That was OK! The second consideration was the overall height.
I could build this structure upwards to over 120’ and still have
a prototypical conveyor angle. I settled on a 92’ height. This
height just looked right with the size of the building. I added
10’ for the control room and equipment space to one side. The
overall dimensions are 26’ wide by 36’ deep and 92’ tall. The
36’ dimension sits perpendicular to the rails.
I built the storage bin first. I cut the PVC pipe to a 40’ length,
then formed the lower cone from Evergreen .015” styrene
sheet. I added Squadron Green putty, then sanded it smooth
to hide the seam. The load chute was built from Evergreen
.030” styrene sheet, then filed and sanded to fit over the
lower cone. I constructed the 6’ lower section of the load
chute to be moved out of the way for railcar clearance.
12. The loader bin, cone, and loader framework.
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