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Da AV pages... a library of mangles

General Discussion
#1

I’ve had a couple people ask me about old projects lately. Some abandoned, some mostly forgotten, a few probably for sale for the right money… So, since I had no money of my own to go gallivanting this weekend anyway, I started making up some simple web pages where all of this stuff could be archived and viewed at leisure before it got lost… besides, maybe now I can clean some of it off my hard drive! No, I’m not posting these to “blow my own whistle”, but to hopefully inspire others to try to build things for themselves. Most of these were so easy that even I could do them! lol The Story of the Railroad itself:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/layout.html The AV on the road at Portersville Gas-Up 2010

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/roadtrip.html Building the #6 “Old Reliable” - an LGB 2017D bash:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/StainzBash.html Frick Sawmill, Flour City tractor and other logging related builds:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/sawmill2.html #5 an Aristo/Bachmann 2-8-0 build:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/consolidation.html The Watts-Myniss Mine scratchbuilt Appalachian coal mine complex:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/coalmine.html An easy beginner’s scratchbuild tutorial, Boilerhouse 101:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/boilerhouse.htm 2-4-4-2 Mallet #8, another LGB Stainz/Delton bash/build:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/mallet.htm Scratchbuilt and kitbashed vintage construction equipment:

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/construction.html I’ll be adding other pages periodically, so please check back!

#2

Thanks for the very informative AVRR “LGB 2017” modifications, as well as the AVRR Mallett, made from the 2017’s, Excellent! A fine outdoor railroad,
from the indoor railroad. Well done. Keep up the good work & the very informative, encouraging articles!

Ed Engle

#3

Hi Mik,

I guess you know it has been raining here in England for the last two days halting train running. Your list of projects make interesting reading indeed. especially om wet days. lol

Whilst I might not want to copy any particular item there are many ‘features’ of interest to be noted in the links.

#4

Allen… What a creative way you’ve worked up the early steam tractors and other models that would work with them. Very, very nice.

Thanks for posting the “history”. :slight_smile: :smiley:

#5

Ed, Alan, Stan. Thank you for the kind words. And few more to keep you amused. Railfanning the AV - more recent pictures

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/P6250001.JPG)

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/layout-2.html Critters: the little oddball locos of the AV

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/P3220001.JPG)

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/critters.html Un-paneling diecast panel trucks

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/PB280037.JPG)

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/panel.html

#6

Even MORE mangles… A small town B&O passenger station

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/passengertrain.jpg)

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/station.html The Wainwright’s

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/P5130003.JPG)

http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/wainwright.html The essay on scratchbuilding tools http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/tools.html More to come!

#7

Great stuff Mik. I love the AV Hauling those log cars. I cant wait to see the AV in the snow.

#8

Snow?.. Don’t say that word. We need to find money to get the furnace fixed first

#9

Just to let folks know, there have been a bunch of updates, and I added a guestbook

#10

The Flour City tractor is still one of my favorites and on my to do list.

#11

hey, Mik!

might be a good idea, to save the things you got in my forum as well.
i got the bad feeling, that the provider will close shop sooner or later.
he doesn’t even bother to put up advertising anymore…
i at least do transfer my pics and texts to a paid space. (in my own turtle speed)

korm

#12
Peter Benson said:
The Flour City tractor is still one of my favorites and on my to do list.
If you ever get to it, I do have spare decals and gears.......... as well as lots of proto pictures