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Cesar, those look fantastic, particularly in the overall scene. btw, if i'm not mistaken, I recall awhile back that you did a thread on weathering and painting a plastic signal station on a small diorama. do u recall the title of the thread. I'd like to review it in terms of painting an mth building. thanks.

 

jerrman

Sanding towers?  Those look similar to the plastic coaling tower that Lionel and I think Walthers did in plastic that I am now trying to detail.  I missed this Weaver offering as those really look nice.  I will be studying your photos to try to enhance this one that I pulled out of a junk box.  I assume these are in brass and considerably more substantial.  I just found a book on the subject of coaling towers that has several photos of this type of coaling tower, and many others, wooden, etc. 

Cesar, Weaver has done a fantastic job rendering the Pennsy 50K tanks.  But a FYI, those big blocks on the tower legs and water pipes are the foundations which bottoms would be 4 to 5-feet below grade.  According to the drawing only about 12-inches or so would be exposed above grade.  Just in case you were not aware.

 

Ron

"Cesar, Weaver has done a fantastic job rendering the Pennsy 50K tanks.  But a FYI, those big blocks on the tower legs and water pipes are the foundations which bottoms would be 4 to 5-feet below grade.  According to the drawing only about 12-inches or so would be exposed above grade.  Just in case you were not aware."

 

Ron, thanks for the heads up. I guess a pit is in the making for this structure

 

 

"Cesar:

The gray biulding in the background in the first picture you posted. Is that a pre-built and if so do you recall the manufacturer?

Thanks

Joe"

 

Joe, those are just 4 Plasticville Coaling Towers fused together. Saw something similar at York a while back and decided to give it a shot.

 

 

Cesar

Cesar....good to see your post!  Seems like we haven't seen as much of you lately unless I have just missed your posts.  Always enjoy your pictures....beautiful layout!  By the way, I got two of the sanding towers and the water tank from Norm's O-scale last September during the Indy National O-scale meet.  I am cutting out a place in the quietbrace to lower the tank footings since for some reason Weaver decided to attached them!!

 

Alan

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