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I think kits like these http://www.reynaulds.com/products/Trix/66120.aspx might be moving off the shelves slowly, while folks pick up smaller kits and maybe do a little scratchbuilding, or build some of the kits stacked up in their closets :thumb:

Looks good - just like the units I see pulling long trains of crushed limestone past my shop all the time.

I agree - the detailing is a little weak - the 'bands' are overly thick, and run in the wrong direction - prototype palletized CMUs are either shrink wrapped like you've noticed, or a few rows are strapped horizontally; ModelRailStuff's banding leaves a lot of units loose (if they weren't a...

Yes, this is my conundrum - P:87 or Free-mo........

http://www.modelrailstuff.com/ Under the Details tab. Enjoy.

Great looking structure models!!! And great looking model RR overall, too. Nice to see it progressing well.

Thanks. Excellant thought - tomorrow I'll post a few of the reference pics I used. The models are composits of several prototypes. The structure will be scratchbuilt & kit bashed, based on the prototype, probably mostly from Pikestuff corrugated steel panels. It'll be on the layout edge and...

Some pics of the finalized injection molding machines - some decals added, light weathering on the newer unit, heavier on the older one, and hydraulic cables added to the injection equipment plus smaller diameter cooling lines on the mold halves. Now I just need to build the factory to house...

And here's the finished pipe extrusion line - now all I need is some scale lengths of 8" pipe. It's amazing what a coat of paint and a few decals do:thumb:

Here are a few more progress shots. In addition to some more panelling, I've added some technical looking details from my scrap box, and built an outfeed table from a casting for a porch railing and some 4x4 square styrene. I can't wait to get some paint on these puppies this weekend:thumb:

I'm posting in this thread, because this has valuable information for all modelling steel mills. These links have some great reference photography. Bethlehem Steel http://flickr.com/photos/81286782@N00/sets/72157594294985048/ Radomir Metals http://www.radomir-metals.com/index-en.html The...

Yep, I've worked with the stuff, and it's well described above - a narrow 1/8" or so rod that's been chopped into 3/16" +/- pellets. Also, FWIW, styrene (which most of our models are made of), is naturally clear and quite brittle (think of the clear windshield parts) - in addition to color...

Good looking modelling. Replacing a few of the thick die-cast pieces with the thin metal does wonders in improving the realism.

Thanks for the tip. I had planned to add the conveyor for finished parts, but a 2nd convery for the sprues hadn't crossed my mind. I've got most of the pre-paint detailing for the pipe extursion line done, I'll post some more progress pics later today.

Why shut anything off when you can just raise taxes?:cry::cry::cry:

Cool. I printed off both sizes for HO scale - my trusty metal scaler ruler is packed in a stack of boxes.

Dare I say, Supercoolsign1 Though I wouldn't want to be on one of the building-hugging trains if its superconductor went above the 'transition temperature'...

Dave, there's actually a fair amount of information on the web as to how to build your own real machine on the cheap, and several manufacturers of small machines that run on compressed air (I've used a machine built by Morgan Press) - the prices aren't bad; the most difficult part is the tooling...

Thanks everyone. I know the figure is funky - I wanted to add a scale reference, and that's the only one I found handy, mixed with some scrap styrene (like I said, I just started getting my work area set back up:rolleyes:). Anyway, I thought I'd hold out on the big 'secret' to building these...

I also built a few wooden crates, experimenting with different materials. I have some veneer samples that look like (and, technically, are) scale plywood.