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Pics: JAC Bethgon Coalporter
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:10:18 GMT
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Although I built this MOC last year, I never got around to posting pics
of it.  It is a model of a Johnstown America Corporation's Bethgon
Coalporter, a rotary dump hopper.

I have posted the MOC and a pic of the proto here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4164

You can read more about the original here:
http://www.johnstownamerica.com/products/fcp_coal.htm#

Enjoy!

-John



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  Re: Pics: JAC Bethgon Coalporter
 
(...) If it was in 6 wide, it'd be a great model :) Nice. Except about 4x too big for my rotary unloader. It does look quite good though, and I would like to congradulate you for making good models, even if they are to the wrong size. (NA stuff (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Pics: JAC Bethgon Coalporter
 
Excellent model John! Hmm... I can't say many more comments that haven't beens said in this thread already, so I'll just ask some questions. Are the ribs 1x1x5 bricks? How firmly is the red end attached? I see how it is tied in to at the bottom but (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)

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