I'm finished with the grain milling building, at least for now. I added the Walthers particulate blower to the front. I really like how this adds some detail to what's otherwise kind of a plain building. Which makes me think, I could add some details in the future. Perhaps some signage, like a large "ADM" logo or something. Some loading bay doors at the bottom. And a fall-protection system along there for the workers to walk the tops of the cars without fear of falling off. I need to figure a good way to place it on the table, whether that's glue or on some kind of pins, because the large part isn't connected yet to the rest. While there were frustrating times where I wanted to crush this structure underfoot and just buy a kit, in the end I like how everything turned out.
Lessons learned:
1. Save all your old kit parts, because you never know when you may be able to use them someday. I had a few long L-shaped pieces lying around that I was able to cut up and use as supports. That allowed the building to be a lot more stable.
2. Plastic warps and bends in ways you don't want it to as it's dried. So be prepared for that.
3. As well as you think you've measured and cut the pieces, they won't always fit perfectly. So some well-placed trim pieces can hide those junctions.
Next: Laying the track along there. From there...I'm not sure. The interstate overpass? The TBD building in the space in front of the grain mill complex (a specialty steel company maybe)? Something further for the steel mills? Start building some houses for the suburbs?
