Binnie Skips

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I've been looking at the Binnie Skips for a couple of years now so at the 16mm show in Peterborough earlier in the year I bought 5 just to see what they would look like. Well, I've only just got round to building them up and this is the outcome. I've kept one in a "out the shop" condition, the other four have different levels of weathering and rusting. I have also slightly deformed two of the skips for a battered look. Pictures....



Most Weathered


Out the shop condition....did I hear someone say that comment on the back isn't prototypical? Look below ;)


I think I might pick up some more at the next show! Feel free to post some pictures of your skips or weathered wagons for inspiration for my next batch of them! :D
 
Fantastic, that's a very convincing weathering job Scott and the deformed sides look great. Nice one!
 
The weathering looks fantastic. I like those types of wagons, but want to figure out how to remotely 'tip' the wagons. Has anyone done it?

Would it be possibel to get some end-on pics of the hoppers normal and tipped. I'm trying to determine the angle they tip through.
 
Hi yes they are very nice and well weathered , also like the knocked about look , -- what make are they please Scot == Regards Dave
 
gregh said:
The weathering looks fantastic. I like those types of wagons, but want to figure out how to remotely 'tip' the wagons. Has anyone done it?
Would it be possibel to get some end-on pics of the hoppers normal and tipped. I'm trying to determine the angle they tip through.
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Greg
The only (almost) remote tipping I've seen is on the Stamping Ground Gn15 layout
http://youtu.be/cBQ_RdedNXA?t=1m57s...86a1466387cde86d59f5d532.jpg[/IMG] Rik
 
Are they for 45mm gauge?
 
Thanks for all the great comments folks. I agree, these Binnie engineering skips are great value for money! They don't have a website but here is their online catalogue for anyone interested: http://freepdfhosting.com/c0b667de8f.pdf
The only 45mm wagons they do are the skips but overhearing them speaking to another chap, he hopes to bring out another 45mm wagon soon.

Picture of Binnie and LGB skips together - sorry about the light...

 
Back2Bay6 have the Hartland kits in again.. Cheap as chips.
There is a skip, but the top of the ends is rounded rather than flat. - Doesn't look 'right' somehow.
But, if you intend to dirty them up and distress them, it could be a good base on which to work?
 
ROSS said:
I'm sure it was Heljan that produced a mine tipple years ago for N and HO that had an elevated rail that sloped up from ground level to a certain height, tipped the skip and when it had passed the sloped other end of the rail, the skip returned to its normal position.
Think it should be easy to imitate by using a projecting rod from some part of the skip and a weight to bring it back down again.
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Found some pictures of the device used on the stamping ground
http://forum.gn15.info/viewtopic.ph...50e040d4aeac46154dca069d.jpg[/IMG] Rik
 
ge_rik said:
gregh said:
The weathering looks fantastic. I like those types of wagons, but want to figure out how to remotely 'tip' the wagons. Has anyone done it?
Would it be possibel to get some end-on pics of the hoppers normal and tipped. I'm trying to determine the angle they tip through.
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Greg
The only (almost) remote tipping I've seen is on the Stamping Ground Gn15 layout
http://youtu.be/cBQ_RdedNXA?t=1m57s

Basically, it looks like a rod is pushed through from the back of the layout to tip the wagons. Not sure how they get the buckets to return back as on the Binnies and the LGB tipplers they are balanced to stay in the tipped position. I assume a strategically placed piece of lead will help them return
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I've had the joy of helping Glen operate his Stamping Ground layout and yes your correct the buckets/hoppers are tipped by a discrete wire psuhing through from behind the scene. The hoppers drop back of their own accord, I not sure if Glen designed a stop to prevent then going past the point they would drop back or weighted them, but it was a simple but effective system regardless.

As for Scott's Binnie Skips they've come up well. The Binnie skips are a great bit of kit, well worth having some.
 
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