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Hello all, Over the past few weeks,I've been working on a one of a kind steel mill ladle hauler in HO. The real machine is still hard at work in Mittal steel plant up north. This machine I have wanted to scratch build for some time.As with most of my projects it got itself placed on the...

Wright-trak models produces this and other kits in resin.Just type in wright-trak models. Patrick

Hello all, A side from modeling steel. My railroad of choice to model is norfolk southern & southern. You can be a die hard NS modeler if you don't own one of these. The kit its self is a wright-trac models resin kit. It wasn't to hard for me with limited vision to put this kit...

Bradley, Are you talking about getting into HO scale ? If so and you really want to build a steel mill complex. There are a few web-sites for both information and modeling of steel mills. Its not as hard to model a working steel mill. In fact should you order the new walthers...

Heres a scratch built dragline bucket I made last year. I have many loads for flats,gons,boxcars ect.Just no time to post them. Patrick Beaufort,SC Dragon river steel corp {DRSC}

Thank you all for looking ,there will be more to come. Now I can work on the rest of the layout. Patrick

Hello Wayne, Been a while since we spoke last. How have you been ? There is more to come regarding the layout please stay tuned. Patrick

Thank you for the imput. Patrick

Are you reffering to the piping ? If so its PVC 3/4" & 1/2" pipe with bands of vinyl. The duct work on the bag house is scratch built using styrene. Patrick

Hello all, Below are a few pictures updates of the BOF. Entering the finsh stages of the structure. Lately I've been working on the bag-house structure. Today I made two blower fans for the duct work. Scratch building can be rewarding, but yet what a pain sometimes. In an older post I...

Hello all, My wife is helping me finish the steel mill layout before my heath gets worse. Here is a few photos of the BOF after adding more detail to the structure.The kress carriers are completely scratch built, the other vehicles are store bought. Patrick Beaufort,SC DRSC

Eric, I model an HO fictional steel mill called,dragon river steel corp. My slag/gravel works is something that needs to be models.The vast amounts of slag left over from the blast furnace ,has to go somewhere. So on its own little island is , Valhalla slag company.As a matter of...

Hello Kevin, Raw materials... 1. Ball barings for the crusher mill. 2. Chemicals for the leaching of the ore {to help release the copper ore from the rock} 3. Coupla furnace brick as this was the main way of melting the copper ore. 4. A whole host of other materials...

Loren, Right now as it stands ,about seven feet wide, four feet long by three feet high . I still have more to build. Keep in mind this structure is compressed,it should be much larger. Patrick

Hello all, Folks I have been working and building my steel mill. As of recently,I've completed the BOF bag house,flare tower,conected the down-comer and added more detail including more lights. Right now the slag pit is taking shape. It is being built from 4" extruded foam board.With a...

Hello all, All the walthers structures are built and are awaiting their track work . To give them a final resting place. Lately I've been putting the finishing touches on the BOF. Mainly the dust collection/bag house structures. I didn't want to take pictures yet as the building isn't...

Hello Josh, Both walthers flood loaders are operational.Just run the train under the loaders and presto loaded hopper train. I have to cut a small hole in the plywood for the extra coal to fall through. I have pictures,just no time to post them. Patrick

Kevin, Perhaps you and I can do some bussiness. I'm going to need 9,000 tons of iron ore a month to keep DRSC alive.How about an interchange ? I'll keep your taconite trains running and you keep my furnace running. Patrick Beaufort,SC Dragon River Steel Corp {DRSC}

Hello Ed, All right another fellow scratch builder. Believe it or not the whole out-side of the forge shop is covered in old projection screen TV covering.Let me explain in detail a little more. A few years ago,while at work ,I came across a projection sceen TV.Apone looking at it,I...