In honor of Howie, I am planning a Waelder Gas Works industrial scene on my new module. I recently purchased the Walther's Empire Gas Works kits for kitbashing purposes and ideas.
You can see the Gas Works kits for HO at: Bridge Crane (for unloading coal from ships) http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/wrr/wrr2906.htm Coke Retort: (for baking coal to produce coal gas plus coke) http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/wrr/wrr2910.htm Gas Plant w/Washing Tank (for coal gas from retort cooling and cleaning) http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/wrr/wrr2905.htm Gas Storage Tank: (for storage before distribution to city users) http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/wrr/wrr2907.htm I have read that the Coke Retort kit is a rehash of the Coke plant from the Steel Mill complex that they offered a few years ago. Steel mill kits: Coke Oven & Quencher http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3053 This kit has a 1) crusher, 2) coke ovens 3) storage bunker and 4) quenching tower My questions are: QUESTION 1: In the steel mill, coke is used to make steel. In the gas plant, what do they do with the coke? Sell it to steel mills? If so... what kind of car is used to transport coke from the gas plant retort building to a steel mill? QUESTION 2: Why dont I need a storage bunker and quenching tower for my Gas Works? btw.... I have found an excellent web site about Manufactured Gas facilities at: http://www.hatheway.net/03_gas_plant_components.htm QUESTION 3: I have found several websites about projects using the steel mill kits to build some impressive steel mills. http://s-ss1.home.mindspring.com/id7.html http://www.midwestnpioneer.org/central/steelmill.html btw: How a Steel mill works: http://www.midwestnpioneer.org/central/ltv.html I have not heard about anyone building a reallly nice gas plant area on a model railroad. Have you? Thanks Don (the clueless) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
