Rail is a major industry in the Iron Kingdoms. And Agriculture is only one of the major businesses that keep the rail roads moving.
Every customer who receives grain in covered hoppers needs a dump bin for unloading the cars. The bin feeds incoming grain from the hopper cars into the facility's system of augers and conveyors. Here's an easy way to simulate a closed between-the-rails dump bin on your grain elevator spur.
Except when cars are actively being unloaded, the dump bin grating is usually covered with a sheet-metal door. Luckily for modelers, the bin is barely visible when a hopper is spotted over the opening. To add the bin cover, cut a piece of .010" sheet styrene to fit between the rails. It should be about as long as it is wide, so cut a square or slightly longer piece (5' or 6' long is common). Paint it dull silver-gray to represent galvanized metal and weather it with rust- and dirt-colored chalks.
Place the bin cover between the rails on top of the ties at your chosen location (typically next to the elevator or near the dry conveyor leg) and make sure it lays flat and doesn't affect cars rolling over it; you may have to trim it to create flangeways along the inside of the rails. Once you're satisfied with the fit, cement it in place and it's good to go!
Every customer who receives grain in covered hoppers needs a dump bin for unloading the cars. The bin feeds incoming grain from the hopper cars into the facility's system of augers and conveyors. Here's an easy way to simulate a closed between-the-rails dump bin on your grain elevator spur.
Except when cars are actively being unloaded, the dump bin grating is usually covered with a sheet-metal door. Luckily for modelers, the bin is barely visible when a hopper is spotted over the opening. To add the bin cover, cut a piece of .010" sheet styrene to fit between the rails. It should be about as long as it is wide, so cut a square or slightly longer piece (5' or 6' long is common). Paint it dull silver-gray to represent galvanized metal and weather it with rust- and dirt-colored chalks.
Place the bin cover between the rails on top of the ties at your chosen location (typically next to the elevator or near the dry conveyor leg) and make sure it lays flat and doesn't affect cars rolling over it; you may have to trim it to create flangeways along the inside of the rails. Once you're satisfied with the fit, cement it in place and it's good to go!
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