N scale Barney

[@nickjoel5258]

I work at a coal power plant and they have a room that the whole train drives through and the room grabs each car one by one and rotates them 360 degrees, dumping them upside down in the process, emptying the coal into an underground storage area, then the coal rides a conveyer belt out to the coal yard. Flawless process. This machine has never failed in the 12 years I've been there. They do do yearly routine maintenance on it once a year.

[@kevinguthrie5495]

The rotary dumper in the "new way" video was inspired by a video that had footage of such an operation at a Detroit Edison plant. The engineer pulls the train in, spots the first car and leaves, letting the dumper's ram arm (is there a proper term for that?) push the train forward.

[@CraftyFoxe]

So this is a Barney, I was expecting to see a purple dinosaur

[@sushifox3931]

Me too bro. 😂

[@matthewrouse8410]

Oh wow, ok, you used actual "coal" loads that you can dump and re use in another hopper, that is really nice work

[@paulwalter2590]

You have some awesome N scale content! Ever publish any of these amazing coal loading/unloading scale models before? If not, you should be!

[@Cormano980]

I always loved train models, something very relaxing to watch

[@97SEMTEX]

I can't stress this enough... that would entertain me for hours.

[@newjerseyray]

pretty darn cool! nice job.

[@yianliu8533]

Good DIY!

[@davidmcrae5183]

I'd love to see how that was built and what it takes to control it so it runs smoothly.

[@marke.saunders4803]

That is totally awesome!

[@JuanGamer0202]

i was expecting to find someone from back mesa but well...

[@Bacony_Cakes]

Yes, but can it buy me a beer?

[@thomastheelephant4602]

I love this setup! Great work 👍

[@ivangyorog5782]

Tak toto je super.Bravo.

[@MadelineOgLeg]

Nice work

[@tlfreek]

that is really cool. I had no idea something like that existed.

[@treinenliefde]

Oh wow, this is really impressive!

[@timosha21]

I'm a train and I approve this video! Choo choo!

[@BoxcarJerry]

This has to be the coolest model railroad modeling job ever . How long did it take to come up with a working version ?

[@kevinguthrie5495]

This took a few weeks. But I've replaced the slides with ball bearings since.

[@fabiodriven]

Impressive. If only it were louder.

[@jeanpierreragequit1726]

wow..i am impressed ! Very nice job ! Greetings from France..

[@gwrbuckleyjunction1733]

That’s impressive 👍

[@АндрейГеннадьевич-м6б]

Clever!

[@davidsheriff8989]

Wow...how real is that !

[@therealdeal6846]

Awsome!!..this boy has talent!!

[@User0000000000000004]

Looks totally real. I'm serious. No, really I am.

[@ashleytaylor896]

that is so cool.nice job

[@trainguy111]

Very neat!

[@allnamestaken007]

Cool or what!

[@scottkew6278]

TOOoooooo COOOoooLLLL !!!!

[@davestrains6816]

Loved it, thanks for sharing. Dave

[@MIKI17008]

Cool

[@miku7715]

Clever

[@tedmaas3588]

AWESOME!!!

[@Longshadowsmodeltrees]

Now that is Cool! Bob

[@possumbayou8238]

I love it

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Ahmaseing!

[@vozmajster1011]

This is amazing! What do you use to fill the models? I'm thinking of building something similar (a different system from my country) and am thinking of using actual crushed coal.

[@kevinguthrie5495]

I settled on Woodland Scenics fine cinders ballast. The product is made from stained crushed walnut shells. My first coal was crushed anthracite coal, sold in bags. However, there was a serious issue: clouds of dust came up during dumping and filling and I could taste the coal at the back of my mouth. Concerned about black lung disease, I built fan-driven dust collection systems from HEPA filters. These worked well but when I added another mine I didn't want to build a third at that location. I also tried sand sold at craft stores for sand painting. It is finer so it better represents flood loaded coal, but it is very heavy (shorter trains) and contains iron filings that have to be removed so that spillage does not damage locomotives or cause shorts. It also left a sort of plop mark at the leading end of flood loaded hoppers. A suggestion that I did not try was sand blasting material.

[@Hal-Zuzzu_Model_Railway]

Awesome :)

[@kevinguthrie5495]

Thanks 😁

[@jfnotk255]

Nice. But tilting is quite a bit fast.

[@AgentSpockAgentSpock]

Can you do a layout tour

[@networkedperson]

the speed isn't to scale

[@ShainAndrews]

No concerns of coal dust, and black lung?

[@kevinguthrie5495]

Originally I used real N scale anthracite and the dust forced me to build HEPA filtering systems. They worked but I've switched to Woodland Scenics fine cinder ballast which is dust free crushed walnut shells.

[@system5349]

Isso é o meu sonho🤠

[@alfrednawrocki8061]

I take it this was scratch built.

[@kevinguthrie5495]

The barney is all scratch, but the dumper itself is bashed from a kit from State Street Models. I blame it for getting me focused on the coal hauling business.

[@sandroaparecidocarvalho8503]

Show

[@helveticaplays8559]

Self made?

[@l3p3]

Neat machine but I cannot sense any fun in destroying our planet. :-)