I need some coal! G Scale of course
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Occasionally someone on feebay has ABS plastic chips/bits for sale.
I did buy a pack a while ago - forget the guy's name - but didn't use much.
Lately I've been using Andel coal wagon loads, cut down to fit the bunker or whatever.
These are cast in resin from masters made from charcoal, and look pretty good.
Probably the worst thing is to use real coal - lots of dust, and somehow doesn't look right.
I did buy a pack a while ago - forget the guy's name - but didn't use much.
Lately I've been using Andel coal wagon loads, cut down to fit the bunker or whatever.
These are cast in resin from masters made from charcoal, and look pretty good.
Probably the worst thing is to use real coal - lots of dust, and somehow doesn't look right.
Coal and a big Hammer!! no I'm not joking the best small scale coal IS coal it breaks into small pieces easily, just put a lump of coal in an old towl or sack if you have one and beat it until crumbled, and you have good scale coal. If it needs gluing use carpenters white glue which dry's clear don't use the yellow stuff as it goes milky sometimes in the rain.....................Mez said:
I use Anthisete, which is small coal mainly used by the 5 inch gauge live steamers. Scrounged some off me dad. Put in plastic bag and hit it with a hammer to G scale size. Looks good I locos
i volunteer at the North Norfolk Railway, and ive just asked a driver for a lump of coal out the tender or bunker, got home put it in a towel smash it with a hammer and use that 
Mez said:
I agree with Miniman, I didn't like the plastic coal on my cheapee Bachmann Annie, so broke up some house coal (crunched it with my genuine Mole Grips!) and glued with with general purpose PVA adhesive (from any builder's merchants) diluted around 40% with water.... hey presto!
Best of luck
Rob
Cheers
Top answers again.
Thanks for info and pics.
Will try and find a coal dealer now and take a brush and pan as well .
Top answers again.
Thanks for info and pics.
Will try and find a coal dealer now and take a brush and pan as well .
Real coal works well in all scales, just need to bash it a bit more for the smaller ones:
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Remind me not to use the towel if I come to your house
I just put it in plastic bag.Yes I "borrowed" one stray piece of coal from the SVR for my OO locos a loong long time ago. The preserved railways should get a volunteer to pick up all the little bits around the coaling area, grade it, bag it and sell it in the shop as different scale real coal. Maybe some already do. I would be happy to pay say £5.00 for a back of real coal already broken to scale.
No, if it's Z, the coal will be crushed in no time!pugwash said:You'll be up all night if it's 'Z'....Doug said:
I just knew when I posted it, he's going to be in here like a flash, and whaddya know?
I'm going to tape over the Z key on my keyboards, that should do it
I'm going to tape over the Z key on my keyboards, that should do it
Coal works in all scales because it is fractile, i.e. what ever the size it,s characteristics remainb constant. Before you go chasing aroud for a big lump of coal and a hammer have a look around and see if there are any local 5" or so guage live steamer clubs. We have one close by and I get all my stuff fron the bucket that they chuck their slack in.
I agree with the others, coal looks best.
I agree with the others, coal looks best.
8| but you will need a lot of tapepugwash said:I just knew when I posted it, he's going to be in here like a flash, and whaddya know?
I'm going to tape over the Z key on my keyboards, that should do it
Woderwick said:Coal works in all scales because it is fractile, i.e. what ever the size it,s characteristics remainb constant. Before you go chasing aroud for a big lump of coal and a hammer have a look around and see if there are any local 5" or so guage live steamer clubs. We have one close by and I get all my stuff fron the bucket that they chuck their slack in.
I agree with the others, coal looks best.
Mum, Mum, Wod swore Mum, he said Fractile....................................What ever that means..........................
Zman said:8| but you will need a lot of tapepugwash said:I just knew when I posted it, he's going to be in here like a flash, and whaddya know?
I'm going to tape over the Z key on my keyboards, that should do it
Oh don't you worry buddy, I can get it on the company, and that means I get the VAT back!
Going to stick my neck out here without Gooogle or wikigodknowswhat and suggest that it means it's chrystasalline structure means it will be (and look) the same from great big lumps down to tiny '-' gauge bits (don't forget I taped over the Z key). Oh damn.
Now there are half a dozen decent-looking women at the bar, what in Gods name am I doing here?
A fractal is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole.
Because they appear similar at all levels of magnification, fractals are often considered to be infinitely complex (in informal terms). Natural objects that are approximated by fractals to a degree include clouds, mountain ranges, lightning bolts, coastlines, snow flakes, various vegetables (cauliflower and broccoli), and coal.
so there.
Because they appear similar at all levels of magnification, fractals are often considered to be infinitely complex (in informal terms). Natural objects that are approximated by fractals to a degree include clouds, mountain ranges, lightning bolts, coastlines, snow flakes, various vegetables (cauliflower and broccoli), and coal.
so there.