| Last updated on January 11, 2021
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Milwaukee, Racine & Troy HO scale steel cupola caboose - road name 1407
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Now that the layout is built. Maybe its time to re visit this layout and super detail those Great looking scenes.
Super job. Some nice ideas just for other treated wood plants and distribution centers. Hope to use very soon on loads. Hope to see more of your work in the future.
Great model Steve
I have a little space around my sawmill, might have to look into filling part of it with tie treating plant.
Usually wood that is processed is Kiln dried as the first step. That might be part of the function of the two story building. Basically it is a big oven accessed by something looking like a garage door. Any resin that is captured is processed into glue for exterior plywood and particle board. But neat model.
Now some kind of machinery or crane apparatus is needed to take ties from the piles and take them to the dollies, then finished ties from the dollies to stack them for shipment. This is quite a model.
Love it when Steve is on, nice job building and explaining the process
Jack Labeck
Thank you! Very interesting and informative.look forward to reading about it in the January issue!
Nice modeling Steven! A tie plant is a good model that most everyone can use. Thanks!
I don’t see much of Steve Otte here. I’d like to see more. He’s one of your best.
Two questions: 1) what size strip wood did you use for the ties? 2) Given that y’all work for a publishing company, why didn’t you put on your journalist’s hat and contact the tie plant for the details you needed?
Dont forget switch ties! Bundles of raw or treated ties for switch layouts would also be found here.
Nice modeling and kitbashing project Steve. How exactly do the tie get out of and back into the gondolas ( will there
Guess it must have been cheaper to cut your own ties than use “ready made” ties from Kapler or Mt. Albert. Still, it’s a real neat set of buildings and an interesting industry to model.
I would guess the newest “raw” ties are the unstained ones. If that is the case, then they shouldn’t be in the carriers going into the treatment plant.
Very cool Steve and thanks for sharing all of your useful tips. Spent most of my time admiring Eric’s plywood plant as I had just watched that video prior to attending Trainfest, but your work is noteworthy too. I’ll have to catch it next year as your bring out several ‘eye-catching’ details.
Hey Steve, you did a fabulous job of the tie plant. The effort of cutting and staining the ties pays off with a awesome scene. I cut lumber for stacks to fit for a lumber yard. I can feel your pain.
Those buildings are just fantastic. Making a foundation for a building just makes sense. I will have do this on my N scale layout.
The Canadian Canyons layout is getting more interesting all the time you guys touch it.