Great Work

I think that the work you do is awesome. I bet that if you had room for a large layout it would be really neat. DW

They look nice and the right size as real ones

The facility I worked in also has white hoses for unloading powdered sugar from 18 wheelers.

One possible detail is that I believe food grade transfer hose ends for liquids can’t touch the ground. I seem to recall a little stand underneath the hose coupling on the end that is coupled to the tankcar. 

Thanks for posting

i too am looking for a way to make hoses to unload corn syrup and veg oil.  this looks like it may be the solution.  thanks for posting  this find. 

Nice hoses

Nice job on the hoses, they look pretty realistic to me.  Your layout in general is looking really good!

Well done.

Looks amazing. Thanks for the video. It is great you give credit to others for pointing you in the right direction for scale hoses. Beautiful layout too. 

Great solution

I have been stuck for a few months, I have used black insulated wire and I really don't like it.  I have some of this I use for fuel lines on 1/8 scale model cars and it never crossed my mind as a solution for my corn sweetner transload facility

Detail

Really like the brakeman on the car being spotted.

Outstanding work across the board John!

Just went through all of your videos, very nice work! I would say there are several MRH articles on small aprtment layouts there... really

Steve

@Steve

Yes..it's a new era of model railroading. I built mine in a Condo in Toronto! All you need is a 'switching diaroma' in 6 feet. Jut an industry or two. I was never into the Spaghetti bowl layouts..3 trains in a scene kind of thing. But John has pulled it off nicely here. What a way to hone the trade too! The lighting John has..he's inspired me to move to to the next level with my small railroad. 

Food Grade Standards

I worked in the food industry for 37 years. Some standards are to keep the hose ends hung and capped when not used. Would need to be washed out if not used again right away and if longer then 24 hours since last wash will need to have sanitized rinse before use. A small wash house could be built, have ends of hoses connect to fittings mounted in the walls. Also tank cars and trucks have to be up to food grade standards also, that rusty tank car might not be certified by USDA. Just more modeling possibilities.

Dan

Hose idea is great

The hose idea is great as I was wondering how to get the piping to bend the way I wanted easily for my corn oil scene.

Also what colour green did you use of the two buildings on your layout as I have been searching around for a green along those lines?

@JohnF281

ohn,

Great idea regarding the hoses.  But...  our local Michaels does not have that product, or at least, I couldn't find it.

Could you post a photo of the packaging, or a link to the product?

Thanks,

Al Carter, Mount Vernon, WA

I'm not John....

but I'm also following his GREAT lead.   It took asking 3 different ladies where it was and we finally found it in the kids craft section.  They had all of the colors you could want

Steve

Thanks

Thanks, Steve,

I didn't look in that area.  Well, back to Michael's today...

Al Carter, Mount Vernon, WA

Moloco advertises that their

Moloco advertises that their box cars are made with rubber air hoses.  I wonder if they sell them separately?

Edit:

oh, not air hoses.  Too much train on the brain.  never mind!

Great work!

Using this idea, I purchased and used the same materials to add unloading hoses to my syrup tank track at Holsum Baking in west Charleston, West Virginia:

Hoses

Another material that could work well for creating hoses which can be formed easily, solder.

You can get solder in a variety of sizes, and although it would require being painted, should work well, and has weight to it.

Your hoses look good!

Brian

Tip of the hat for a great tip

Got the material at Hobby Lobby (40% off too).  Didn't have the Walthers ends so I used a drill bit to ream out some evergreen 1/8 tube and cut off a slice for the end fittings.  This tip really solved a problem I'd been nibbling at for some time.  Thanks to John.

Thanks!

Thanks for the comments everyone! Wow its awesome to see the hoses on your layouts! Awesome stuff... I'm glad it is working for others.

@ mikehill_nz The green is a rattle can Rust-Oleum brand. color Light Turquoise. Be sure to test it on whatever material you are using. I did prime the styrene first and had no issues.