This is how the Barite crushing and loading facility in Battle Mountain looked last February. I had a good start but there was still much left to do.
I had always figured that these structures would need to be removable and they are. What I have noticed while conducting switching operations on the siding and the industries at the rear of the scene was that I would sometimes bump these taller structures from their locations. So I needed a way to make them be more firmly in place yet still removable.
To accomplish this I used a similar technique that I did with the Diamond Plastics buildings, small magnets embedded into the bottom of the structures and steel screws in the base. I am securing all of the structures this way with the conveyors being anchored between the structures.
The loader structure has 6 columns attached to 2 long footings so not much place to put a magnet or a screw. I added some thickness to the footings and installed a small nails as shown in this photo. The nails extend through holes in the base .
I made these assemblies to hold the magnets and glued them under the bench work to hold the loader structure. The nails make contact with the magnets and give the loader structure better stability.
Another thing I have been playing around with is to animate the
car puller. There is the same kind of magnet as in the photo above inside this covered hopper car and the black cable (thread) has the head of a small nail glued to it.
The idea seems to work OK and can pull the entire string of cars through the loader, just not sure if it's worth doing. Don't have to decide now, it can be added later.
This is what this industry looks like now, almost ready for the paint booth. I have also ordered a pair of drop bottom truck trailers for this industry.
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