The German brand "Faller" has industry silos (part number 130476) that are basically intended for cement but might be used very flexible. I plan to to mix and blend some of them with an industry building. Vernon has a couple of industries with silos and tanks. That industry will be a good reason to handle covered hoppers and tank cars.

Woah! Those look nice. Hmmm..... where can I put some of those on my layout?

I really like them alot. Thanks for the heads-up!

faraway Wrote:The German brand "Faller" has industry silos (part number 130476) that are basically intended for cement but might be used very flexible.

I have a set of those "Faller" silos (3 to be exact) that came with a kit I brought years ago and have been looking for an excuse to use them on my layout. Would work for any of several industries.

Those are great looking silos, and yes, I see similar structures at several kinds of industries.
Ralph

faraway Wrote:

Hmmm. Four silos? G E R N ?

Wayne

I was thinking the same thing!

Exactly !

It is surprising. It was easy to find a prominent GERN facitity in Vernon. Streetview is so very helpful to locate GERN locations

ps. Notice the red valves in the foreground...

Perhaps those red-valves are used to unload GERN flux?

The industry still needs to be switched on a daily base. Construction work on the layout has been temporary suspended for trip preparation

As a result of seeing the real Vernon I decided to tone down the trackage. I got some dirt from the road, cooked it in the micro wave and sieved it.
The result was glued as a fine uneven layer over the perfect gray ballast and the perfect white sand. That did also change the overall tone from gray to brown and matches Vernon better.
I should find an even more fine ground cover. The prototype has large patches with ground cover fine as dust.





I did not continue with the slab buildings. Vernon has so much older buildings that look similar to mine build after prototypes in southern LA. I will concentrate on details etc. to get the look and feel of what I have seen in Vernon. But some green is planned. It is April after a rainy spring on my layout.

Some details have been added. The photos teach me what is vertical and what is not so close to vertical...

Fences etc. have been my last task.
ps. Some utility poles have been "adjusted"...

He, he,he, adjusted"...

I like that .

Sounds almost like 'mafia speak'.

Mark

Looking good Reinhard! Are you going to try modeling any of the buildings where they put a modern fascia on the street side of the old building and left the older construction as is, flaking paint, rust, and all on the railroad side?