This BLOG will chronicle the design and construction of a proto-freelance HO scale model railroad. I've based this layout on the area that I grew up in. This line is no longer in use but I will try to keep it alive in my own way. The purpose of the layout is to enjoy running trains. PERIOD. It will not be prototypical to any era or road. I just want to run trains that have or could have run on the line through Starkville, MS. plus a few extras.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
More on TXI....
I'm continuing on the Cement plant. I'm thinking that I might try to go ahead and scenic this area and try to finish it as my first sceniced spot on the layout. I'm about ready to get SOMETHING finished on this thing! Anyway, I've been working on scratchbuilding the loading zone of the cement plant.
Here's a photo of the prototype. I've tried to replicate it as best I could.
And here's a shot of the model. This is my first real attempt at a
complicated scratch build. So far, it's been hard to find some of the
industrial type parts but I'm learning. I've still got a lot of work to
do to it but at least I
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I've had a slow week working on the layout as I got involved in a few DCC installs on some locomotives. One thing I've learned is DC...

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I've had a slow week working on the layout as I got involved in a few DCC installs on some locomotives. One thing I've learned is DC...
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2 comments:
Great to see someone else using those corn storage silos for their cement factory.
Can you tell me which factory you are basing your model off of? (forgive me if I've missed it in your posts.)
I like the hopper loading area a lot.
Thanks Matt. The plant is the old TXI plant just South of Artesia, MS. Most recently it was a Holcim plant but it closed about a year ago.
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