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Posted by markn on Monday, August 15, 2005 9:21 PM
Torby has some good info on a water tower at http://gold.mylargescale.com/torby/
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 15, 2005 7:57 PM
wd8jik, Very nice! i especially like the way you used hardware cloth for the ladder[tup][tup] very [8D]!
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Posted by wd8jik on Monday, August 15, 2005 2:57 PM
Jeff

This tank is made from a coffee can covered with plastic card board with a roof made from aluminum sheet and ladder made from hardware cloth.
The bands are # 12 copper wire with the ends twisted together, cutting the extra wire off then bending it down onto the bands to look like turn buckles used by the RR.




Very weather proof.

Yogi Wallace,

Bellaire, Ohio

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Posted by toenailridgesl on Monday, August 15, 2005 2:11 AM
Jeff, you might find some ideas here:
http://www.trainweb.org/lgbofozclub/tank.html
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline,  Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by emipapa on Sunday, August 14, 2005 6:30 PM
Lordhawke,
Go to the www.hartford products.com, they have a kit of what you are looking for.
Good Luck,
Ron
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Posted by markn on Sunday, August 14, 2005 2:51 PM
try going on ebay-someone usually has an Aristo water tower for sale-you can download the photo and enlarge to get some details
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Water Tower Construction
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 12, 2005 11:48 PM
Hello All; I hope this is theright place to ask this question; Could someone tell me where I might find information on the workings of the water spout and support structure for RR locomotive water towers? I am scratch building one for my (just getting started) garden RR and want to do it right. Being a "detail freak" and having no close-up pictures or drawings, it's kinda hard to imagineer the valves and necessary gear. Any help would be hot. Thanx in advance, Jeff

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