Screwy Nick Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 Sean, thank you, just taking others advice on how NOT to loose my cars in an incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Hi Nick, I am surprised I never found this place before. I see many names here I recognize and know. Your barge thread shows up so much better here than the other place you posted - and where I commented. Liked the aquatic experiments with the hopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Alan, thank you. I like to try things out, some times without success, but enjoy them either way, and appreciate your input. After thinking on it for a bit, I need to add a small layer of foam running down the center of each hopper to better simulate the coal load. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I don't now what the products called Nick, but one of my sons is a builder. A couple of years ago he brought me a tub of black granules, plus the special glue to use with them, which was a left over from a job. These granules are the type of thing that is used (in England anyway) in children's play areas around roundabouts and swings. If a child has a fall they are 'spongy' to land upon and the child does not get the grazes or cuts encountered with tarmac or concrete. I coated six Bachmann plastic 1:22.5 with them - a great improvement I add. I also used them at grade crossings and some station areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Alan, I don't know what Is used in England, but I have helped in the construction of 'play ground' facilities. I was supplied with was chopped up used auto tires. But these were very large chunks, much too big for the coal application. So I am thinking the product you are using is different than I have seen. I will do a web search to see what else other than ground up tires I can find, thank you for the tip. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 22 hours ago, Screwy Nick said: Alan, I don't know what Is used in England, but I have helped in the construction of 'play ground' facilities. I was supplied with was chopped up used auto tires. But these were very large chunks, much too big for the coal application. So I am thinking the product you are using is different than I have seen. I will do a web search to see what else other than ground up tires I can find, thank you for the tip. LiG I have been wondering what I could compare my 'black granules' with and this morning I realized that the instant type coffee granules would be a comparison for size. Not the powdered stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Alan, thank you for the info. I did a web search yesterday and found nothing used here for play gorounds that small. I will not give up yet, I'll keep looking. I am applying a strip of foam down the middle of each car to give the load a better look than just flat. LiG BTW, Penguin's are my second favorite, dogs first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 In the hope of making the coal load look more realistic I adhered scraps of foam to the flat top which will be tapered after it cures. Probably should have done this before putting the fillers in. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 I sanded the sharp edges off the center scraps and adhered a layer of charcoal to the base. After it dried I poured off the still loose material. Then dampened the existing load and poured more charcoal into the hopper. After letting that dry, and pouring off the excess I sprayed the load with a very dilute solution of adhesive. Only 9 more to go. I am self debating that after I'm sure it's fully cured if I'll give it a quick spray of gloss black? LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Rather than add paint that with my luck may not blend I took the patience and adhered a few grains of charcoal to the spots where the white showed through. The pic is in the day light where it is most likely to be seen. Along with that is the coal load from the tender of my AML switcher, it is a little dull from dust, mostly to compare the grain size. Included also is the load from the tender of my K4, While modifying it to be compatible with propane I broke the load and had to replace part of it using the charcoal. Nothing in any of these pics have been touched up with paint or any other medium. Enjoy, LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Looks good to me Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Sean, Alan, thank you very much. Words of encouragement help me along. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 This part of the project is finished, accept for the decals which are being printed, now on to the tug. That is neither train or steam so the next post on this will be down the road when both are on the water. I enjoyed the build and hope you did also. I want to thank those that have offered advice on how to make it better. I thought just a coal train may be booring so I put my beer train on for a difference. Life is Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 A wonderful project which looks great now it almost finished. I - and I am sure others - await the finished tug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I'll drink to that Nick ! I see what you mean about the color .. How are you going to fade the decals to match that great rusty barge .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 Alan, thank you for your words of encouragement. Sean, very carefully, no joke. Stan has the purposed draft and I asked for his 2 cents also. Worst scenario, I sand it down, repaint it and decal it over again. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 The Final Touch: Don't think barges are named but this one is a tribute. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I guess you are pleased with the finished project, Nick. You are probaby ccorrect in saying that the barges (rail ferry) were not named. However, nearly all, if not all, of the barges that are generally permanently coupled to pushing tugs that sail the Great Lakes are named. The barges change when under repair as do the tugs. I believe those that work the Hudson and East Rivers are similarly named, so why not yours. Thinking about it, there must have been some form of identification. Railroads are not noted for anonymity of their inventory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Well done my friend well done!! I'm honored ! Were honored ! He is missed and this is beyond words... I know what Tank would of said.... Do we get cake @ the dedication ? Thanks Nick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Alan, thank you for the interesting history. I saw a fleeting pic, which I have not been able to find, that this barge has/had the designation NYC420 on the left bow. Sean, Life is Good, and our little ones enhance that, cake--- of course. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 An interesting set of photos of a barge which, I believe, still operates: https://gizmodo.com/a-rare-trip-on-the-floating-train-yard-of-hudson-harbor-1557809294 http://nynjr.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Alan, that is the one I tried to emulate. LiG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan 80 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 6 hours ago, Screwy Nick said: Alan, that is the one I tried to emulate. LiG Thought I had seen it before..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 So Nick, are we going to see a video of the barge ( Tank ) in the water with a tug ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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