The Mill Newsletter Vol.4 Num.1 is ready for download. If anyone has any problems downloading it please contact me at don_csx@hotmail.com 

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October issue of The Mill is ready for download. Hope you all enjoy it. Love to hear feedback about it also. 

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Take Care, Stay Safe, Happy Modeling and God Bless. 

Don Dunn

July 1st issue of The Mill newsletter is done and I don't see any reason why I should wait to release it July 1st. So here is Volume 2 Number 3 of The Mill. I like to thank everyone who contributed. Enjoy the issues. If anyone wanting to contribute to future issues of The Mill please send me a message to don_csx@hotmail.com

Volume 2 Issue 2 of The Mill Newsletter is available for download at the following link. The blog is up an running too. I invite anyone interested in steel mills from the real thing to the modeling of them to visit the site. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask. Enjoy

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​I would like to invite anyone interested in the steel industry, from modeling it to the real thing to download the latest issue of The Mill Newsletter. This Mill is free anyone and issued 4 times a year.

I have always wanted a transfer locomotive to work between my steel mills and foundries, but the only one I know of was a model of the brass Baldwin DT-6-6-2000. Only time I have found those those was high dollar locomotives so I set out on designing and building my own. 

I stated by looking for a mechanism and frame. I wanted to use a good running engine that ran great at low speeds. I ran across a Kato SD40-2 that had electrical problems but for the price I pick it up. Once I found the issue and fixed it I had my base for the transfer locomotive. 

I have always wanted to build a dual track mobile hot metal mixing car ever since I seen pictures of the model that Peachcreek shops has. I was also able to find patent plans for this car online. It may not follow the plans 100% but I built it for the area I have for the car. I'm waiting on a break in the weather to paint the car. 

Don Dunn 

#d Printed quenching car that is available on Shapeways. I really like this little locomotive and with just a little detailing it make a good looking static model.

Don Dunn

I been wanting to build a couple of these cars since I seen the car Dean Freytag built. These was build from 2 ore cars with one end cut off and a new frame and body built for the cars. These was build for 3 axle trucks and at the time of the picture I was putting on the last details of the cars before sending them back to the paint shop.

Don Dunn

I have heard about dynamometer cars but really didn't pay much attention to them or what they was used for until a search on the internet. After a few minutes of looking at different types and and how people modeled them. I thought I would try my hand at building one.