Cement Facility - N scale building kit (1:160)

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I have a future scene on my lower level that is a single track siding. I stumbled on this cement industry siding on Google Maps in Oregon. I used TinkerCad to design the pieces. My goal with this project was to see if I could print a "kit" building that could be assembled, rather than a building that prints as one unit. In the final pics, you can see how it all came together. For printing, you'll need 1 x Roof 1 x Silos 2 x Walls 7 x I-Beams 12 x Cross Braces 1 x inside building 2 x Assembly Jig Optional: 2 x I-Beam assembly jigs, to assist with spacing evenly while gluing. Printing/supports: Roof - I got best results printing the roof on end, standing straight up, using a large brim for stability/bed adhesion. Printing it flat resulted in too much support material to clean up afterwards and it looked sloppy inside the building. Inside Building - didn't use supports, my printer was able to span that size. But, you can use supports if you want. Silos - will need supports for the ring part way up. Everything else was printed flat on the bed, no supports needed. Logo - I deliberately left out posting that STL due to it being an actual company name and I "borrowed" their logo too. I didn't want to risk distributing something I don't have the rights to. Assembly: I used two assembly jigs to keep the I-Beams evenly spaced and straight when building. One of the pictures shows it in action.