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@darlander posted:
Great project Keith! I see a couple in my future. Did you start with a two bay hopper? Anxious for more details. Thanks for the post.
Cheers, Dave

Thanks Keith as you have inspired me and I'm in the process of building two ballast hoppers. I purchase a couple of Weaver two bay hoppers on eBay for the project and have finished the demolition phase. I'm now ready to build the drop chutes. I have also completed the ballast loads for the cars. Happy to share a few pic of the process so far!

My Canvas:

My target:

Demolition with a little help from a radio arm saw:

Clean up with 60 and 80 grit sanding blocks:

Ready for the building of the shoots:

Ballast loads are finished:

Love a new project!! Will post again when finished!

Cheers, Dave

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