I noticed that
Lehigh Valley models offers them with their coaling tower kits, but I
can't tell if they're available separately. Anyone know? Otherwise,
I'll have to scratch build them. I need four, which isn't too bad.
Or, I could try making a master and casting them. Maybe others may
be interested as well.
Thanks for all the positive comments. I hope to have the coaling
tower painted soon. Hopefully it will look like concrete.
Bob Frascella
Wenham, MA
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