Bob, I am curious about how you made your modifications to a Walther's elevator and to which elevator kit. A friend who models in HO customized an elevator complex for a fellow HO modeler and had one of the concrete elevator kits left over. He added three inches to the height, made larger doors, and gave it to me. I added silos from old mailing tubes, large diameter ones, and had an S-scale elevator, sort of. It is still too narrow. Whatever you would be willing to share, I would be happy to know.
Tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Bob Werre Sent: Sat 8/2/2008 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Cc: S-Trains Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} FW: Alton elevator kit-another question... Roy, Thanks for the update and the qualificatiion regarding the ability to unload the grain. As to the poor response, remember that the great majority of modelers in S do not model the midwest/farm based businesses. A former kit manufacturer designed and built a more traditional grain elevator and offered it for sale. (His name escapes me at the moment ,but he was into Sn3, lived near Loveland Colorado, and passed on many years ago.) He also only got a small handful of requests for his model. I would make a guess and say that Frank Titmans's coal mine has sold many more kits than any other industrial kit offered. Another reason might be that there are darn few layouts being built at any one time. I have two of the Walther's HO grain elevator kits that have been offered in the past. By changing out a few parts and upgrading others they make fine small town elevators. They were available when I needed them so have become part of my scene and I have no desire to tear them out and start again for some time. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com roy inman wrote: > Bob Werre's post about the Alton, KS elevator not having a place for > trucks > to dump the grain prompted me to email AMB and ask. > > The reply is below. > > And BTW, I saw only one other person who seemed be interested in > seeing the > Alton elevator in S. > > Are we the only ones? > > Roy Inman > > ---------- > From: "American Model Builders, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:laserkit%40sbcglobal.net>> > Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:20:19 -0700 (PDT) > To: roy inman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:rinphoto%40everestkc.net>> > Subject: Re: Alton elevator kit-another question... > > Hi, > > This particular elevator, as originally built, had truck or wagon doors on > either side of the main structure allowing for the vehicle to be driven > inside to dump its load. Our kit also has these doors, but may not be > visible in the photos you have seen. > > Thanks! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
