dragonriversteel Mike, that's left over glow stick lanyards from Halloween. Bought them at the dollar store
Thanks, I'll have to check that out. I have a couple of track hoes I wanted to detail.
Mike.
My You Tube
Southgate I have 2 WIP structures that are models of real structures that did exist here in Bend Or. Both will be very recognizable land marks, and both will be such that I'm the only one who will know the minor adjustments I had to make to fit them to my layout's footprint. One is a wooden concrete batch plant that was used from the mid 40s to the late 90s, The other a famous verylarge lumber shed A third is a very accurate model of another structure I built and still have and currently display... in 1/24 scale; A detailed truck shop
I have 2 WIP structures that are models of real structures that did exist here in Bend Or. Both will be very recognizable land marks, and both will be such that I'm the only one who will know the minor adjustments I had to make to fit them to my layout's footprint.
One is a wooden concrete batch plant that was used from the mid 40s to the late 90s, The other a famous verylarge lumber shed
A third is a very accurate model of another structure I built and still have and currently display... in 1/24 scale; A detailed truck shop
Thank you for sharing South Gate. How long did each project take to complete ?
Fear an Ignorant Man more than a Lion- Turkish proverb
Modeling an ficticious HO scale intergrated Scrap Yard & Steel Mill Melt Shop.
Southland Industrial Railway or S.I.R for short. Enterchanging with Norfolk Southern.
dragonriversteel Do you model anything from your hometown ?
Do you model anything from your hometown ?
I incorporated two industries operating in my home town as they have a unique relationship. One is Miller Milling Co. and the other is New World Pasta. They are located side by side. Miller grinds the flour and pipes it across to New World.
Miller also ships refined flour in dedicated cars to customers. The operation is large enough for them to have multi track siding and their own swicher.
I didn't replicte the buildings but used what I had available.
Also in 1956 I built a service station and leased it to the Gulf Oil Corporation. I had wanted to build a 3 bay station but Gulf would only lease a two bay one. With the left over ground I built a diner in 1958 (Amherst Diner) which is still operating today under the same name.
Miller & New World
Station / Diner: Meaningful to me but not to anyone else as they are not a true replica, just the concept. Bob
Station / Diner:
Meaningful to me but not to anyone else as they are not a true replica, just the concept. Bob
Meaningful to me but not to anyone else as they are not a true replica, just the concept.
Bob
Don't Ever Give Up
Thank you Bob for sharing.
What types of "stuff laying around", did you use ? Fine job on both models.
I reuse/recycle all sorts of stuff to use in modeling. For instance. I once commendered an old 70's styrene laundry hamper. Turned the plastic into all sorts of things. Namely, most everything I've built in the last two years.
Ran out of that hamper styrene recently on the slag pot crane build. Darn !
People would be surprised at what lies around their home that can be used for modeling purposes.
dragonriversteel Thank you Bob for sharing. What types of "stuff laying around", did you use ?
What types of "stuff laying around", did you use ?
The stuff laying around were buildings from eBay.
I have built a Blair Line lazer cut model, PIZZALAND, which turned out very well.
dragonriversteel Thank you Mark for sharing your insight. Fascinating stuff. Would you mind me picking your brain on steel mill stuff from time to time ? You wouldn't happen to know the model numbers of the American hydraulic boom material handlers would you ? I've been searching for the identity of the American crane in my Flickr photostream. Can't find out what model number it is.
Thank you Mark for sharing your insight. Fascinating stuff. Would you mind me picking your brain on steel mill stuff from time to time ?
You wouldn't happen to know the model numbers of the American hydraulic boom material handlers would you ? I've been searching for the identity of the American crane in my Flickr photostream. Can't find out what model number it is.
Sorry, I don't remember the model numbers of the American hydraulics. Now that I think about it, the road numbers were 44 and 45, and the three Ohio diesel-electrics were 10, 81, and 82. The latter two were identical and #10 crane was smaller.
I have a Walthers that I'm going to use as-is on my layout, except for weathering and decaling. I'll be modelling a Bethehem Steel plant and not J&L.
What I've never figured out is why these mills have a separate small RR company that services the mill and then also has their own road equipment (our switcher was a "J&L" switcher, not "A&S." All the hourly employees I supervised were members of the Steelworkers union, while the A&S crews were in the multiple RR workers unions. Maybe government regulations?
Some folks like to model these small RRs in their layouts but I don't think I'm going to bother. I'm the czar of my RR world and I'll have the mill deal directly with the mainline RRs.
Mark