Have you modeled a Machine Shop like this?

Checkout the Wilesco site and make your own, with real steam power

I believe Several issues of Model Railroading have detailed articles on modeling a machien shop.... including Vulcan on this forum.

Here is an interesting site that modeled belt driven machine shops  I never purchase anything but was always fascinated by the machinery models.  At one time this was offered in O-scale.   Western Scale Models

Here is what I did using western models stuff in O scale for my machine shop.

Go to my web     www.cherelvalleyrailroad.com    click on machine shop.

Gary

Gary, thank you for your input and website. Does Western Scale Models have O gauge? I went to their site and it looks like they just have G gauge.

Western Scale Models used to have O but it does appear to be all G now.

Try www.crowriverproducts.com , www.westernscalemodels.com , www.schombergscalemodels.com , sodders enterprises , www.valeymodeltrains.com , and www.btsrr.com .

Buying a lot of detail parts can get expenive, but some of it like the crow river items would be very hard to scratch build yourself. Some of the inexpensive machinery like the K-line factory set can be improved on by cleaning up the plastic molded parts. Also you can get floral wire for shafts at Michaels, and clothing snaps at JoAnn's Fabrick for crank wheels. Remember, you can often just give the "impression" of machines by roughing out their silowets because from a distance you can not see that the detail is missing.

carving stuff out of plastic, and wood, or using clay are less expensive. A lot of house hold junk can be used to make your own too.

Paul Goodness

Paul, thanks for all of these good links and info. I will take a look at all of these. This is going to be a great project.

Roger,

What you are looking for will be found at the Sierra West model site. The machine shop is absolutely amazing. Sierrawestscalemodels.com

Go to machine tools and click "see these kits in action."

eliot

Here's the link.  Thanks Eliot.  

Sierra West Models. 

Mike

Wow I'malso impressed with the machine shop set.  I am getting it for my roundhouse!!! Thanks Scrap Iron!!!

Thank you Scrap Iron!!!

This is what I have been looking for. Costs more than I thought it would, so I guess I better put on my big boy pants. I will save up a little this winter and probably make this my main summer project for 2013.

I love this forum. If you ever have a want, need, or etc. you can always find it here on the forum. I want to wish everyone here Merry Christmas.

Thank you Srapiron and Mike CT...For the link, those are good looking models. I really like their  sawmill.  

Roger, Those Sierra West models are fantastic Museam Quality models AND they are O scale! But if you want to go cheap you can consider using HO items from www.Walthers.com Floor drill presses and floor leathes become "bench" drill presses and lathes, etc.. Do a search for HO drillpresses OR leathes, and for machines, and for loads. Examples of what you can find are:

590-18355 drillpress & lathe 5.99 / on sale 4.98

120-2606 milling machine 4.85

120-2607 stamping machine 4.85

214-7247 machine loads 15.99

650-7226 machin shop detail 79.99

If you have the money I'd go for the Sierra West models, but if you have to economize, there are alternatives.

Paul Goodness

Sierra West material is great but be prepared to be extremly patient. Eventually things ship but not with anything that could be considered a timely turnaround. i would consider monitoring ebay for the Western Scale Models tools that pop up periodically. 

roger i stumbled onto a pretty neat way to do the old leather belts used in many shops while doing my beet washing building.  these were done using 246lb acrylic linen canvas paper from michaels cut to what ever width you need and colored with a super tip brown marker from crayola that the kids had.  the acrylic absorbs the marker differently and creates a neat texture pattern. 

that is some fine modeling---