1: Kim Hornbaker and Austin Kassmeyer load their cast wind
turbine blades onto special unit-train flat cars.
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off from work to photograph the first train leaving the plant.
After seeing these cars in action, I decided this would be a cool
prototype to model.
“As I was hand-carving a model blade, I realized I needed to be
able to have these operate on 30” radius curves on my layout.
I experimented with length of the blades and modifications of
spline cars so this could be achieved. After several tries , this
finished model of six Con-Cor five packs and 12 wind blades
will operate on 30” radius curves.
“The shows in the Midwest I have attended have let me meet
people who say 'this is really neat,' or “I haven’t seen this load
in real life, alone in model form.'
”There is real satisfaction in knowing I have the only models of
these, and built them myself.”
