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 Posted - June 19 2022 : 7:21:23 PM
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HO-Scale Walthers Tire Plant - "Spartan Tire Manufacturing" - built and weathered. A new industry supported by the Ephrata Valley Railroad
  
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Posted - June 19 2022 : 10:11:37 PM
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| Very nice build RP. Those Walther's always give good results.
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Posted - June 19 2022 : 10:15:58 PM
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quote:Very nice build RP. Those Walther's always give good results.
Originally posted by el rojo grande-June 19 2022: 10:11:37 PM
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Thanks! It was the 2nd most challenging building I've ever built, taking me 8.5 hours to complete. But it was well worth it. I did spray-paint all the black parts you see, because they were molded in an ugly green color previously. I do kinda wish I spray-painted the walls, but it looks good as an off-white-walled plant.
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Posted - June 20 2022 : 01:40:43 AM
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Impressive structure.
Slowly figuring out where to put stuff in Henley. This station is moved west of the village, and
is flanked by the mains in front and a goods spur in the rear. I think perhaps a stub spur off the
main spur will be nice. The temptation to force the end of the track up to the main, to use every
available inch of space, is being resisted so as to avoid a cluttered appearance. There is enough
room back there to add some trees, a wall, or perhaps a farmers fallow field to break up the
scene a little. Previously, the freight dock and the engine house was relegated to the back of
the layout, so it is pleasing to move them up.
Edited by - Chops124 on June 20 2022 02:58:48 AM
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Posted - June 20 2022 : 4:11:23 PM
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quote:I did spray-paint all the black parts you see, because they were molded in an ugly green color previously.
Originally posted by RP model railroads - June 19 2022 : 10:15:58 PM
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I occasionally pass the Kelly Sprinfield/Titan Tire plant in Freeport, IL. It has a big, funnel-shaped silo like the one on your plant. Theirs is black, too. Seeing your tire factory with the big black silo like the one at Kelly Tire, it was easy to immediately believe it as a tire factory.
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Posted - June 20 2022 : 9:39:41 PM
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quote: quote:I did spray-paint all the black parts you see, because they were molded in an ugly green color previously.
Originally posted by RP model railroads - June 19 2022 : 10:15:58 PM
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I occasionally pass the Kelly Sprinfield/Titan Tire plant in Freeport, IL. It has a big, funnel-shaped silo like the one on your plant. Theirs is black, too. Seeing your tire factory with the big black silo like the one at Kelly Tire, it was easy to immediately believe it as a tire factory.
Originally posted by scsshaggy-June 20 2022: 4:11:23 PM
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That's cool!
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Posted - June 21 2022 : 02:17:16 AM
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The interchange of tracks both in front of, behind, and next to this
splendid modeling effort brings to mind a street scene. Instead of
a gravel base, have you considered applying, say, plaster of Paris
in and around the rails to create a street scene, where active
tracks, both branch and siding, split the roadways?
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Posted - June 21 2022 : 9:57:23 PM
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quote:The interchange of tracks both in front of, behind, and next to this
splendid modeling effort brings to mind a street scene. Instead of
a gravel base, have you considered applying, say, plaster of Paris
in and around the rails to create a street scene, where active
tracks, both branch and siding, split the roadways?
Originally posted by Chops124-June 21 2022: 02:17:16 AM
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There will be a street scene on the 4x4 extension - essentially a road that comes off from beyond the backdrop, crosses 2 tracks, and runs straight into the heart of the 4x4, where vehicles can then access the various industries. 
It will be painted on, though.
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Posted - June 23 2022 : 2:11:24 PM
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I'm fixing up Walter's 'Red Wing Mill' right now and one can certainly see it's relationship to the tire factory kit.
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