Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure?

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Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Trucklover - 03-16-2009

Hi guys,

I have a question for ya....

I have a few signs for Pillsbury but none for ADM. Im in the process of building the Walthers kit but i cant find my decals that came with the kit. I have some decals from the Red Wing Flour Mill Kits, they have sings for Redwing Milling Company, King Midas Flour, GOLD Medal, Pillsbury, Centennial Mills, Tri-State Milling, Robin Hood Flour, and Trisco Flour

Would any of these work for a Grain Elevator? Which one do you think would be best to be on a Grain Elevator Structure?

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Russ Bellinis - 03-16-2009

Is this intended to replicate a prototype elevator in a specific location, or are you just going to do something generic with a brand name. If it is generic, I'm pretty sure all of those companies that Walthers provided decals for would have grain elevators somewhere.

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Trucklover - 03-16-2009

Russ Bellinis Wrote:Is this intended to replicate a prototype elevator in a specific location, or are you just going to do something generic with a brand name. If it is generic, I'm pretty sure all of those companies that Walthers provided decals for would have grain elevators somewhere.

Thanks Russ Misngth

This is just intended to be something generic. Im trying to raise a little funds to pay some bills, so im building this that is just sitting here in my closet lol. Ill post a pic when its done, and then im going to try and sell it. if anyone is interested, ill give you guys a headsup and first dibs before it is listed on e-bay lol

I think i want to do King Midas Flour, I googled them and got a large silo structure like the one i am building right now (i made the silo structure double long)

Post pics when im done, its almost finished Misngth

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Ralph - 03-16-2009

Here's a couple of pics of the large Pillsbury mill in Minneapolis. No longer in operation.
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Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - steinjr - 03-17-2009

Trucklover Wrote:Hi guys,

I have a question for ya....

I have a few signs for Pillsbury but none for ADM. Im in the process of building the Walthers kit but i cant find my decals that came with the kit. I have some decals from the Red Wing Flour Mill Kits, they have sings for Redwing Milling Company, King Midas Flour, GOLD Medal, Pillsbury, Centennial Mills, Tri-State Milling, Robin Hood Flour, and Trisco Flour

Would any of these work for a Grain Elevator? Which one do you think would be best to be on a Grain Elevator Structure?

They would work. Couple of prototype pictures from Mpls:

Washburn Mill in Mpls (Gold Medal Flour): http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=1914
Robin Hood Flour: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=151257
Pillsbury Rye Mill: http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=75880

All of these had several mills.

Grin,
Stein

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Trucklover - 03-17-2009

Thanks Ralph and Stein for all those links, those are some nice mills!!

Here is what i came up with for my mill. I decided to go with King Midas Flour:

[Image: SL372701.jpg]

What do you guys think? Anyone interested in it?

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Russ Bellinis - 03-17-2009

Looks good to me, Josh.

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - sgtcarl1 - 03-18-2009

Well, personally, I would have gone with Robin Hood Flour, but only because I remember one of their flour mills in Davenport, Iowa, where I grew up. (I actually lived in Bettendorf.)

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Trucklover - 03-18-2009

Thanks Russ Misngth

sgtcarl1 Wrote:Well, personally, I would have gone with Robin Hood Flour, but only because I remember one of their flour mills in Davenport, Iowa, where I grew up. (I actually lived in Bettendorf.)

LOL Carl, I was debating Robin Hood Flour, but i ended up doing King Midas because the sign fit better on the piece of plastic i had for it lol

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - tetters - 03-19-2009

Hey Josh, the mill looks great. Thumbsup

Quick question...what is the diameter of those silos?

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Trucklover - 03-19-2009

tetters Wrote:Hey Josh, the mill looks great.

Quick question...what is the diameter of those silos?

Thanks Shane Misngth

The exact measurement of the width of the silo structure is 4-5/8". So to get the diameter of one silo, divide by 2, Im horrible at math.... :oops: :oops: Icon_lol

but i think its 2-5/16" for each silo?

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - upnick - 03-19-2009

tetters Wrote:Hey Josh, the mill looks great.

Quick question...what is the diameter of those silos?

Something i'd like to know as well tetters ......... by my reckoning they should be about 60mm across each silo though i could be wrong :?

**** edit **** josh you must have been posting when i was Icon_lol

I wasnt far out 58mm is 2 5/16 Icon_lol

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - tetters - 03-20-2009

Awesome...now I can scratch build one. Thanks! Misngth

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Trucklover - 03-20-2009

No Problem Misngth

Re: Would Pillsbury Signs work on a Grain Elevator Structure? - Jim From MT - 04-02-2009

I found an old scratchbuilt, prairie skyscraper, in a box under our club layouts benchwork, last summer. It had a Pillsbury logo on one side that was obviously cut from a package label and it looked pretty good. Don't know who built it or if its prototypically correct but it worked. Jim K.