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Hello all, Its been awhile since I posted anything on this forum. Heres whats been going on lately. I managed to build my 12'X14' shed and....scratch build the largest structure on DRSC. A BOF in HO,didn't take but a month and a half to build. Here are a few pictures of the new...

\ I have a friend at work,who finds old toys such as lego parts and keeps them for me. Working for local county goverment in DPW solid waste division has its perks. One mans trash is another man treasure. Patrick

Yeah sure are. They are the closest thing I could find the the back wheels of the real machine. I love legos....if I can't find a part in my scrap box,I go searching in the lego pile for it. Patrick

Thanks guys,really means a lot. Hopefully one day soon I can set all this stuff up. My work bench is crammed with almost everything needed for the mill.Sheez I'll have to build a shed ,just to get this stuff out of the house. Wife feels the same way,she can't wait to see it all out of the house...

Hello all, I just completed my latest scratch/kit- bash project of a 1987 design scrap bucket carrier.Drawings for the prototype were downloaded from the US patent office.Carrier took about four days,working in the evening after work. The base of the project was again a HO Norscot 627G...

Hello all, I've scratch built all sorts of things ,but I have to tip my hat to this guy. A true master of model animation in N scale,cranes powered by remote control!!! Enough of my talking,check out this link. The Sceniced and Undecided Railway The reason this site caught my eye...

DocWayne hit the nail right on the head.Just take your time while building and enjoy the build. Patrick Beaufort,SC Dragon river steel corp {DRSC}

Hello all, Since the morgan crane was built,I needed something for it to do. A steel converter is used inside the BOF building. It's sole purpose is to melt scrap quickly. They do this by charging the vessel with scrap metal and then a nice charge of molten iron. Blown with oxygen at...

Mr HO trainman, After a brief search of E-bay ....I found this for yaz. http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-HO-Walthers-3109-Kalmar-Container-Crane-Kit_W0QQitemZ320076145335QQcategoryZ19141QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem This guy has three of them for $16.95 a piece,buy itr now...

Hello HOtrainman, Yup walthers use to produce these.Haven't seen them in the walthers wish book in a while. I have one of the jewels,but mine is working as a coil carrier. Very easy kit to assemble and a nice looking detailed model/ Try e-bay in HO scale....might just find one...

I use a couple of things mainly,copper wire coated in its insulation. Shoot I've even used fishing string,painted. But copper wire ,retains its shape and is easier to work with.So far its the best looking for hydraulic hoses,electrical lines and main piping. All of the norscot heavy equipment...

Glen.....thanks for the kind words. Miles....Thanks, really means a lot. I built this model using just about everything but the kitchen sink. The sink didn'y look right anywhere on the crane ,so it didn't get put on,heh heh, heh .The main girder was made from a walthers turnable...

Josh, What scale do you model in ? I myself can't wait to see what another steel mill nut will model !!!!!!!! Do you have any pics to share ? Patrick

Hi yaz Terrell, The only thing that moves freely is the trolley,it can be moved to either end. Would have been cool to have an operating model,but far to much enigneering for me. Patrick

Hello all, Thanks and Kudos to Doc wayne for being so kind as to share photos of his crane. Mine is somewhat based on a much heavier duty steel mill crane. This crane will be used inside the BOF structure as soon as its built. All scratch built using all kinds of things.....far to...

Thanks freelance....well that makes two of us. I'm sure others have done the same thing.

Found the problem and boy do I feel stupid. You see all this time I was trying to take the shell off.Trying to figure out the problem,swearing like chief,mad at the world. The problem was ....I had my test power pack on AC !!!!!! Man do I feel stupid.Sheez,must have worked to hard today. I...

Hello all, My wife just got back from a trip. She bought me a brand spanking new Atlas 8-40C...DC. The problem is ,I placed it on the test track, and before I could even power up.The motor acts like its locked up It sounds like a buzzing noise,wheels won't move....nothing. Now if I...

Hello all, As plans for my outdoor shed have fallen through the cracks for now. I sat back down at my work bench and started scratch building again. Many thanks to Docwayne for his pictures of his heavy duty overhead crane. Yup thats what I'm working on as we speak. Shoot its a lot...

Hello all, While living in coastal SC,theres not much rock to make cast molds out of. So I went to the hobby shop Sunday {Bull St station,Savannah,GA} and purchased a rock mold. I should have bought all they had. These little jewels are priceless,can't wait to buy more. I cast mine out...