Installation Manual

N Structure Kit

933-3239

SUNRISE FEED MILL

25 X2

52 X2

Thanks for purchasing this Cornerstone kit. All parts are styrene plastic, so use compatible paint and glue to assemble and

finish your model. Please study the drawings and read these instructions before starting construction. If you wish to paint any

parts, you may find it easier to do so before starting construction.

When Americans relied on horses instead of horsepower, the local feed mill was a vital business in rural areas and large

cities. Here, locally grown grain could be brought in, or delivered by the boxcar load, and ground for use as animal feed; some

grains could be fed directly, others like corn, required the hard outer hull be cracked or ground so animals could digest them.

Once ground, mills would also bag feed so it could easily be handled and stored. The actual grinding machinery was located

below ground, and gravity did most of the hard work of unloading wagons or boxcars by hand. Inside the mill building itself,

numerous chutes directed ground grain into bins and bagging machinery. The slow decline of the feed mill began during

WWI, but with the shift to an industrial economy, farming became a more specialized operation, using better blends of feed

and minerals to increase production of meat, eggs and milk. Today¹s feed mill is still commonly found in rural and suburban

areas, offering specialty pet foods, horse supplies, bird food and various lawn and garden products. Based on a prototype in

Richfield, Wisconsin, that¹s still going strong in 2015, your new model fits almost any time period. The actual operation is a

freestanding structure, but mills like this were often part of a larger trackside business that included a grain elevator, farm

supply store, and ice, coal or oil sales.

For additional details, see your local hobby shop, check out the latest Walthers Model Railroad Reference Book, or visit us

online at walthers.com.

MAIN BUILDING

1) Begin by gluing Glass to window openings on back of each Wall as shown:

Front Wall (6): Large Window Glass (2x 53), Small Window Glass (52)

Left Wall (5): Large Window Glass (3x 53)

Right Wall (3): Large Window Glass (3x 53)

Tall Rear Wall (4): Small Window Glass (52)

Office Front Wall (7): Large Window Glass (3x 53)

Shed Side Walls (2x 8): Small Window Glass (4x 52; two per wall)

Cupola Side Walls (2x 25): Small Window Glass (2x 52; one per

wall)

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N Structure Kit SUNRISE FEED MILL 933-3239 Thanks for purchasing this Cornerstone kit. All parts are styrene plastic, so use compatible paint and glue to assemble and finish your model. Please study the drawings and read these instructions before starting construction. If you wish to paint any parts, you may find it easier to do so before starting construction. When Americans relied on horses instead of horsepower, the local feed mill was a vital business in rural areas and large cities.
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) Using the raised ridges on the Mill Base (1) as a guide, glue Walls (3, 4, 5, 6) to Base and at inside corners where parts meet. Glue Office Front Wall (7) to inside edges of Walls (3, 4) and to Base. 3) Using raised ridges on the left of the Base as a guide, glue the Grain Dump Hopper Left (16), and Right (15) and Front Walls to Base and at inside corners where parts meet. Glue Top (17) to completed hopper.