Dimensions: 3-11/16 x 11-1/16'' (9.8 x 28.1cm)

The below files are kit documents for the our Schrock Meat Company in HO, Kit #411. They are in PDF format and can be downloaded and printed. Please note that files with drawings will have a inch scale on each page so you can determine if your printer has changed the scale from the original scale of the document. Note: if the scale (size) of your printed drawing HAS changed, DO NOT use it as a cutting template!

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Kit Documents:

1. Master List
2. Photo Trackside
3. Photo Stockside
4. Original Instructions (Large Sheet, front & back, 10 x 14")*
5. Original Template Drawings #41102 (Large Sheet, front & back, 11 x 14")*
6. Original Template Drawings #41103 (Large Sheet, front & back, 11 x 14")*
7. Original Isotropic Drawings #41104 (Large Sheet, front & back, 11 x 14")*

*Note: You'll need a large-format printer. If you don't have one, you can copy the file to a thumb-drive and have it printed at your local office supply store or print shop. Pages 1 & 2 (as well as 3 & 4) of each drawing file (#41102, #41103, & #41104) can be aligned and taped together to form a complete image.

Our Meat Company kit was produced following plans that appeared in the June 1943 issue of "The Model Craftsman" (now the Railroad Model Craftsman). The article by Warren Morgan was entitled "Charley Penn's Slaughterhouse" in honor of Mr. Penn who was longtime owner, editor and publisher of the magazine.

A slaughterhouse is a"natural" on your layout.

The cattle once driven hundreds of miles faced drought, rustlers and Indian attacks not to mention the loss of weight on a long drive. After the Civil War long lines of cattle cars would supply the large eastern packing houses with cattle, sheep and hogs from the West. The dressed meats would then be loaded into reefer trains and hauled to distant market places. As in the prototype, a model railroad needs revenues to maintain the necessity for existing.

Before you begin your building examine the parts and familiarize yourself with their locations on the model. Read thru the instructions and try to visualize each step before starting the construction. The orthographic drawings are full size to enable the modeler to use them as templates when necessary. In using the drawings as templates first check them against the parts. Sometimes changes in humidity or temperature will cause the paper and wood to shrink or swell making the drawings slightly out of scale. If the parts do not fit the drawings exactly work from the center, splitting the difference. A few of the wood parts are stock sizes and must be cut to fit by the modeler as construction progresses. Remember to use the stock length wood wisely always using the shortest pieces possible. Save all end-cuts and do not discard any excess material after a part has been cut.

Whatever wood parts are to be stained it should be done before construction begins since the glue will seal the wood fibers and the stain will not "take" at these joints. the sidings are to be painted to contrast with the trim then we suggest painting the parts now. A darker color for the trim (Doors, Windows, Door Frames, Fascia, Rafter Tails, etc.) would be good in contrast to a lighter color for the body of the structure. Use a paint that will not "attack" the plastic parts and paint all of them now with your trim color. All of the wooden parts may need to be lightly rubbed with fine steel wool after the first coat of paint to help obtain a smooth finish and then followed with a second coat.