Shorty Parker's HO Scal coal dumper

Shorty Parker's HO scale coal dumper

[@csxed]

The whole thing is scratch built. He turned the pulleys on his metal lathe, it's completely made of brass. He got plans for it and had them reduced to HO scale. He bought the ship kit and added all the touches to make it look real. The man is a craftsman.

[@oldsrocket8841]

Holy cow! That is really amazingly cool!

[@cranberryvalleyrr4579]

This has to be one of the most complicated modeling works I have ever seen! Mind blowing!

[@trade0714]

Incredible ingenuity went into building that coal dumper. 5 Stars all around!

[@CTK1201]

WOW! Oh My Goodness! This is by far the most impressive model I have ever seen in ANY hobby...I am in no way exaggerating. That is Phenomenal!

[@meruliouslacrimens5154]

Brilliance at its absolute best. A very hard standard to beat. All that marvellous engineering for just one trackside experience, definitely in a class of its own.

[@judyparker2738]

wow, thanks for creating, I remember watching that from Lakeview beach, you could hear the loud bangs from the rail cars, great to see how it really worked

[@Notjoker123]

Very impressive my friend, you put a lot of time and effort into this.

[@SweetLadyDelight]

Indeed

[@cjdavis2684]

This is really awesome. the ore ship looks really Nice, and the fact that everything actually works just makes it allot more realistic.

[@rickkearn7100]

Great skill producing this model. Well done.

[@christopherlong2301]

That is absolutely amazing. I just watched a video of a similar prototype and the operation is spot on. Nice work.

[@JR-bj3uf]

I was a kid living in Pennsylvania and I saw one of these in action at a coal fired power plant. I remember because my dad (a mechanical engineer) was blown away. He took pictures and was stayed to watch is dump whole car loads of coal.

[@stuartnation9248]

Lost for words amazing working lay out.

[@Alan-ly4rb]

So was the author obviously.

[@Westimation]

A fantastic masterpiece, excellent work by Shorty.

[@ericcurlett811]

The attention to detail is unbelievable

[@csxed]

The rest of his layout is as cool. h He is an excellent modeler and a good friend and it's fun to operate on his Pennsy line.

[@model-man7802]

That's amazing great Job Shorty and thanks for sharing!

[@choirboyfromhell1]

That is SO cool! And there's still one in Sandusky, Ohio, and this is EXACTLY like it!

[@beeble2003]

The one in Sandusky is exactly like it because that's what he made a model of!

[@kenriches7403]

Great part of layout to watch in action . That empty was haulin it to get some more coal .

[@bushranger51]

Brilliant man, I could just watch it for hours.

[@UncleSheavy]

Wauw Shorty has a lot of time invested in the layout.

[@AMX86]

Beautiful, an amazing model!

[@bigredc222]

That thing should go to a museum at some point.

[@johnparker1134]

It is in the Maritime Museum of Sandusky. Sandusky, OH

[@bigredc222]

@@johnparker1134 Thanks

[@clearcreek69]

The layout is really cool. I’ll stick with my really complicated 4x8 oval for the time being.

[@joselauzardojr.2808]

A Work of art"And.Alot of patience!"

[@julieparker9806]

On January 14, 2021 Shorty Parker passed away. This HO scale Coal dumper is at home in the Sandusky Maritime Museum.

[@patrickbochereau2067]

At this level, it's art

[@cbgadget4740]

Who would not give this a thumbs up. Awesome

[@Nscalestuff]

cbgadget probably someone not happy about the sonic speed of the cars dropping down to the unloader, and once they drop off the ramp to the switchback. That would be my guess. Not much can be done about that tho

[@The20thCenturyLimited]

tenobles lmao

[@chuckeberth4370]

My goodness that is absolutely fantastic.

[@godbluffvdgg]

My God, the things some men do out of obsession...An amazing feat of modeling...

[@timosha21]

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

[@kswift672000]

Unbelievable, incredible, undeniable awesome!!!

[@williambryant5946]

Amazingly well done! 👍

[@tedmaas3588]

That is OUTSTANDING!!!

[@ronaldwatson1951]

Very interesting and good, Wow what a setup, good action also.

[@sierravalleyandharborjunction]

fabulous modeling

[@shalakojones706]

I’m not easily impressed but that was pretty dang impressive!

[@christianmuller4027]

Incredible work! Fantastic

[@marcaliventialiventi765]

I'm impressed, thank God you have time to play. My old lady doesn't give me time to make breakfast much less having a hobby

[@markmccummins8049]

Yes - truly a masterpiece.

[@mikeleahy573]

Wow, excellent work, very impressive.

[@jakew9887]

Great model!

[@chadportenga7858]

That's incredible!

[@Crookedriverandeasternrr]

He has a Beautiful layout. I subbed to your channel as well

[@stevenreinert7701]

Nice layout fun to watch

[@scottmasker4389]

This is incredible

[@kevinyoung9557]

So cool .Play with that all day!!

[@esosthompe]

One word: superb

[@leomenchey3726]

very nice work you are very talented

[@class8866]

Very well done !

[@brettpeterson4086]

I'm guessing this is based on south amboys coal dumpers? Played on them as a kid, until they were finally scrapped.

[@beeble2003]

Sandusky, OH.

[@richiel3507]

You did all that which is absolutely incredible im must say but i wish the water was real and the ship was floating

[@careysharp8340]

Well done sir 👏

[@PapawsDadillacOEMplus]

amazing isnt strong enough of a word! Loved that!

[@joeyeights]

This is amazing! Was it fairly easy to find plans and drawings for this mcmyler coal dumper? Also, beside the abandoned one in NJ on the waterfront ( I think Port Reading) are there any more in existence? (Defunct or still in use?) Was so sad when CSX demolished theirs on the Newport News Waterfront in 1992 just prior to the opening of the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel. Sad when Norfolk Southern demolished theirs on the Elizabeth River about the same time. Thanks for sharing and your awesome ingenuity!

[@beeble2003]

Sandusky, OH. Still in use.

[@0e32]

Jesus Leverpastej!! Something we say in Sweden when something is WOW.

[@kaieisberg2435]

Great work! This is amazing, man! Congrats!!!

[@jstoli996c4s]

Wow 😮 amazing build

[@DavidBrown-ps3vn]

Beautiful. So the wheels stay on the car when it is dumped?

[@Point_Capistrano]

David Brown, yes.

[@andreschachel5863]

Who are the 12 don't likes? Make it better, you freaks!

[@mikeries8549]

Perhaps 20 people wanted to see it switch bays on the ship. There's something missing here...

[@diy-chris1332]

78 with me!!!!

[@markw3598]

Andre, Why do you communist always lose your minds when someone has a different opinion than yours!?!?

[@aimokaki4706]

@@markw3598 calling those with different opinion freak really isn't very civilized, but even more uncivilized is your your comment which burns a very deep fascist label in your forehead.

[@tonyromano6220]

Is this Cleveland, Sandusky? Other? Unreal model!

[@beeble2003]

Yes, Sandusky.

[@carmium]

I'd hate to be in charge of dumping a 40-car coal train on operating night, but a very impressive piece of model engineering nonetheless!

[@wayneforsue8934]

Where can I get plans for this model as I wouldnt mind having a go at Scratch building this. Cheers

[@justtim9767]

Great job.

[@robh6638]

If only the real ones went that fast

[@paulmack439]

Amazing work

[@65marlin327]

Incredible!

[@JackOnTracks]

It's amazing

[@patrickwalls1407]

you don't get that from chain stores. that is just amazing detailing. wonder how long it took to build? year maybe two is my guess.

[@beeble2003]

He says in another video that it took about two years, yes.

[@anthonysimpson4109]

Brilliant! What more can I say.

[@CoreyKinley]

Wow very cool :)

[@daleolson3506]

Wow very good

[@ridgec5670]

Impressive!

[@willydodson1]

looks like the Edmund Fitzgerald. Nice!

[@KadenR-f]

Hey is this still around ?

[@aldammer4912]

I'm jealous. My have to switch to HO scale, lol.

[@ScottTaipaleRail]

This is an amazing model. Where is it located?

[@curraheewolf]

Sweet!

[@arealassassin]

As a working model, it's not bad, but I'm sure OH&S would have something to say about unrestrained wagons careening madly around the worksite.

[@jimmccorison]

arealassassin Go research humping yards. Although humping yards do have retarders to control car speed in real life. Don’t know about a coal hopper yard.

[@beeble2003]

You can see videos of the real thing by searching KZbin for "Sandusky coal loader". The wagons really do roll around under gravity. However, they don't move nearly as fast in real life as they do in the model. That part of it doesn't seem particularly dangerous -- the obvious mitigation is to simply fence off the track. It's very common for freight cars to be allowed to roll free -- as Jim says, hump yards are the main example, but a lot of coal tippers work a wagon at a time, with the unloaded wagons returning to some collection point by gravity.

[@mr.l6615]

That's a lot of weekend work!

[@alexandremanzini3605]

Fantastic!!!

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Bravo.

[@1pilotsteve]

Awesome layout... How long did this take to make? Where did you get the idea from?

[@beeble2003]

He says in another video on the model that it took about two years to make the loader.

[@TheLuftie]

Greetings from Belgium this is impressive and what work and passion !!! Where is this in the USA ? Is it possible to visit ?

[@jbponzi1]

Outstanding!

[@richardwoodworth7705]

Pretty cool!

[@matthewnorman3411]

Wow. Just simply Wowwwwwwww.

[@billy007191]

Awsome!

[@paulduncan3179]

That's FUCKEN awesome

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

Impressed!

[@michaelwashington2682]

That is beautiful ❤️ bet it cost a pretty penny

[@woodspirit7701]

That shunt of the wagon? magnetic induction or what???

[@beeble2003]

No, just hauled by fishing line drawn by an electric motor.

[@jaegergroupracing]

Amazing 😉

[@rottkrasnyii8436]

No...shit! What or where is it modeled after? Unbelievable craft!

[@beeble2003]

Sandusky, OH.

[@RD-cw9ik]

Aabsoulty awesome.

[@jeffcibulka4186]

Too cool

[@swenbautz2566]

Genial! Top!

[@Lutain1337]

Wow just ......wow

[@robertmcmanus636]

What's the name of the ore boat?

[@beeble2003]

It's a coal ship. _Howard E. Parker._ You can see the name early on in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rme0g2aip9-CpZY

[@robertmcmanus636]

@@beeble2003 Well, you're splitting hairs- after a fashion... It's really a Great Lakes bulk freighter taking on a load of coal. In Great Lakes parlance they are frequently refered to as ore boats.

[@beeble2003]

@@robertmcmanus636 OK -- didn't know that.

[@abc123546879]

Way cool.!!!

[@hobbyhermit66]

Kool