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 .

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 ?

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.

yb281

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

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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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"!!

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 .

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.

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.

A few real flangers for now....

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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

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 .

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......

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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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 .