Product Description
Release: Special 2021
Series: Model Railroader
Publisher: Kalmbach
Features:
BUILDING FREYTAG’S FOUNDRY, PART 1 & 2
Styrene structural shapes/Assembling craneways, roof supports, dust collectors, and scrap bins
MODEL AN AUTOMOBILE LOADING DOCK
Add a busy industry that doesn’t take up a lot of space
PLANS FOR A FERTILIZER BLEND PLANT
Harold W. Russell supplies illustrations for this rail-served agricultural business
DIESEL-ERA GRAIN OPERATIONS
From grain silos to covered hoppers, this industry offers a variety of possibilities
PLANS FOR A RAIL-SERVED FEED MILL
Boxcars and tank cars made deliveries to this small-town industry
KITBASH A SOYBEAN PROCESSING PLANT
This industry is a great traffic generator for your model railroad
A MASSIVE MILL IN A SMALL SPACE
Kitbashing is the secret to modeling the paper industry in N scale
BIG INDUSTRY IN THE VALLEY
At 8 x 18 feet, this sprawling plant complex is larger than many layouts
SHIPPING CALIFORNIA CITRUS
A layout-sized industry for keeping those reefers rolling
MODEL A BULK PROPANE PLANT
A retail fuel dealership makes an eye-catching customer for your railroad
THE MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY, PART 1 & 2
Packing plants, branch houses, stock yards, and rail traffic/ Sorting out refrigerated car types and time-sensitive operations
ROLLING LIVESTOCK
For more than a century, railroads linked ranches to markets
BIG INDUSTRY ON A SMALL LAYOUT
A major industry that occupies just three square feet on an N scale layout
BUILD AN ASPHALT TRANSFER TERMINAL
A modern high-traffic industry for a narrow shelf space on your layout
ETHANOL: AN INDUSTRY YOU CAN MODEL
How the full-size plants work and how to add them to your layout
BUILD A LIME AND CEMENT DEALER
Kitbashing, scratchbuilding, wood, and plastic all came together on this model
ADD A FREIGHT HOUSE TO YOUR LAYOUT
This trackside building is an instant source of traffic
SWITCHING SANTA FE’S ELEVATOR ‘A’
A railroad employee provided information to operate the elevator like the prototype
MODELING A STEEL MILL IN 4 X 8 FEET
Backdating the Wm. K. Walthers HO steel mill kits to the 1950s
SCRATCHBUILDING A CEMENT PLANT
Thoughts on modeling a large HO scale industry in a 12-foot space
AN INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT IN A BOX
This large scale layout packs a detailed scene into a 2 x 4-foot space
CLASSIC MILL SPANS MANY ERAS
This rail-served structure in New York State has a century of history
SCRATCHBUILD A LARGE LINESIDE PLANT
The Clay Spur plant processed and shipped bentonite clay
BUILD AN OIL DEALERSHIP IN A SMALL SPACE
Filling an empty spot with an industry served by a track off the turntable
MODEL A TRANSLOAD TERMINAL
Specialized equipment adds interest to the transfer of materials between trains and trucks
HOW TO MODEL A HEAVY INDUSTRY
Parts from a Wm. K. Walthers kit formed the basis of this project
PUT YOUR RAILROAD TO WORK, pg. 3
Introduction by Carl Swanson
Overview:
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