Bourbon Whiskey Distillery

[Londoner]

Ed

Sorry yes it's an S-4. I was doing a search for L&N covered hoppers and suddenly came across the Alco. Forgt o check the trucks.

Ken

[FCIN]

Ken;

I often see ALCo S-series engines mis-identified - so that's not unusual. No big deal. What always burns me is seeing any center cab locomotives identified as a GE 44 ton! Couldn't tell you how many times I've see that happen. Pet peeve with me I guess.

You should be pretty happy with the Bachmann GE 70 ton. Jerry and I test ran his custom painted FCIN 70 tonners and they ran just fine. Much better than the first version that had a motor on each truck. They seem to be selling for about $50 USD on most on-line hobby shops.

As for the paint/decals - not sure which version of the 70 ton paint scheme you're interested in, but Jerry made his own decals for the Pinsly paint scheme. The original scheme (see photo of 102) would just be a matter of getting the correct size/color alphabet decals and lettering it that way, or doing the lettering on a computer and making your own decals.

I personally prefer the original paint scheme which lasted until about 1962 when the 70 tonners all got the Pinsly scheme applied.

Ed

[Londoner]

Ed

Thanks, it looks like my 70 tonner will be in the original scheme, though that is a while away yet.

I agree with you about the cenre-cab switchers. I see the Lapeer Industrial Railroad has the GE 65-ton version.

Ken

[Londoner]

Ed

Still loooking for stone walling for the main distillery building and see that Chooch Enterprises are bringing out flexible srone walling. It is only 3" wide but looks like it would be easy to cut and join, in particular cutting holes for windows.

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May take a while to get supplies, but it does look like a viable option.

Ken

[FCIN]

Ed
Still loooking for stone walling for the main distillery building and see that Chooch Enterprises are bringing out flexible srone walling. It is only 3" wide but looks like it would be easy to cut and join, in particular cutting holes for windows.

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May take a while to get supplies, but it does look like a viable option.
Ken

Ken;

That stone material looks pretty good. Says it's from 1/4 (.25) to 3/8 (.38) inches thick - might be a bit tough to cut, but windows and doors set inside those walls would look really good. Pretty expensive to do a large size building though.

Thanks for passing that along. I haven't checked out Chooch Enterprises web site in quite a while.

[Londoner]

Ed
I am constantly looking for HO scale embossed stone. Here inthe UK there is plenty of embossed brickwork but hardly any stone. It is such a distinctive feature of Buffalo Springs I think it worth the quest. I saw this Chooch material in their advert in March Railroad Model Craftsman. They say it is easy to cut. As far as amounts go I am looking to model the distillery as a low-relief structure, as I said earlier in the thread, looking across the tracks to the main distillery building.

I keep playing around with pieces of track and two turnouts, but my main decision now is about track beyond the actual distillery. I have very limited space so it may be that the track leading to Frankfort becomes the switching lead, simply ending amongst the trees. Then the other way the track would end just across the trestle. As you mentioned earlier it then becomes a classic inglenook. The pay-off however is switching the distilery as you have described, getting the right cars to the right spots and not mixing things up.

So that's where I am. Plus I am enjoying the development of your layout over on the Layout thread.

Best wishes
Ken

[jim currie]

Ken plastruct has mant different stone sheets cut and rough, if you look at my post the "yellow house is done" in the sctatch building forum the foundation is plastruct feild stone sheet painted, two 7" by 12" are 10$ us.
jim

[Londoner]

Jim
I honestly thought Plastruct just did strip and angles, because my model shop has one of their stands with all the angles on it. Just checked Plastruct site and their dressed stone would probably be a close match for the limestone of Buffalo Springs. May have to order it but yes it would be a cost effective way to go.

Thanks for pointing it out to me.

Ken

[FCIN]

I honestly thought Plastruct just did strip and angles, because my model shop has one of their stands with all the angles on it.
Ken

Ken;
Well that makes two of us. All I ever see on the Plastruct displays at both the hobby shops I frequent, are the structural shapes or plain ABS sheets.

Just checked Plastruct site and their dressed stone would probably be a close match for the limestone of Buffalo Springs.
Ken

I'm thinking that the PS-64 Random Coursed Stone Sheet would be a better match, but will have to compare them in person if possible. Price isn't bad for making a low relief type structure.

I'm still considering modeling a distillery switching operation on the other half of my existing bench work if I go ahead with my current (or similar) plan. Distilleries, with their variety of car types and various car spot locations are great for a small switching type layout.

For Buffalo Springs, I'd go with the Frankfort end of the main so that the distillery track arrangement basically resembles an Inglenook arrangement. Gives you the main track to line up your cars to be spotted and a nice switching lead, like this:
____________
_____________\________________ (to Frankfort)
___________/
How's that for artistic talent?

Ed

[Londoner]

Ed

As you know it is easy to get diverted and end up putting things off. I am definitely sticking with Buffalo Springs. I have just moved a chair out of my room and created a reasonable space.

Surely your plan above should have Frankfort going to the left? You may be right about the stone, once I locate a UK supplier I will probably order both. Hard to escape the fact that it is time for some benchwork.

Given your experience as an Engineer on the FCIN, I think a distillery would be perfect for you other layout.

Best wises
Ken

[FCIN]

Ken;

You're right, my little sketch should be rotated 180 degrees. I'm looking over the distillery building instead of toward it on that sketch...

[Londoner]

Ed/Jim

What do you reckon to this stone sheet. It's 4mm scale so might be too big, but may be easier for me to get here in UK

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Thanks
Ken

[FCIN]

What do you reckon to this stone sheet. It's 4mm scale so might be too big, but may be easier for me to get here in UK
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Ken

That looks pretty close too - from what they say on the web site, you'd have to paint it, but no big deal there.

As for the scale difference - shouldn't be off enough to notice in my opinion.

Ed

[Londoner]

Thanks Ed

I recently completed a City Classics Company House and that has a stone foundation, which I enjoyed painting.

Ken

[Londoner]

Hi Ed

In case you have not sen it yet, there is a distillery model inspired by your thread. It's on the HO section, here

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Ken