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Russell Miller
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Castro Valley, CA
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 | | 02/23/2008 10:59 PM |
| This sit has the best 1:20.3 tank that I've been able to find. http://mysite.verizon.net/bryie/pcgrs/id33.html
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| peter bunce
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near manchester, England
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| | 02/24/2008 4:07 AM |
| Posted By blackburn49 on 02/23/2008 5:08 PM Posted By peter bunce on 02/23/2008 10:53 AM
I built my own to 1/20th scale as the Pola one was too smal. It is based on a 10 liter paint buckety and the rest is plastic. 
Very impressive that someone would do this. It is more trouble than I would go to, considering that somewhat similar ones are available on the open market. Nevertheless I have to admire the effort anyone would go to in order to reproduce one of these structures. Nice work !
Hi Ron, Not really you are quite far away from most of the USA. but at least Alaska is a state of it: I am even further away in England! Now the the US Mail has mucked uppost from the US (airmail only - thus expensive) , it is easier to build, iff I can get a plan. That was the case here, and I wanted a proper size version so a lucky find (the bucket (US measurement would be about 2 or 2.5 gallons) made it 'do able'.
As luck would have it via the blog site 'http://120pointme.blogspot.com' Pacific Coast (http://mysite.verizon.net/bryie/pcgrs/id2.html) have just released one of 50,000gallons either a twin spout as at Chama, or a single spout - price as I expected is $529, and higher for the twin spout, and extra for a cedar shingle roof. They will be good: you can stand on them whilst the are being built - the top will preclude that when finished!
Their site does have some very nice photos - have a look, also the 'blog' is always interesting (no connection with either!)
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| blackburn49
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Copper Center, Alaska
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| | 02/24/2008 11:37 AM |
| Posted By peter bunce on 02/24/2008 4:07 AM Posted By blackburn49 on 02/23/2008 5:08 PM Posted By peter bunce on 02/23/2008 10:53 AM
I built my own to 1/20th scale as the Pola one was too smal. It is based on a 10 liter paint buckety and the rest is plastic.
Very impressive that someone would do this. It is more trouble than I would go to, considering that somewhat similar ones are available on the open market. Nevertheless I have to admire the effort anyone would go to in order to reproduce one of these structures. Nice work !
Hi Ron, Not really you are quite far away from most of the USA. but at least Alaska is a state of it: I am even further away in England! Now the the US Mail has mucked uppost from the US (airmail only - thus expensive) , it is easier to build, iff I can get a plan. That was the case here, and I wanted a proper size version so a lucky find (the bucket (US measurement would be about 2 or 2.5 gallons) made it 'do able'.
As luck would have it via the blog site 'http://120pointme.blogspot.com' Pacific Coast (http://mysite.verizon.net/bryie/pcgrs/id2.html) have just released one of 50,000gallons either a twin spout as at Chama, or a single spout - price as I expected is $529, and higher for the twin spout, and extra for a cedar shingle roof. They will be good: you can stand on them whilst the are being built - the top will preclude that when finished!
Their site does have some very nice photos - have a look, also the 'blog' is always interesting (no connection with either!)
Now I got it. You have the same problem we have with freight rates, but even more so. I imagine most every structure you have or will have will be scratch-built.
The website you mention is one of the sponsors here. I have indeed looked at those models and am considering one of them for my Phase III layout. Those are impressive water towers even if a bit pricey.
I will need structures that don't mind being half-buried in the snow--although I may resort to dropping a tarp over the structures as winter advances. That would leave just the issue of the weight but not so much of the standing water when spring hits--which it will here in about a month and a half . with any luck it will come a little earlier this year. Might as well get some real mileage out of this global warming I keep hearing about.
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