1/2"-scale Lumber Buggy

[james_coldicott]

one more...

[james_coldicott]

and one more for good luck!

[Ken Hamilton]

Thanks for the pics, James.  "Rusted Yellow" is my favorite color, too.

We're finally entering the home stretch.  The wheels are on, the rest of the wiring is done and the grill
shell & steering arms are in place....



The wiring needs to be toned down a little with some washes & powder....



The bottom rack is currently being built.  The chains & ladder need to be put on, too....



Then it's on to the "Final Detail" shop for the finishing touches, including a few smudges,
washes and touches of powder.  We're getting close.

[TRAINS1941]

Ken

What a excellent model!!  Outstanding job and thanks for such a great tutorial along the way.
Looking forward to the finishing touches.

Have you given any thought on what your next project might be??

Jerry

[Ken Hamilton]

Funny you should ask, Jerry:

[TRAINS1941]

Funny you should ask, Jerry:

1/2" Scale I'm sure.  And what an impressive undertaking this will be.  Will be looking forward to it.

Jerry

[finescalerr]

Not a bad lumber carrier, Ken. Of course there's little challenge in modeling with styrene. Try building the next project from tuna. -- Russ

[Chuck Doan]

Russ, what else do your cats say to you?

Ken, that is looking really great. Love it when they are coming together like this.

[MrBrownstone]

Hey Ken,

That looks just awsome...Great Build!

Looking forward to the lumber ladder? too... 
(what is actaully the name of that machine?)

It would make a nice set once completed... 

Thanks for the great SBS...

Mike

[chester]

Not a bad lumber carrier, Ken. Of course there's little challenge in modeling with styrene. Try building the next project from tuna. -- Russ

I know Ken could make what a pig shat look good.

Another type of lumber handler eh? Do I see these models being a part of something larger? And how are you fixed for lumber? Give a shout if you want me to start up the mill.

[Ken Hamilton]

Wow....between tuna and pig-poop, I've got all sorts of new building materials to work with.

Chester, I might just take you up on that offer once I start building the stacks of lumber
needed for that new lumber handler.  I'm thinking of a scene where a load of wood on the
Buggy is being unloaded onto the lumber stacker.  It would baseically look like the photo
above, except with the Lumber Buggy providing the wood that's being stacked.

To all you guys who know more about lumber operations than I do:  Would that arrangement
(bringing wood to the stacker with a Lumber Buggy) be logistically accurate for a lumber mill?

[MrBrownstone]

Hey Ken,

Kinda strange that the photo does not show the lumber source. (what is providing the lumber to the stacker... I believe your answer lies there)

Mike

[jacq01]

 Jerry,

1/2" Scale I'm sure.  And what an impressive undertaking this will be.  Will be looking forward to it

I wonder or Ken has enough headroom in his workshop to build such a stacker in 1/2" scale.

Ken,  

this project is approaching it's end, it has been a treat following it. The stradler turned out superb.
The tanks colour doesnt appears out of place on the last photo's, even when it is barely visible.

I was thinking of offering my help with building a fitting mill, but Chester was ahead of me, so I'll leave this to him  

 Jacq

[Ken Hamilton]

Thanks for all the comments.

You guys may have seen this (...I don't recall if I stumbled on the link or if someone referred it...)
but at 8:40-minutes into the film there's a brief segment of a stacker in action.  A little further along
there's a quick shot of an operating straddle carrier, too.  Actually, the whole film is good.
Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcEto_Q8MlY

[MrBrownstone]

Hey Ken,

That video was pretty cool..

Mike