Looking for HO scale refinery?

[bnsf76]

RedGrey62

Thanks for posting the pic of the tanks.  I have been trying to figure out how to scribe lines on them, and I will definately use the hose clamp idea.  I love the floating roof.

bnsf76

[don7]

I had been thinking of adding a bulk oil plant to my layout to generate a need for specialized cars.  But after reading about the idea of locating a picture of a refinery as a backdrop and placing the tank loading/unloading rail cars faciltiies in the foreground and  for the matter one could also place tanker truck facilities in the foreground as well.

Remember you have very limited real estate at your disposal on most layouts so make the best of backdrops.

[ericsp]

tomikawaTT

YardGoat18

I got Plastruct's big catalog and everything is in there, in all sizes, including all sorts of valving.

Greg

IIRC, Plastruct got their start manufacturing miniature parts to be used by petroleum and structural engineers needing to assemble three dimensional models of refineries to make sure everything would fit before assembling the 1:1 scale version.

On a slightly different note, the larger modern refineries, like container ports and steel mills, are probably best modeled as photo murals on the backdrop, with loading racks or similar being the only three-dimensional space consumers.

John Armstrong attacked from the other direction.  He put the loading racks, a couple of tanks and a maze of plumbing between the tracks and the fascia line - and 'modeled' the (virtual) refinery in the aisleway...

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

 

There is a prototype for everything.Here is a refinery that has its rail loading/unloading racks a few hundred feet from the rest of the plant.

Aerial Photograph

Or, you could model the refinery, or in this case NGL plant, a few miles from the rail loading/unloading racks, http://www.inergypropane.com/midstream_WC/index.asp.