Rivarossi Heisler Powered 9 Piece Logging Operation

Package includes:

• New Heisler V-Twin Logger, assembled by Rivarossi
• rake of 3 Skeleton log car kits by Ozsteam
• Sawmill Structure Kit by Ozsteam
• Sawmill Machinery kit by Uneek includes:
  • vertical boiler kit
  • single cylinder vertical steam engine kit
  • die cast saw table kit with real saw blade! 
• all items are HO scale, 100% new and boxed

See our Ebay Store: 'Steam in the Bush' for more skelton log car kits, general logging and mining equipment and our special mining packaged kits.

This auction is for a complete logging operation including the latest release, DCC ready Rivarossi Heisler V-Twin logging locomotive, rake of three skeleton log car kits, a sawmill machinery kit, our popular mill structure kit plus a sleeper or rail-tie ballast 'buffer stop' to complete your operation. See our mining package also listed!

Package Details:

1) HO Scale 2 Truck Heisler by Rivarossi

(lettered for 'Boise Cascade' Lumber) 

You may have guessed that here at Ozsteam, we love geared locomotives like the Shay & Climax. Now we are proud to offer you another rare and unusual locomotive, the magnificent 2 truck Heisler. Like the Climax, the Heisler featured every axle driven by a centrally mounted drive shaft but the Heisler used a V-Twin steam engine slung under the boiler. Smooth and silent, it was perhaps the 'Moto Guzzi' of logging locomotives!

Take a close look at this brand new steel cab 2 truck Heisler made in Italy by Rivarossi. The locomotive is 100% new with working head & tail lamps and complete in the Big Red Box with all international warranty information. Operational now on standard 12 volt systems, the addition of a DCC chip will convert this loco to full Digital Command Control and compatable with other DCC locos on your layout.

The the factory detailing on this locomotive is quite exquisite and in our opinion, exceeds even the Bachmann Shay for engineering excellence in a production model:

• all four axles are driven entirely by central drive shaft
• steam engine even has working valvegear!
• DCC ready, just add a decoder
• directional head & tail lights
• backhead detail
• real brass bell, fittings and maker's plates
• flywheel drive entirely hidden from view
• extra detail parts can be fitted by the new owner
• finescale brake rigging
• RP25 wheels with tapered spokes on locomotive and tender
• detailed drawings, diagrams & parts list
• Certificate of Authenticity

If your HO gauge line features obscene gradients and outrageous radii, then this is the beast for you. This Heisler is ideal for your logging or mining operation and weighs in at over 300g so will look great hauling a long string of logging trucks up your steep grades!

Extra: For the lucky winner, we have managed to obtain a copy of Heisler's original parts list. This booklet features detailed cutaway mechanical drawings of this interesting steam locomotive from America's timber industry. 

2) rake of three 'Skeleton' Log Cars by Ozsteam:

Designed in the workshops of our B.A.T.Co opertion, these kits are the perfect companion to your HO Heisler powered logging operation. They feature a brass chassis for strength and weight, real wood log bunks, detail Nut/Bolt Washer sets, styrene/brass brake wheel & rod set, rake end knuckle couplings, log tie down chain and use arch-bar trucks, supplied complete with metal disc wheels, nylon bearings and optional 'clip-on' brake shoes. These bogies run so well that they roll off a 'level' workbench!

Kit Features: 

• makes a rake of three complete 28 x 9 foot 'skeleton' log cars
• knuckle couplings supplied for either end of rake
• chain or link supplied for intermediate couplings
• chain supplied for log ties
• arch-bar trucks & metal wheels supplied
• styrene/brass Brake Wheel & rod supplied
• bogies feature optional 'clip-on' brake shoes 
• styrene Nut/Bolt & Washer details supplied
• comprehensive instructions with detail photos

3) Rural Sawmill Machinery Kit by 'Uneek'

• a set of three popular cast pewter and resin kits
• (use low-melt solder or superglue)
• includes the typical machinery set found in rural sawmills:
  • detailed resin molded vertical steam boiler:
    • die cast safety valve
    • tubular aluminium smoke stack
    • die cast steam cock
    • steam piping
  • single cylinder steam engine:
    • accurate die cast metal with separate bearing caps
    • accurately die cast flywheel & drive drum
    • brass crankshaft (easily motorised)  
  • 'cast iron' table saw with real saw blade:
    • genuine steel saw blade
    • tip: connect saw to steam engine with a 'belt' made from brown paper & lag all pipes with cotton

4) Rural Sawmill Building Kit by 'Ozsteam'

This new kit is one of a series of 'easy to assemble' rural structures, designed to give your layout that typically Australian look.

Initially scratchbuilt for our HO scale 'Blue Mountains Shale Oil and Sawmilling Company' layout and styled after the famous 'Jarrah Mill' which once stood at Simsville near Stroud in New South Wales. The kit features all wood construction with an optional side lean-to and roof gable additions.

Note: photos show the completed kit with the roofing 'iron', optional gable and side lean-to fitted. (Display stand not included)  

Kit Features:

• all wood & metal construction:
  • 11 x round posts
  • 4 x long heavy squared beams
  • 4 x short heavy squared beams
  • 50 x light squared beams
• 4 x 'corrugated iron' roofing sheets
• optional side lean-to addition 
• optional gable roof addition  
• full sized templates 
• comprehensive instructions
• painting & weathering guide

5) Ballast filled Sleeper or Rail Tie Buffer Kit by Uneek

A great item to close the end of your logging siding. The whitemetal kit comes with all the item pictured as well as the pick and drum full of fishplates and dogspikes.

See our Ebay Store: 'Steam in the Bush' for more skelton log car kits, general logging and mining equipment and our special mining packaged kits.