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G Scale water tower
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 22, 2003 7:48 PM
Does anyone know where I can get plans to scratch buid a water tower for my G scale outdoor lay out?
Thanks
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 22, 2003 8:42 PM
Jim,
You don't say if there is a particular type/style you are looking for. If you go to www.ghostdepot.com and do a search under buildings you can purchase plans for the Chama water tower. I built it in 1/24 scale and it stands about 22 1/2 inches tall and is 12 inches in diameter. You may be able to build just looking at there drawings and writting down the dimensions.
If you go to www.blackstonevalley.com they sell kits and have a lot of interesting information. This would help in building your water tower if you choose not to buy the kit.
If you are looking for a spout and the band adjusters, Hartford Products has them in 1:20.3. But it is not noticeable that it is larger as big as the water tower is.
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Posted by jtrost on Monday, November 24, 2003 5:42 PM
Go look at: http://www.cwrr.com/Drawings/index.html

I haven't had courage to start but if you want complete drawings, here they are.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 19, 2004 3:49 PM
The "Old time" water tower from PIKO, is it a wise purchase at about 40-50$? I need to equip my line with water towers and coaling stations, the price seems right...but I don't want to get someting that will not work on my layout.
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Friday, November 19, 2004 4:54 PM
Jim,
step by step instructions & photos of each stage 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 Anonymous on Saturday, November 20, 2004 11:39 PM
I got an Aristo one off Santa last year and its pretty good, MS Santa said it didn't cost much either.


Regards

Ian
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 22, 2004 6:30 PM
I used plans in the gazette for a SPC covered water tower. The plans were S scale, but it just took an hour with a calculator to redo the dimensions for 1:20.3. It's going together just about right (despite my failings as a builder) so the method can't be too far out.
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Posted by Curmudgeon on Monday, November 22, 2004 7:29 PM
I have......4 Polas (I think...the big ones) and love them. Have a couple of AC units on branch lines to simply show a difference.
I have had one big problem with these.
The brass bands. They work-harden in cold weather and snap.
I obtained a whole set of replacements, went through about all of them.
You could be in the house and hear a "pow!" out on the rr, next morning find one or two bands snapped and the ladder halfway across the yard.
I fixed it with re-bar tie wire (like baling wire).
Remove the brass.
Determine what is "back", not normally viewed.
Starting at the bottom, drill two holes in the "groove" about 1/16 to 1/8" apart.
Wrap wire around tank, cut leaving about 2" extra on each end. Insert one end in one hole about 2", bend over 180 degrees.
Pull wire around, keeping it seated in the groove, insert in second hole, grab with needlenose and pull TIGHT, bend over 180 degrees. Hot-glue or super-glue from inside, move to next one up.
These rust naturally, and streak the tank just like the real thing.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 4:33 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by JimJones

Does anyone know where I can get plans to scratch buid a water tower for my G scale outdoor lay out?
Thanks
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Saturday, November 27, 2004 7:34 PM
[img=right]http://www.tomruby.com/MLS/WaterTower/Tank8.jpg[/img=right]
Plans? What do you need plans for? I made this with a couple photos, some craft sticks and some scraps of wood. Oh. A a styrene tube, a kid's necklace from Wal Mart, some fishing weights, a bunch of toothpicks...
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:40 PM
Plan set # 39 is a 1:20.3 watertower.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 7:46 PM
Torby;

I loved your water tower, i bet its good and strong and that you must have woked hard to make it look as though it is about to fall down, which is as it should be.


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Posted by Tom The Brat on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 10:00 PM
Actually, on a level surface it's quite stable. It's the picnic table that's about to fall down[:D]
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Thursday, December 2, 2004 9:33 AM
Look out! Somebody is sneaking up for a dip!

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