DME COAL MINE Complex Pictures updated 3/02/12

Love the interior details.

Thanks Popsrr for sharing.

Johnny Thanks you for your comments. The inside will be lighted so that you can see the boilers and the turbins through the front windows. More pictures to come as the complex progresses.

Thanks for the update Popsrr. Getting better and better.

Spectacular!

Does the CE stand for "Consumers Energy"?

wmtrainnut09 & DEMO Thank you for the comments.

Proto48Patrick, Yes the CE is for Consumers Energy. That is also why the windows have the "CONSUMERS BLUE" and the brick has a white ISH look since they use the Blue and White a lot. Thanks for the question.

Looks great Popsrr!! I have a project with Alan that will becoming next year after he completes this one for you... cannot wait to get it on my layout. Hope you enjoy yours as well.

Is this after any particular Plant? Looks like a smaller 2 unit Weadock, Whiting or Cobb.

Pretty nice

Patrick, Thanks. No the Power Plant Complex is not modeled after any particular Consumers Unit. I REALLY LIKE CONSUMERS GAS PLANT AT MARYSVILLE. I have a shot of it late in the day across the water and it looks AWESOME.

Patrick,
I mad a model of the other side of the plant in the picture. It was only two inches wide and went up against a wall. It was about 42 inches long.
I did this for another customer from Michigan last year.

Alan Graziano

Bill...another wonderful model for your layout!!!

Alan...as I look at the models you are building I am just blown away. You are no doubt a fantastic craftsman with the kind of imagination and attention to detail to build museum quality structures. I have slowly been working on my power plant complex but it looks like this one will be finished before mine and of course already looks 1000 percent better mine!!

Thanks,
Alan

Alan Thank you. Looking forward to placing the Power Plant Complex on the layout.

southernrr, Alan will do a GREAT JOB for you. I am VERY VERY PLEASED with all the Projects he has done for me.

The Power Plant Complex (PPC) will be placed between a silo complex and a Coal Mine. The Coal Mine will have 3 loading tracks and a Coal conveyor running from the mine across the top of the loading shed and then up to the PPC witch is mounted about 18" above the Coal mine as is shown on the drawing.

 

That looks really great! What is the little shack beyond the transformers with the silver box enclosure coming or going from it back into the plant?

Chip,
That is the coal shed. The coal will be piled behind the building and a conveyor will take it into the plant. I am constructing a caol minimg plant to the right of the power plant for Bill and he asked me to bring another conveyor over to the power plant. That conveyor will dump coal right behind that building. There will aslo be three oil storage tanks constructed that will sit in front of the plant at an elevation of about six inches below the base. That will simulate a dual fuel capability for power generation.

Alan Graziano

Thanks! Can't wait to see it.

Popsrr, thanks for the update. That power plant is looking sweeeet!

Johnny, Thank you. Alan has done a lot of EXCELENT WORK ON THE COMPLEX.

Nice work Popssr!

Looking great, Popsrr!!

Looks Good!

LocoKelvin, Alan Graziano has done a very nice job for us on the Power Plant Complex. Thank you.

Southernrr, Thanks Gene for the nice words. Alan finished up the lights and sat the Complex up similar to how it will be on the layout. Our DME Coal Complex will intergrate into the complex with the Mibe and Load out facility down on the level of the Fuel Tank Support Platform Legs.

The Coal Porters will pass under the Fuel Tanks going and coming to the DME Mine. A Coal conveyor will run from the Mine to the Power Plant Complex. Up at the Power Plant Complex main level will be a small Power Complex for the DME Mine with it's own supporting Fuel Complex.


Lee145 Thank you!

I always look forward in seeing another update on this fine looking model! Those tanks look really nice. The lights look really neat. Can't wait to see a night shot of the plant all lit up.

Thanks Popsrr for the update.

Johnny, Thank you!!!!
Alan qas busy putting some finishing touches on the complex. He is working on a retaining wall that will go between the fuel oil tank suppot and the benchwork that the Power Plant sits on.

I will ask Alan when he gets time to take some low light pictures for us. Thanks again for your intrest.

It's all coming together now isn't?

Thanks Popsrr for the update.

Ppopsrr,

That is coming out beautiful. Really nice craftsmanship.

Cesar

Johnny, Yes it is starting to come together. We are still working along a wall about 16 feet long. The Coal Mine will sit to the right of the Power Plant and will have a conveyor to feed direct to the power plant.
On the left of the Power Planr Complex we will have a Grain Mill and Storage Complex.

Thanks Johnny for your comments.

Both the power plant complex and the oil storage area look really good.
I like the attention to detail that you've put into these and have enjoyed looking at all the photos.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to document the construction and share it with us.

Cesar, Thanks. Alan has made good progress on the retaining wall. The wall will run behind the Coal Mine but Alan plans to change the material for the wall in that area, Thanks again for your commentgs.

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Originally posted by jdcrawler:
Both the power plant complex and the oil storage area look really good.
I like the attention to detail that you've put into these and have enjoyed looking at all the photos.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to document the construction and share it with us.

Ray Thank you for all the kind words. Alan Graziano of the form is actually building these items for me and he does give GREAT ATTENTION to detail. I have enjoyed all the projects he has completed for me and also the discussions about the work before it proceeds.
Ray you live in a VERY Pretty area of our state.

Alan is doing an unbeleivable job on these pops! I can  hardly beleive the amount of detail and workmanship you guys are putting into these projects. Great job!

Good Day Bill,

 

The power plant looks great!

 

Regards,

Frank

Patrick H. Thank you for the kind remarks. Alan has really been hard at work on this area. The Power Plant complex is in the middle of 3 large projecys and Alan has the Power Plant Complex done. The DME Coal Mine sits just past the the Power Plant large office building. Alan has the retaining wall for the mine about done, The mine Load out building will hold about 12 hopper cars at a time.

On rhe opposited side of the Power Plant Complex is our Grain Milling and storage complex of 16 concrete silos and 4 metal large silos and two Grain Mills.

These are progress photos of the retaining walls

Frank Thanks. i got a message from Jeff Sohn and he is about complete with the GTW Engines. I will send you pictures when they are done.

Alan has more progress on the retaining walls.

Popsrr, I think you did an exceptionally great job in capturing a large scale power plant. This note is directed to others who might be considering a smaller diesel plower plant. I have been working on components of a smaller plant that once provided power to the South Norwalk Ct town. The five diesel generators are still installed but the electrical distribution field is now powered by a larger area utility. What attracted me to the building was the array of water coolers on the roof of the building. Each generator, several were from old WW2 liberty ships, had its own water cooler. I have completed models of the water coolers and have a few available for sale on my web site www.westportmodelworks.com Look at the page 'model constructs' When I finish a couple of projects in the works I will begin to model one of the generators.

 

Les Lewis

Posting photo of my water cooler

Les Lewis