N scale Wood chip plant

I'm planning on putting a wood chip facility at one end of my layout. There are no readlily available kits to be built. So here's my attempt at some of the equipment. So far I have the crane built and the loading bunk. I still have to come up with a couple buildings and the wood debarker and the wood chipper. The kit is based on a real one. Found it in the Oct 2002 issue of Model railroader, pages 96-99.




Thanks

 

rottin1, your facility looks like it's going to be very nice!

I hope you'll post more as your installation progresses.

-Gary

 

That looks very sharp, please continue to post update shots!
my best,
Jan

 

Thanks guys. I will update as I progress.

 

Whoops, sorry about that Charlie. No malfeasance intended, just wasn't thinking.

rottin1, I was pointing out that Traincat offers a nice etched brass woodchip loader facility that might provide some of the bits you're still seeking (Google: traincat woodchip). But you're doing a nice job scratchbuilding it!

 

Gary: Nice stuff that Brass, but that's exactly why I scratchbuild. I simply cannot afford Brass. Nor have I ever worked with it. Thanks for the info though. If I could figure out what's wrong with my scanner I would scan the article from the Oct 2002 issue where I got the idea from. If anyone has that issue of Model railroader and can scan those 2 pages, feel free and do so and add the pics to this thread. Thanks you guys!

 

Johnny B I also am building the same wood chip plant I have the log crane built But was stumped on the grapple for it. Did you build yours or where did you get it Thanks wendell

 

This is really nice! I love seeing people scratch-build their own when the choices are few. I'd love to have some of these pictures added to the logging group (see my sig for a link).

 

Very nice work. For those of us (like me) that don't scratch build much, what materials did you use to come up the the loader and crane? I know they're styrene, but is it from Plastruct?

And if you don't mind me asking, what did this end up costing you to make?

Your work is great--if you didn't tell me you'd built them from scratch I'd have thought they were from a kit. This is exactly what I'm looking for the woodchip/pulpwood operation I have planned.

Please post more pictures of your progress!

 

Nice work!
Your wood chip facility can supply my Duraflame fire log factory.

 

All of it was Evergreen. And to be honest , I really couldn't tell you how much it costs me because I have a huge box of Styrene, all shapes and sizes. I've been adding to that box of styrene for years now. This is merely a guess, but I'd have to say maybe 15-20 bucks? Most of it all Evergreen. I do have some pieces on Plastruct, but not much. Mainly big I beams. For glue, I use Ambrose Pro weld. THE best stuff for scratchbuilding, IMO!

 

Wendell: totaly scratchbuilt my friend. And it was a pain in the A#*!!

 

Good afternoon guys. After a long absence, I am back working on my layout and wood chip plant. I will post updated pics now that I'm back. Thank you to everyone who has and had commented on this. Thanks!

 

I built a woodchip hopper for my club layout sawmill that I have totally scratchbuilt. It is in the June/July 2009 N scale issue. Here are some pics of it.

 

Very cool. I plan on a similar project, so I'll be watching closely. Yours looks really good so far.