New Hope & Ivyland shelf layout (ex-Reading)

[amato1969]

Did some plumbing this week, with .030 styrene rod for the fill pipes (4" scale) and .040 for the headers (6" scale).  I just about went blind adding tiny valve actuators on the vertical pipes (painted blue):



I'm kind of on hold now, waiting for my Micro-Mark punch set, so that I can make some flanges and access hatches for the big vertical tanks.

  Frank

[Ed Kapuscinski]

How'd you do the bends?

The folks at Rohm and Haas are patiently waiting to do their own plumbing... lol.

[amato1969]

@Ed Kapuscinski, the .030 rod bent nicely straight out of the pack, but I dipped the .040 in hot water prior to bending.  YouTube has some videos of car guys using a lighter to preheat bends, but use that method at your own risk!

  Frank

[amato1969]

I took a scenery break and worked on the transition that borders my two-track staging area; crossing signals, trees, and road weathering are on the to-do list:



  Frank

[Ed Kapuscinski]

That's beautiful.

[Vince P]

Look real good I like it.

[amato1969]

Appreciate it @Ed Kapuscinski and @Vince P !  An NZT ground throw is coming in hot, but too bad I don't have enough to go around.

[glakedylan]

very nicely done, Frank,
that building and the surrounding area
are looking terrific
thanks for sharing
(being familiar with that area I am following along
and appreciate each update)


sincerely
Gary

[amato1969]

Spent a little more time on the tank farm last night - this is taking way longer than I had planned 

Anyway, the back row of tanks are detailed, painted, and glued in.  I also whipped up a pipe bridge from Evergreen H channel and strip:



Here's a closeup of the isolation valves where the tank car unloading headers will connect; the MT brakewheels are a bit too fancy, but I had them on hand 



  Frank

[johnb]

Spent a little more time on the tank farm last night - this is taking way longer than I had planned 

Anyway, the back row of tanks are detailed, painted, and glued in.  I also whipped up a pipe bridge from Evergreen H channel and strip:



Here's a closeup of the isolation valves where the tank car unloading headers will connect; the MT brakewheels are a bit too fancy, but I had them on hand 



  Frank

I need some plumbing done

[amato1969]

My construction crews were busy this weekend!  Ballast crews completed both sidings for the CRC plant, and pipe fitters finished out the tanks and started installing the tank car unloading headers:



Here's a closeup of the pump that is needed to get product up and over the pipe bridge:



And finally, big thanks to @Ed Kapuscinski for a "home road" boxcar from his personal stash; it will look great once I lower and weather it:



  Frank

[Ed Kapuscinski]

It was my pleasure, and that looks fantastic.

I REALLY need to get to work laying some pipe myself...

[Philip H]

I am bookmarking all of your chemical plant posts for when I do the piping etc for my polyolefins plant. They are off the hizook!

I know you said your pumps and valves were shapeways, but did you post links to the actual products?  I need to get some . . .

[amato1969]

@Philip H here is the direct link to the @Ngineer pumps I am using: http://shpws.me/Hn51.  He has a ton of other chemical plant stuff if you browse his store.

I scrounged those blue valves together from some larger rod and brake wheels that I had on hand, nothing fancy for sure!

And I think some of you guys are off your game today, letting Ed's "laying some pipe" comment fly LOL!

  Frank

[amato1969]

Over the weekend, I installed the remaining unloading headers, and connected them to the tank farm; need a few hoses next:





I also finished off the grade crossing on the interchange/staging end of the layout, but the colored pencil cracks in the road don't really stand out 



  Frank