 Joined: 09/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 16 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA
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Hi Everyone,
I just joined the forum, so this is my very first post:
I am building a HO Steel Mill layout (Walthers Blast Furnace,Rolling Mill and Coke ovens)incorporating some harbor activities (unloading coal or ore ships).
Are there any mill specific layout suggestions ? My area is E- shaped; about 18ft along a wall
Thanks
Werner R
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 Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Gary
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Brian
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 Joined: 13/02/2008(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Kirseberg
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Hi Werner!
Welcome to the forum! Yesterday I made a test with my blast furnace and rolling mill. I don´t have the coke oven and don´t plan on having it. But I consider buying the blower engine house for the blast furnace.
If you look on the last page in my thread you´ll see what I did. This also includes the use of routes and the shuttle train function in the CS. The link to my thread is in my signature. Hope you can get something inspiring from there. |
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Greetings, Best wishes with the construction. I can't wait to see the progress. In the mean time, this is all I can add: 
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Joined: 23/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,828 Location: Sydney, Australia
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And what a splendid addition it is too! |
Gary
Z Scale
"Never let the prototype get in the way of a good layout" |
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Joined: 09/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 16 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA
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Thank you everyone Attached is a work-in-process photo of the blast furnace Werner R attached the following image(s):
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Joined: 22/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 365
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Looks great. Look forward to seeing your layout progress.
Brian. |
Brian
Yaasan's Desktop Station/Railuino & Marklin MS2, DB Era III/IV Diesel & Steam, ESU Loksound/Lokpilot & Lokprogrammer, Marklin mSD, Tam Valley Depot Octopus III Servo Controller. |
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Joined: 09/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 16 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA
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Greetings I've been away from the forum for awhile but life happened  In the meantime I have finished (I hope) my steel mill layout and would like to hear your comments / critique Werner R attached the following image(s):
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 Joined: 04/06/2009(UTC) Posts: 20,289 Location: Scotland
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Hi Werner, Welcome to the forum.  Ian.
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Joined: 09/12/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,533 Location: VA
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Werner,
I like the prototypical layout, but it seems to me there is no way to run the trains in a loop. I may be wrong. You may not be concerned about this, but given the design it would be pretty easy to accommodate one continuous loop that would allow trains to run unattended without any programming. Just my observation. Of course I run analog, so I an inclined to think this way. Otherwise looks like lots of action and opportunity to play.
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Joined: 09/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 16 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA
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Brandon,
you do have a point- I could have a "highline" run across the harbor scene and connect to the right side of the layout.
Not bad....
Werner
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Joined: 27/07/2009(UTC) Posts: 5,862 Location: Leesburg,VA.USA
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Hi Werner, I love the trackplan. The only thing I would add would be on the left side of layout. I would have a track going underground to allow thru running. I know it's prototypical this way though. Cheers,Peter 
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