Tim A.
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Scratchbuilt Single windlass Steam Donkey in 1:20.3 G scale. These engines were used for lifting or moving just about everything back in the day. They came in all sizes, some were stationary and some were mobile like the one I made. It represents one that would have been used in the logging industry. The wood sleds the engines were mounted on were fabed on the spot by hand and axe. Some sleds were huge, dwarfing the men who made them. By rigging up Gin poles these mighty machines could pull themselves around in the woods with the windlass where they could get to the fallen trees for loading onto the trains.
It was made from poplar, styrene, paper and brass.
Tim
It was made from poplar, styrene, paper and brass.
Tim