of india ink and alcohol. I inserted short lengths of brass wire into the bot- toms of the vertical timbers to go into matching holes in the base timber to provide more strength. At all points where the timbers or crane supports met, I drilled for and installed Grandt Line No. 98 n.b.w. castings. At the point where the top of the crane met its sup- port, I simulated the fastenings with a strip of .010″ styrene and some more n.b.w. castings. For the base of the facility, I cut a piece of .040″ Evergreen styrene, to a dimension of 30′×35′, distressed it a bit along the edges and painted it with Floquil Concrete to simulate a concrete pad. I knew I’d be using a mix of white glue and water to secure the coal on this base, and figured the styrene wouldn’t warp. When the base was dry, I glued the assembled timber framing into position with thick cyanoacrylate and began work on the crane itself. The Fine Scale Miniatures castings
have excellent detail, but I added two minor items to try and make it conform more closely to the B&ML crane. From the photos, it was apparent that the crane itself was rotated by hand, insert- ing a stout pole into a fixture with two lift ring-like protrusions. Accordingly, after I installed the air hoist, I added a small bit of styrene with the two brass wire rings glued into it. I lined this up with a metal framing piece to give it some model stability. In addition, after I
RAILROAD MAGAZINE COLLECTION: BELFAST, ME LINWOOD MOODY; RAILROAD MAGAZINE COLLECTION: BELFAST, ME; JULY 10. 1940
Strong arms and a long pole were used to turn the coal loader (left) and position the bucket over the tender. One of the front support beams is just visible on the left side of this photo (below). Note the coal shovel hanging on the beam.
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