Happily got the Sauerkraut factory a few days ago, looks great. But my connection is a hot dog factory next door.
I just received mine,due to a misdirection with shipping from Menards, who made good, It was a gift from a good friend. It is gorgeous to say the least. I can't wait until I install it on the layout and put a few vat cars with it! I am so happy!
fisch330 posted:COHi: I agree with you about having a meat packer plant on the layout. Think of the operational additions that you could make to justify the plant. First, of course, you would use stock cars to bring in the cattle, swine or poultry to the slaughter house. Then you'd certainly need a fleet of reefers to ship the finished product to market. And you'd also need a box car periodically to bring in the packaging materials. Special Box cars were also used to haul hides to a tannery, as well. They would also be used to ship canned product. You'd need an occasional hopper car for coal for the power house and for heating and processing the meats. Finally, you'd need a tank car to haul away some of the waste product.
As far as completing an industry, you would need stock pens located along your branch lines to hold cattle for those stock cars. Of course, the actual slaughter house facility would need stock pens as well. You'd need a food distributors to receive the processed meat at it's market. There are, of course, more potential ancillary buildings and businesses that could be added for more diversified operation potential like the above mentioned tannery.
And then, the big thing with a stock yards, slaughter houses and tanneries is that they all smell pretty bad, so perhaps Menard's could develop a really stinky smoke fluid and incorporate a smoke unit into the factory building itself!
Paul Fischer
Vat Car? And this building is perfect to have a GERMAN Shepherd guarding it.
These buildings are making D56 stuff look BAD!
Sweden? Wow, these buildings have international appeal. Good for Menards! I next need to build a "wooden" vinegar tank car to go with it.
Get a bottle of Tamiya 'Clear Yellow' water based paint at the hobby shop. Tint the LED's with it and you get a nice GLOW of older lights. A bottle will last a life time of LED tinting.
mmmm pork roll.....
Menards is currently having their semi annual 15% off anything in the store you could stuff into a big paper grocery bag . I'm wondering if that building would fit in that bag? Probably a good time to check it out.
Joe
I am trying to out how to make a little Sabrett hot dog stand and/or push cart to out in front of the factory. Also, need some sauerkraut odor smoke for the factory.
This building could use a smoke unit, and the smoke companies could come up with the correct flavor.
Sargent Schultz from HOGAN'S HEROES could keep watch with the German Shepherd. "I saw nothing, nothing........"
Colorado Hirailer: Those are some great pictures of pickle and vat cars for the sauerkraut plant. I got mine yesterday. Is this a great country or what, when I was at the checkout the young gal informed me that if it fits in a Menard's bag, I get 15% off. I obtained a bag from customer service and got the 15% off! Now I have a reason to park some of my vat cars that Lionel did In the 50's and K Line did in the last few years of its existence, at the sauerkraut plant (OK Heinz did pickles not sauerkraut, but what the heck). Now all I need is MEGASTEAM to make sauerkraut sent in the their smoke's. I am German, have a lot of German friends (who are not model railroaders), and they will really get a kick out of this one.
