Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale ADM Concrete Grain Elevator Kit - 933-3022

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale ADM Concrete Grain Elevator Kit - 933-3022 creates a large rail- and truck-served grain facility for an HO scale agricultural or industrial district. Based on concrete elevators found across North America since the 1950s, the kit includes the main elevator, eight storage silos, a headhouse, dust bins, and loading sheds. The completed structure measures 13-1/2 x 9 x 13-1/2" (33.7 x 23.7 x 33.7cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale projects.

Concrete grain elevators serve as collection, storage, and transfer points between farms, railroads, processors, and export terminals. Incoming grain is unloaded, moved through the headhouse, and stored in silos until it is ready for shipment. Facilities of this type can be found in prairie communities, large cities, food-processing districts, ethanol-producing regions, and busy waterfront terminals.

Build an HO Scale Concrete Grain Elevator

The Walthers Cornerstone ADM Concrete Grain Elevator includes the major structures and details needed to model a modern grain-handling operation:

• HO scale concrete grain-elevator kit
• Based on North American prototypes used since the 1950s
• Main elevator structure with detailed headhouse
• Eight concrete grain-storage silos
• Detailed dust bins
• Sheds for railroad and truck loading or unloading
• Suitable for rural, urban, industrial, or waterfront scenes
• Designed for grain traffic handled in covered hoppers
• Multiple kits can be combined into a larger complex
• Compatible with Walthers Cornerstone Elevator Add-On Silos 933-3023, sold separately
• Full-color ADM logos and billboard-sign decal included
• Parts molded in appropriate colors
• Clear plastic window glazing included
• Finished size of 13-1/2 x 9 x 13-1/2" (33.7 x 23.7 x 33.7cm)

The rail shed provides a destination for covered hoppers carrying grain and other bulk agricultural products. Empty cars can be spotted for loading while inbound cars are positioned for unloading, creating opportunities for switching several cuts of equipment. Long strings of covered hoppers can be staged nearby to suggest the volume of traffic generated by a large elevator.

The separate truck facility helps connect the elevator with farms and regional customers. Grain trucks can deliver crops from surrounding agricultural areas or collect material for local distribution. Access roads, scales, utility vehicles, workers, and signs can be arranged around the structure to complete the receiving and shipping scene.

Eight silos and the tall headhouse give the model a substantial vertical presence while keeping the facility adaptable to different settings. The separately available Elevator Add-On Silos kit can increase the apparent capacity and length of the complex. Multiple elevator or add-on kits can be combined when modeling a major inland terminal or waterfront grain-export facility.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Grain Industry

The ADM Concrete Grain Elevator fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures when developing an agricultural-processing or bulk-material district. Additional production and storage buildings from Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses can add more rail-served customers to the area.

Nearby railroad facilities can be selected from Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures. Conveyors, loading equipment, utility components, and other scene-building elements are available in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For assembling and customizing the ADM Concrete Grain Elevator, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for concrete tones, corrugated-metal finishes, grain dust, staining, and weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly and added details.