| CLINIC: Midvale Steel: The Challenge of Modeling a Large Structure in a Limited Amount of Space | ||
| DAY: Friday | TIME: 9:30–10:30am | ROOM: Auditorium |
| DESCRIPTION: The presentation will describe both the history of Midvale Steel and the challenge of modeling a large structure in a limited amount of space. Steel mills by any standard are huge structures that do not readily lend themselves to selective compression. The clinic will describe scratchbuilding the open hearth furnace in a way that conveys both its size and complexity but still fits in a very limited space. In addition various features that appear unique to the Midvale open hearth furnace will be described. | ||
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About the Clinician... Ron Hoess is a prototype model railroader whose layout, recently featured in MRP 2023, depicts the Pennsylvania Railroad in North Philadelphia circa 1958. The layout combines both his interests in the PRR and the Philadelphia industries that the railroad served. To achieve a realistic depiction of the city all the structures on the layout are scratchbuilt. |