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Post by icghogger on Apr 23, 2011 7:43:09 GMT -5
Thanks, Mark!!
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Post by soo78 on Apr 23, 2011 23:46:16 GMT -5
Wow! That is really nice clean work!
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Post by steve4 on Apr 24, 2011 4:46:49 GMT -5
how could I miss this before ? awesome Robert, absolutely awesome... I like a lot...
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Post by icghogger on Apr 24, 2011 8:59:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words, fellas!
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Apr 24, 2011 12:48:20 GMT -5
I really like the open window, thats a sharp detail.
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Post by icghogger on May 1, 2011 7:52:52 GMT -5
Thanks, Mike, I think it adds a nice touch.
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Post by ranchwagon on May 1, 2011 10:29:14 GMT -5
Excellent, as usual! Where did you get the nifty hole punch?
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Post by icghogger on May 1, 2011 16:15:14 GMT -5
Excellent, as usual! Where did you get the nifty hole punch? Thanks, Kerry. The punch and die set came from Micro-Mark.
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Post by diesel on May 2, 2011 12:09:40 GMT -5
I can't wait til this is done!
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Post by scl1523 on May 6, 2011 20:58:05 GMT -5
Robert, How did you form the poling pockets for the SD28? I need to replicate this for my GP7s since the Proto units do not include this key feature. Any advice on tools or techniques would be appreciated. I review this thread weekly just to marvel at your work.
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Post by icghogger on May 7, 2011 9:22:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words, Justin! I use a punch and die set to create the poling pocket detail.
I am working this weekend, but I will try to photograph the method of making them and post it another day.
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Post by icghogger on May 13, 2011 10:10:51 GMT -5
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Post by m a y o r 79 on May 13, 2011 12:16:16 GMT -5
When did railroads stop using poling pockets? If I understand their use correctly they would literally push cars that were on an adjacent track around a yard using a pole rather than having to actually couple up to the car. Wasnt that practice abandoned some time ago? Or do railroads still do it?
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Post by Randy Earle on May 13, 2011 13:42:26 GMT -5
They had lots of injuries using pushing poles. Guys were getting crushed and sometimes the poles would splinter.
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Post by icghogger on May 13, 2011 14:41:45 GMT -5
Mike, the railroads did away with the poling poles sometime in the late fifties. The C&G still had them on their locomotives up to 1972, but they were the exception rather than the rule.
As Randy said, they were dangerous to use and could cause serious injury or death if not used properly. One of my old rule books explained the proper technique:
The crewman holding the pole takes a position in the center of the pole, and places one end of the pole against the poling pocket of the car to be moved. Upon receiving a proper signal, the engine is moved in place against the other end of the pole and stopped with sufficient pressure to hold the pole in place. The crewman steps out of the way (in case the pole splinters or slips off) and signals for the engineer to begin pushing. The car is shoved no faster than 4 MPH and only enough to clear adjacent track(s). The movement is then stopped, and the pole is allowed to drop to the ground.
It is my understanding that the poles were made of a tight-grain wood, had metal collars on each end and weighed about 75 pounds. Of course, my build will be equipped with the standard pole, hanging in brackets on the fireman's side of the locomotive underframe tool box.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2011 9:11:49 GMT -5
Hey Robert, I am amazed at the level of detail you are putting into this model. It's great to see someone so passionate about a C&G loco!!!!! I can't wait to see it finished!!! Will it be DCC? Sound? Let me know if it's DCC and you want to run it from Artesia to Greenville. I'd love to see it run on the layout! Dennis Daniels aberdeensub.blogspot.com/
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Post by icghogger on May 15, 2011 17:04:48 GMT -5
I'm glad you like her, Dennis, after it's done, I will definitely take you up on your offer. Be sure to get the kudzu out of the way, she tends to be a little light on her feet!!
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2011 17:42:08 GMT -5
And IF you ever decide to pass her on, I'd love first shot at purchasing her!! ; )
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Post by lucas on May 27, 2011 19:35:51 GMT -5
This is not modelling... this is fine art bud!! wow, I have so much to learn from you guys!! Excellent level of detail.
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Post by icghogger on Jul 4, 2011 14:06:10 GMT -5
After much delay (work keeps interfering with modeling) and interruptions, I finally got back to this project. I am adding the last of the details before going to the paint shop, so here goes!! I built up the hanger brackets for the pole (used for poling cars by) from .010" sheet styrene stock, forming the hanger loops around a drill shank. Then I trimmed them down and cemented them to the left side tool basket. Here is a photo of the hanger brackets with the pole in place.
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