Behold the no. 279-4433 Oak Point Nuclear Power Facility. While I suppose that nothing should surprise me when I open a large box from Menards, I can assure you the “Wow” factor is still in play. I would not have thought of a new structure to harness the power of the atom for your layout. A nuclear power plant is a great idea.
It is a natural fit, though. I have a handful of Lionel Atomic Energy pieces, including radioactive waste cars, an AEC switcher, and even a clear AEC tank car with green radioactive waste. Not to mention military cars like the Lionel Minuteman car with their nuclear payloads. Heck, that alone is justification for installing a siding and creating a new industrial site.
Nuclear power plants can be large or more compact (still large, but with just one cooling tower) and the single structure passes for a combination control center and reactor pile. The clear ceiling and sides was a bit of a surprise. I could see in and see rails around a round object. Hmmm.
I plugged it in and, depending on your frame of reference it was “Core meltdown time!” or “Saturday Night Fever!”
The reactor core has a terrific rotating, and constantly changing, light show that suggests something big is happening. My whimsy meter was pegged out.
Off to the right you’ll find a pair of power transformers with red lights. The other side of the structure is home to the cooling tower. And yes, I suppose an adventurous hobbyist will sketch out a way to install a smoke unit in it for that cooling steam look.
This is a neat and certainly a unique industrial building for your railroad.
The structure costs $99.99 plus shipping, or opt for pickup at your local Menards store.
For more information go to www.Menards.com/Trains
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