I want to build a concrete facility on my layout but I found out that the Walthers kit is no longer available.I guess I could scratchbuild one but not too sure what all is involved in the facility.Can I see a few photos of other peoples concrete plants so I could get some ideas.Thanks in advance guys.
Tbone, Although these are on another forum, they are a wealth of information, pics and links to maps. Cement Plant Question Miami's Titan Cement Plant Hope they help
Hey T-Bone, Concrete facility really depends on what type you want to model, a large plant that makes concrete ala' the Walthers model, or a distribution facility which would be much smaller-- like this Ciment Quebec facility in Bow, New Hampshire area: The distribution center could be modeled fairly easily I guess.... my best, Jan
Folks, we have a definitions issue here. TBone asked about CONCRETE, not CEMENT. They are different. Cement is a component of concrete. I suspect what he wants is a ready mix plant, commonly called a batch plant, where ready mix trucks are charged with cement and aggregate to be mixed en route to the end user... (edit) just saw where Tbone is from - Hi Y'all, neighbor!
Although he did mention the Walthers kit, which AFAIK was a cement plant, not a concrete facility. Perhaps you could modify the Walthers AMD grain elevator to resemble a cement facility similar to the one jsoflo posted?
The Walthers kit isn't really a concrete OR a cement plant.....I live just down the road from a large cement plant. At one end of the plant are 2 storage facilities where the cement is stored waiting for shipment....and they look EXACTLY like the Walthers kit. So I would classify the Walthers kit as a cement distribution center where cement is stored waiting to be shipped to concrete plants. The concrete plants around here look roughly like the pic Jan posted, and they get their cement trucked in from the local plant, but I suppose if you didn't live near a plant, there might be a distribution center like the Walthers kit where cement is delivered by rail and trucked to local concrete plants. And the silo portion of the ADM elevator and the Medusa cement kit are identical (except for color) so you could probably use the ADM kit as a starting point
Sorry for the confusion guys.I am looking to do a cement distribution facility.Has anyone converted the Walthers grain kit to a cement distribution kit?
