08-23-2010, 11:53 AM
MasonJar Wrote:Thanks for those great pic Wayne, and for the extra info about TM and Trains on Brant. I wasn't sure what happened to them after the move away from Brant St. Sounds like they might be trying to take a bit away from Canadian Model Trains (?) in Oakville.
I am also interested to see the crane when you get to it. I have a little Brownhoist that I backdated with a steam powerplant. I also need a clamshell bucket since the hook that came with it is not very good at loading coal...!
Andrew
I think that CMT is probably doing very well, even though it's run out of a house in an upscale neighbourhood in Mississauga.
There's a clamshell bucket HERE, although the one for which I was looking is an etched brass version - possibly working, too. You could use brass, styrene, or even heavy paper to build a reasonable-looking facsimile.
As for the little crane, I had one which eventually ended-up on Ed's layout and when he decided to sell it, I almost bought it back. The most recent one will someday, I hope, be converted to a piledriver - easier to start with an unbuilt kit.
Wayne