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STEP 14: Final Assembly
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To build the small conveyor that sits at the top of the
tower, start by cutting two pieces of 3/64” channel to a
length of 10 scale feet. For the rollers, cut two 2’ pieces if
1/8” styrene tube. Glue the first piece to the end of one
of the pieces of channel and glue the second one 2 1/2’ in
from the other end- see the photo above for the location
of the various pieces.
Next, glue the other piece of channel to the other side of the
pieces of 1/8” tube. The rollers should be centered on the
channel pieces. For the platform for the motor, cut a piece of
.010 sheet styrene to the width between the channels and a
length of 1 3/4 scale feet and glue it the end of the channels
away from the rollers (described on next page).
The electric motor (see 43a) is from Williams Brothers but
you could substitute something similar from your scrap
43a: Mounting the conveyor bents.
43a
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STEP 13: Apply Corrugated Siding
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42: The completed roofs for the receiving bin,
breaker and large conveyor prior to painting.
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masking tape. Once the first side of each piece is dry, flip
them over and paint the other side.
Once the paint had cured, apply a spray of Testor’s Dullcote to
each side. The last step is to weather each piece on both sides
using your favorite weathering techniques. For this step I used
artist’s oils and paint thinner, applying the colors in washes.
Coal loader, p2 - 10
MRH-Jan 2013
