[COR] Sugar Factory in Jameston

[Darnok]

With sugarcane being abundant around Jameston, it was only a matter of time until production facilities were set up to process the sugar. One of these facilities is a sugar factory in Jameston, extracting the sugar from the raw sugarcane and producing a sweet juice for further refinement, as well as pulp which can be fed to livestock.

 

The building is a fine example of clean and functional Corrington architecture:

 

You could take a look all around the outside:

Spoiler

 

The inside of the factory building is cramped full with Corlander workers, using the finest machinery available. The process goes as follows:

 

The cleaned sugarcane, delivered from nearby plantations, is stored until it is processed.

 

In a first step, the sugarcane is put into the machinery, while water is added.

 

Workers keep a mechanism going that crushes the sugarcane, so the sugar inside can get solved in the water.

 

Finally, the sugarjuice is filled into barrels, while the remaining pulp is kept for use as either food (for livestock) or fuel (like wood).

 

Note how you can see some filled barrels in the background! That is the basis for the world-famous Corrington rum!

 

The work is going along well day after day, as long as the supply of fresh sugarcane never runs out.

 

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@Ayrlego: You are to blame for this! Not only did you make me convert this build into a sugar factory, but you also made me buy a lightbox - with this shoot being the first using it. I am pleased with the result, now I have to work on my photo editing skills!

 

The "machinery" build is quite simplistic, but the general idea of the actual process is kept. A real factory for this would look a lot different, but the steps of the process are the same.

 

As always, the build can be opened up, including removable roof sections:

 

This will be licensed as a medium factory in the settlement of Jameston.

[Ayrlego]

I love the accessibility of the factory, it way it opens up on hinges is classic Lego and I like it a lot! The wooden section, skylight in the roof and the cute little cart are also all highlights, as is the machine for crushing the sugar, although I pity the poor minifig who has to operate it! Overall a great first factory for Jameston and a very appropriate subject given the nearby Royal Sugar plantation!  The bounty and licence fee has been paid.

The photos look good, the lightbox sure arrived quickly! For smaller builds I have a piece of white foam board I put the build on to eradicate the wrinkles of the material, but you can then get a 'horizon' where the card ends. For photo editing my first suggestion would be to play with the white balance or try and cut the background out completely with an editor such as GIMP or Photoshop.

[Captain Dee]

Nice depiction. It's pretty simple but it does illustrate the process well. I like the hinged design and the white machinery really stands out. The different roof techniques are cool, though a little more texture or variation in the walls would liven it up a bit. You sure didn't waste any time once the initiative was announced!

[Darnok]

5 hours ago, Captain Dee said:

Nice depiction. It's pretty simple but it does illustrate the process well. I like the hinged design and the white machinery really stands out. The different roof techniques are cool, though a little more texture or variation in the walls would liven it up a bit. You sure didn't waste any time once the initiative was announced!

 

I had most of the build finished before that announcement, originally to be used for something else.

 

You are right about the plain walls, I usually try to "decorate" as much as possible. In this case it was a mix of a lack of inspiration and "ah #### it, factories are not meant to look nice". It is the one thing I am not happy with about this build.

[Bodi]

Neat build! I like how you've depicted the manufacturing process, and I like the openable feature.

[Darnok]

4 minutes ago, Bodi said:

Neat build! I like how you've depicted the manufacturing process, and I like the openable feature.

 

Thanks! I want my buildings to be accessibe as much as possible, as I think it adds a lot of "flavour" to a structure.

[Kwatchi]

I am going to be honest here.  When I saw the outside shot, I didn't really think this MOC was going to be anything other than one of the boring builds we players do in order to meet colony requirements.  But the inside blew me away.  Yes, the surfaces are not tiled over like some of the elite stuff (hey, not everyone has a brick collection that extensive, so I understand that) but your interpretation and attention to detail on the process of producing cane sugar really impressed me.  The grinder is fantastic and shows dynamism.

I'm no genius builder, but I think this is tied for your best work date with the A Letter and Fish.  You certainly have impressed me since joining... even if you picked COR.

Edited November 9, 2017 by Kwatchi

[Darnok]

54 minutes ago, Kwatchi said:

I'm no genius builder, but I think this is tied for your best work date with the A Letter and Fish.  You certainly have impressed me since joining... even if you picked COR.

 

Thank you, that is a great compliment! I picked Corrington for several reasons, but a part of me is a Sea Rat. Always!

Edited November 9, 2017 by Drunknok

[Mesabi]

Fantastic build Drunkok! Great job depicting all of the steps involved in the process.

[blackdeathgr]

Nice one and I really like that you have shown us all the real deal behind sugar production back then