Bear and Frank I appreciate the tips! I have some scrap so I'll be giving them a try this afternoon...right after I mow the lawn
The brew is usually a lager (the champagne of beers variety) but we have been known to crank out an IPA from time to time.
Cheers!
T e d
Well i finally finshed up the coker tower structure for the refinery. It was a long process starting back in february. I am very please on how it came out. Now I can concentrate on finishing the rest of the refinery.
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Renegade1c,
You did a really, great job on that structure....just love the extra work You put into that.
Have A Great Day!
Frank
A really great structure, but it looks like you need to raise the ceiling in your layout room.
Rick J
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dti406 Renegade1c, A really great structure, but it looks like you need to raise the ceiling in your layout room. Rick J
Very nice model indeed. Good job.
Renegade1c, That's some really nice modeling, some of the best I've seen. Your downstream operations look very good.
Regards, Peter
Awesome!
Are there lights?
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
There are no lights as of yet. I have been contemplating whether to add them or not. Currently I have no set up for night operations. I did build wire guides into the model to handle the wires for the lights if I do add them. I think I want to add lights (LED's) eventually but for now it does not have them.
Renegade1c
You have done an excellent job!
Personally I'm a lighting nut. I would suggest that having working lights, even in the daylight, would add a lot of depth to the coker tower structure.
You should be congratulated for installing conduit as you built it.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Great pics and modeling, everyone!
Renegade1c I did build wire guides into the model to handle the wires for the lights if I do add them.
Excellent!
I'm a big fans of small LEDs, but this looks to be a case where fiber optics might prove useful. I think they take paint well enough to pull off looking like an electrical cable, conduit or other tubing. A combination of the two ways might work best for you given the varying exposures you likely have at the mounting locations.
I agree with Dave that visible, day time lights really bring attention. There are even places where having them is needed. I'll bet that giant facility probably has a few dim spots.
But take a break and come back when you're eager to do it. This project is so massive you've not only earned a well-deserved break, you need to rest mind and body to deal with this next delicate task.
Just finished the 'City Island Fish Processing' building for my harbor scene. This is an RDA kit (Fishermans Coop) which is one of the more difficult kits on the market, but makes a nice model when finished.
-Bob
Life is what happens while you are making other plans!
Nice work there, Bob