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How about a cement works similar to Moorswater, Liskeard, Cornwall?
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.4519655,-4.4882853,167m/data=!3m1!1e3
Gordon A
looks pretty good, its given me a few ideas on the types of sheds i could use.
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Sounds an interesting layout and look forward to seeing its construction!
yes, ive built the baseboard and glued down the track. so just got to get a move on with the scenery. ive done little bits like getting started with the concrete road surface next to the rails but not much else.
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Yes I had a look at a few Walters kits but I'd like to have a go at scratch building. A mix of the two might go quite well together.Plenty of scope for wagons in the rtr and buildings available from Walthers!
Mark Saunders
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My layouts only 5'3" l9ng so maximum length of a outbound train (powder concrete bags) is 4 cars (vga) with a loco such as a class 08 and max 2-3 with the likes of a class 66 or 37
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Halling in Kent might be worth a look - the actual bulk of the works was "off-scene" but there were a cluster of building at the rail terminal - also exported cement in Presflo's / Early powder tanks and bagged cement in the APCM PO vans too.
or have a look at Northenden - not a cement works but a nice little cement terminal
From looking at northenden I'm getting the impression that a cement terminal is just a point at which the cement and aggregates are mixed. Tell me if I'm wrong.
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What year do you call "Modern" as some people still call 1960 modern?
Mark Saunders
2013-2017
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Do you want chalk by rail either internal or mainline then what sort of wagons? Google Barrington Rugby Cement as they had Low height tipplers and associated wagon tippler. Tunnel had some iu wagons very similar to BR sand tipplers. Coal for the kilns either in hoppers or minerals so either another tippler or hopper house.
A wagon repair siding and or shed plus somewhere to maintain and fuel the locomotives!
Hornby are doing a Barrington Sentinel in the next batch!
As I'm modelling a modern image layout would the kilns still be heated with coal or fuel. I already have a sentinel but another one can never hurt.
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Do you really want to model a complete cement works? They cover a vast area of ground - this set of photographs will give you some idea:
I was thinking of modelling a small private one that only deals with small trains of cement and aggregates going in with a couple of trains taking bags of powdered concrete out.
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Try looking up Dewsbury cemment terminal, still rail connected. Do you just want the cemment plant or you could incude a concrete batching and casting plant with associated aggregate storage and loading/unloading facility.
I have a train that consists of one pca wagon and one mfa wagon for aggregates. So probably just the pca unloading points and aggregates storage.
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Does anyone have any ideas as of what types of buildings I should put on a cement works. I've already got plans for a warehouse but I'm a bit stuck for any others.( bar the storage tanks) any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Everyone seems to be mention locomotives (mainly steam) but if I'd like to put on the Bachmann pca wagon in either bcc or plain grey.
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Are mfa wagons in use with any small private rail companies.
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At BRM, we love building railway models. In this hobby, getting your hands dirty is a huge part of the fun. With that in mind, we thought it's time to run a model making competition. But one with a difference.
We aren't asking anyone to build a layout. For most people that would be far too great an undertaking. We wanted something that was open to all. Something that wouldn't involve too much space, or time or cost.
So, we invite you to take part on the first ever BRM cake box challenge.
The rules are simple enough. Entrants must build a diorama that can fit in a standard 8-inch square cardboard cake box – the sort available from shops that sell cookery items. You don't display the model in the box (unless you want to) it's simply a guide to the maximum size, a bit like the cages you find at airports to show how large your suitcase can be.
Your diorama can be any scale, any era, any prototype, in fact anything you like. The only condition is that it must include at least two railway related items. These could be anything you like, from locomotives to a tail lamp.
Judging will be based on photos you supply which will be posted on RMweb. We'll ask you to provide a description with a brief idea how you made your model. The models will then be voted on by visitors to the forum this time next year. That way, an imaginative and appealing scene will stand as much chance of winning as the finest scale model with every rivet in place.
We'll be doing our best to help you out with ideas and inspiration. On this months DVD I'll show that it would be possible to work in every scale from N to G. There is now an area on RMweb to discuss progress and swap ideas. We'll also be happy to take photos of your models at any of the BRM shows if you don't feel up to snapping them yourselves.
The BRM team will be building their own scenes during the year and writing them up in the magazine. You can see our results at shows and tell us how you can do better!
More details, and the first Cake Box build are in the November 2017 issue of BRM.
Do we post our pictures to this thread
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Ye. Great shop with everything you could want.
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Just found this thread.and noticed there hasn't been much activity of late. Are the wagons still on th3 back burner though or have they been cancelles
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Looking really good great to see it coming along.
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the layout looks great.
Ideas for buildings in a cement works.
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i believe they may have already brought it out as im pretty sure i saw one in a local model shop when i was buying a pca wagon.