Dave, the coaling tipple around 4:45 was my first attempt at kit bashing. Did this when I was taking care of some health issues with my folks, and working my butt off at a new job here in Mass. Couldn't take the time to build the layout, so the coal tipple was a project I could make time for.
I took three Plasticville coal tipple kits that I picked up for short money at train shows, put them together side by side, and then increased the height another maybe 2 to 3 inches. Added alot of scribed plastruct parts on the framing to improve the look of the bunker, scratchbuilt new chutes. Before I finished it, I found the GGD Ogle tower and redid the out of scale stairwells and added some other details. My plan is to go back and finish that P'Ville Kitbash and use it in the small engine service track adjacent to the Union Station at the far end. Most all the remaining stairs and decks, and coal chutes are all made up for it, just need to do "final assembly".
Here's some photos of both coaling towers:
