On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:10:16 -0000, Ian Wilson wrote
> Hi gang:
>
> I am in the process of scratchbuilding a 150-ton mainline concrete
> coaling plant in S scale. Several of these prototypes stood (and
> many still stand) on the CNR mainline in Northern Ontario. The
> wrinkle which may be of interest to other S scalers is that I am
> making this a "virtual" modeling project. Construction steps and
> illustrations are being posted on my web log at:
>
> http://www.canadianbranchline.com/weblog.htm
>
> There are at least six other fellows who are building along with me,
> in various scales.
>
> In my case, the coaling plant will be incorporated into a module
> representing the CNR junction at Washago, Ontario. It just so
> happens that in June 1954, CNR Pacific 5582 passed by this coaling
> plant on a daily basis with three passenger cars on her thrice-
> weekly trips to and from cottage country. An excellent S scale
> length train! All this is documented in my new book entitled "Steam
> in Northern Ontario". Of course, it doesn't hurt either that I just
> purchased one of Andy Malette's CNR K-3 Pacific kits to replicate
> the 5582...
>
> Ian Wilson
Very nice work, Ian.
I am impressed! I will follow this because I will need to do some kind of
casting like this in the future for a coal dealer structure.
Thanks for the K-3 Pacific plug.
We are down to the last one.
cheers,
Andy Malette
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