Sand hopper
- -steves-
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Re: Sand hopper
They look amazing Rik, great work
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
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http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Re: Sand hopper
Thanks folks
Now finished them off - though they will need to be weathered in my time-honoured way. Took them outside for a test run before the weather breaks tomorrow.
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I think they will do the job!
Rik
Now finished them off - though they will need to be weathered in my time-honoured way. Took them outside for a test run before the weather breaks tomorrow.
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I think they will do the job!
Rik
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Re: Sand hopper
Love the video, particularly impressed by the nice scale speed
The buck stops here .......
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
Ditton Meadow Light Railway (DMLR)
Member of Peterborough and District Association
http://peterborough.16mm.org.uk/
- Soar Valley Light
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Re: Sand hopper
"Smith! Why do you only come to work four days a week?
"'cause I can't manage on three gaffer!"
"'cause I can't manage on three gaffer!"
- Peter Butler
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Re: Sand hopper
They do look good together..... your line is beautiful with the moss growth and rocks strategically placed. Clever use of camera angles too.... you're pretty good at this!
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
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I take that as a great compliment, from someone who has a great eye for detail and realism.Peter Butler wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:12 pm They do look good together..... your line is beautiful with the moss growth and rocks strategically placed. Clever use of camera angles too.... you're pretty good at this!
Thanks.
Rik
PS - I assure you that 'strategic' in my case is purely accidental.
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Re: Sand hopper
The problem with being 12 hours in front of you guys means I'm 12 hours behind and EVERYONE has said EVERYTHING I'd want to say.
ditto......ditto.......ditto.... ad infinitum
ditto......ditto.......ditto.... ad infinitum
Greg from downunder.
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Re: Sand hopper
Thanks Greg
Of course, I hold you responsible for this project. Had you not sent me a dozen+ HLW wagon chassis a couple or three years ago.........
Interestingly, they came with 24.5mm Bachmann metal wheelsets rather than the standard 31mm wheelsets which at the time I was uncertain about as it meant coupling heights would be different to all my other stock. By chance, the clearances beneath the wagons meant I could only use 24.5mm wheels and, of course, since then I have been changing over to my own version of LGB style couplings - the mod for the couplings on these wagons was extremely straightforward - in fact spookily coincidental ...... life can be strange sometimes.
Rik
Of course, I hold you responsible for this project. Had you not sent me a dozen+ HLW wagon chassis a couple or three years ago.........
Interestingly, they came with 24.5mm Bachmann metal wheelsets rather than the standard 31mm wheelsets which at the time I was uncertain about as it meant coupling heights would be different to all my other stock. By chance, the clearances beneath the wagons meant I could only use 24.5mm wheels and, of course, since then I have been changing over to my own version of LGB style couplings - the mod for the couplings on these wagons was extremely straightforward - in fact spookily coincidental ...... life can be strange sometimes.
Rik
Re: Sand hopper
What a superb video, I really had to concentrate hard to realise it is a garden railway and not a full size one.
One point, are the loads sand glued to inserts or some other miracle from the Rik workshop ?
One point, are the loads sand glued to inserts or some other miracle from the Rik workshop ?
Phil
Re: Sand hopper
Piece of ply with either a sculpted balsa block or a piece of foam packaging suitably crumpled and covered in sand. Nothing fancy. Removable so I can run the wagons empty Down the line and loaded back up. . . .
Rik
Re: Sand hopper
Been using up some scraps of foamboard left over from the brewery to make a loading hopper at the quarry. Decided that, rather than conveyors, the quarry will have a Gn15 railway system. Now ordered more materials to make another two of these to sit side by side.
No idea if there is a prototypical precedent for this type of hopper. Searched the net and came up with nothing useful, so tried working out what might have worked.
Rik
PS - The diagonal bit at the top will eventually be covered in corrugated iron (well corrugated aluminium in reality)
No idea if there is a prototypical precedent for this type of hopper. Searched the net and came up with nothing useful, so tried working out what might have worked.
Rik
PS - The diagonal bit at the top will eventually be covered in corrugated iron (well corrugated aluminium in reality)
Re: Sand hopper
That looks good Rik.
Much as I like foamboard, I'm not sure I'd have used for something spindly and structural as this is. So I will be interested to see how it goes, longer term.
Much as I like foamboard, I'm not sure I'd have used for something spindly and structural as this is. So I will be interested to see how it goes, longer term.
Philip
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Just had a quick look around to see what I could see regarding sand loading and came across this little gem from Leighton Buzzard. Now you could build a dredger and divert your stream to fill a quarry....! (I'll get my coat)
Actually, many years ago I was commissioned by a dredging company to build a working 4mm suction dredger almost exactly like this, for their trade stand at industry exhibitions. They specialised in dredging rivers and ornamental lakes, etc.
Actually, many years ago I was commissioned by a dredging company to build a working 4mm suction dredger almost exactly like this, for their trade stand at industry exhibitions. They specialised in dredging rivers and ornamental lakes, etc.
Philip
Re: Sand hopper
Are you sure this isn't the secret stream-related project you're working on?
Actually, the site for the quarry siding is just below the upper source for the stream........ No, I must stay grounded...
Rik
Actually, the site for the quarry siding is just below the upper source for the stream........ No, I must stay grounded...
Rik
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Re: Sand hopper
Oh, go on, treat yourselves!
"Smith! Why do you only come to work four days a week?
"'cause I can't manage on three gaffer!"
"'cause I can't manage on three gaffer!"
Re: Sand hopper
That does look interesting. I wonder what sort of pump mechanism would be able to cope with all the abrasion?
Rik
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