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halrey
Engine Wiper
USA
120 Posts |
 Posted - 06/08/2012 : 09:39:38 AM
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I have been on a quest to build a net drying rack. I bough a few old postcards for reference.
In the early part of the century most fishing port dock were filled with these.... Well here is my first pass at an O scale one. I need to lighten the color of the net, they were a dirty linen color. Now to make a bunch more.
Hal
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desertdrover
Engineer
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 09:45:47 AM
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| Thanks Hal, they look great, and that's a fine idea. |
 Louis
Pacific Northwest Logging in the East Coast |
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wvrr
Fireman
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hon3_rr
Fireman
USA
4678 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 10:43:22 AM
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| Looks good Hal. Are you using a fine wire mesh screen or wedding veil lace or... ?? |
--KP
Life is to short to make all of the models I want to. |
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jatravia
Fireman
USA
2513 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 11:23:43 AM
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Originally posted by wvrr
That is pretty cool, Hal. Something I've never seen modeled.
Chuck
That is something I've never seen - period. Were they comman devices?
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PaulS
Crew Chief
USA
743 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 11:29:01 AM
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Hal,
Fantastic !! What a great detail to add to our waterfront modeling. I imagine these were used to keep the netting from rotting and extending their life.
Cool idea,
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Modeling the Atlantic & White Mountain Ry. |
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dallas_m
Fireman
USA
2993 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 1:19:17 PM
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| Wow! Great idea and beautifully done! |
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halrey
Engine Wiper
USA
120 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 2:07:09 PM
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Thanks guys, KP the netting is the stuff the military modelers use to cover tanks and helmets and such. These racks were almost everywhere there was bait fishing going on. The nets were made of linen and if not dried after each use they would rot. The racks disappeared when the nets started to be make from synthetics and nylon. There may have still been some around in the late 50s or early 60s.
Here is another one of my postcards.
Hal
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Carrie Creek
Crew Chief
USA
948 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 2:40:44 PM
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Hal,
What a great find, I always figured that they hung them up in the rigging to dry.
You did a great job making them. Does yours rotate? |
Phil
POR (press on regardless) |
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terry hansley
Crew Chief
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 5:16:19 PM
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Hal
The rack looks great!
Many archive photos from the Pacific North West show similar drying racks that look like hitching posts for horses on a much more heavy duty construction. Another often seen fixture in these photos are large wooden vats, that were built larger in diameter on the bottom than the top.
From what I have heard, the nets were submerged in a disinfectant, in these vats, before being dried.
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tct855
New Hire
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 5:32:54 PM
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| Hal That's really kool! What a great detail to find & model. You've done it again. Thanx Thom...[:-angel] |
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northern6400
Fireman
Canada
3081 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 9:16:39 PM
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| Great job on the net and the rack. |
Chuck Faist
Burlington, Ontario
Enjoy yourself it is later than you think! |
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TRAINS1941
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 10:26:41 PM
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Hal
The pictures are great bu the modeling is excellent. Great find and a beautiful job.
Is there a kit behind all this???????
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Jerry
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are. |
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UKGuy
Fireman
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2012 : 10:56:50 PM
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Very nice work on your "first pass" at these seldomly modelled details Hal !!
As you say, these racks were seen profusely along any fishing wharf, drying out the nets.
The racks were also used extensively for repairing the nets after a fishing trip. The 'hands' would spread and wind the nets up onto the rack and repair any damage that they saw, ready for the next trip.
I'll see if I have any pics of the similar ones that I was building last year for an ongoing project.
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teaspoon
Crew Chief
USA
867 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 12:26:09 AM
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| Hal, Very nice job of building these. I hope to build a model of Leland Michigan's Fishtown, but I currently have two many projects in the way. My father grew up near Leland, and it is a beautiful area. My fishtown will be placed in a northern California or Oregon logging and mining area, in On30. What did you use for the netting? I was thinking of cheesecloth, it seems about right. If you can share any tips on this neat project, they would be appreciated by all here. I've added a link to some photos. http://www.lelandmi.com/epostcards/?id=91&page=gallery |
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teaspoon
Crew Chief
USA
867 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 12:31:34 AM
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| Wow, Is this video going to be helpful for my project!! It would be really awesome to be able to do that with other buildings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKBFcvBiYe0 |
Edited by - teaspoon on 06/09/2012 12:42:42 AM |
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Net Drying Rack
