l I.... I !(\.-.. ., .-"~ .- ADDENDUM FOR N SCALE VERSION OF COON GAP SAWMill HIT # 85N This kit was designed by MASTER CREATIONS and is produced under license by REPUBliC lOCOMOTWE WORKS in N Scale only. It was designed using AutoCAD for HO scale, with no thought whatsoever for producing an N Scale version. Many parts are very small in HO and thus incredibly small in N Scale. In a few cases I used the HO parts. The parts included in this kit are my best effort to represent a scale sawmill in N Scale. There are many differences between your kit and the. HO version. The following are a listing of the diHerences that I know of, there may be more. 1 1. 1he Confirmation card with your serial number has been eliminated. Your serial number appears on page 2 of the instruction manual. 2. This is a limited run kit with about 150 being produced. Forty of the kits are the "Silver Edition", sound and lights. The HO run is around 675 total kits. 3. MASTER CREATIONS does not list the parts in their kits and RLW has adopted their policy. RLW would like you to thoroughly examine the contents of this kit, carefully reading this addendum and the instruction manual. If at this point, or at any time later during construction you think there is a part or sheet missing, contact me for a free replacement. Please send $1.00 for postage. This replacement policy extends to parts or sheets lost or broken by you. 4. There are many brass casting in the HO version not found in this kit. The N Scale version has just a few brass castings. 5. The HO version has the construction pictures in the back of the manual in color. The cost is prohibitive in the N version. If you want those last 8 pages in color the cost is $1 0 /set with an order or $12 without an order. Compare the price you paid for this kit and the $275 for the standard version of the HO kit and you will quickly realize why I have not included color pictures. 6. Wood thickness: In previous kits that I have produced, the HO kit was done in 1/16" thick basswood so I did my kit in 1132" thick basswood. However in this kit there are many sheets of 3132" basswood in the HO kit which have noN Scale equivalent. I have used 1116" basswood so some trimming may be required. Nearly all this "thick" wood is used for structural support so It will not present a problem. 7. The instructions for the Silver Edition kits say to install the speaker inside the loading building· this is not possible in the N Scale version. Install it under the sawmill and drill holes to allow the sounds to come through. a. The Boiler house base is made from urethane not plaster. It is also without the stone steps. I felt this would not be prototypical. You will have to fashion your own steps, ladder or walkway to get to the doors. The cast base mentioned in step 64 smoke generator drawings is not white metal, but rather it is cast right into the urethane base. I thought this would be more practical. 9. The smoke stacks and smoke generators: The diameter of the smoke stacks are larger than I would like but must be big enough to accommodate the smoke generators. 1he smoke generators must be installed near the top of the stacks, so you can easily fill the tubes with liquid smoke(not included). Uquid smoke can be purchased at any hobby shop. A word of advice-do not fill the smoke generators full. Use an eyedropper amount only, put a small amount otherwise it will take a long time for the liquid to boil and smoke. The heat shrink tubing mentioned in step 69 is not necessary, will melt and is not included. Use the Teflon tube for this purpose. Ream out the holes In the Boilerhouse roof to accommodate the larger diam~ter of the smoke stack. 1 0. The Grandt line NBW(nut,bolt,wosher) and bolt plates are not included in this kit. If you wish to simulate this detail purchase 3/4" or 1" Grandt line NBW from you hobby store or use small bits of wire. 11. The Band Sow: some of the parts are too small to cast in white metal so they are cut from 0.01 0 styrene. There is a small roller on each side of the band saw blade which is used to carry the sawn lumber on and off the bandsaw. You will need to cut this from 0.022 diameter brass rod (supplied). Cut 2 pieces 0.13 inches long. Use one of the smallest wheels on sheet "0" for the hand wheel.(view "D" on the saw main body). The dot below the hand wheel is the control lever. Fashion this by placing a drop of superglue on the end of+/- 1/16" length of bell wire. 12. The Corith Resow: The sides, rollers and bottom brace are cast in white metal, the tubular parts cut for 0.015 brass wire long. All the white metal rollers in your kit are smooth. The knurled rollers (bottom larger rollers) can be knurled by scribing grooves lengthwise with your exocto knife. The drive wheels will be found on sheet "0", there are many more wheels supplied than needed. The top rail is to be found on the 0.010 styrene sheet. 13. The Howell saw carriage: In step 114, use the supplied orange magnet wire for both the axles and the wire between the head blocks and set works. Code 40 rail is supplied in your kit, cut in 2. 14. The Swing Cut off Saw: U5e the 5upplied orange magnet wire for the 0.028 wire mentioned in step 116. The supports, If not supplied in white metal will have to be fabricated from wire in your kit. Those supports are shown in figure B and D in step 116. The drive pulleys are white metal and are small. The counterweight show in figures 8 and D must be fabricated by cutting off a very short piece of 0.022 wire and gluing it to a piece of magnet wire. Attach as shown. 15. Transfer table: use Magnet wire for the 0.020 wire mentioned in step 119. 16. You .w.ill....ruU find the following in this kit: Grandt line lamp shades, etched hlnges(they are laser cut from 651b paper), and many small brass casting for door knobs, tea cup, coffee pots etc. as are supplied in the HO kit. 17. Unfortunately the 0.002 stainless steel etching of saw blades, and another etching of small tools did not arrive in time to get in the first kits shipped. If these etchings are not in your kit, send in the enclosed certificate for your copies. This kit begs to be animated if you are into that sort of thing. With all the scale machinery the possibilities are endless. Enjoy you sawmill kit. Construct it in sub-assemblies that will all be put together later. Imagine each sub-assembly project as a separate kil Do not try to do to much at once. Producing o superdetailed sawmill in N Scale is the closest thing to insanity that I know. Actually assembling it will bring you one step closer to joining me at the funny farm! Nov. 1996 Marshall "GOOD Gap S!JWf))iff" Kit' # B5 (80), P. 1 ?!. Failure to read and follow the directions in this John T. and Tall worked like a team over the next two ,,. , instruction set may result in painting yourself into years building up the firm. They had a 3' gauge railway - a comer. Before beginning any kit of this size you constructed to haul the timber to the old Sierra flume as the should read All the instructions through once. We logging operations expanded. The railroad and expanded . ' suggest you do this now. operations soon proved to be too much for the old Sierra sawmill to handle. Hence, plans were made for a new sawmill 1 at Coon Gap. SKIEF HISTORY Construction on the sawmill was begun in 1895. The new mill was to be up and running for the 1886Iogging season. John T. McCabe senior founded his Yet, that did not happen! logging concern in the 1880's from the rem­ J. "Knife" Randall, one of the meanest and orneriest nants of the defunct Sierra Gulch Lumber curs west ofDenver was hired by the Zink brothers ofthe Lynx Company. Creek Lumber Company to do in Tall Jones and his boss John The Sierra Gulch firm had failed due T. McCabe. The Zink brothers never got over the loss of Tall to under capitalization and lack of additional Jones from their outfit. Knife was a real ruffian and pretty readily accessible timber stands. John T. dis­ loose with his blue language mouth in town! covered the opportunity one day in a local saloon. It seems the Long about sundown on September the 15th, Knife plight of the Sierra Gulch firm was the topic among many of Vfas :seen riding out of town towards Coon Gap. Later that the local loggers. Mostly, the men seemed to be lamenting the night the new partially complete Coon Gap sawmill burned to good grub that they got while working for the outfit. The best the ground. Tall was found shot twice in the back and John T.