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Models built for the 'Snow' Secretary's Challenge

The Challenge:

For this Challenge I've gone back to December 2010's snow!  It was too late for the January 2011 meeting, and having a snow themed Challenge didn't seem right for the summer months, so it's had to wait for a whole year.

The Challenge, therefore, is to build a model with some connection to snow.  So, anything from skiers to a ski-lift, or a snow spade to a snow plough!


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Paraffin HeaterBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Peter Clay

A small paraffin heater. We had one in my childhood which was lit in cold weather (hence the snow connection) and placed in the bathroom, to keep the temperature just above zero. Used in houses with no central heating, double glazing etc. The boiler en...
 
 
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Railway SnowploughBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Eric Smith

A snow plough based on the Hornby Trains O gauge design with 3-6V motor to drive the fan.
 
 
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SkierBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Andrew Couzens

 
 
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SledgeBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Chris Fry

 
 
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Snow PloughBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Chris Warrell

Based on the Meccano Snow Plough features in the November 1961 issue of Meccano Magazine . It was designed to constructed from a set no. 7 and hence is somewhat limited in some of the details: no suspension, and a rather nasty diagonal fold across two...
 
 
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Snow PloughBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Brian Elvidge

One of the models in the manual from the 1974-5 Super Highway Multikit Set, plus a few extras. The model is easy to built and works well. It features a lifting plough, worked by a handle.
 
 
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Snow Plough and Grit SpreaderBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Richard Marsden

 
 
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Snow ShoeBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Brian Leach

A 3:2 scale show shoe similar to the traditional style, made out of wood, rawhide and leather. There is a  video of this model  on YouTube.
 
 
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SnowflakeBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Bob Palmer

Made for the "Snow" Secretary's Challenge, from a pile of rusty strips sprayed white.
 
 
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SnowflakeBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Peter Clay

One of many, and eclipsed by all the other big, super-duper ones brought. But capable of being hung on the Christmas Tree.
 
 
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SnowflakeBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Douglas Windibank

 
 
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SnowmobileBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Douglas Windibank

 
 
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Snow-Trac CarBuilt for the Snow Secretary's Challenge

Built by Les Chatfield

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