Background Building - Super Detailed ADM Grain Elevator

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Trucklover

BNSF SD70MAC's
Hi Guys,

I got to thinking that some people might want Background ADM Grain Elevators for use up against the backdrop of a layout to take up less space then the full size kits. Im in the process of building one that is about half the width of the full size.

I've made this one into a larger size then the ones that I usually build as well. By larger size I mean longer then what I usually build. This one has silos on both sides of the main structure. 4 to the left, and 8 to the right. The left silos have the conveyor housing, the right 8 silos will have piping. The first 4 silos will have overhead piping with supports from the top of the main structure, the last 4 silos will have a pipe line running down the first 4 with one pipe going to each of the last 4 silos.

Details like safety railings around each of the 3 roofs of the main structure, caged ladders connecting the roofs (main structure and right silo structure), a platform from the "door to nowhere" with a caged ladder leading to the roof, railings all the way down the 8 silo roof, and a caged ladder between the 4th and 5th silos running to ground level.

Here are some pictures showing the structure as it is now. Right now I am about half way complete with it. The left silo structure is complete, the main house is mostly complete and just needs the railings, caged ladders, and platform for the door, and the right silo structure has just been assembled and still needs to be painted and then needs the railings and caged ladder installed. The pipeline still needs to be constructed, and the overhead piping/supports built and painted.

Just wanted to show you guys what its looking like as of now, this will be going up for sale once Im done with it, so if your interested, let me know :D

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Got the pipeline done for the last 4 silos on the right. Here are some pics :D

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Thanks Barry :D

Next up will be pictures showing the Piping/Supports for the first 4 Silos coming from the top of the Main Structure.
 
Nice work, Josh. The piping is a welcome change from the usual conveyor house top. Do you have any prototype photos of this type of installation? I'm wondering if a Grip-Strut type platform and safety rail would look prototypical up there with the pipes?
 
Hey Jim, thanks for the compliments :D

I thought the change of the regular old conveyor housing would look good as well, so i plunged into it and I'd say it turned out pretty neat. I dont have any prototype photos of a grain elevator like this, but im sure there is one out there that has piping running to to like this...

For the first four silos i decided to do another pipeline for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th silos and then did a pipe with supports for the 1st. Ill post some pictures up in a few minutes here. I dont have the railings and caged ladders in, and I wont be able to get them in till next week, so im going to go ahead and sell this one without them and then make another when those parts come in. I could use a little extra money right now. I also added some decals on last night, 3 ADM Logos on 3 sections of the Mill
 
Here are some pictures of the Background ADM Mill, this is the way im going to be selling this one as mentioned above:


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Im going to post a separate thread in the FS Forum for this mill, details can be seen there if your interested
 
very nice model mate, i am going to kitbash one of these my self, how wide is the finished elevator excluding the hopper shed?

Thanks
 






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