Any suggestions , looking for something in a craftsman kit, not plastic, or some basic measurments to start a scratchbuild would be even better
Thanks in advance
Jim Warren, Ohio
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There's a good article on scratchbuilding one (by Wesolowski?) that I used for building mine. I'll have to see if I can locate the magazine article citation for you.
Thanks Jim, I like the one on your layout in OGR great Layouts Video 7, also like the 4 ft train in the stairway in the OGR issue
Jim Warren, Ohio
Thanks I would appreciate you efforts in looking for that article.
Jim Warren, Ohio
Originally Posted by mwb:
There's a good article on scratchbuilding one (by Wesolowski?) that I used for building mine. I'll have to see if I can locate the magazine article citation for you.
Thanks, Jim.
The first photo is the GGD version. The other was scratchbuilt from no particular prototype (Masonite core with Northeastern wood siding and stripwood exterior).
Jim
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Thanks again Jim for taking the time to send the link and photos, all will be very helpfull .
is Golden Gate Depot still producing that tower ?
Probably go with a scratch build to give it a unique look.
is Golden Gate Depot still producing that tower ? No. But I saw a nice one at the Big E (Amherst Train Show)which was very nice. http://www.locomotiveworksinc.com/Coaling.html
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Hello Jim from Warren,
This site contains a very difficult kit for an outstanding coaling tower. I've also included pictures of the separate sanding tower that is available.
http://www.raggstoriches.biz/DUTsidepage.html
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The Wayne Wesolowski article was in Railroad Model Craftsman, starting with the May, 1988 issue. I believe it was in 4 issues. There are no real plans, basically just a series of him building the tower. With a little deciphering you can glean enough to build one though.
This was built from those articles.
Thank you I was just looking at their interlocking tower yesterday dont know why i didnt see the coaling tower.
Originally Posted by DMASSO:
is Golden Gate Depot still producing that tower ? No. But I saw a nice one at the Big E (Amherst Train Show)which was very nice. http://www.locomotiveworksinc.com/Coaling.html
Thanks Vulcan VERY NICE
Originally Posted by Vulcan:
The Wayne Wesolowski article was in Railroad Model Craftsman, starting with the May, 1988 issue. I believe it was in 4 issues. There are no real plans, basically just a series of him building the tower. With a little deciphering you can glean enough to build one though.
This was built from those articles.
PapaT from another PaPaT
Wow now the choices are so many I have some real sorting in my mind on this project, I really appreciate all the tim you guys have take to supply me with ideas and sources.
Jim
Originally Posted by PaPaT:
Hello Jim from Warren,
This site contains a very difficult kit for an outstanding coaling tower. I've also included pictures of the separate sanding tower that is available.
http://www.raggstoriches.biz/DUTsidepage.html
Jim: I was going to scratch build my own coaling tower when I stumbled upon the line of Crescent Locomotive works products at York. There was an exact representation of the tower that I was going to construct. Dave Duhammel's models are cut from wood, are realistic, hand painted, lighted and highly detailed. Excellent products. I also have the Crescent Water tower and it too is excellent.
They are very nice, but my enjoyment in the RR hobby is doing my own building, either from kit or scratch, I have been doing more scratch lately just to be able to have something a little different than all the other, I have a lot of plastic to convert to wood in the future.
I thank you for taking the time to answer my post, I really have gotten a lot of ideas and sources, thank goodness for all the users of the form willing to share, and thanks to OGR and its advertisers for providing the forum.
Jim
Originally Posted by Dennis LaGrua:
Jim: I was going to scratch build my own coaling tower when I stumbled upon the line of Crescent Locomotive works products at York. There was an exact representation of the tower that I was going to construct. Dave Duhammel's models are cut from wood, are realistic, hand painted, lighted and highly detailed. Excellent products. I also have the Crescent Water tower and it too is excellent.
Originally Posted by Vulcan:
The Wayne Wesolowski article was in Railroad Model Craftsman, starting with the May, 1988 issue. I believe it was in 4 issues. There are no real plans, basically just a series of him building the tower. With a little deciphering you can glean enough to build one though.
This was built from those articles.
Yup! That's very much like the one on my layout. I guess it had enough plans for me to follow - think it might have been one of the few structures that I've built that I might have actually followed the article/plans to any extent, 
Got an NMRA Merit award doing it, so I guess I did not totally muck it up.........
Yeah, there's enough info to piece something together. I guess I meant no drawings, to speak of. It is a nice article.
I didn't win nothing. 
If you have the patience and skill, the definitive articles (opinion) on construction of a massive locomotive coaling station can be found in the October/November/December 1951 issues of Model Railroader. Eric Stevens was the author. The tipple resembles the GGD product.
For those of you whose collection of MR doesn't go back to the stone age, railpub.com should have back issues available, as should MR itself.
Thanks to all that submitted replies , I have obtained the back issues of 1951 Model railroader and will work on building using the article as a reference
Again my thanks to all, this forum and its members are amazing
Jim Warren, Ohio
