O/1:48 Horizontal Twin Cylinder Steam WINDING HOUSE Kit

Horizontal Twin Cylinder Steam 'Winding House' Kit

fully operational 'craftsman' style kit

working die-cast metal machinery kit with timber & corrugated iron structure parts, plus lighting!

(1:48, 1/4":foot, O scale or On30) 

This exciting project was recently developed in the workshops of our 'Bulahdelah Alum & Timber Company'. After many requests for more structure kits, we have developed an attractive and versatile Winding House to accompany our Boiler House and Mine Skip kits. Just the thing to power your mine, mill or incline!

Our O scale (1:48) design offers the following features: 

• easy step-by-step assembly
• several alternative assembly options
• comprehensive die-cast metal steam engine & winch parts
• heavy engine bearers with Nut/Bolt/Washer details
• 1:1 engine bearer & structure layout template plans 
• base-board with real wood floor planking
• real wood frame construction with studs & noggins
• authentic wall frames
• authentic roof trusses

• Detailed twin cylinder horizontal engine:
  • assemble for static display or make fully operational!
  • includes lay-shaft with additional gears
  • includes heavy drum winch kit with cable & hook
  • includes bearings & shafts
  • includes copper steam tubing
  
  
  • see movies of the motorized version actually working!
    • click to download movie: 'Speed Run' (5MB MP4)
    • click to download movie: 'Valve Detail' (2.5MB MP4)
  • motor not included
    
  • optional DCC ready, gear-head motor available (Store)
  
  

• Traditional Corrugated Iron or Weatherboard Cladding

• 12v DC lighting kit:
  • 4 x miniature lamps
  • 4 x lamp shades
  • 1 x terminal block
  • 1 x connecting wire
    

• Comprehensive plans & instructions:
  • 1:1 layout template plans
  • step by step instructions with photos
  
  
• Note: our structure kit is available with 'weatherboard' (clapboard) siding or corrugated iron siding. Your choice!
• See our Loco Shed for more pictures of the included structure kit.  
  

Note: We are currently developing a series of simple structure kits, including a set of three mill worker's cottages which may be available later this year. In the interim, this comprehensive 'industrial' structure is just the thing to power your sawmill, mine or incline! 

See our Ebay Store 'Steam in the Bush' for mining equipment, skeleton log cars & disconnects, On30 and HO steam locomotives, our sensational dress-up kits for your On30 Shay, Climax and Porters, flat car loads and many more items, all at Buy it Now!

Winding House Kit Dimensions:

(same footprint as Single Road Loco Shed Kit)

• Workshop Area:
  • 2.0 x 8.0 inches (50 x 150 mm), (256 sq feet proto)
• • Total Height:

    • 6 inches (150 mm), (24 feet proto)
  • Width:
    • 5 1/2 inches (130 mm), (21 feet proto) 
  • Length:
    • 8 3/4 inches (220 mm) (35 feet proto)
  • Opening Door Width:
    • 2 1/2 inches (60 mm), (10 feet proto)
  • Opening Door Height:
    • 4 inches (100 mm), (32 feet proto)

Prototype History:

Our Winding House and Boiler House kits are loosely based on a prototype steam boiler, chimney and winding engine once located at the top of the Hartley Vale Incline near Mt Victoria in the Blue Mountans region of New South Wales. Shale was mined at Hartley Vale and refined kerosene oil was hauled up the 45 degree incline in tankers using a direct line pull from the powerful winch. A small loco then hauled the tankers along a narrow gauge line the short distance to the main line interchange.

See our Ebay Store 'Steam in the Bush' for mining equipment, skeleton log cars & disconnects, On30 and HO steam locomotives, our sensational dress-up kits for your On30 Shay, Climax and Porters, flat car loads and many more items, all at Buy it Now!