Watering The author has several water tanks that he ro- tates to different areas on his layout. This small but interesting structure re- ally grabs your attention.
the line’s steam locomotives. Edaville used to host a Rail-
fans’ Weekend every June, and several modelers from Maine, including me, made the trip for many years. Thus, I was famil- iar with the tank and had seen it servicing the former Monson and Bridgeton & Harrison Forneys many times. So, when I happened across the RMC cover shot, a cou- ple of things “clicked,” and I was off and running.
Those readers familiar with my work know I like to mix me- dia for construction materials. For this O-scale model, I used mostly styrene. I began by en- larging the article’s plans to 1/48 scale. Two Foot pioneer model- er Dave Frary drew the original plans, which are included in this article with Dave’s permission. According to these drawings, the prototype tank’s brick base mea- sures 10 feet, 2 inches square (I adjusted it to ten feet even) by 9 feet, 6 inches tall. I had a couple of sheets of JTT plastic embossed brick sheet (#97423) available, which was perfect for this part of the structure.
I cut four inner walls to the
correct dimensions from 0.040- inch Evergreen styrene sheet and glued them into a square interior form using Tenax liquid cement. I added some triangular braces at the interior corners to give them strength. I then cut the top of the base from Evergreen scribed sheet slightly larger all around and glued it in place. I cut the four brick walls to size, removed the door opening from one side, and then glued them into posi- tion, allowing capillary action to flow the Tenax under the sheets and bond everything thoroughly. The thickness of the brick siding filled in the slight overhang of the base top and everything looked good. Using Evergreen strip and scribed siding, I added the door trim and the door itself. A handle from brass wire and Grandt Line hinges, and NBW (nuts, bolts, washers) castings finished off the tank’s foundation. I painted the brick siding with a brushed coat of Floquil Boxcar Red. After I had distressed the scribed siding to add some tex- ture and grain, I used Floquil’s Foundation on the upper surface of the base. I washed a bit of white
Unique Unlike many water tower kits that sport a large tank, this kitbash/scratch- build reverses that trend and introduces a tall nar- row metal tank resting on a wood deck.
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