Logs as cars?

[Thai1On]

I'm sorry if this has been done before but I'm adding the V-Flume to the L&A and I think it would look great if the flume worked. I found the old post using the driveable logs but it also required using portals and such.

My thinking was to use an invisible road and have these logs travel along the flume or a path as to look as though a steam donkey engine is pulling them out of the forest. Simply when the log reaches the "end of the road" it will disappear only to start at to start point again much like the cars in Trainz.

If I'm missing something could someone help this greenhorn route builder out?:hehe:

Dave

 

[leeferr]

Sounds like an interesting idea and I don't see why something like that couldn't work although I'm no expert. I'll be interested to see what develops on this.

Mike

 

[Wyonate]

Whats the question? lol

 

[Thai1On]

Sorry... Is there any cars that look like logs so they could simulate the effect of being pulled out of the woods by donkey engines or travel down log flumes? Here are a few screen shots to help you to understand what I would like to do.

Dave

 

[cascaderailroad]

There is also a Log Boat ... great fun for thrill riders, down a log flume.

I have often toyed with adding a meandering fog flume, near the "Horseshoe" (although none ever existed there).

 

[brakemen]

reply to log chute

hello to all: you guys maybe will not like this idea but here it goes

one idea is (keep evrything the same) and have the logs slide down the chute and dump on the ground maybe stacked and maybe have a side track with some flat cars and have the logs load and unload in a different area of the layout.

or maybe use the water as a log mover bunch all together and have a tug or another boat pull the logs down stream and maybe from there have a side track that will load the logs from the water onto the flat cars and taken somewhere else and unload maybe like lumber yard that uses logs to cut into lumber.

oh well just a thought: I know kind of stupid idea so just forget that idea.

brakemen

 

[cascaderailroad]

They usually splash down into a log holding pond, where they are prodded onto a conveyor belt, or hoisted by chains, up to the sawmill.