Coal for OCCS Dio.

Discuss dioramas here
User avatar

Topic author
L.Kezz
Posts: 283
Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:41 pm
Real name: Luke Kerry
Location: South Normanton, Derbyshire, UK
Has thanked: 6 times
Been thanked: 31 times
Flag: Great Britain
Contact:

Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #1 by L.Kezz » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:59 pm

Well hello, I was wondering if anybody knows what I could use for coal in my OCCS dio, I've been hunting around lately and the only thing that I think comes close is that black rubber stuff from model shops used for coal on model trains, would this be any good? I once tried crushing up BBQ charcoal as well but couldn't crush it small enough plus it's not as black as coal if that makes any sense :think: any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers

L.Kezz

User avatar

Ian Fletcher1970
Posts: 734
Joined: Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:42 pm
Real name: Ian Fletcher
Location: Codnor - Derbyshire
Has thanked: 534 times
Been thanked: 148 times
Flag: Great Britain
Contact:

Re: Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #2 by Ian Fletcher1970 » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:42 pm

Hi Luke - Try Signal Fuels on Whiteley Road in Ripley (Near Anchor army surplus) They do small grade coal for live steam engines - you might have to buy a 25kg bag though :dizzy:

Ian

User avatar

Topic author
L.Kezz
Posts: 283
Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:41 pm
Real name: Luke Kerry
Location: South Normanton, Derbyshire, UK
Has thanked: 6 times
Been thanked: 31 times
Flag: Great Britain
Contact:

Re: Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #3 by L.Kezz » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:48 pm

Oh yeah, never thought of getting the real stuff, :roll: but don't fancy getting a 25kg bag, but then again, I might need quite a lot of it for my dio. Thanks Ian :thumbup: I know the place you mean too, bet the dam stuff ain't cheap though :doh:
Cheers

L.Kezz


clockworklozenge1
Posts: 104
Joined: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:41 pm
Real name: Chris Walker
Been thanked: 4 times

Re: Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #4 by clockworklozenge1 » Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:21 pm

Up here in Durham weve got plenty spare I can think of a few places I can easily go and dig it from and a few derelict coal bunkers that still have it in, If you can get a hessian sack or a sand bag you can put lumps of coal in there -pulverise it up quite fine with a hammer and then youd need to sort it out into sizes as neccesary- you could sieve or screen it if you have an old collinder :)


Joes1989
Posts: 2273
Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 5:18 pm
Real name: Joe Summerhill
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 56 times
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #5 by Joes1989 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:50 pm

Thats what I did with the charcoal I used! I ran my car over it whilst in the bag first! Then riddled it through the mesh pencil/desk organiser I bought from tesco and it comes out perfect! It's very time consuming though lol

User avatar

niner
Posts: 604
Joined: Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:48 pm
Real name: Martin Williams
Location: North Wales
Has thanked: 9 times
Been thanked: 43 times

Re: Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #6 by niner » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:31 pm

Joes1989 wrote: I ran my car over it whilst in the bag first!


Thats one way of doing it :lol:


Joes1989
Posts: 2273
Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 5:18 pm
Real name: Joe Summerhill
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 56 times
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #7 by Joes1989 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:49 pm

It beats getting arm ache through beating it with a hammer mate! Lol

User avatar

Topic author
L.Kezz
Posts: 283
Joined: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:41 pm
Real name: Luke Kerry
Location: South Normanton, Derbyshire, UK
Has thanked: 6 times
Been thanked: 31 times
Flag: Great Britain
Contact:

Re: Coal for OCCS Dio.

Post #8 by L.Kezz » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:19 pm

A very practical method there Joe! And your right, does beat getting arm ache using an hammer, might try that one. :thumbup:
Cheers

L.Kezz


Return to “Dioramas”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests