OK it’s finally here, a photo album with pix of my pike with scenery on it.
Here’s where it’s at: http://ironbelt.net
Dialer-uppers, I’d advise going with the ‘HTML’ option since that won’t overwhelm your 56K connection with a bunch of huge pix all at once.
I’m going away in the morning, no internet where I’m going to so I can’t reply to anybody (sorry about that…)
Man oh man, that is pretty impressive. Talk about a center peice! Great job Kent
Geez Ken…what can I say but WOW!!! Being a steel mill fan, I think I have a biased opinion .Looks even better than the last time I looked at it. Man I wish I was going to the steel meet. Rats…
Great work!!!
Patrick
Beaufort,SC
Dragon River Steel Corp {DRSC}
Very Very Nice. I really like the presentation too. Bruce
Sweet… reminds me of the Bethlehem steel factory in PA…is it based on that one? Looks awesome!
Brian
Great work. Craftsman’s quality
Fantastic presentation. I found it to be both inspirational and instructive. It makes me want to get to work on my layout right away. Thanks for making sure it was a finished product. Too much material gets posted that has not been spell-checked and cleaned up for others to see.
Great job!! Thanks.
Love it! Great work ken!
James
The presentation is almost as impressive as the models themselves. [:D]
excellent work on both the railroad and the presentation . i thought i was just going to have a quick look at the first few slides but i read and looked at every one ! i really liked your operating sessions
i found myself wishing you’d included more info on the steelmaking process and what happens to the raw materials between delivery and shipment , it got me that interested
thank you very much for sharing your work with us
Ken: A very well done presentation. I wish that I could have been there to hear you in person. Any video? Again a hearty WELL DONE!
excellent bit of medelling and the presentation was well thought out and executed
loved it…
Great job, Ken and thanks for sharing.
Mike
MAN …that kicks a and takes names
wholly mackerel
From a guy that only has a small industrial switching layout … outstanding job! Your heavy industrial complex, with the railroad that services it, is my dream. Really great work.
Your presentation was really enjoyable, too. I’m going to get a beverage out of the fridge, and enjoy your layout again.
Greg
OK, I’m back from the ‘desert’ so now I can actually read and respond to comments.
First, THANX everybody for the positive feedback - that makes all the effort expended, and frustrations endured, worthwhile![:)]
Patrick, you didn’t miss much - the overhead projector was very poor quality and all the images were overly dark - many of the details visible on a regular 'putor screen were hidden as a result.
Ernie, I’ll see if I can find the link to an excellent process diagram that was published online by U.S. Steel Corp. a few months back, and insert it on the top page. I often forget that not everybody grew up around the Mon Valley or the southern shores of the Great Lakes…
No video yet Paul, I’m going to wait a few more years until that technology is priced affordably for the ‘common man’…
Brian, are you referring to the one in Bethlehem, PA that was closed down in November 1995? No it’s not that one, it’s a totally ‘generic’ model, probably more similar to U.S. Steel Corp. structures (colors etc.) than any other company. One spotting feature of Beth Steel blast furnaces is, their cast houses had a distinctive ‘arrow head’ profile when viewed from the end. (If I can find a non-copyrighted image of one to insert here later on, I’ll do so…)