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<br /> So why is it that nobody seems to know how to model a foundry? You can't just plant a building with a clear story and stick a smokestack next to it and call it a foundry. Fact is, most all foundries don't even have smokestacks. The most common furnace is the cupola or vertical shaft furnace. They are varied and easy to model and extend out and above the roof of the foundry. Old foundries have open top cupolas and newer ones have a closeable cap and downcomer pipe to a bag house. The bag house is also easy to model. They need a constant supply of coke and scrap iron on steel brought in by rail, so a well modeled foundry is fun to operate. I believe there should be some education here on how a foundry operates so modelers can build a realistic foundry. <br /> <br />Larry
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