Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Red Wing Milling Company Kit - 933-3026

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Red Wing Milling Company Kit - 933-3026 creates a large concrete flour mill for an HO scale agricultural or industrial district. Based on milling plants operating from the 1950s to the present, this rail- and truck-served industry receives grain and ships flour, meal, and other milled products. The completed model measures 8 x 11 x 10-3/8" (20.3 x 28 x 26.4cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale projects.

Flour production changed considerably from the small water-powered mills of the 1800s. Modern milling plants process grain in large quantities and rely on specialized equipment for unloading, cleaning, grinding, storing, and shipping their products. Red Wing Milling Company captures the vertical concrete construction and material-handling details associated with these larger facilities.

Build an HO Scale Rail-Served Flour Mill

The Walthers Cornerstone Red Wing Milling Company includes the principal loading and architectural features needed to model a contemporary grain-processing operation:

• HO scale concrete flour-mill kit
• Based on milling facilities used from the 1950s to the present
• Suitable for agricultural, trackside, and industrial districts
• Rail and truck loading facilities
• Covered railcar loading canopy
• Separate truck-loading doors
• Exterior dust collectors
• Detailed blowers and vents
• Exterior fire-escape ladders
• Separate doors and windows
• Full-color decal signs
• Easy-to-build plastic structure kit
• Finished size of 8 x 11 x 10-3/8" (20.3 x 28 x 26.4cm)

The rail-loading canopy provides a natural destination for covered hoppers. Earlier versions of the operation can receive grain in boxcars, while later scenes can feature covered hoppers delivering bulk grain. Outbound flour and meal can move in Airslide and similar covered hoppers, boxcars, or bulk hopper trucks.

The separate truck doors allow road vehicles to share the shipping activity, making the mill appropriate for periods when rail and highway transportation worked side by side. Bulk trucks, delivery vehicles, workers, pallets, and loading equipment can be arranged around the building to establish an active processing and distribution operation.

Dust collectors, blowers, vents, and fire-escape ladders help communicate the building's industrial purpose. Weathering can be kept relatively light for an active food-processing plant while still incorporating grain dust, exhaust discoloration, faded concrete, and signs of use around loading areas.

Red Wing Milling Company can anchor a compact agricultural district or become part of a larger grain complex. Storage bins, elevators, warehouses, conveyors, truck scales, and additional sidings can expand the industry while increasing the variety of inbound and outbound traffic.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Grain Industry

Red Wing Milling Company fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures when developing a modern agricultural-processing or manufacturing district. Additional production and storage buildings from Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses can help create a larger milling complex.

Nearby railroad facilities can be selected from Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures. Smaller components for detailing the loading tracks, truck areas, utility systems, and surrounding property are available in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For assembling and customizing Red Wing Milling Company, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for concrete tones, industrial equipment, signs, grain dust, and weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly and added details.