Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Modern Grain Head House with Silos Kit - 933-2942

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Modern Grain Head House with Silos Kit - 933-2942 creates the central storage and material-handling structure of a North American grain complex. Designed for HO scale agricultural, industrial, prairie, urban, or waterfront scenes, the kit combines a roof-mounted head house with eight silos, a simulated conveyor, and truck-receiving details. The completed structure measures 9-1/2 x 5 x 11" (24.1 x 12.7 x 27.9cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale projects.

A head house contains equipment used to raise grain to the top of an elevator complex and direct it into selected storage silos. Grain delivered by farmers or transferred from railcars is moved through the facility for storage before being loaded into covered hoppers, boxcars, trucks, or other transportation. The tall head house and grouped silos make this type of structure one of the most recognizable features of a grain-handling operation.

Build an HO Scale Grain Storage and Shipping Facility

The Walthers Cornerstone Modern Grain Head House with Silos includes the major structural features needed to establish a rail- and truck-served grain industry:

• HO scale modern grain head house and silo kit
• Typical North American grain-handling design
• Suitable for facilities handling different types of grain
• Roof-mounted head house
• Eight integrated grain-storage silos
• Simulated conveyor represents internal grain-transfer equipment
• Truck-receiving dock with loading doors
• Detailed rooftop vents
• Suitable for loading scenes with covered hoppers, boxcars, and trucks
• Works in prairie, urban, industrial, or waterfront settings
• Can serve as the central structure of a larger grain complex
• Parts molded in appropriate colors
• Easy-to-build plastic structure kit
• Finished size of 9-1/2 x 5 x 11" (24.1 x 12.7 x 27.9cm)

The truck-receiving dock creates a logical arrival point for grain delivered from surrounding farms. Trucks can be positioned near the loading doors while workers, scales, service vehicles, and roadway details establish an active receiving scene. On the railroad side, covered hoppers or boxcars can be spotted on an adjacent siding to represent inbound or outbound grain movements.

Its relatively narrow footprint allows the structure to provide substantial vertical presence without occupying an excessive amount of layout space. In a prairie town, it can anchor a trackside agricultural business surrounded by fields and farm roads. In an urban or waterfront district, it can represent part of a larger terminal where grain is accumulated before shipment to processors, export facilities, or distant markets.

The head house can be expanded into a more extensive grain-handling property with additional storage bins, conveyors, grain dryers, office buildings, and maintenance structures. Grain spills, dust, weathered concrete, utility lines, fencing, and service roads can further communicate the daily activity of the facility.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Grain Complex

The Modern Grain Head House with Silos fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures when developing an agricultural-processing or distribution district. Warehouses, mills, and production buildings from Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses can provide additional destinations for grain and finished products.

Trackside buildings and railroad facilities can be selected from Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures. Conveyors, utility components, loading details, and smaller scenic elements are available in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For assembling and customizing the Modern Grain Head House, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for concrete colors, metal finishes, grain dust, rust, and weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives suitable for plastic structure projects.