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#1 User is offline   chripsch 

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Posted 18 December 2011 - 04:02 PM

http://www.elvastowe...eenshot&id=1298
File Name: Steamdonkey
File Submitter: chripsch
File Submitted: 18 Dec 2011
File Category: Miscellaneous (Everything Else)

Tacoma Steam donkey with/without housing

After there were no steam donkeys for MSTS available for download I decided to develop my own ones for my 2-ft-routes. The Merv Johnson book „In search of steam donkeys“ offered the examples and the drawings from which I created my donkey.

It comes in 2 versions: 1 with a roof and one without. Both can be animated in the MSTS editor and there`s a snow texture included, too.

Christian Schröder

December 18th 2011

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Posted 22 December 2011 - 07:51 AM

Christian, thank you for making this model. I have been looking over some plans of Willamette donkeys for a long time, thinking about building one for my route. You saved me the trouble! ;)

(I might still build a Willamette, if I ever get it together again)

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Posted 22 December 2011 - 11:33 AM

Nice one, Christian. I still have a single drum I need to convert from Trainz to MSTS I promised awhile back.
One day... :rotfl:

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Posted 11 April 2012 - 03:50 AM

How was a steam donkey used?

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Posted 11 April 2012 - 05:23 AM

A steam donkey is equivalent to a portable gas or diesel engine of today. It did everything that needed powering in the field.
They just didn't have the technology to make 'em as small as they do today.
It's basically nothing more then a portable powerhouse.
They were used to drill oil wells and run the pump.
They were used to load logs on railroad cars and pull trees up a mountain.
They were used to run power tools.
You name it, it was used for it.

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Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:26 PM

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They were used to drill oil wells and run the pump.


Wow! Fire and sparks near oil. :bigboss:

A welcome fine addition to the file library; thank you Christian.

Cheers Bazza

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Posted 11 April 2012 - 06:56 PM

It's all they had back in the 1800's, Barry. :bigboss:

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