Steel Industry Modeling

First Blast Furnace model - somewhat of an 'impressionistic' approach

1st BF model - built for a hobby shop layout

My second BF model was a extensive rebuild of the damaged parts from the first one, when the hobby shop tore down their layout

The second BF project was almost a compulsion, but I ended up having to selling it :(

Another stove, more buildings, and gas cleaning equipment were added to this one

Lots of piping, plumbing, catwalks, and supports were fitted into the small space to get a sense of complexity. And they weren't random, but represent the gas, steam, air and water lines of a real facility

Not a great picture, but a different view

Current Steel Mill Project, a modified Walthers kit (going slowly...)

Modified Walthers BF floor to align the BF and cast house centerlines, and improve the slag/metal troughs

Steel Mill Rolling Stock - mostly completed and ready for painting

Torpedo type Hot Metal car modified from Lima bottle and bearings, Athearn bolsters and lots of other parts

Torpedo type Hot Metal car details

Walthers Hot Metal car modifications

Pugh type Hot Metal car heavily modified from General Models Corp. metal kits

Redball Ladle car kit with modifications

Redball ladle modifications, before rivets

Walthers Slag Car modifications

Overland Slag Cars slightly modified

Ingot Cars modified and detailed from Rix Products kits

Cut down Ingot Mold Parts

Blast furnace stock car from a redetailed early japanese brass hopper car

 
Detail of stock car showing brake equipment and NBWs added to handrails

Detailed steel ladles on modified Rix slab cars

Rivet strips, trunnions, spouts and other parts were added to basic ladle castings to make them more realistic

Ladle Hooks - upgraded from the Walthers Electric Furnace kit parts

Coke Oven Modeling has been expanded and now has its own page !

Gas Holder kitbash

 
Boiler house kitbash, from a Magnuson Models resin kit

Hullet Unloader project - somewhat impressionistic !

Electric furnace project - rebuilding the Walthers model parts

Shell for a hot metal mixer from a couple of HO EKO lowboy loads