I took a break from Scenery this week to work on the refinery again. I ran out of Sculptamold. I ordered 50lbs of it though so I don't really need to worry about running out anytime soon.
Here is some of the work I have done. Its not quite ready for paint yet but its close.
Colorado Front Range Railroad: http://www.coloradofrontrangerr.com/
Renegade1c, My crude side, oil that is, has been tickled with your refinery and Mike L's loading racks and pump station, like em' both.
Thanks and regards, Peter
HO-Velo Renegade1c, My crude side, oil that is, has been tickled with your refinery and Mike L's loading racks and pump station, like em' both. Thanks and regards, Peter
Thanks Peter,
I work in Downstream oil and gas, so it is pretty important for me to get it pretty close to right. I'm not a perfectionist so close enough is good for me. The Refinery is the second largest industry on the layout (coming in at rought 8 square feet of real estate). The refinery has tracks throughout for tank car loading, chemical covered hopper loading/unloading and regular hopper loading (at the coker tower pictured above.
Products being loaded are refined products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and petroleum Coke (similar to coal in nature). Products being unloaded are catalyst, acids and caustics.
Thanks for the kind comments, Peter. Getting "crude" loaded on the layout really makes the traffic more believable. I had tank trains coming in from Chama staging before (and that will continue), but having both origin and destination on the visible layout helps make it all more plausible.
Renegade,
Beautiful work on the ladders and railings and the plastic work is no slouch, either
I've got just enough refinery to suggest there's a lot more there just off the layout. Wish I could do more, as it's fascinating stuff.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Renegade1c:
The refinery is coming along beautifully!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
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