of the coke ovens. On Page 79 is a Rich Cool photo showing
a great profile of front and angled slope sheet ends. It also
shows wheel size, type, I-beam frame, chute, and the chain
linked loading lever.
The box dimensions are 6'9" wide, 10' long, and 7'6" tall
overall. Wheels ride on 42" wide track (I built mine for N scale
track width). The spout is 12"x18" and feeds into the chute
which it is hinged on. I used .020 Evergreen sheet styrene cut
and scored to bend angles. The wheels are from Durango Press
speeder kits.
Here is a rough description of how I built mine: Trial and error!
I made paper drawings of the ends, front and back, then I
made cardstock templates to bend angles and capture the
look from photos. Dry run fit and taped together, made
modifications, then transferred onto pieces of .020 Evergreen
