Hulett Ore Unloader in 1:32th

[Barney]

But what can I say !!! on the other hand "Speechless"
Tried flower arranging and now stamp collecting !!
Barney 

[nk]

Pfft...

That was my mind being blown.

Such amazing work. WOW.

[Stuart]

Very impressive Bernhard.  From the looks of things, you have the new year well in hand.  Each of your posts is like reading a great novel with each chapter providing additional insight and excitement.  Looking forward to the closing chapter!

Stuart

[fspg2]

Hello Bernhard,

I'm always pleased that you've made friends with the rivets - it's worth it, as we see again and again!

[finescalerr]

As usual, Frithjof is right. -- Russ

[Bernhard]

Thank you all for your encouraging comments.

By the way, regarding the dicsussion to use rivets or not, I think this an excellent argument for the use of rivets

Hauk, it was clearly the right decision to reproduce the rivets. I'm glad that I was able to have the discussion here. However, it also takes a lot of time.

Bad news: I heard from a modeler in Cleveland, who is also interested in the Huletts, that the Port of Cleveland has decided to scrap the two remaining engines for good.
You can also read about it here:
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/after-decades-long-effort-to-save-them-hulett-ore-unloaders-on-whiskey-island-to-be-sold-for-scrap
or here:
https://www.ideastream.org/community/2024-02-09/clevelands-historic-huletts-are-headed-for-the-scrap-heap-is-there-still-time-to-save-them

It's a real shame that this interesting piece of industrial history is simply disappearing without practically any trace.

Bernhard

[Hauk]

It's a real shame that this interesting piece of industrial history is simply disappearing without practically any trace.

Bernhard

It is sad indeed that the unloaders wil not be preserved. But it makes your model even more valuable and interesting.

[finescalerr]

I could not agree more strongly with Håvard. -- Russ

[Bill Gill]

I caught a quick glimpse of a news story that NASA is planning to demolish a number of buildings connected with the early manned flightsat Cape Canaveral that previously had been preserved.

[Bernhard]

I'd like to show you a little update on my project today.

Because I was in such a good flow, I started on the rear tower straight away. To do this, I had to add a lot of angle profiles with punched rivets, ...



... which were then fitted to the side panels, among other things.




Then the first sheets could be fitted to the frame.

[Bernhard]

Then the Y-axis display on the rivet punching machine broke down. Probably Chinese junk. So, until I get a replacement, I can't stamp any rivets.

I have therefore built the missing railing for the platform at the front tower.

[Bernhard]

Two days later I received new etching sheets with parts for further platforms and ladders.




It's difficult to photograph such sheets because you always see reflections on the shiny surfaces.

[Bernhard]

I used the diamond plates to build the five platforms for the rear tower.

[Bernhard]

And several ladders were created from the etched side parts and 1 mm brass wire.






Bernhard

[Bill Gill]

It all is looking very good. Hope your rivet punching machine will be back in action soon.