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New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
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Mon, 4 Jun 2001 20:06:55 GMT
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Ever wondered how the 4536 hoppers are loaded from above?

My latest model is based on Redmire, a facility in the North East of England
used for loading limestone quarried nearby into railway hopper wagons for
onward transport to steel works. Its simplicity makes it an ideal prototype
to model. Lorries reverse over a small bridge, then discharge stone down a
chute into a waiting wagon.

See it here, and a picture of the prototype at:

http://www.brickset.com/huwhomepage/moc/trains/redmire/

LMKWYT

Huw



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  Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
 
(...) Huw, that is brilliant. I love it. (Despite the obvious lack of orange bricks :-) Okay, sorry for the feeble wit, but what more can I say? Marvellous. Next up - Mindstorms fully automated loading bay...? Jason J Railton P.S. Okay, the reason (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
 
(...) It's nice to see some European/UK wagon designs for a change. I'll be posting better pictures of mine as soon as I get my new digital camera. Harvey Henkelman-Certified Ferroequinologist (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
 
(...) Huw, You did a beautiful job of modeling this structure. I've been wanting to do one for a very long time now. I live in an area with lots of steel mills so I've grown up seeing these types of structures and always thought they'd make great (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
 
(...) I think it's brilliant. Now can you make it bigger so it works with proper sized railcars instead of that eurotrash? :-) ++lar (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
 
"Huw Millington" <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:GEF8xx.LCH@lugnet.com... <trim> (...) Most people build with LEGO. A few talented people are able to sculpt. You seem to be one of these people. :) This is one of the most fantastic (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
 
(...) I think what I like best about this loading point structure is that the scenery is an integral and "mechanical" feature. The sculpted hill-side is very well done and so necessary for this model. Very nice "set"! It really shows how the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: New MOC: Loading point for aggregate hoppers
 
Awesome! I am suprised that no one has built one like that before. Cool model! Can you take a closer picture of the chute? (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.trains)

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