'Big Bend Two Foot Gauge' - 1:35n2 - Narrow Gauge - Model Railroad Forums

Freerails > Model Railroad Forums > Narrow Gauge > 'Big Bend Two Foot Gauge' - 1:35n2

Freerails IS ACCEPTING new Members ... To join Freerails ... See how to Register as a Member in the 'Joining Freerails' Forum

'Big Bend Two Foot Gauge' - 1:35n2

Moderated by: .

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

New Topic

Printer Friendly

Rating:

Author	Post

Posted: Sun Dec 17th, 2017 01:44 am

Quote

31^st Post

W C Greene
Moderator

Joined:	Fri May 4th, 2007
Location:	Royse City, Texas USA
Posts:	8140
Status:	Offline

Thanks Bob. Lots more to go! We tend to think alike on track, couplers, and scenery. have fun and run a train...I'm fixin' to run one now.

____________________
It doesn't matter if you win or lose, its' how you rig the game.

Posted: Sun Dec 17th, 2017 05:57 pm

Quote

32^nd Post

Si.
Moderator

Joined:	Thu Feb 23rd, 2012
Location:	London
Posts:	5810
Status:	Offline

Howdy Woodie :cb:

Nice proto-photo find with the adobe boulder-house !

It ROCKS !!

:mex:

I've always been a big fan of the engineers at the Phoenix Mining Co. !

They always seem to find clever ways to get their ore moving !! :brill:

Gotta get that pay-dirt outta those hills somehow bouyz ! :old dude:

Si.

____________________

' Mysterious Moose Mountain ' - 1:35n2 - pt.II
http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=7318&forum_id=17&page=1

' M:R:W Motor Speedway !!! ' - 1:32 Slotcar Racing Layout
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59295&st=0&a

Posted: Sun Dec 17th, 2017 07:23 pm

Quote

33^rd Post

slateworks
Registered

Joined:	Wed Oct 6th, 2010
Location:	Twickenham, United Kingdom
Posts:	948
Status:	Offline

I do like those buckets Woodie. Do they actually run or are they static?

____________________

Doug

Posted: Sun Dec 17th, 2017 08:36 pm

Quote

34^th Post

W C Greene
Moderator

Joined:	Fri May 4th, 2007
Location:	Royse City, Texas USA
Posts:	8140
Status:	Offline

It's all static. I had my "thrill" with the operating bucket tram. The buckets are scratch, the tower is same, the large wheels are just plastic wagon wheels with grooves cut into them for the "cables". Still plenty to do with that area anyway.

Here's the "original" tram from the old Mogollon Railway. The buckets were made of brass, the cable was model ship rigging, and the drive was an old geared motor with "bull wheels" made from r/c airplane wheels with grooves cut into them

____________________
It doesn't matter if you win or lose, its' how you rig the game.

Posted: Mon Dec 18th, 2017 06:21 am

Quote

35^th Post

Steven B
Registered

Joined:	Thu Aug 13th, 2015
Location:	Virginia USA
Posts:	497
Status:	Offline

I am enthralled with aerial trams. They made mining in some locations practicable. There are many still standing from California to Colorado, empty buckets swinging in the breeze heading nowhere.
Great historical reference in "Riding the High Wire, Aerial Mine Tramways in the West" by Robert A. Trennert ISBN 0-87081-631-4 University of Colorado 2001
It is a quick read and very informative about the basically two different systems used in the west. Love the model!

____________________
Steven B.
Humboldt & Toiyabe Rwy

Posted: Wed Dec 20th, 2017 01:55 am

Quote

36^th Post

W C Greene
Moderator

Joined:	Fri May 4th, 2007
Location:	Royse City, Texas USA
Posts:	8140
Status:	Offline

Howdy Steven, I am also enthralled(?) with aerial tramways, monorails, and track gauges of 24" or less! I built a static monorail on my old Mogollon Railway along with that operating bucket tram. These days, I'm more into actual operating the trains than worrying about how to make something work. Old age I guess. Who knows, that pesky monorail idea may resurface...Hmmm.

Here's the monorail on the MRy. Not finished but it did make for a couple of ore cars in the ops scheme.

And here's a close up of the "locomotive", similar to ones that were used by the Epsom Salts monorail in Nevada. I still have this loco...so maybe..........

____________________
It doesn't matter if you win or lose, its' how you rig the game.

Posted: Wed Dec 20th, 2017 04:40 am

Quote

37^th Post

Salada
Registered

Joined:	Mon Nov 4th, 2013
Location:
Posts:	1190
Status:	Offline

Hello Woodie. Sure looks like the move away from Dallas has done the boy good.

The aerial ropeway bullwheels looked very like what you have used, from what I remember as a lad; they used to fascinate me too. Often used in Britain to tip colliery waste spoil onto the 'bing', the conical pit head waste tips a short distance away from the shaft headgear. I'd stick with what you've done, instantly evocative to me.

I think I remember that on some systems the returning empties stayed inverted but on others the loaded & empty skips all hung the same way up. All long gone over here. Replaced by tattoo parlours, hairdressers and welfare cheque cashing outlets. Hey-Ho. I believe it's called "progress".

Regards, Michael

Posted: Wed Dec 20th, 2017 03:20 pm

Quote

38^th Post

Bob R
Registered

Joined:	Thu Nov 20th, 2014
Location:	Springfield , Nebraska USA
Posts:	652
Status:	Online

Michael "Replaced by tattoo parlours, hairdressers and welfare cheque cashing outlets. Hey-Ho. I believe it's called "progress". "
That really sums it up for the U.S. as well. It is sad commentary on the "progress" of our societies. Maybe walking uphill to school in the snow wasn't so bad after all.
WoodieEvery time I see pictures of the ol' Mogollon monorail I find myself studying the picture. Such a great model and scene. Really sets the mind to work.

Last edited on Wed Dec 20th, 2017 03:22 pm by Bob R

____________________
Bob

Posted: Wed Dec 20th, 2017 09:26 pm

Quote

39^th Post

W C Greene
Moderator

Joined:	Fri May 4th, 2007
Location:	Royse City, Texas USA
Posts:	8140
Status:	Offline

Progress? Here's some progress with "downtown" Boquillas...

These 3 photos show what's happening now. I wanted smaller structures (all still 1:35 scale) since I wanted a wider "road" and some space between the "town" and the aerial tram and tipple across the road. Of course, nothing is finished or even close to finished but I feel that I now have a representation of what a little settlement along the border would look like. I built the small mission style church many years ago, am re-doing it and it will sit on the edge of the mesa overlooking the place. It seems that little churches were built on higher ground most times...probably to be above the distractions below. The home between boulders is built right into the mesa and a couple of other small adobe structures are being situated along the street. The wooden structure shown in the last photo will be the town's saloon. Since I can't get away from Mogollon altogether, I am naming this business the same as previous affairs except this is the third version and will have a Spanish name-Cabra Hinchada #3...or Bloated Goat #3 (third version). There will be a lean-to on the side with some guys playing poker & drinking (like before) and parking for Model T's, mules and horses, and whatever else shows up.
Remember, I wrote that this would be "warts & all" and so it is. But at least my ideas are coming together...for now at least.

____________________
It doesn't matter if you win or lose, its' how you rig the game.

Posted: Wed Dec 20th, 2017 10:06 pm

Quote

40^th Post

Herb Kephart
Moderator

Joined:	Thu Jul 19th, 2007
Location:	Glen Mills, Pennsylvania USA
Posts:	5929
Status:	Offline

Lookin good, Pard--Real Good!

Now get rid of that TV in the railroad "room". Things like that cause work to get done only during commercials. Nasty!

Herbie

____________________
Fix it again, Mr Gates--it still works!"

Current time is 03:47 pm

Page:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Freerails > Model Railroad Forums > Narrow Gauge > 'Big Bend Two Foot Gauge' - 1:35n2

Top