Awesome!

Great job, Wes! I'd like to see more pictures of it!

And... why you ask? We love

And... why you ask? We love to see pictures of such excellent model!

More pictures please! 

More pictures please! 

Please sir, may I have another

I thought I was looking at a Google Earth image until I read your caption.  Yes, I'd definitely like to see more.

Additional photos

As you may guess, with the green screen, I plan to add a photo backdrop. Enjoy!

Just...WOW!

I also thought I was looking at a satellite photo!

I was wondering who is going

I was wondering who is going to read the sign on the upper left side of the photo with it installed like that. Nice models.

Sky added to greenbackground

 I added a sky background to the following photo.

Love industrial modeling!

Is the cracked/patched concrete a printed photo?  Nice effect!  Is the model generic, or is it of a prototype installation?

Concrete, etc.

The concrete is painted on both .040 plastic and plaster. It is first painter with gray primer, then over coated with Pollyscale aged concrete. All cracks and lines are ink. When dry we over coat it with a dried light tan clay.

We used the Walthers Ethanol kits, but based it on several real ethanol plants we visited.

I have just added two new pictures with the green background replaces with a sky background.

Wes 

Photo Posting Tip...

Set the width of your photos in the forum picture properties to 750px wide, then we can see the whole photos.

Cheers!

Thanks

Bill;

Thanks for the information. It makes the pictures fit the area provided. 

Wes

Tankcar being Loaded

We opened up a standard ethanol tank car by cutting off the cover and reattaching it in the open position.   

Great stuff.......do more

Yes the curve is probably too tight, the shared truck and employees entrance to the facility is probably wrong.  Industrial facilities usually have separate entrances/exits for trucking and employees.  I still love it. This is the type of stuff that keeps the hobby alive and vibrant.  Show us how you got to that point and show us the build up of the site and parts and techniques used.  By the way you wouldn't have a viable air separation plant layout, please oh pretty please.  One problem with the hobby is the cost of doing such things.  Cost saving tips would in doing this type of build would be greatly appreciated.   

Unloading Grain

Thanks!

The plant we used for our model had only one entrance for trucks and employees/visitors. The curved track may be a bit tight, but the balloon track within the facility is a very small/tight radius, although I don't know what it is. If you know where an ethanol plant is located, that has a balloon track, take a look on Google Maps to see how small it is. One of the plants we visited is in Lennox, South Dakota. The Poet plant is just a little northwest of the town, and you can see the balloon track.

We hope to write an article about how we made it. Keep posted.

What is a air separation plant.  

Wes

Trackmoble

Office area overview

Office with microwave dish added

Over view with out plastic cover

Over View

This is a phenomenal photo.  Outstanding work.  

N Scale Grain Trucks

Excellent work, I envy you the patience you must have had to build such a marvelous display.  I noticed you mentioned one issue was with modeling modern grain trucks.  Cannot help you with HO scale, but there is a gentleman who does excellent 3D modeling of modern trucks and trailers in N Scale for those who are interested.

Check out https://www.shapeways.com/shops/NScaleAddict. or http://www.nscaleaddiction.blogspot.com/ His 3D work is awesome, personal experience when I purchased his UP Water Tender models.

N scale addict

I have talked to N Scale Addict, he is an outstanding modeler. Very good at designing items for 3D printing. 

Siding Type for Building Walls

Wes,

What did you use for the building siding?  It looks like board and batten siding available from Evergreen Plastics.

Bob