A Viking would have been manufactured by Dominion Electrohome Industries, as you said for Eaton’s Dept stores. They manufactured other private brands, like Simpson.
Good morning, everyone. Bacon, eggs, and black coffee, please.
This will be a good day to stay inside and do layout work. It’s cold, windy, and snow/rain mixture, then all snow later today.
Kevin, I’d offer to help you dig, but luckily I live too far away.
I don’t know for sure, but I think this was a Burlington structure in Iowa:
Have a good day, everyone.
Good morning from sunnyville, I already went out for a short walk.
Normally I sleep 5 to 6 hours tops, last night I slept almost 9 hours and woke up sick. I have not been out in over a week and my covid positive son and his covid positive GF were the last outsiders to visit on Sunday and were at their most contagious, they tested positive yesterday. So we will assume it is covid as we have the same symptoms. That means I have to go on the wagon, meaning no strenuous workout. My tested VO2max rate is rated as superior which was higher than excellent so I have done all I can to load my quiver to fight covid. I actually feel fine, just slightly achy with a runny nose.
Kevin, watch those electrolytes and don’t over do it out in the yard today. We have called an ambulance more than once for weekend warriors that suffered electrolyte imbalances.
Dave, looking at the plow it looks like most angles are pretty straightforward cuts. I am going to see if I can come up with more pics later. I have a family member that has better luck than I when it comes to searching for things on the WWW. He says it is all about how you ask. He was a senior investigator with the RCMP and has many tricks up his sleeve.[(-D]
MLC, that radio being an Electrohome makes sense as I remember Eatons sold Electrohomes. My Grandmother lived in a suite in our new house when we moved from Winnipeg and I remember going to Eatons and her buying an Electrhome colour TV. I spent all my time watching her TV with her after that as a young kid. The biggest thing for me was watching hockey and seeing the true colour of the Montreal Canadians jerseys. Also Batman and Robins outfits.[(-D]
David, do you have a preference as to the Atlantic or Pacific in the middle lati
Good evening Diners. Brunhilda, I’ll have a bottle of Irish Red Kevin has left. It will go with the burger and wedges I have cooked. Thanks Kevin.
I played indoor cricket this morning. Great fun. In the train room this afternoon. Even greater fun.
A picture I have on the wall in my train room. North British Railway Class D40 ‘Ellangowan’ in LNER livery. Photograph taken in the 1930s. ‘Ellangowan’ is passing near Chipchase Castle on her way to either Hawick or Edinburgh. The railway line is the former North British Railway’s Border Counties Railway. I used to live about four miles away from where this photograph was taken and have passed it many times on my travels.
Although the picture is 80 something years old and rather grainy, the wire to post fencing can be seen. Common on NBR lines. The long, overgrown grass this side of the fence to the road that passes. The other side of the tracks trees border the scene. The train has passed under a road bridge and can just be seen on the right.
NBR D30 by David Harrison, on Flickr
David
Hi Brent,
I would appreciate any help you and your family member can offer.
I agree that the body of the plough and the vertical/horizontal blades should be easy to model. I think the trickiest part will be getting the rotating blades correct.
Dave
$300. There’s a PM for you on Big Blue Trains, though it’s from . . . .
Pressin’ my luck here, [:-^]
John
A 3D printer could really help out with the blades. There used to be a member on here called David Beddard, he has a FB page all about 3D design and printing, he has done some amazing designs and models.
My wife and kids were going to buy me a 3D printer for Christmas but could not get the model I wanted due to supply chain issues so I never got it. Maybe someone on here could whip you up some blades.
There is a lot of online 3D file-swapping going on in the MRR community, I would like to start being a part of that as there are so many cool things being done.
A friend of mine is out this way and asked on FB if he could drop by for coffee, said he would bring Tims.
I posted this, he understood and got it instantly.[(-D]
Thanks, John, I’ll check it out.
“BATMAN - A 3D printer could really help out with the blades.”
Hi Brent,
I think that 3D printing is great for those things that require a high level of detail, like a set of welding torches for example, but I’d rather make the blades by hand just for the pleasure of accomplishing the task.
Dave
I understand completely Dave as I feel the same way. I had another look at the ideal snowplow blade and it was not quite as involved as I was thinking.
This blade looks like a little more skill would be required with all the curves. Maybe you can put it on the docket for when you finish the Ideal plow.[(-D]
Are you thinking of having the blades spin? A small motor with a rubber band drive could work as there would be little resistance to stretch the rubber band.
Hi David,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWDGGEzr_kI
Vintage railway film - The North Eastern goes forward - 1962 - YouTube
(I couldn’t copy the second https, but you will find it)
I just found these two vids of British Railways, North Eastern Region, with 3 locations where I have lived. I especially loved Teesside, with all it’s Industry, Chemicals, Steel, Oil, smoke and of course Railways.
The footage is pure ‘Brit True-Grit’. I don’t know how many fellow forum members might smile at the way we were back then in 1960’s Britain? Private cars were a luxury, let alone a grainy, black & white 8mm Cine-film camera.
Thanks for the drink Kevin, Friday & Saturday evening is always when I allow myself a bottle. Cheers, Paul
Good morning Diners. A coffee on the go please, Zoe.
Brent. We must have posted about the same time, so missed your post. Atlantic or Pacific I have no reference for the best. Just to be on board a ship is our dream vacation.
(Paul) Lazers. Thanks for the link regarding North East Railways. They brought back memories watching a empty coal train near High Pit, Cramlington (around 1950). It was going really slow. The trackwork mst have been poor as wagons kept derailing and the fireman going to the offending wagons and lifting them back on the rails. The overgrown area where Nature was winning I remember the most.
David
Good Morning All,
David - oddly enough after 4 years below decks I have no desire to ride ships any more. The occasional Ferry is just enough thank you.
0F this morning and the wind chill is very chilly indeed. Cuts right through. Gov’t work today in the shop so tidy up and side projects. We’ve gotten busy enough with the parts fabrication end of things that we’ve roped someone into coming in just to weld up wishbones so we can fulfil orders in a more timely manner. The fabicator and welder actually beat me in this morning.
Paul - Thanks for the videos you posted. I was interested to see the locomotives running reversed. On some it made sense with the glassed in cabs but others with the large coal bins on the tenders must have been a complete sod to deal with. I of course also love the cars few though they were. The first film maker must have been fairly high up the ranks at his job to swing the price of a Ford Cortina. Mum sitting in the back and junior swinging on the gates. Must have been persuasive too if he shot the footage from the cab.
2016-11-09 19.58.19 by J.R. Mitchell, on Flickr
Phillip Island, Victoria, Au.
Here’s my coffee and off I go. Ciao, J.R.
Hi Brent,
The corkscrew blade would be easy! All you need to do is find an appropriately sized seashell and grind off the outside! Not!![swg][(-D][(-D]
That thing looks so flimsy I think it would fold up the first time it hit a block of ice. It would definitely be a suitable candidate for 3D printing if you could figure out the geometry.
Dave
Dianne and I went looking for snowy owls again yesterday and saw two! The first was way off in the distance so we didn’t get a very good view.
The second one was a perfect lesson in bird watching. We had stopped to search a large field. We were focussing our search on the distant fence line but there was nothing there. As we started to drive on, Dianne happened to look up and here was a snowy owl sitting on top of a telephone pole less than 100’ from us. It had probably been watching us the whole time! Always watch the tops of the poles!
Bitter cold here last night. Minus 32 C with the wind chill!
Cheers!!
Dave
Afternoon Folks!
I have been busy for the last couple hours creating a Award Certificate for our City Manager who is leaving to be an executive of another nearby entity. Several groups have already sent their thanks and best wishes and the MLK committee (I am treasurer and guy who creates documents and stuff) will be presenting her the certificate this Monday, if the blizzard which is supposedly coming is light enough that we all don’t freeze. It will be held outside again this year. I am supposedly setting up my small sound system to use, but that might not happen if we get the full 14" predicted and it starts blowing around… Currently 8*F or -13°C . Yep that sounds colder… I am getting to the age where the cold really bothers me. Normal morning temperature for me is about 97.2F. I think my days of camping out on the ice of a lake at -10°F with a -30° wind chill factor are past…[sigh]
Luckily the neighborhood redneck is all ready to plow in my Tesla I think…
Actually it will be the City of Geneva that will likely put a 3’ drift at the end of my driveway about 15 minutes before I have to leave for the events…
All the news is predicting major gloom and doom so it may not be too bad. [%-)][:-^]
73
Hi Brent,
It would be nice if the blades were able to spin. The challenge would be to get them balanced properly given that they will be scratchbuilt.
I think I have figured out how to make the center hubs of the blades using 3/4" or 1" copper pipe caps (whichever looks better), and if I can find the right size, a couple of cheap six spoke RC car wheels. I will make the final blades out of brass but I will use card stock to create the templates.
I’ve got lots of car siding and brass sheet, rivet decals etc. etc. I’m going to wait until the Accurail 36’ box car is delivered before deciding on any final dimensions.
Dave