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THE
ATAS RETURNS (CONT.)
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The factory is obviously a version of the
Milton Building from Pikestuff. Construction wise, the
biggest issue was that the roof needed extra support,
especially with that second story section. Hence,
another use for those
"Airborne" cold remedy containers - support pillars!
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other side of the access hatch is going to be all about
concrete. The first of the concrete empire is this
concrete mixing plant made by IHC. There are a number of
mixing plant kits available, but this one is the cheapest - a
major criteria in my layout budget. Still, with creative
staging, it presents a nice imprint.
I placed foam board triangles at
an angle in the bays, covered them with glue, and then poured
the sand and gravel from the top down. This assured a good
first layer and didn't waste so much sand and gravel filling up
dead space. Later, once that was dried, I poured a bit
more in the bays, wet them down and sprayed them with Woodland
Scenics scenic cement. (Lately, I've been simply mixing
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I've
had pretty good luck with the IHC models. Biggest problem
is that they don't give dimensions in their catalog descriptions
and so you have to guess how much room they will take. Two
of my favorites were the Large Freight House and the "Cannery" with the two buildings connected by an overhead
enclosed conveyor. I don't think either are
available anymore. They are pictured back on page 11 of
this site.
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I borrowed from the Model Power Hoffa Cement
Factory setup for this "rail unloading crane" - it may
have a fancier name, but that's what the
catalog calls it.
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One
feature of this IHC model is the dragline shovel, which
doesn't appear on other models of the concrete mixing
plant. There will be several more buildings in this
complex and my intention is to begin adding to the "other
side" of this siding for the next installment, hopefully in
January before my busy travel season begins.
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It's coming up on a very busy season at our
university music department, so I'll call it a day for now and do
some more work after Thanksgiving. You'all be
blessed.
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