Small station on the Devan & Summersett

The Gravel loader kit arrived today - now to get it built. Has a basic footprint of 9.5 x 11" & just over 10" high.




The price was very favourable obtaining it locally as compared to getting it direct from the USA.

That should keep you out of trouble for a while.

The gravel loader now built by one of my mates.

Now to get it set in the layout,  scenery behind it to be done first.







 

Wahaay!  Excellent!  Can you fit any LEDs?  :thumbs

You & your LEDs :exclam 

   :hmm mmm yes, it looks like they can be installed  - may have to fit some floors to keep the light where it should be internally. External - :hmm  more thinks I can see coming up .

That looks great Ron, thought you was going to build it mate, mindue i expect you cant see well to do it at your age hey mutley

Phill

Careful Ron, Max will want you to send it to him to put the LED,s in, and then he,ll play with it all day.

Yes Phill, initially I was going to build it but my mate offerred & I could not refuse him the pleasure.

And of course at my age, as you will find out yourself in due course ( next year for you ?) , if you can get somethings done by others, it allows you more time on other activities.

[user=388]AUSSIETRAINS[/user] wrote:

Careful Ron, Max will want you to send it to him to put the LED,s in, and then he,ll play with it all day.

 . . . beat me to it, mate. :thumbs

What a terrific structure. So kind of you to delegate, Ron Looks like he did a good job. Did he weather it too?

Lovely kit now its built Ron

Gives you agreat area to develop now

Brian

 

Impressive kit, Ron.

that is really good, looks like it should have it`s own layout.
enjoy Sol.

:cool:

[user=8]MikeC[/user] wrote:

 Did he weather it too?

Yes he did, I just need to add some ridge capping as the model is hard to get perfect at the top edge it seems.

 

That looks great Ron and he's done a brilliant job on the weathering.  Does he only do "commissions" for you ? :roll::roll::roll:

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

That looks great Ron and he's done a brilliant job on the weathering.  Does he only do "commissions" for you ? :roll::roll::roll:

No Peter, he has done a few for another local as well - he enjoys doing them.

:thumbs Now that is something special! Super gravel loader!

Ooh! I like that :thumbs

Because of the direction of rolling stock going under the loader is from right to left & with the instruction that locos are NOT to go under the loaders, barrier wagons between loco & hoppers are needed.

So two Conflat wagons are being modified - first photo shows my previous standard version with just Kadee couplers added. It weighs 25 grams



Now a modified one- buffers removed, coupler pocket back further under the body, repainted a maroon red colour similar to EWS loco & hoppers & a box with lead underneath & lead shot inside that adds another 25 grams to give better running when pushing hoppers.

 




Now to modify the first one. I may even have a permanent link between the two wagons- saving some couplings.

Ron the unweighted little four-wheelers of mine used to have me tearing my hair out, and they never looked as good as either of those. I like that dirty red.

Mike