06-27-2010, 11:22 AM
Larry, a simple structure like the one shown below, into which the hopper is being spotted, should do the trick without being too complicated.
![[Image: Foe-toesfromTrainPhotos2007third-22.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/structures%20and%20a%20few%20b%20and%20w%20photos/Foe-toesfromTrainPhotos2007third-22.jpg)
You could make it as a lean-to added on to your main Pikestuff building, as shown in the photo, or as a free-standing structure, although in both cases it should be a little higher than mine to allow workers to stand on the car's roof during the loading process. Run a pipe or two to the roof from the main building or, if you use them, the storage silos. and you're in business.
I'd use Evergreen corrugated siding for construction - the size of the corrugations shouldn't be a concern, as industrial buildings often use material with ones much larger than would be used by a homeowner. Make the doorways on both ends just high enough to clear your tallest cars, and you won't have to worry about interior detail. Add some strip styrene bracing, as required, to add some strength to the assembly.
Wayne
You could make it as a lean-to added on to your main Pikestuff building, as shown in the photo, or as a free-standing structure, although in both cases it should be a little higher than mine to allow workers to stand on the car's roof during the loading process. Run a pipe or two to the roof from the main building or, if you use them, the storage silos. and you're in business.
I'd use Evergreen corrugated siding for construction - the size of the corrugations shouldn't be a concern, as industrial buildings often use material with ones much larger than would be used by a homeowner. Make the doorways on both ends just high enough to clear your tallest cars, and you won't have to worry about interior detail. Add some strip styrene bracing, as required, to add some strength to the assembly.
Wayne