Warbonnet Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Superb model of a working rotary coal dumper. Could a similar concept be used for a Bord Na Mona narrow gauge layout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 That is wicked! How do they get the rotation of the coal Dumper so smooth when the centre point of the rotator is through the the centre of where the coal truck is?? Baffled and impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 The axis of the rotator is along the coupler line of the wagons. The couplers are free to rotate in their pockets. This set up could also be used for unloading Tara Mines type trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Great video Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hidden-agenda Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Brilliant video Fran its something like that is used for the shale and tara,s that's a brilliant model . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Brilliant video Fran its something like that is used for the shale and tara,s that's a brilliant model . I didn't realise that's how they unloaded the Tara's and shale. Walthers do the kit in HO, would make a brilliant feature on a layout. Here's how it can be adapted to fully working http://members.trainorders.com/pmack/dumper.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Some nice little rebuilds etc on that site Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 It’s just amazing what can be done now in the modelling world –things like that only used to happen in comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Some nice little rebuilds etc on that site Fran Sure is bud, the guy is a top notch modeller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Damn, that is an awesome bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I didn't realise that's how they unloaded the Tara's and shale. Walthers do the kit in HO, would make a brilliant feature on a layout. Here's how it can be adapted to fully working http://members.trainorders.com/pmack/dumper.htm The Shale had much the same unloading arrangement with a gravity run off as the Mogul traffic at Foynes just much larger wagons http://irishrailwaynews.multiply.com/photos/album/48/Golden-Days-at-Foynes#photo=6. Paul Shannon's irish Railfreight Video has interesting footage at Castlemugnet, building an operating tippler would be the easy bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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