The Mogollon Railroad

[nachoman]

Some gift certificates and special offers from Amazon landed me Walthers' Vulcan Manufacturing for the cost of a few bucks. Of all the commercially available kits out there, this one seemed to be the best candidate for bashing into a copper smelter. Because this is severely selectively compressed and I don't want to spend too much energy understanding the nuances of the smelting processes as it was in 1910, I'm just trying to make something that looks plausible based on the photos I have seen. It's a "just do it" type of plan - I'm tired of trying to research the details, and tired of the blank spot on my layout.

I think I will build the main building as-is. The footprint and shape are about right for the space I have. The smokestack that came with the kit is too short, and its intended location on the base is not in the location I want. I'm not quite sure how I will modify this. I also cut apart the crane awning thing that came with the kit to make a loading area off to the side of the main building. There is enough space behind the main building to scratchbuild some kind of ore concentrate receiving area/conveyor. Somehow I will connect the smelter with the powerhouse that I completed a few years ago. I'm also planning on putting some kind of 20" gauge tracks (using z scale track) around the facility as industrial trackage.