A steam powered flour mill from Keep it Rusty

[Rick]

Jeff, it all looks very good.

[Pennman]

Jeff,

I am also impressed with the work you have done with all the fit and finishing.
Everything is looking really good.

Rich

[nycjeff]

Jeff, Hey,

This is coming along and I love the overall look.

Tom

Hello Tom, I appreciate you looking in and thank you for the kind words.

The lines of the assembled structure, the coloring, the roof (including the flashing) all look really good.  This is coming together very nicely.

dave

Hello Dave, thank you for the feedback. I'm basically following the instructions with this kit. Craig did a very good job with the design elements and I'm very pleased with how it's all coming together.

Jeff, it all looks very good.

Hello Rick, thank you for the nice comment.

Jeff,

I am also impressed with the work you have done with all the fit and finishing.
Everything is looking really good.

Rich

Hello Rich, thank you for taking the time to comment, it's appreciated. I'm very happy with how this kit is coming together.

[nycjeff]

I was very pleased with how the stairs to the upper office level came out. The templates provided with the kit helped make this an easy project. Here are a couple of pictures showing the stairs in place.





I'm very pleased with how visible the mini-scene inside the barn showing a flour bag filling station is showing up in the pictures. I think it adds a little life to the overall look.

The slanted square shape in the next two pictures is something that I have added to the kit. I wanted to further model how the grain that is delivered to the mill is moved around. The slanted piece is an enclosed conveyor that lifts the grain from below into the mill itself. More elements of this process are coming.

[nycjeff]

I really liked how the storage silo came out, so I thought that having a second one would be a good idea. At first I thought about modeling just the base of a second silo would be a good idea to show a history of the mill, but after rummaging around in my spare parts box, I found that I had enough left over parts from a Walthers tank kit to build an entire second silo. Luckily the second silo parts were the same diameter as the one that came with the kit.



I painted the second silo the same way as the first and then placed then both on a styrene "concrete" base. Using some bits and pieces from my styrene stash I added a lower access point to the two silos. This will be part of the how grain is moved around the mill process.



I wanted to have the tops of the silos match, so I used the carrier sheets from the original silo top and traced out the shapes for the top pieces from the empty areas on the carrier sheets. Using some cereal box cardboard, I cut the traced shapes out and then scored the fold lines with the backside of my #11 blade. I painted them the same way as the first silo parts again. I'm very happy with my second silo.



In my version of Craig's flour mill, I decided to expand the overall scope of the business and make it larger and a little more modern- at least as modern as the time frame of my layout, the 1940's, will allow me too. The in ground unloading station under the covered way, the overhead enclosed conveyor and now the two silos with the lower access points are all parts of this modernization. More parts of this modernization are coming, but that's it for now.

[friscomike]

Hi Jeff, the mill and silos look nice.  Can't wait to see them on the layout.  Have fun, mike

[Rick]

Jeff, great job on the silos.

[nycjeff]

Hello Mike an Rick, thank you for looking in and for the nice comments.

[nycjeff]

It seems that I have finally finished all of the structures and sub-assemblies and that now it is time to get them ready for planting on my layout.

I usually glue the structures that I build to a styrene base large enough for the structure and some adjacent details. I find that it is easier to do this on the workbench. An example is the general store that was one of the first parts of this kit that I built.



Because this kit is part of a large diorama that will go onto the layout, the next step was to glue the structure with it's styrene base to a larger piece of homosote that was cut to fit the available space on the layout. Doing it this way allows me to do some more scenery work done on the workbench and also place the low profile details such as fences and walls done in a more convenient way.



Blending the scenery around the perimeter of the styrene base is a simple matter of spreading some sifted dirt and then drizzling on some mod podge and water to fix everything in place.



After I place this larger piece on the layout I will again blend the scenery around the edges. Then there will be more details added such as power poles, vehicles, figures and trees.



This last picture is of the back of the scene which will not be seen as it faces the backdrop on the layout. I do not typically add a lot of details to areas like this.



The general store part of the diorama is now set to be planted on the layout. Next up is the larger mill scene part of the diorama. That's it for now, more later.

[GPdemayo]

Beautiful scene Jeff, well done.....

[ACL1504]

Jeff,

I agree, well done.

Tom

[Pennman]

Jeff,

Very nice looking models.
Rich

[friscomike]

Howdy Jeff, 

Excellent work.  The structure planting was a success; it looks fantastic.  Good luck with installing it on the layout.  

Have fun, 
mike

[nycjeff]

Beautiful scene Jeff, well done.....

Hello Greg, thank you sir.

Jeff,

I agree, well done.

Tom

Hello Tom, thank you for taking the time to look in, I appreciate the kind words

Jeff,

Very nice looking models.
Rich

Hello Rich, thank you for the nice comments

Howdy Jeff,

Excellent work.  The structure planting was a success; it looks fantastic.  Good luck with installing it on the layout. 

Have fun,
mike

Hello Mike, I still have a ways to go with the large mill scene portion of the diorama, but I'm getting there and I'm definitely still having fun.

[Jerry]

Jeff wonderful scenery work!!  Those silios are beautiful!!

Jerry