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and mark two lines to indicate where the rails are to be glued in
place. My mine rails are for 30” gauge mine cars, so the rails are
located 15” on each side of the center line. The rails inside of the
tipple will need to align with the ramp rails when it is added.
The windows used are Grandt Line #5299 and #5276 steel
casement windows. The #5299 is a nine-pane window, and the
#5276 windows are six-over-six panes.
I modified some of the windows to show them in an open
position. I scored along the top and sides of the window and
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4. The tipple under construction and clearances checked
using the previously installed castings.
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5. The bin and chute under the main tipple with the
operating pulley. It is identical to the two bins under
the shaker house.
popped it out of the frame. All windows have 6” x 6” sills
added. The doors for the tipple are .010” styrene.
Loading chute
The loading chute is under the main part of the structure. I con-
structed a bin from the dimensions of one that remained at the
site after the tipple was demolished. The top of the bin measures
12’ x 12’ x 5’. The bin was built using .040” styrene for the sides.
To build the bin’s tapered bottom, cut four pieces of 020” sty-
rene, measuring 12’ x 7½’. Locate the center of the 12’ side
and mark 1’ on each side. Scribe a line from the corner on the
opposite side to the 1’ mark and then snap the piece off creat-
ing an angle. Do this for all of the remaining pieces.
MRH-Aug 2014
