Hey Gang!
Finally had some time to finish up the mine tipple I started last spring. Its a modern (for the 60's anyway) building. Here are some details on construction and parts:
1. Primary construction is black foam board from the local craft store.
2. Sheet metal is from Clever products and printed on Kodak matt photo paper then cut out and glued on with Elmer's glue stick. Great time and money saver and looks great in my view.
3. Windows are from Tichy (double hung)
4. Doors, railings and stairs are from Plastruct
5. Lights are from Miniatronics 12V
6. Coal loaders are scratch built.
7. Conveyors are 1x1 wood spindles covered in sheet metal. Lattice supports are Conrad 883 crane boom sections.
8. Smaller auxiliary coal loader is a 1/50 scale diecast road scraper I kitbashed by building a base around it and coal bin. Got the idea from a photo in one of the Morning Sun Books coal series books.
9. Track and switches are Atlas O. The tipple can service 9 cars, with an additional 3 cars added to track 1 for the auxiliary loader. The complex has a 20 car capacity with the storage track factored in (near the security booth and going out of sight).
Thats about all I can think of. Happy to answer any questions. Still some more clean-up items to do but its mostly there......enjoy...movies coming next...
Re-energized now though and am back at it. The things that made this an easier project was using readily available materials. So foam board, and printing off the textures from Clever saved a huge amount of time. Minimal paint and weathering needed. The wall is made from scrap wood I had in my garage painted and weathered. The auxiliary loader was already built and I mounted it on a foam board base and built a simple storage bin. The storage silo is a load from DHS diecast for larger cranes. None of this was difficult....well the lights were a pain but they double the visuals as night operations are a lot of fun.
