| You just finished that big model train display table | | | | angles as possible. If you have to look elsewhere |
| you have been wanting to build for a while. You | | | | you can check out some books from the library. |
| got all your features added to it including the two | | | | You will be surprised how many sources of |
| tunnels, the lake and the train bridge. You have | | | | information are out there. |
| everything painted as well. It looked a bit bare so | | | | Once you find plenty of pictures you then need |
| you decided to make it a manufacturing diorama. | | | | to decide what material you are going to use to |
| You have already added a couple factories and | | | | build your plant. If you are using plastic sheeting |
| some other buildings as well. After thinking for a | | | | then you will also need some plastic cement to |
| bit you decide to go to the Internet. You finally | | | | hold the parts together. You will also need a bit of |
| find exactly what it is you need. A smelting plant | | | | sandpaper to smooth out any rough edges that |
| would be the perfect addition to your | | | | might be present. Make sure that if you do have |
| manufacturing diorama. | | | | to sand you do so lightly. It is easy to take too |
| A smelting plant is a plant in which ores are | | | | much off and unfortunately it is not so easy to |
| heated to a certain point at which their base | | | | put back. |
| minerals are released. Iron, copper and more get | | | | If you have to build your building from cardboard |
| smelted down so that the pure minerals can then | | | | you would use masking tape to hold all your parts |
| be collected. It is a very hot and nasty process. | | | | together and then apply white craft glue to |
| As such, when you get ready to build your | | | | cement it all together. You can then cover the |
| smelting plant you should try to keep it true to | | | | outside with brown paper which in turn can be |
| form. The first thing you will need to do is to | | | | painted any color that you decide to paint your |
| decide whether you will want to make your own | | | | plant. |
| plant or build it from a kit. If you do chose to build | | | | It can take a little bit of imagination when you |
| a kit then you will just have to follow the | | | | build buildings such as these but you will soon find |
| directions that come with it. | | | | with the right research and a little ingenuity you |
| If you choose to build the smelting plant yourself | | | | will be able to properly represent any building that |
| then you will have to do a little bit of research. | | | | you want to add to your model train display. |
| Look on the Internet and see if you can find | | | | Whether it be churches and schools or farms and |
| some pictures that will suit your purposes. Make | | | | factories they will all look great when you take |
| sure that they show the plant from as many | | | | the time to keep them looking authentic. |