7-22-08
I will be selling some structures on ebaY soon as those are currently
in development. They include:
-N scale Coke Ovens (basic Walthers kit form)
-N scale Large Powerhouse
-N scale 1 story Freight Terminal
-N scale 2 story Freight Terminal
-N scale Cigar Factory

Once again items will be sold under username johnnysky0

5-31-08
I have just returned from our trip to the UP region of Michigan and
what a beautiful place it was. In addition to the hiking and lighthouse
tours, I visited and documented 3 historic copper mine sites. This trip
was one of those rare instances where I didn't have enough time
nor film to get everything but I believe that I captured most of the 
important relics. In addition to the copper mine sites there
was the smelter works, the stamp mill, the dredge, and 2 or 3 other 
sites along the river which I did see but didn't take any photos of.

The following photo galleries have been added:

In Mining "Quincy_2 01a"
In Mining "Quincy_2 01b"
In Mining "Calumut 01a"
In Mining "Centennial-6 01a"
In Mining "Osceola-13 01a"

5-16-08
The skematic key plans in the coke ovens and steel making gallery of
structures have all been updated to reflect the new skematic plan dated 5-13-08

5-13-08
The skematic key plans in the blast furnace gallery of structures
have all been updated to reflect the new skematic plan dated 5-13-08.

5-6-08
An overall skematic layout plan has finally been added to the
"model 1:160" section depicting the design intent of the project.

4-16-08
I added some color shots to the following galleries:
In Steelworks: Weirton_01e
In Steelworks: Weirton_01f

4-9-08
The following photo galleries have been added:
In Steelworks: Weirton_01a
In Steelworks: Weirton_01b
In Steelworks: Weirton_01c
In Steelworks: Weirton_01d
In Steelworks: Weirton_01e
In Steelworks: Weirton_01f
In Steelworks: Weirton_01g

4-7-08
I returned last night from a trip to visit Weirton Steel and shot 155 
photographs concentrating on the defunct blast furnaces, the blower house, 
the boiler house, the defunct BOF and the mostly demolished open hearth. 
I'll be uploading pix to the site in the next week or 2. 
As a result modeling will be a bit slow for a while as I'll be 
concentrating on cataloging, scanning, and uploading images. 
It was an awesome place and the first photo trip of 2008
proved to be a great one. Yayy!

3-31-08
I have upgraded the blog pages in the "model 1:160" section of the site
to make their appearance a little more appropos. Also, the 
"model 1:160" page now includes a handy FAQ which is especially useful 
for modelers that are new to the steel industry.

2-23-08
The "gallery of structures" pages in "model 1:160" have been updated and re-organized 
to better reflect the new expansion. They are also now a little 
clearer as to what is in each gallery section. I have added spaces for several
new buildings as well as taken some new photographs. The sections now 
accomodate space for blast furnaces B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K.

2-08-08
The "gallery of structures" page has been updated in the blast 
furnace dept a. with the addition of the images for the
recently completed utilities plant.

2-07-08
The "gallery of structures" page has been updated in the blast 
furnace dept b. Within that section the images of the storehouse have been added.
The "gallery of structures" has been updated in the steel making dept.
Featured are the new images of the recently completed depot bldg.
The "gallery of structures" has been updated in the coke dept.
Featured are the new images of the recently weathered coke loading 
facility and the new lab building.

2-03-08
The "gallery of rolling stock" page has been added to the 
"1:160 model" section.

1-29-08
The "gallery of locos" page has been added to the 
"1:160 model" section.

1-15-08
The fifth "gallery of structures" page has been added to the 
"1:160 model" section. It is the for the steel making 
department module.

1-14-08
The second two "gallery of structures" pages have been added to the 
"1:160 model" section. They are the two for the coke works
department module.

1-12-08
The first two "gallery of structures" pages have been added to the 
"1:160 model" section. They are the two for the blast furnace 
department module.