grande man
Bonafied Grande Nut
Hi all. I posted thm in wpf, but for anyone interested, here's the sanding tower and Rix tank... I built the tank to 29' so it doesn't overpower the scene. The sander still needs some fine tuning...
Thanks much for the detailed info!
Speaking of reservoirs, do you ever remember seeing air reservoirs that were charged with train air to boost sand into the sanding tower? Jim Hedger makes mention of such an arraingement in his article. I was thinking that for a small time servicing facility the trackside air reservoir might be cool to model.
It sounds like all I'd need is a small compressor building, a pipe/hose from the house to the track (hopper) and maybe an air reservoir for a believable set up. Am I missing anything?
This is the best I could do Grand Man. I made a fast model of what I remember about the unit that pumped the sand to the tower in Brewster. I walked by it for 12 years and never once looked at it in any detail. It must have been movable though because it was under the hopper car. It did have a rubber hose that connected to the steel pipe that fed sand to the tower. There was a small wooden structure about 10 feet away. It must of housed something for the unit. I never looked inside I was thinking about golf back then, railroading was only a job. The hopper's door was slightly cracked and I thought it had some sort of crank attached. That's the best I could do for you. If you use this method Good Luck.
I still play a lot of golf.
NYC_George
It'll be a little while but I'll post pics. I've got to get started on the kits and be on the lookout for the new Peco turnout.
Hi Grand Man
I was just looking at the new issue of Model Railroad Craftsman. They have an article on train cars used as structures. In three of the photos covered hopper cars with the wheels off were used as sand storage. In one of the photos the car was cut in half and welded shut. They all seem to have some type of expansion tank next to the car. Maybe an expansion tank was in the wooden building at Brewster. I think a hopper car cut in half supported by some I beam steel is much more interesting model to create.
NYC_George
NYC_George
Hi Grand Man
I was just looking at the new issue of Model Railroad Craftsman. They have an article on train cars used as structures. In three of the photos covered hopper cars with the wheels off were used as sand storage. In one of the photos the car was cut in half and welded shut. They all seem to have some type of expansion tank next to the car. Maybe an expansion tank was in the wooden building at Brewster. I think a hopper car cut in half supported by some I beam steel is much more interesting model to create.
NYC_George
NYC_George
I'll have to take a look at the article. It sounds interesting. I think we'll probably go with a hopper unloading track like you posted earlier though.
Paul, Thanks for the info. Ya'll are making this project more interesting and fun.