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Originally Posted by Alan Graziano:

It has been a while since I have worked on this project. Now, I want to stay on it and complete it a s soon as possible. Here are some pictures of the completed track structure for the loader. I have to add a few platforms. I will then start to work on the actual loader. I plan to paint the structure black except for the trucks.

 

Alan Graziano

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I'm concurring with everyone; this is an awesome project and a wonderful piece of craftmanship! Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder, Alan.

Terrific work, Alan! I find the fact that the operator of a Hullett is sitting on the dipper utterly amazing. Every day at work would be like being on a amusement park ride. And they don't even have a door... they have to climb into a window (which would limit the girth of a Hullett operator, I would imagine). I was also surprised about how they get the last bits of ore out of the hold. They lower a front end loader into the hold by grabbing it with the bucket and then a bunch of guys push the rest into piles with brooms. I must take hours to unload one of those ore carriers. I wonder how many front end loaders have plummeted to their deaths by falling out of the bucket's grip?

Ray,

For me it might be easier. I would have found drawings and pictures and created a sketch I could build from. Making pieces to match a kit is not easy for me. I am also taking Walthers interpretation of how the Hulett will be constructed. Even though there are new difficulties in building to match a kit, it is a fun and challenging project.

Thank you all for following this post and all the nice comments.

 

Alan Graziano

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Very nice! I hate to say this... that assembly in styrene looks very, very fragile. It really needs to be built of brass which would be infinitely more difficult and complicated. I find that those small cross section styrene assemblies really aren't very durable. The finished model will be gorgeous, but the owner probably shouldn't be allowed to play with it very much.

Ray,

I used .020 and .030" styrene and worked it with my hands to make the bends.

I will be dropping this model off to the customer in Connecticut. He will probably have a wood ship hull waiting for me to bring back . If not he can use the Edmund Fitzgerald ore carrier that I built him about five years ago.

Don,

I thought this would be the most difficult part. It actually went pretty easy. Maybe at this point I am just numb from this model.

All the gussets and pieces are individual. I will tell you about it tomorrow if I see you at Alex's house.Maybe I will bring that section with me.

 

Alan Graziano

Alan, 

I'm not going to make it to the open house. I'm having an open house of sorts myself. A friend who had some major hip replacement issues is coming over tomorrow to se the trains run on my outdoor suspended layout. She has been dealing with failed replacement to infection and re- replacement, and is finally recovered. She has wanted to see the trains for a long time. I'll just have to marvel at the photos. Again, excellent modeling.

Don

PS, your bringing the model to the get together reminds me of the lunches a group of us had at York where we'd bring a project we were working on for the group to see. 

Don

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