2025-2026 Winter Challenge - Feed Mill

[Michael Hohn]

Great way to add the weights.  I'll be copying that. 

Jeff

Thank you, Jeff.  Hasn't failed me yet.

[Michael Hohn]

Michael,

I'm looking forward to your mill challenge. The grain hopper is an extra bonus to watch.

Tom

. . . and building the hopper gets another kit off the "to do" shelf.

Thanks for watching.

Mike

[Michael Hohn]

I was missing gravity discharge doors because they were on the same missing sprue as the trough-style hatches, so I scratchbuilt my own:



Nothing fancy, but I think they look better than the ones that were supposed to be supplied with the kit.  Here they are glued in place:



I then added the end cages:





The ladders don't look too bad in my opinion.

I'll add the brake wheel and it will be ready for the paint shop (my garage) currently closed because of the frigid temperatures.

Mike

[Larry C]

Mike the discharge doors look really good; nice imagineering. The rest looks good as well.

[PRR Modeler]

All around nice job Mike.

[Michael Hohn]

First of all, thank you, Larry and Curt. 

Today I finalized plans for the mill and ordered supplies.

Mike

[Michael Hohn]

My rough plans for the mill, front:



One end:



The other end:



I haven't drawn locations for windows and doors: I'll determine where they go as I go along. 

The siding is a mix of wood and metal.  I've ordered the corrugated iron; I have enough wood.

The building is based on an actual one in Pennsylvania.  Photos are at the bottom of this page:https://portroyal200.com/view.php?id=76   Appropriately enough, they were taken by a model railroader extraordinaire: George Pierson.

Mike

Mike

[Larry C]

Michael the Feed Mill looks like a fun project. Looking forward seeing what you do with this one.

[deemery]

Don't forget to add some cyclones to help move the dust out of the mill.  I'm not sure when those started being used, but they were definitely a requirement by the time your covered hopper was in use.

add:  Your prototype is from Vagel's corner of the world, right?

dave

[Michael Hohn]

Michael the Feed Mill looks like a fun project. Looking forward seeing what you do with this one.

Yes, I think I'll have fun with this project.

Mike

[Michael Hohn]

Don't forget to add some cyclones to help move the dust out of the mill.  I'm not sure when those started being used, but they were definitely a requirement by the time your covered hopper was in use.

dave

Dave,

We will have to see.  There is a lot of equipment in the fresh air and I don't see any cyclones in the photos.  I suspect calling this a mill is no longer accurate; "feed store" is more appropriate.  There are several large and small bins to hold grains of various sorts.

Mike

[friscomike]

Howdy Michael,

I'm looking forward to your build of this unique building. I like that you are including rolling stock in the project.  This will be fun.

Have fun,
mike

[Michael Hohn]

Howdy Michael,

I'm looking forward to your build of this unique building. I like that you are including rolling stock in the project.  This will be fun.

Have fun,
mike

Thank you, Mike.  I guessed that including rolling stock would be something different.

Mike

[PRR Modeler]

Looks like a fun scratch build.

[IWannaRetire]

Following closely, especially as you are scratch building.

Thanks for posting, Mike.