Large Scale Central

Project for a rainy day ... a small coaling tower

Waaaaay back in the dark ages of the 1990s, Bachmann decided their brand new battery powered large scale train set needed a building or two. So they took the old 1/48 Plasticville coaling tower kit and changed the ‘O’ to a ‘G’ on the instructions… Better than nothing – but not by much. I had one, from the original set. It sat on a shelf for YEARS. Eventually I put it on stilts and stuck it in the garden when I built the first AV 10 years ago.

Then, sometime during the big D, it just disappeared… When we drained the old pond to move it last spring we found some broken parts of it. All I can guess is it must have got clobbered by a playground ball or something? I came across the bits today while looking for something else. Sooooooooooo, I ended up sidetracked all afternoon…

With a few more odd bits and some paint, it might just work. At least it isn’t so obviously O-scale anymore!

Hey I got one of those, dug it out of the yard next to the station… now what to do with it.

I use mine on my 0 gauge layout. :lol:

Well. it’s finished… or as finished as it’s gonna get this year. I dithered about how to do the chute winch and decided that since it’s back is to most close views just a bit of wire was fine. It still needs a lower ladder/stairs, but I don’t have any left at the moment.

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/AlleghenyValley/P3240018.jpg)

Then I had to paint the water tank to match

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/AlleghenyValley/P3240021.jpg)

Nice, you gave me a couple of ideas.

Nice. That should fit in very nice

They look really good Mik. Should look even better out on the railroad rather than on top of the washer :smiley:

Mik it looks great.
YOu always do nice work.

Looks really good there Mik.