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I have a question on the three vertical tanks on the end of Munson's Chocolates. Are they from the old IHC Cement Factory kit or something similar to it <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://plasticmodeltown.com/cement.html">http://plasticmodeltown.com/cement.html</a><!-- m -->

Thanks Mark. Making mock ups for proposed structures and their locations really does help to get a feel for how the layout plan will look and operate. The actual industrial area on my current plan is using about half the available space, so I may space the tracks out a little more in the final version, but other than that, I'm pleased with it.

As for those vertical tanks, you answered my own question about where they came from! I've had them in a box of odds and ends for about 25-30 years and couldn't for the life of me remember what kit they came from. I do remember that the only reason I bought the kit was to get the tanks/silos. I put the tanks together and tossed the rest in the trash. The link you sent sure looks like that is where they came from.

I have a lot of fine tuning to do before I actually start building the layout and the structures. I have the Munson's Chocolate (based on Bloomer Chocolates in Union City, CA) too close to the track right now, so am going to redo it today after studying the prototype a little closer. I won't be using those vertical tanks with it, but rather some other simple looking steel storage tanks. Also, there won't be as many non-rail served structures on the layout as shown in the plan. Want a bit more open scenery as you enter the main layout from under the highway overpass.