1/2"-Scale Lumber Stacker

[Ken Hamilton]

Thanks, guys.  I'm anxious to see how tis one turns out myself.

Rick:  Again, I really appreciate your time and trouble sending along those photos.  Thanks.

Mike:  Chester did a pretty good job in the Cheering Section (Thanks, Chester.  BTW, there
WILL be some figures in the diorama).  Kalmbach commissioned the book, offered practically ZERO
promotion in the four years it was on the shelves, then pulled it and most of their other model car
related books in 2005.  I bought as many as I could (they offered me a whopping 40% off the cover
price) before the rest went to the shredder, but I've since sold all I got.  Amazon has a few for
about $100 or so and very so often one show up on eBay.

[MrBrownstone]

Thanks Ken,

I will see if I can find one... 

Mike

[finescalerr]

Ken, isn't Kalmbach just an all around great outfit? One of these days we should trade horror stories. -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Ken

Looks like your off to a great start.  It'll be great following this thread to.

Jerry

[mobilgas]

Ken,   i have the book....you say amazom wants 100 bucks for a copy??? What do they sell for on E-bay?  Craig

[Ken Hamilton]

What do they sell for on E-bay? 

Depends.  There was one on eBay about a year ago with an opening bid of $45 that didn't sell.

Here's one for you:
One guy wrote to me shortly after the book was pulled and said he paid an insane $275 for it on Amazon...
Just when I was feeling pretty pumped up thinking the book was in such demand, I got an e-mail
from another guy who found a copy at a Yard Sale for 50-cents.....

[MrBrownstone]

Hey Ken,

When I get one ... I'll turn it into an E-Book for you so you will always have a copy for someone if needed
(you can sell those too)

Criag:
You ask about e-bay... Are you looking to part with your copy?

Mike

[mobilgas]

Mike,    I want to keep my copy... if i run into another copy ill let you know.   Craig

[NORCALLOGGER]

Hey Ken,
Coming soon to a mail box near you!
Later
Rick Marty

[Ken Hamilton]

Hey Ken,
Coming soon to a mail box near you!

Oh, man....I can't wait.
Thanks, Rick

UPDATE:  The disc came yesterday, Rick.  GREAT photos!!
(You've got a PM)

Thanks again.

[marc_reusser]

Ken,

This is just so freaking cool!......Thanks.

M

[shropshire lad]

What do they sell for on E-bay? 

Depends.  There was one on eBay about a year ago with an opening bid of $45 that didn't sell.

Here's one for you:
One guy wrote to me shortly after the book was pulled and said he paid an insane $275 for it on Amazon...
Just when I was feeling pretty pumped up thinking the book was in such demand, I got an e-mail
from another guy who found a copy at a Yard Sale for 50-cents.....

  I picked up my copy a year ago at the model shop down the road from George Sellios's place in Peabody for the cover price of $18.95 . They obviously didn't know that they had a rare work of literature on their hands . But I did !
  I wonder how many other copies of it there are in the UK ?

   Nick

[Ken Hamilton]

Thanks for all the comments.  Nick, I'm glad you got a copy of the book.  Hope you like it.

The disc of photos of the truck-mounted stacker from Rick Marty just about changed the
whole direction of the project - for the better. The details in those photos are just
wonderful and HAD to be incorporated in the model. Thanks again, Rick. 

The front leaf springs were scrapped in favor of this pivot-type suspension system.   The axle
was retained; the wishbone is a brass angle with a 000-120  machine screw soldered to the end....



Everything is pinned for alignment....



Here's what it'll look like all together.  Two nuts will hold the pin on the crossmember....



The rear spring was deep-sixed, too.  The rear will be U-bolted to the brackets.....



Heidi demonstrates how flexible the new suspension system is.....



All new motor mounts were installed, too.  Wait'll you see the rest of the drive train.
The reference photos from Rick showed a really unique operating system.



More to come.  Thanks for looking.

[RoughboyModelworks]

Very interesting chassis Ken... the one on the lumber stacker's coming along nicely too...

Paul

[finescalerr]

No thong bikini; I prefer the stacker chassis. And of course it is outstanding so far. -- Russ