(03/21/17) New! Morton Salt Factory + Hopper from Menards!

mike g. posted:

See I told you guys momma would have a better plan for me! Instead of renting a machine or paying someone to do it, momma had me dig the footings for the new train room addition by hand! LOL Lucky me!

Ahhh....do it yourself turned down slab!!! Done a bunch of them in my younger days.  Not sure how cold WA is where you live but even in the Carolinas I always dug down about a foot more at the corners to act as a 'support'.  Just my way but never had one crack to this day. Good luck!! 

AMCDave posted:

mike g. posted:

See I told you guys momma would have a better plan for me! Instead of renting a machine or paying someone to do it, momma had me dig the footings for the new train room addition by hand! LOL Lucky me!

Ahhh....do it yourself turned down slab!!! Done a bunch of them in my younger days.  Not sure how cold WA is where you live but even in the Carolinas I always dug down about a foot more at the corners to act as a 'support'.  Just my way but never had one crack to this day. Good luck!! 

Thanks for the information Dave, I got a little carried away and its about a foot all the way around! The coldest it got this year was about 27 degrees, so I think that will work.

Lot like work Mike.  Looking like progress.

I also did a bunch of monolithic slabs  with my dad when I was a lot younger.

Also just info.....I stumbled over these and they are BACK, just ordered 2. Menards

You ROCK Larry, but for now till next payday I am on a buying freeze!

I only see one problem Mike! That's only big enough for about 6 mos. of Menards offerings! Then what ? LOL

Then I do like the Master, Start building Shelf's to just put stuff! LOL No shoes, If I have to work like I did for the last one it's all mine! LOL

I got mine installed on my layout yesterday. I love this structure, only the LEDs are too bright for my taste.

Do any of you know how to "tone" down these lights? Is there a paint that I might cover these LEDs with that will make it look like a much older building?

Here is a photo of mine on my layout.

Roger, there was a topic on the forum about doing just what you are asking. I thought someone said you could use opaque yellow to tone them down but I am not a 100% sure................Paul

Thanks Paul, I will try to search for this here on the forum and try it. Any idea about when it was posted ?

Hi Roger, gunrunnerjohn, has been helping out on how to tone them down in a thread titled Menards LED Draw.

I'd get some Tamiya transparent  yellow brush paint from the hobby shop and apply a few coats.....testing between coats....until the color and brightness is reached. 

mike g. posted:

Hi Roger, gunrunnerjohn, has been helping out on how to tone them down in a thread titled Menards LED Draw.

Thanks Mike, I found the thread and ordered the variable DC supply that John suggested. Very cheap and easy  fix. Thanks again.

Just ordered Morton Salt yesterday.  

Roger Wasson posted:

Thanks Paul, I will try to search for this here on the forum and try it. Any idea about when it was posted ?

 

The suggestion I remember to tone LEDs down was Tamiya Clear Orange X-26 (Item 81026)

Just got mine today, GREAT looking building to me! On the other hand the wife is going to say " More toys"!

Roger,

I have used regular plastic model paints to tone down some of the LED's. Have used green and blue, and either works fine. Also, to keep the flashing red LED's from shining on the ceiling (when the room lights are off for the 'night' scene) I painted the top of these LED's flat black, resembling a black dome that extends about 1/3 of the way down the LED, and it works great.

Nice job!

Alex

I am pretty much behind the 8 ball in all aspects,  but the great discussion on Auto Carriers is catching up to the most popular Morton Salt thread.  And here I am still trying to figure decal location ( yes this one is cut from a salt container )

looking good, maybe move it a little forward, put one on the back roll up door, and if you can scan it make a small one and put it on the front of the truck!

P.S. do something about the green wheels! LOL

I little re-locating figures on my Mortons Salt factory

That's my sister on the box...in the '50s. She was a model when we grew up in Chicago. I still remember the proof photo from that job with her heel of one foot and toe of the other each on a brick and a big roll of cardboard under her arm. The artists would then draw a picture from the photo and color in detail, etc. I like it that they used that particular vintage of the girl on the box. 

i bought her the Morton Salt Miller sign on their battery operated on base for her 79th Birthday.

Troy Towery posted:

I little re-locating figures on my Mortons Salt factory

How, may ask, did you get the figures removed ?

Chuck, how cool. Thanks for sharing.

Rick

cabinet Bob posted:

Troy Towery posted:

I little re-locating figures on my Mortons Salt factory

How, may ask, did you get the figures removed ?

Just gently wiggle the figures back and forth.  They are only glued on by their feet.

mike g. posted:

P.S. do something about the green wheels! LOL

Yeah,   I knew I forgot something!

Looks good!