Greetings All! To assist in building an On3 Puffing Billy R'way NRT-1, a 4 wheel rail tractor named "William A Collis" I need two major dimensions. (a) The...
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crs12161968
Mar 5, 2007 7:06 pm
Hi folks, The 7mm narrow gauge modellors yahoo group had this posted and I thought that many here might appreciate it. ...
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iradiate1967
Mar 5, 2007 9:21 pm
Anyone have a model of #23 that they would be willing to photograph the top deck of the tender? I need measurements of the tool box toward the rear and the 2...
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Wesley Ewell
twofootartist
Mar 6, 2007 8:43 pm
I have a complete set of Light Iron Digest listed on eBay at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK% ...
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William Nielsen
railtwister
Mar 9, 2007 6:23 pm
Hello Two Foot fans & experts, Being in South Florida, I don't have a clue as to what the predominant color was for the ballast used on the Two Footers in...
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Don Burn
don_burn
Mar 9, 2007 6:28 pm
Bill, Actually there is a fair variation in color. The Monson was slate which was a dark gray, the SR&RL lines used a light gray from several pits. I don't...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 9, 2007 6:54 pm
... the SR&RL lines used a light gray from ... Don, I've never seen light gray gravel on any parts of the Sandy River ROW that I have or anywhere in that area...
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Don Burn
don_burn
Mar 9, 2007 7:02 pm
Jim, The material out of the pit near Perham Jct. looks gray to me, there is definitely a tan component here. This is the challenge of modeling the colors...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 9, 2007 7:10 pm
Bill, They didn't use ballast as we know it now. As has already been mentioned the Monson used the only thing that one might rightly refer to as ballast. They...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 9, 2007 7:25 pm
... Even with a sample it's hard. What one sees on the surface is the finer particles and even the larger ones are often covered with lighter dust. If one digs...
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Brian Millar
comeng1955
Mar 9, 2007 10:10 pm
Why not just use good ol' fashion dirt, coz that's what the real railroads did, if you go sifting sand or dirt and you'll end up with rock particles which is...
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Don Burn
don_burn
Mar 9, 2007 10:33 pm
Brian, If you take a look at a number of photos from the SR&RL you can distinctly see BALLAST. For most of its life the railroad did maintain things, and...
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Brian Millar
comeng1955
Mar 9, 2007 10:40 pm
I was more referring to the early days pre-1900, and keep in mind when track has been laid for a number of years, other dirt and materials build up over time,...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 9, 2007 11:46 pm
It's all symantics but in my book ballast is two things for RR purposes. It processed, graded rock product that is of a much larger size than gravel and it is...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 9, 2007 11:54 pm
... Brian, To use real dirt you need to find the right color source, sift it several times to get the too large particles out, get the magnetic particles out,...
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William Nielsen
railtwister
Mar 10, 2007 4:59 am
Jim, I went to their site, and see that while they don't have a lot of colors listed, I'm still not sure which is the closest to what I need. Is it the second...
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Brian Millar
comeng1955
Mar 10, 2007 6:13 am
Jim & Don, What you may call 'gravel', in the land of Oz we just refer to it as 'dirt', and dirt means a whole multitude of materials a common saying in ...
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LeeRainey@...
Mar 10, 2007 11:25 am
In a message dated 3/10/2007 12:00:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... The WW&F restoration builds parts of their subgrade of local "gravel". The color of this...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 10, 2007 1:21 pm
... Exactly what I was saying, based on Southern New England farming childhood. ... Exactly what the Maine narrow gauge roads did. A lot of systems used ash...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 10, 2007 1:40 pm
Bill, I use the first on this page for HO scale, TPL http://www.ballast-train.com/products/sands/sands.html with some highlights in areas using the white sand...
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Jim
red_gate_rover
Mar 10, 2007 1:43 pm
I've got an item for sale on ebay now. The photo shows the gravel ballast I use. --Jim ...
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Colin Rainsbury
colinrlynbarn
Mar 10, 2007 11:07 pm
Hi Jim Over here in the UK when we started rebuilding the 2ft Lynton & Barnstaple Railway the first load of Ballast we got was a pink stone (yep I kid you not)...
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James C. & Laurel A. ...
wwandfry
Mar 11, 2007 12:07 am
The WW&F subgrade tends to be mostly marine clay. The gravel is from a local gravel pit, which may have some clay in it. James P. WW&F...
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Phil Bourguignon
turnercenter
Mar 11, 2007 12:37 am
Hey James, How is #9 coming along? thanks, Phil Phil and Jeanine Visit Jeanine's Website at www.TheCounselorIsIn.com<http://www.thecounselorisin.com/> Click...
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Vic & Cynthia Hamburger
sheepscotme
Mar 11, 2007 5:15 pm
... And to add to James comments, marine clay is miserabe stuff to dig/shovel! Wet or dry........I have great sympathy for the crews that built the WW&F by...
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David Keith
narrowtracks
Mar 11, 2007 5:51 pm
... If you look at the images in the link above....Ask yourself what size are the largest pieces of ballast? In HO or S scale, they would be quite small...Not...
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James C. & Laurel A. ...
wwandfry
Mar 11, 2007 7:39 pm
#9's boiler and rear frame have been separated from the front frame, and the front frame has had nearly everything removed from it, including drivers. Time to...
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William Nielsen
railtwister
Mar 12, 2007 2:49 am
Thanks Jim! At least now I have some idea of what I'm looking for. I'm working in On30, so I'll probably go up a step in texture. Bill Nielsen Oakland Park, FL...
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Phil Bourguignon
turnercenter
Mar 12, 2007 4:33 am
Hi Bill, This is Phil in Daytona Beach. Good to know there's another "Maine two footer" down here in the sunshine state. Phil Phil and Jeanine Visit Jeanine's...
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Brian Millar
comeng1955
Mar 12, 2007 6:38 am
... Bill, O scale is O scale the size of gravel doesn't change or get bigger just coz the track is wider.......... Cheers Brian Millar rallim56@... ...
