Coal Dump Bin and Weight Office

It's beautiful, Andre. BTW, it was nice meeting you at York.

Thank you Matt!

Was nice to meet you too.

Here is the whole side view.

the kit available are 2 and 3 bays.

Metal ladders add to the kit for both sides.

Great detail Andre!

Thank you, Rob!

AG.

Already installed ion its place.

Now some cobblestone around and details.

Here is the Coal Scale Office.

Is not finished yet.

It looks very real.

Andre,

This is fantastic!  Great job as always!

Dave

Thank you guys!

this is the target, make realistic items, so with a little effort you can achieve good results.

AG.

Scale Platform, car retainer wall and lamp fixture installed.

Andre,

The concrete coal dump looks great!  It reminds me so much of the one in Valencia, Pennsylvania where I grew up.  I remember the tracks on top, but it was out of use in the 1960s.  At some point the tracks were removed. Kids always liked to sit on the huge concrete bumper that was at the end of the dump right at the road grade crossing.  As almost everywhere in Pennsylvania, this was built on a hillside.   The road made a steep climb from the bottom level to the tracks.  This one had 4 or 5 bays, and over the years, they were used as storage or parking spaces.  As with anything, it deteriorated over time.  It certainly brings back memories.  I can picture yours right in Valencia.

Mark!

If it bring back some memories means a lot!!

here is the one you say.

https://www.google.com/maps/@4...msTs0oKQ!2e0!6m1!1e1

Andre.

Andre,

That is the place,!  I grew up 1/2 mile from there if you continue over the crossing.  It was a little village and farm country.  Now they are building plans of houses all around that are more expensive than I or any of the natives could afford.  My parents still live there.  In fact, aside from 2 years in the Army, Dad has lived his whole life in the same house.  He remembers when that was a bustling coal business!  Thank you very much!

Wow,

That's cool.

Before I made my coal dump I research for few days pictures and google map to recreate something similar to real life.

AG.

You nailed it!!  It jumped right off the screen at me!  Excellent work as usual!

The Coal Dealer Store is finished.

The whole scene looks great, Andre!

Thank you Mark!!

Andre.

The coal dealer store in absolutely marvelous

Ken M

Great job with all the details Andre, looks fantastic.

Andre's Coal Dump Bin and Weight Office has become an early Father's Day present from the Domestic CEO who last bought me a train item from Charles Ro for Christmas 5 years ago. She saw Andre's photos and remembered a similar, but long gone, coal facility from our hometown pre-WWII. Never know what interests a golf addict and figurine collector like her, but O-gauge is not in the top 10.

Andre's Coaling creation is one the most exciting structures for a steam modeler I have seen since I punted HO and tip-toed [back] into O-gauge in the early 1980s. Gonna need installation help from a very busy Son[and Father of two] due to my hand tremors. But will git er done on the Village side of the 9x16 round the room attic layout this Summer.

Dewey,

I'm going to get one too, since it reminds me so much of the one where I grew up as I mentioned a few days ago.  I'm glad your son finds time to help you some!

Good for you Mark. I saw your post regarding your hometown and about your Dad's longevity in the community.

Andre has done a great job in creating this model and I couldn't be more pleased that I have ordered one..

Thank you, Dewey!

Yes, Andre has done a great job!

Well done!

Peter