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A very ambitious undertaking. That layout is going to represent a lot of real estate. I really do like the idea of having a high scenery to track ratio, but have you thought about how many trees you are going to have to have? Even if you clear cut half of the timber acreage, you are going to...

Why isn't there more activity in the N scale forum? Is it too hard to locate within this extensive hobby site, or aren't there many N-scalers here anymore? Thoughts anyone?

This is an old topic about construction of a cement plant from another forum thread, but it is very suitable for placement here. (IMHO) It will also increase its visibility. http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?p=876821#post876821

There is more information about this project in a separate thread. http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?p=876821#post876821

That pretty much does it for the main plant. I have also used a Pikestuff kit for the office (blue) and another Walthers' structure for a small warehouse (red).

More detailed pictures of the road to the pit, the conveyors, and the kiln.

Another shot from the end of the facility.

Prototype Police Alert! I've made use of all kinds of bottles, PVC pipe, the flood loader from another Walthers' kit, paint can lids, and even the plastic centers from cash register tapes to assemble an interesting combination of structures.

The converyors are made from miscellaneous parts from my scrap box, plastic sprews, and some wooden sticks cut on my table saw and painted gray. They enter a modified Walther's Red River Mining Company structure.

The next picture shows the belt house (the top portion of a Walther's Glacier Gravel structure), and the beginnings of the long series of conveyors which take the ore to the plant.

I haven't really done anything new to the cement plant for some time; however, I do have some pictures that can show the details better. The first picture will show the pit where the raw material is mined.

Most farmers would be reluctant to cultivate fields with too much slope--erosion and the possibility of tipping equipment being some of the reasons. Your farm might be more suitable for grazing cattle, goats, llamas, horses, etc. They are also easier to "plant" on the layout. Grazing areas...

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It should be working now, at least it did for me. I don't know if you have to register at Trainboard to see the albums, but I don't think so. Thanks for sticking with me, and making me aware of the problem. N-joy

I didn't realize that it has been so long since I posted updates to some of these threads. Here is a recent picture of the cement plant (I changed the type of plant it was representing for the OWL open house, but it is the same complex.) I hope this file is not too big. This is a different...

I am going to bump this thread back to the top since it has some information in it that I wanted to revisit for myself and I thought someone else could use it as well. I haven't been working much on this layout (yes, I have two large layouts) because most of my efforts have been on the Oregon...

I believe that the site is down this weekend for server maintenance. I am unable to access it as well. Keep trying--it will eventually be back. :mrgreen:

I have put an album together on Trainboard which shows the former Canyon Mt. N-gineers club's modular layout--the Oregon Western Lines as it was displayed during the last open house. If you are interested, just start on the first picture and progress through the album. The comments that I have...

You may want to check out this modular group.. If I remember correctly, one of the members has an extensive army base with a lot of military equipment. http://mrns.homestead.com/LT_M_Cacc_1.html (It is the Mt. Rainier Modular RR Club in the Pacific Northwest)...

I have put an album together on Trainboard which shows the layout as it was during the last open house. If you are interested, just start on the first picture and progress through the album. The comments that I have written are all in fun, so please don't take offense...