this industry is actually on a sub. off the peavine called the "ennis" sub. it is a 9 mile stretch of track that serves a few industries, 2 of which i will be modeling. the first is called "fertizona" the pics in this post is my rendition of the plant.
THE PROTOTYPE
these are the parts cut out of .030 thick by .030 spacing evergreen styrene
all opennings cut out
the sub assemblies
sub assemblies fitted & secured
roof assemblies. hole in the roof is for the elevator to pass through. i use one sheet cut to size & then scribe it down the center & crease it.
ladders & cat walks go on the elevator
floor & roof support added
the finished model.. all tanks are by "layout concepts"
another view of the model placed in the spot where it will be on the layout
this industry manufactures fertilizer. they receive materials "chemicals" via hoppers & tankers. trackage is located behind the structure.
Hey Vinny, I think I got it working... I hope? Building comming along nicely, hope you got the pic's I sent.. Bob
ReplyDeletehey bob..thanks for the comments..yes i did get your pics..looking good
ReplyDeleteVinny this industry is really awsome, and I just like the look of this structure and group of structures. You did a phenomial job on building these. You really have something to be proud of. Please keep up the great work, and please keep us posted on your progress.
ReplyDeletehwy lane..thanks for joining my site & for the great comment. i really do appriciate it.only a couple of more small stucture to build, then it goes to open country.
ReplyDeletethanks again
vinny
Hi Vinny,
ReplyDeleteLooking at the pictures that you have posted, you do some really nice work. I love to see scratch-building and kitbashing as so many people tend to just buy pre-built and RTR these days (I'm an old-timer and have been in the hobby since 1959). Some of the RTR and pre-built is really nice and exceeds what many scratch-builders or even kit builders can expect with their results.
The main reason that I joined was that I wanted to post a comment on your "test run #1" video. Firstly, it might not be very interesting video (I know that it wasn't intended to be)... but what a cool video! I like it. It reminded me of times when we'd get stopped at a crossing at night and could just see the wheelsets go by in the glare of the headlights. Enough of memory lane.
The other comment that I had on this test run: It appears that you soldered your rail together or your feeders on the inside of the rails... It looked that way on the first two portions of the video. I wonder if the problem that you were having with derailments was the wheel flange riding up on the excess solder and/or being pressed toward the opposite rail (thus giving the effect of tightening the track gauge) and causing the wheelsets to be effectively lifted across the opposite rail. If that would be the case (if you are still experiencing problems at those locations) you could check it with a NMRA track gauge or failing that, just take a very fine file and reduce that excess solder that is there a little and it should ease your problem. I solder all my rail joins on the outside of the running rail (including track feeders) and never have any problem with electrical conductivity or derailments in those areas.
I model in American HO scale, British OO scale (same as HO track), American and British N-Scale. Obviously not all on the same layout or at the same time. My current project is an N-scale British dockside scene. I just sold my previous N-scale layout which you can see at the following web site: https://sites.google.com/site/willowcreeknscale
I welcome any comments regarding Willow Creek, even though it is now under new management. I hope that when I build my next layout that I can use the knowledge & experience from my Willow Creek experience to end up with a much better layout. Willow Creek had a lot of minor problems but was fun to run and successfully exhibited throughout Northern England for a number of years.
One other quick comment... What a good idea asking others to put eyes on an elusive trouble spot. If two heads are better than one,obviously more should be even better.
Gene Turner