John Duffy
Western Thunderer
I have to agree with Dan, the weave on the material is far too course to represent even the heavy hessian type sacking of a coal bad. Mike's photo is pretty much spot on. In many ways!
John
John
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Narrow Tom
Member
I. too, am a fan of the Skytrex sacks, but you have gone further than I have been able -where did you source the empty sacks, please?
Quintus
Western Thunderer
I think they came from S& D Models. They also do some very nice full sacks.
Bill Campbell
Western Thunderer
Hi Alan
Just to give you something for comparison - this is my AEC Monarch (Radley Models kit with mods) loaded with some of the Skytrex loaded coal sacks.
Regards.
Just to give you something for comparison - this is my AEC Monarch (Radley Models kit with mods) loaded with some of the Skytrex loaded coal sacks.
Regards.
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
Bill's picture nails it - those coal sacks are full, round, and consistent with each other in size & bulk.
Also, stacked neatly & tight to each other - kept the load stable even if, back in the day, it seems coal loads weren't secured. I expect it was too much trouble on what were essentially local delivery rounds, without high road speeds.
Also, stacked neatly & tight to each other - kept the load stable even if, back in the day, it seems coal loads weren't secured. I expect it was too much trouble on what were essentially local delivery rounds, without high road speeds.
Narrow Tom
Member
Thanks for that -and for a few other items!
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
It appears flatbeds were loaded in such a way the outer sacks overhung the sides. The weight, and shape of the coal in the sack would effectively lock the load into the vehicle by hugging the edge. From the photos I've seen this appears to the the case irrespective of the number of full sacks.
This 1959/60s photo is from Leominster Remembered 1960s Coal men and Football Coupons (I haven't included the link as it displays the entire post).
Then of course there's loads like these Charringtons delivering sacks of coal down a residential street. A...
This 1959/60s photo is from Leominster Remembered 1960s Coal men and Football Coupons (I haven't included the link as it displays the entire post).
Then of course there's loads like these Charringtons delivering sacks of coal down a residential street. A...
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simond
Western Thunderer
By ‘eck, that would keep you fit.
Looks like two layers, 15 along and 4 across, about 6 tons, assuming a hundredweight per sack, though those on the Charringtons Bedford seem big, maybe they’re coke?
And presumably they had to load the truck before driving around and unloading it.
Looks like two layers, 15 along and 4 across, about 6 tons, assuming a hundredweight per sack, though those on the Charringtons Bedford seem big, maybe they’re coke?
And presumably they had to load the truck before driving around and unloading it.
The Charringtons sacks are coke. No one would be able to lift them if they were filled with coal.
Also coal sacks were not flat bottomed. They were as seen in the picture. They appear to be flat bottomed because of the weight of coal.
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Phil O
Western Thunderer
Bill,
You could do with a pile of flat empty sacks on the back, There were always empty sacks on the back when our coal man came in the 50's and 60's.
Cheers Phil
LarryG
Western Thunderer
The Skytrex sacks are great, but so too is the whole scene. Accidentally laying dodgy track is something we try to avoid, but top marks for deliberately modelling a bad joint seen ahead of this Jinty. I wonder if the rail sinks as locos pass over it.....?
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Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
*polite cough* I lay dodgy track deliberately. And it still works.
I haven't been able to replicate a sinking rail joint though. The underscale weight of O Scale locos versus the overscale stiffness of the rail precludes it from happening naturally.
LarryG
Western Thunderer
Connect a short length of rail about four chairs long to the rest of the track with a sloppy Peco fishplate and adjust the chairs to allow this short piece of rail with its end sitting on a short piece of sponge to dip under the weight of a loco. It might work haha...
Quintus
Western Thunderer
I'm afraid to say the rail joint was not deliberately modelled thus, but is in fact a baseboard joint. Still, reasonably prototypical in a siding!
