Scenes of the Refinery.....

WOW Alan that looks amazing. I'm really dying to see a video of your awesome layout.

If you don't post a video soon, I'm coming there with my wife to see it in person. So get the guest room ready. LOL LOL

 

Alex

WOW!!! Dad had one job after he graduated from Marshall U......Ashland Oil. So my layout will have some type oil refinery on it. If half as good as yours I will be happy. How did you build it??? Plans of some kind or just personal knowledge. I have been looking for something to go by. Congrats!

Hey Alan I had not seen the refinery in awhile. It looks very good. Did you move it or have plans to move it? Maybe that was Brian moving his.

Alan,

 

  That looks fantastic!! I have been slowly working on mine but nothing like yours!!

 

Jeff

Beautiful....  That is incredible and impressive...  Please send some details.  Not a lengthy journal, just some sketchy thoughts on your work.  Satisfying moments, difficult decisions, helpful resources, etc.... I am really impressed by those pics of your art. 

Holy smokes thats some serious piping! Awesome!

Thanks Alex....you have given me an idea.  To get you two over here, all I have to do is NOT post a video.  Yep, that is the plan now!!  OK....I am still playing with the software and trying to get it up on my YouTube account.  Perhaps this weekend....

 

Thank you Dave....I am sure you will do a better job than I did on mine.  I used to live in the Northwest Indiana area where the big refineries are and just from observation I came up with my model.  There are a few things I did not construct myself...the two big MTH tanks and the two MTH loading platforms.  Otherwise, most everything else I put together by using a Piko kit and a Plastruct kit....then I bought a whole bunch of Plastruct tubing, fittings, etc.  I also used a lot of PVC piping from Home Depot along with anything that I could re-purpose.  I even used part of a Phoenix Oil kit....  A couple of issues ago, I had an article in the OGR magazine on how to use the large outdoor Christmas ornaments to make spherical storage tanks....

 

Bill...thanks.  While I recently expanded my refinery to 9 feet or so across, it is Brian that is moving his as he has a couple of wonderful projects he is working on...wait till you see!!

 

Thank you Jeff...got your e-mail and will be in touch.

 

Wood...thanks for the nice comments.  Read above for a few details.  Like I said, for the most part, I used PVC and PVC caps to make the tanks.  A person that works in the oil industry would immediately see that my model is not exactly accurate....I am just trying to do enough to impress the eye...

 

LOS...thank you so much.  You have been so great about taking the time to make comments on what I am doing.  Your layout is coming along fine too...I have been following your progress!

 

Alan

Alan,

That looks great. There is a lot going on in those pictures. You have captured the feeling of a refinery.

 

Alan Graziano

I agree, you totally nailed it Alan! That refinery looks great.

 

"A couple of issues ago, I had an article in the OGR magazine on how to use the large outdoor Christmas ornaments to make spherical storage tanks...."

 

That was you? I never put two and two together. I enjoyed that article. I thought it was a very ingenious idea.

 

Unbelievable the amount of work & detail. Great job.

Very, VERY nice, indeed!!!  Thx for sharing the pics.  Can't wait to see a layout video!!!

 

David

Looks good Alan  The more industry on a layout the better if you ask me

Leavingtracks

 

Great Refinery with super detail and construction.  Looks a lot like the ExxonMobil refinery here, near downtown Baton Rouge, LA, just jammed packed with pipes, towers and tanks.

 

Charlie

Just curious, and it really doesn't matter, but do you have any idea about the function of each size/shape of tank and generally where the various pipelines are going and what their job is?

Wow Alan, Love the great detail. I agree w Ben, every layout needs an Industrial area and yours is certainly magnificent!!

 

jim r

Very nice!

Very nice work Alan!  I love all the piping, it gives a really good feel of a refinery complex.

Every time we look at your refinery, it becomes more impressive. Nice job!!!!

 

You, Bill E. and the NJ Hi-Railers have the market cornered with impressive refineries. Something we can all strive for.

Looks like a heck of a lot of man hours.

 

Reminds me of the models used by contractors in the mid 70's to build and start-up these units.

 

Well layed out and constructed.

 

It must be prototypical.

It has that cluttered look!!

 

Need a flare stack?

 

 

Charlie...is it for sale???

Alan

Thanks Alan...coming for THE EXPERT like you means so much!!

 

Hudson J1e...thanks!  Yep, that was me!!

 

Spence...once again, thanks very much!

 

David....thank you....a layout video will be soon....

 

Ben..thank you my friend!...I agree and that is why I have lots of industry going on!

 

Choo Choo Charlie....thanks.  I wanted to have plenty of pipes coming and going to at least simulate something you would see...even though many of them are not prototypically correct....just wanted to give that feel...

 

Michael...see my comment above.

 

Thank you Jim!!

 

Thanks Bill...

 

Brian (Traindiesel)....thanks!  That is what I am trying to accomplish and appreciate your comment.

 

Brian (PTC)...thank you my friend....can't wait to see what you are up to on your layout renovations.....I know they will be fantastic.

 

Thanks Charlie!!  I may be interested in the flare stack!!

 

Alan

 

Hey, Alan!

 

Your refinery doesn't need any more accolades, but I would like to add that it is even more impressive in person. And when you describe how you built it, then it becomes even more admirable.

 

Your refinery, your train station, and your skyscrapers are among the many excellent things you have built, they define you layout, and make it unique. I am not going to attempt to select my favorite, but the refinery would certainly be a front runner.

 

What I cannot understand is why the Living Well magazine, when it featured your layout a few months ago with a very nice article, failed to include pictures of the refinery!

 

Hope to see you soon!

 

Alex

Nice Job  lot of things going on there eh!!

Great Job, How far is from the North East  Pennsylvania near Philly, Ignore it I'll get Alex to pick me up.

 

Looks fantastic, can't wait for the video.

Alan, I never though I 'd ever say a refinery was beautiful but that IS beautiful!

 

Steve C.

Alex (Ingeniero No1)...your nice comments mean very much to me especially coming from a good friend and modeler like you!

 

Thank you Chad!!

 

David1...you just get in that car with Alex and come on down!!  Thanks...

 

Thank you Steve!!  When I was growing up, we lived very close to the Standard Oil Refinery in Indiana and I thought it was beautiful....always wanted to model one.

 

Thank you so much Killian....glad you are active with us again!

 

Alan