Are there any buildings you would like to see walthers come out with in their cornerstone series and rolling stock. For me it would be modern wood chip loading operation/ chip mill, some accessories to go along with Walton & sons lumber, like bulk lumber warehouses, reintroducing their 45’ log flatcars ( with names of shortline an data only), 61’ wood chip cars with new road names, rtr wood chip semi rig, and rtr log/timber grappler equipped front end loader.
A really nice diecast front end log loader with grapple is already available from Camarama. It’s available from companies that sell diecast vehicles or on ebay. I would also like to see Walthers reintroduce their modern 45’ log cars (I believe the Milwaukee road had many of them at one time). I could also use a log truck equipped with grapple rtr to deliver logs to my Walthers sawmill.
I see that Walthers is bringing back the bascule bridge in June.
Now, what I would really like to see is a lift bridge. Like this one.
http://chicagoloopbridges.com/bridges12/near12/South12.html
Rich
Now that I got my 33K gallon tank cars, would want to see Walthers produce some N&W open-bay hoppers.
The “sugar cube” speakers for decoders. Tony’s has had them for a long time
Make that two! [Y]
The New York Central built a vertical lift bridge at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in 1953. It is still in use today by the Norfolk Southern.
http://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=ohio/clevelandrr5/
I also like to see Walthers produce a model of the U.S. No.1 Presidential car Ferdinand Magellan.
Ed
FYI, MB Klein has a selection of sugar cubes, take a look.
http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Speakers-s/1171.htm
Ed
The New York Central built a vertical lift bridge at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in 1953
Know it well, Ed. I used to slip out the back door of Fagan’s-In-The-Flats when I’d hear the 5 horn blasts, watch it come down, hear the locking pins slam into place, and in less than 2 minutes, a freight would come roaring out of Collinwood at what appeared to be 60mph. Always wondered how that train could stop in time if the bridge failed to seat properly.
How about making just walls available for kitbashing LARGE buildings.
There are ‘‘how too’s’’ on the subject.
Enjoy!!!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y6QkJmYNzo
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
Speaking of bridges, I’d like to see a pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge. I don’t know whether Walthers is the right one to produce it. Maybe Central Valley instead.
Tom
Tom,
You might find this interesting:
https://www.comsol.com/blogs/modeling-a-pratt-truss-bridge/
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
Frank, what a great find. Great link, great video. Any chance you can build that lift bridge for me?
Rich
Rich,
It’s a possibility…when I complete My 5 ongoing projects…getting close…Maybe winter…You must also remember, I’ll be 74 this yr. God willin’ and the creek don’t rise…after what happened to My friend…makes Me wonder. LOL
Take Care! [:D]
Frank
LOL
Walthers does make brick sheet sections which pretty much match other Cornerstone bricks.
Yes, I’d like to see them made larger, too. On the other hand, DPM modular pieces will serve nicely, and can be found with a variety of doors and windows.
The Walthers Cornerstone Modular system seems to be discontinued now. I built a few of their buildings, but the format was a bit rigid and it seemed like they expected you to build the structure as designed and not deviate from the plan. When I think “modular,” I look for flexibility and kitbashing.
Ed:
Thanks for the lead on the MB Klein speakers. I had been ordering my sugar cube speakers from Digi-Key and their prices were pretty good. Unfortunately they discontinued the speakers I was using and their recommended replacement was more than twice the price. I just ordered 10 of the MB Klein speakers. That should do me for a while.
Regards
Dave
Sometimes, unfortunately, the train doesn’t stop in time:
On May 8, 1974, Penn Central freight train OV-8 collided with the counterweight of a lift-span drawbridge on the Cuyahoga River at Cleveland, Ohio. Shortly before the collision, the eastbound train had been traveling at 33 mph on a main track equipped with automatic block signals when the DB operator contacted the traincrew and advised them that the route was clear ahead. Then, the operator remembered that a boat had been awaiting passage and, without informing the traincrew, he opened the bridge. The train passed the red home signal of the DB interlocking without braking and struck the counterweight of the open bridge about 600 feet beyond the signal. The two crewmembers in the lead locomotive unit died as a result of crash injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the locomotive crewmembers to obey a wayside signal indication to stop and the concurrent opening of the drawbridge by the DB operator after he had advised the oncoming traincrew by radio that the route was clear. Contributing to the accident was the absence of specific rules that either prohibited such a radio message or described the circumstances under which such a radio transmittal could be accepted as an operational control. – Abstract from United States Department of Transportation Accident Report: Investigations of railroad accidents 1911 - 1993, File Number RAR-75-3
I was there shortly after it happened. What a mess!
Ed
What plan? The Walthers ones were as flexible as the DPM modulars and easier to work with.
I know they sold building kits that used the parts, but the line was mainly boxes of parts.