wes_turngrate
05. Coal hopper ribbed side panel - PoC test v01
Intrigued (and I confess, a little frustrated) by Matt Csenge's stunning coal hopper, and mindful of developing my previous build into a bigger wagon, I tried reverse-engineering Matt's construction. I've still little idea how he managed it :-(, but here is a screenshot of my solution. To be fair, his 'coal' looks fixed in place, whereas I was quite keen to have loose and empty-able (new word?) coal/aggregate, whilst maintaining as clean and narrow a top edge as possible. I've colour-coded the parts for ease of build-dissemination.
Clearly, this idea will only really work for 6-stud-high panels, and a minimum of 6 panels wide. The ribs and panels may move a bit, but I think the surrounding structures should hold them in place. [EDIT - tidying up the ends may prove a challenge too.]
Any comments or further ideas welcome!!
[EDIT - see next image for update <<====]
05. Coal hopper ribbed side panel - PoC test v01
Intrigued (and I confess, a little frustrated) by Matt Csenge's stunning coal hopper, and mindful of developing my previous build into a bigger wagon, I tried reverse-engineering Matt's construction. I've still little idea how he managed it :-(, but here is a screenshot of my solution. To be fair, his 'coal' looks fixed in place, whereas I was quite keen to have loose and empty-able (new word?) coal/aggregate, whilst maintaining as clean and narrow a top edge as possible. I've colour-coded the parts for ease of build-dissemination.
Clearly, this idea will only really work for 6-stud-high panels, and a minimum of 6 panels wide. The ribs and panels may move a bit, but I think the surrounding structures should hold them in place. [EDIT - tidying up the ends may prove a challenge too.]
Any comments or further ideas welcome!!
[EDIT - see next image for update <<====]