OT- Pennsylvania Steel Mills Modelled in HO Scale

[RC Mech]

Came across a video of this fantastic model railway featuring steel coil mills, blast furnaces etc. modelled after several mills in Pennsylvania.

Of particular note are Dave Moltrup’s custom built rolling stock. The detail here far exceeds your typical HO layout.

 

[EmGo]

Came across a video of this fantastic model railway featuring steel coil mills, blast furnaces etc. modelled after several mills in Pennsylvania.

It's pretty cool, luckily I was not involved or there'd be propane lines and miniature fires

 

[Bill D]

When they were running some gold mines made wire models of the shafts. These were kept under lock and key. They included the "extra shafts" that run under the property line into the next door mine.
Bill D

 

[Marty Feldman]

This layout is large, complex, and detailed. It is described as "fantastic", but lacks, as EmanuelGoldstein notes above, propane lines and miniature fires.
Fantastic, to me, are model engineering achievements such as those of Cherry Hill.

-Marty-

 

[SteveEx30]

Very cool.

 

[RC Mech]

This layout is large, complex, and detailed. It is described as "fantastic", but lacks, as EmanuelGoldstein notes above, propane lines and miniature fires.
Fantastic, to me, are model engineering achievements such as those of Cherry Hill.

-Marty-

Cherry Hill’s models are incredible yes. Here’s a link for those who are interested:

https://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/artisan/cherry-hill/

In the future I’ll be sure to choose adjectives that express my awe more carefully, perhaps using “amazing” as a catch-all and to irritate anyone and anything sentient.

 

[DDoug]

Moltrup steel was a small cold drawing mill in Beaver Falls.
Long since gone.
I wonder if the model builder is related ?

 

[awander]

Moltrup steel was a small cold drawing mill in Beaver Falls.
Long since gone.
I wonder if the model builder is related ?

Watch the video, to find out.

 

[boslab]

Nice work, when new plant was being commissioned it was often preceded by a model , say a vacuum degasser or bit of rolling mill, what was surprising these models cost the price of a modest house!,
Mark

 

[Thunderjet]

Nice work, when new plant was being commissioned it was often preceded by a model , say a vacuum degasser or bit of rolling mill, what was surprising these models cost the price of a modest house!,
Mark

And again, another example of a job (model maker) that I would do for free.
NOT making that up.

 

[boslab]

I used to marvel at the pipework, flanges bolts etc, all pre 3D printers, pipes all painted with the correct colours, some even automated , they would be the same scale as the cranes and dozers that you can get, those used to get stolen by the plant manager esp Christmas !
Mark

 

[Bill D]

A site on the tour books for the Argonaut mine is the cemetery where 47 gold miners are buried together. Killed underground in a fire. Any cemeteries in that model?
BilL D

 

[DDoug]

Watch the video, to find out.

or you could just answer the question straight off......

 

[SIP6A]

I really enjoyed the backdrop of somebody running there mouth in the background.

 

[boslab]

We had a grave in the steelworks at margam, 15 miners in 1890, there’s a monument there now ( we had a service on the anniversary) guys working in the the area at night often said they saw odd things.
Who knows
Mark

 

[Bill D]

or you could just answer the question straight off......

Watch 21 minutes of video to see if they answered the question or ask if someone saw the info in the video already and can save you 20 minutes of your life. If you misse dit just use 42 minutes to check again.

BilL D

 

[EPAIII]

Having built a very small HO layout many, many years ago, I can only say one word,

WOW!

 

[EPAIII]

What it actually lacks is the dirt and grime a real steel mill would have after five minutes of operation. Not nit picking, just saying.

This layout is large, complex, and detailed. It is described as "fantastic", but lacks, as EmanuelGoldstein notes above, propane lines and miniature fires.
Fantastic, to me, are model engineering achievements such as those of Cherry Hill.

-Marty-

 

[Bill D]

or you could just answer the question straight off......

Watch 21 minutes of video to see if they answered the question or ask if someone saw the info in the video already and can save you 20 minutes of your life. If you misse dit just use 42 minutes to check again.

BilLD