Here is a link to my build of this project:
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/22614
It was a great project, lots of time and materials involved.
When the article was new I had the foresight to copy the parts list from the MR website and paste it into my issue of the magazine. I figured it would not last forever on-line. I do have to say I strongly object to articles where vital information is left out of the print version and is only on-line, for just this very reason. Supplementary material, fine, but not the vital stuff. I think MR is doing this less than they did when the website was new and they were still sorting out just where print and internet would interact.
Jim Hediger's posting mentions that Dean Freytag tended to over-etimate his audience, and he assumed that his readers were familiar with his prior writings or had attended his wonderful NMRA clinics and thus he did not need to repeat himself. For those who feel the same way I can recommend Freytag's Cyclopedia of Industrial Modeling where he goes over the basics with reference to specific projects. But no article or book can fully capture the wonderful imagination and humor of a Freytag clinic when Dean was in his prime.
Dave Nelson
If you Google "Dean Freytag foundry part list" (without quotation marks), one of the first links you get should be something called CY & PRR - Freytag Foundry. This is another individual's take on building the facility.
The link that Maxman posted is an interesting email from Jim Hediger, with a list. After looking at the original articles in the April and May, 2009, and at the list that Maxman posted, it would be easier to follow along with Dean's build, maybe use the list as a refference, if you need it.
Current Google Earth shows nothing is left of the original structure.
There never was any detailed parts list, as to exact dimensions of each individual piece, and how it all went together to make a exact copy of this structure.
A great example of scratch building / kit bashing.
Mike.
My You Tube
Welcome to the digital age where everything disappears after a while (sometimes almost instantly). And where vaporware abounds
But then this wasn't really an article on how to build one yourself. It was an article on how the author built his. So things like materials and detail parts lists, drawings, etc. were omitted.
It's sort of like these instructions for baking a cake: You mix some flour, sugar, eggs togther. Add in a few other ingredients. Pour it in baking pans. Pop it in the oven until done. Take out of the pans and ice. Voila! a cake anyone can make.
Paul
Yes, I remember that thread because I posted on it that I was frustrated with the lack of what I felt was important information. I even went so far to email MR about that and was basically told that if I couldn't figure it out maybe I should start with something simpler. And of course the experts on the forum agreed with that thought.
In any case I went back to the thread link above and found some further information, including a part list. See the following link:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/STEEL/conversations/topics/47408
Hi, and
The original article, as you probably know, was in the April and May 2009 MR.
In the article it says to go to the MR website for a materials list. Maybe someone here knows how to access the internet archives to find that list.
I can not find it anywhere on the MR website. There's a discussion here that seems to imply that the list was never made available on the site.
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/149264.aspx
Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Ed
I am trying to find a copy of Freytag's Foundy material list.