RIO GRANDE ROTARY SNOW PLOW OY

Dave Hub


Nice job Richie, Detail is stunning. Shame you went and scared all the snow away.
 
 

Cheers Dave and Musket for your kind comments
Looks like i might have to buy one of these to make some snow

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Richie, I somehow managed to miss this, but Gareth has been telling me about it. Absolutely brilliant mate, especially considering it's your first bash. Hope to see loads more in the future. Great job .

Mel, CMO and chief sausage knotter, the Wetton Gooey Light Railway.
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yb281


Richie, I somehow managed to miss this, but Gareth has been telling me about it. Absolutely brilliant mate, especially considering it's your first bash. Hope to see loads more in the future. Great job .

Cheers Mel for your comments . Was thinking of writting an article on the build for Garden Railways in the States , how did you send your pics for the gallery was it E mail ?

 
 

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Richie

yb281


Richie, I somehow managed to miss this, but Gareth has been telling me about it. Absolutely brilliant mate, especially considering it's your first bash. Hope to see loads more in the future. Great job .

Cheers Mel for your comments . Was thinking of writting an article on the build for Garden Railways in the States , how did you send your pics for the gallery was it E mail ?

Great idea mate. I'll PM you Marc's email address.

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The advantages of simplifying origami are two-fold


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Richie

yb281


Richie, I somehow managed to miss this, but Gareth has been telling me about it. Absolutely brilliant mate, especially considering it's your first bash. Hope to see loads more in the future. Great job .

Cheers Mel for your comments . Was thinking of writting an article on the build for Garden Railways in the States , how did you send your pics for the gallery was it E mail ?

Great idea mate. I'll PM you Marc's email address.

Thanks for that Mel will drop him a line with some pics

 
 

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Norman & Barney have had a make over today havn't had much luck painting figures in the past but these two don't look to bad just need a coat of matt varnish as they look abit glossey . Just the sound to add Still Waiting , hopefully it might come before the snow

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Hi Richie
Well now that you have a beautifully finished rotary perhaps you need one of these...... just something I knocked up....I WISH!!
Accucraft's efforts.... My lads were working on it as it needed an overhaul.
Unfortunately one of them is a bit of a shiftless plonker....

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Mike on the BCRR Railroad - A little bit of the Rio Grande in north Essex
Videos are shown by courtesy of Tony, who took them whilst visiting.......
http://www.youtube.com/wa...b8&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...r0&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...gE&feature=channel 

Nice pictures Mike although I think the guy leaning on the flanger is telling the other bloke to "have sex and travel at the same time"!!

"Most garden railwaymen are ordinary folk - Albeit as nutty as fruitcakes"...D. Rowlands

beavercreek


Hi Richie
Well now that you have a beautifully finished rotary perhaps you need one of these...... just something I knocked up....I WISH!!
Accucraft's efforts.... My lads were working on it as it needed an overhaul.
Unfortunately one of them is a bit of a shiftless plonker....

Hi Mike
Great looking model that flanger is that a brass model ? Looks like i could have ago at one of these, am i wright in thinking that this runs behide the loco ? Was also thinking of building a spreader OV but looks like a hard job . Your figures look very well painted Mike what paints do you use as i painted two engineers the other day but look abit glossey even after spraying with matt varnish .

 
 

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Also like the idea of building the Pile Driver OB useing a pair of Bachmann flat car kits

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Only just come to this thread. Fantastic project - only thing is, have page 1 and 9 got transposed?

Hi Richie
I repainted or painted nearly all of my 'people' this year, about 150 all told. I bought a lot of unpainted figures and decided to 'personalise' quite a few Prieser, Pola, LGB, Bachman, Woodland scenics, Lifelike, Railpress and other figures.  I use only matt paints from makers like Revell, Humbrol but also some made up from pigment dust.
I use very fine tip marker pens for the white eyes and the pupil/iris and lips. I use Testors matt spray varnish, a little expensive for a small can but it is definitely the best matt finish as I have tried them all! All matt sprays need a lot of shaking before use, a lot more shaking than sheen or gloss, to agitate the fine particles of pumice that gives the matt finish.
I do like giving the little folk expressions and personalitles even if some have an air of madness
I had bought a lot of the Bachmann Scenecraft railway workers and engineers and had to 'Americanise' them to fit with my layout era and definitely get rid of their fluorescent orange jackets.
I could take a couple of photies of the final effect if you like.

 
Mike on the BCRR Railroad - A little bit of the Rio Grande in north Essex
Videos are shown by courtesy of Tony, who took them whilst visiting.......
http://www.youtube.com/wa...b8&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...r0&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...gE&feature=channel 

Hi Richie
forgot to say that the flanger is an Accucraft model and is a little beauty. It looks a little out of scale when used behind anything less than 1:20.3.
They were pulled by locos when their own plow was not 'man' enough to clear a wide enough cut through the snow.

 
Mike on the BCRR Railroad - A little bit of the Rio Grande in north Essex
Videos are shown by courtesy of Tony, who took them whilst visiting.......
http://www.youtube.com/wa...b8&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...r0&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...gE&feature=channel 

A few real flangers for now....

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Mike on the BCRR Railroad - A little bit of the Rio Grande in north Essex
Videos are shown by courtesy of Tony, who took them whilst visiting.......
http://www.youtube.com/wa...b8&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...r0&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...gE&feature=channel 

beavercreek


A few real flangers for now...

Great pics of the Flanger OC Mike , Do like the idea of building one of them have been thinking about how to build one already have the idea of using a Bachmann short log car to start with I also like the idea of building the Pile Driver OB out of two Bachmann flat cars and an old bobber caboose and Spreader OV out of a flat car . Oh what to build first my brain is in over drive just need to tell wifey that i plan another kit bash or 2 maybe 3

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C&S


Only just come to this thread. Fantastic project - only thing is, have page 1 and 9 got transposed?

Hi C&S thanks for your kind comments , page 1 & 9 look ok to me

 
 

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Sound units arrived today from Mr Rails ,fitted the whistle sound unit in tender number 2 fitted a push button switch to activate the sound but also comes with a reed switch which i might put on . The main steam sound card is in tender number 1 set the voltage to fast so at low track speed the plows cylinders are chuffing quickly very nice it sounds at low and high speed would highly recommend these sound cards at only £30 Will do a youtube video of it running when the sun comes out .

 
 

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Great to hear that the cards suit, Richie. It will be a splendid thing to see the plow and retinue moving ......and belching!
Don't know if you saw my plea on the 'Things Wanted' forum, for some GP30/GP9/GP38 innards......

 
Mike on the BCRR Railroad - A little bit of the Rio Grande in north Essex
Videos are shown by courtesy of Tony, who took them whilst visiting.......
http://www.youtube.com/wa...b8&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...r0&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...gE&feature=channel 

It was great having you over at the open day Richie and it was also great seeing the 'Plow' in the flesh on the 'Beaver Creek Railroad"!

Here are a couple of shots that I graced me camera with from the day

Along side the three truck shay as it waits to be pushed by the K27





Posing in the yard

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Mike on the BCRR Railroad - A little bit of the Rio Grande in north Essex
Videos are shown by courtesy of Tony, who took them whilst visiting.......
http://www.youtube.com/wa...b8&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...r0&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...gE&feature=channel 

beavercreek


It was great having you over at the open day Richie and it was also great seeing the 'Plow' in the flesh on the 'Beaver Creek Railroad"!

Here are a couple of shots that I graced me camera with from the day

Along side the three truck shay as it waits to be pushed by the K27





Posing in the yard

Cracking shots Mike Did like the plows cutting teeth on your USAT model could you give me the diameter of the wheel to see if they will fit on my plow would finish the look of mine .

 
 

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Hi Richie

Luckily I covered all of the wooden buildings after the open day as it has rained for practically the whole day. I had also 'lost' my glasses after the day was over. But you request for the dimensions of the Plow cutter has sort of found them for me. I had left them by the station last night!
Anyhow the dimensions are:  the cutting wheel is 9cm and the front housing is 10cm. I have a feeling that the wheel might be a little small for yours but I am not sure.....you could buy the front housing as well and fit that inside your housing....

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Mike on the BCRR Railroad - A little bit of the Rio Grande in north Essex
Videos are shown by courtesy of Tony, who took them whilst visiting.......
http://www.youtube.com/wa...b8&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...r0&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/wa...gE&feature=channel 

beavercreek


Hi Richie

Luckily I covered all of the wooden buildings after the open day as it has rained for practically the whole day. I had also 'lost' my glasses after the day was over. But you request for the dimensions of the Plow cutter has sort of found them for me. I had left them by the station last night!
Anyhow the dimensions are:  the cutting wheel is 9cm and the front housing is 10cm. I have a feeling that the wheel might be a little small for yours but I am not sure.....you could buy the front housing as well and fit that inside your housing....

Hi Mike
We too woke up to rain so we decided not to go shopping in Shrewsbury also we were all very tired as we didn't get home until 11.30 Chloe had the morning off school she whated the whole day but we said NO . Back to the plow i think the USAT cutting teeth will fit just right as the Fan i used is a 90mm one . Does that come with the paddles that throw out the snow ? Will get onto USAT to try and get one . The cutting teeth do look like the ones used on Rotary Plow OM which i think is what the USAT plow is based on .
 
Cheers Richie
 
 

 
 

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The Rio Grande today put into steam the Rotary Snow Plow OY as snow has been fore casted here's a few shots caught in light snow on it's way to Rockery Ridge summit

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Brilliant Pics Richie

Steve

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. 
 
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Looks good in its 'natural' habitat - btilliant job!

Mick

Mick - always learning something new (then forgetting it).

Cheers guys , The snow was just not deep enough today for the Rotary to do any work lets see what tonight brings
I'm glad i painted my plow with the red oxide now as it does look nice against the snow
 
This is the great thing about modelling out side you get all four seasons of weather

 
 

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Got in from work tonight and found that we have had a few centre metres of snow on the line so i thought i would try my plow in the dark , but had trouble as the snow had turned to ice and found it hard to get power to the motor had to clear the line of ice first then all was ok the blower worked really well throwing out the snow but after about 10 minutes of plowing the motor started to get hot i think i may have had it running to fast . Heres a few night time pics .

Fresh snow at Rockery Ridge

In comes the plow OY

Snows getting deeper

Snow blown all over the plow
 

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Looks brilliant in it's natural habitat Richie. 

Mel, CMO and chief sausage knotter, the Wetton Gooey Light Railway.
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yb281


Looks brilliant in it's natural habitat Richie. 

Cheers Mel got to try and get the line clear for Saturday

 
 

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Richie

yb281


Looks brilliant in it's natural habitat Richie. 

Cheers Mel got to try and get the line clear for Saturday

Weather forecast is that it'll be positively balmy mate. +2 degrees!!! 

Mel, CMO and chief sausage knotter, the Wetton Gooey Light Railway.
The advantages of simplifying origami are two-fold


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That looks awsome Richie.  Very nice.

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Shawn


That looks awsome Richie.  Very nice.

Cheers Shawn hope to clear some more snow on Saturday with some loco's pushing will try and get some video footage

 
 

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hi richie make sure it mite be raining this sat!!!..keep on the lookout on the weather forcast,,,,

ANYBODY  interested then WHS have the DEC edition of the Kalmbach US mag  TRAINS on sale.  Devoted mostly to snow clearing. 
Good snow plow piccys (including a PINK one!!)

"That democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who will not."

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Just got in and found that the Winter G Scale Journal had arrived today and found that my article on my snow plow build is in there

 
 

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well done richie.....keep tht mags....wishes they have my scatchbuilting and weathering stuffs on it..lol.
winter g scale journal?....wht is it?....mags?

steven large


well done richie.....keep tht mags....wishes they have my scatchbuilting and weathering stuffs on it..lol.
winter g scale journal?....wht is it?....mags?

Hi Steven
The G Scale Journal is the magazine you get with the G Scale Society you get 4 a year for your member ship heres there web sie for you
http://www.g-scale-society.co.uk/index.htm

 
 

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OOPS!

"That democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who will not."

 Thomas Jefferson

Nice Journal write up.

"That democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who will not."

 Thomas Jefferson