A Grand Stack - Home-made!

I needed to add some height to the left side of my mill.  Late last year I decided the main warehouse and mill/factory needed a huge smokestack.  My inspiration came from the huge stack at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. 

In stead of buying stuff to make this stack, I looked for ideas around the house.  I ended up using a heavy duty cardboard roll from a Saran Wrap or Tin Foil box.  These heavy duty rolls are awesome.  They are rigid, straight, and don't have huge seams in the roll like TP or paper towel rolls. 

I hit the roll with some concrete colored spray paint.  I then masked off the top and painted it white to make the top more apparent and for a background color for the huge GP logo (hand painted).  Last, since it is the tallest structure on the layout, I added a bright red LED light on a pole atop the stack so we don't have any unforeseen accidents by low flying aircraft....

As always....last step...a good accurate weathering!  Might add some more soot to the top.....