Something Fun and Prototypical for Your Layout

[GP-9_Man11786]

While taking the Long Island Railroad's Ronkonkoma line, I passed an old oil tank painted up like a giant Coors Light can near Wyandanch, NY. Apparently it's a Mlson/Coors Distribution Center. It has a rail siding and everything. I just finished making a model of the oil tank. I used a 3LB coffee can and painted it with automotive primer and Rustoleum Metalic Silver and drew the Coors Light Letering with Sharpie Pens.

[RR Redneck]

I will have to try this.

[GP-9_Man11786]

The only thing is I don't know what a 3lb coffee can scales out to in 1:29. I'm guesing they're about 10" tall by 7" in diameter. The real tank however is quite small, barly the same hight as an LIRR double decker coach.

[John Busby]

Hi GP9_Man

Which taking an educated guess a LIRR coach has to be about 15 to 20  feet tall working on 7'6" headroom plus trucks

regards John

[Puckdropper]

If my formulas are right, it's 290 inches tall.

Actual Distance * Scale factor = Scale distance
10" * 29 = 290"