@David Minarik posted:Excellent! I can't wait to see this!
Outstanding Alan! The office building and the loading rack are fantastic.
Dave, Me too- I'll let you know when it takes its place on the layout.
Glad you like it Anthony. I figured a unique oil terminal required a unique office.
Alan, It has been an absolute delight watching your posts. You're work is exemplary. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and talent with us.
Tom
That is some outstanding modeling there!
This build just kept getting better as it went along. The office and loading rack took it from a tank farm to a distribution facility. I love the details on the office especially the gravel on the roof. I was planning on doing the same thing on the roof of the MTH bank I turned into my Metro Union Terminal. What did you use for the gravel? I was planning on using some water filter carbon I have. Apply it to the wet black paint, once dry hitting it with the 50/50 Elmer's glue/water mix.
Coach,
I use woodland Scenics black fine stone on flat building roofs. I glue it with 50/50 mixture of Elmers glue and water.
I just finished the model. I will post pictures tomorrow. This has been such a fun project for me.
Fantastic job Alan! All of its great, but your angled walls on the small building has given me some ideas. Thanks! And Thanks for posting.
And, at the risk of boring everyone: Super glue (CA) is cured by OH ions in the water. Normal water is H20. Two hydrogens, plus one oxygen. All water has some fraction of OH ions, which are just one hydrogen and one oxygen. Since just about everything has some water attached to it (even if its just at the microscopic level), there are always enough OH ions hanging around to cure the CA.
The problem with using water as the accelerator, is its surface tension is high enough that it can't seep deep into the joint. You may cure the surface, but the entire joint can be weak. Of course you get around that problem if you apply the water to one surface, and the CA to the other as GRJ does. 
@Alan Graziano posted:Coach,
I use woodland Scenics black fine stone on flat building roofs. I glue it with 50/50 mixture of Elmers glue and water.
I just finished the model. I will post pictures tomorrow. This has been such a fun project for me.
Now that you have the oil terminal done, what is the next project you have lined up? Not an oil refinery I would imagine, that would go somewhere else away from the terminal if you did build it.
Dave,
I have 4 or 5 and I have to decide if I will work one at a time or maybe a few simultaneously. Oil terminal models require little pre- planning and I jump right into them. Some of the others like a highway project, container crane and steel mill that I have coming up require some planing and also a material order or two. It is all fun stuff and with the summer coming up and car show distractions, I will have to plan my time and projects accordingly.
Coach Jo liked "car show distractions"
I just took the completed model pictures. Thank you everyone for following this and all your nice comments. I know Anthony is going to be a happy camper.
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Wow! Extraordinary work!
Excellent!
Alan, I really like how you know exactly what you're going to be up to. I wish I had more time, but still have a while to go with working for a living. I guess I'll get there some day. I can't wait to see more. I know the steel mill is something else, and can't wait to see more of that. So, I'm following you now so I don't miss anything. Good thing to do you know, I'll probably learn something useful.
Spectacular sir! ❤️❤️
Alan,
What an outstanding project in a long line…thanks for posting, lots of great ideas here.
Andy
@Alan Graziano posted:I just took the completed model pictures. Thank you everyone for following this and all your nice comments. I know Anthony is going to be a happy camper.
I cannot say enough ! ! fantastic and thank you for sharing ! ! !
Awesome.
Alan fantastic as usual. As big as that is please tell me that's a pick-up or hand delivery. Shipping that could be a nightmare.
@Alan Graziano posted:I know Anthony is going to be a happy camper.
You got that right Alan, what a terrific model! The lighting is super too, it creates a great feel. It'll be front and center when you go into my train room.
Coach Joe- Yes, I plan to pick it up from Alan.
With shipping either UPS or USPS, smart money picks this one up.
Anthony,
I am glad to hear that you are happy with it.
Thank you Mr. Sutter. One of my first and best all time clients.
