[david bunn]

Just a thought, in my work I use a large number of blank dvds and as a result have the containers,which hold fifty,left as rubbish.There must be some large scale use for these but I havn't figured it out yet.They would make a decent starting point for water tanks in the smaller scales but in large scale?
Any ideas?
regards
Bunny

 

[flats]

Yes, great idea, paint and letter for gas, oil storage tanks, should have though
of this a while back, thanks David.

Ken owner of K&K the road to nowhere

 

[FH&PB]

I took this pic a few years ago of an oil storage tank in west Texas. I couldn't believe there were still any like this in use, but there it was. A couple of years later, I went by that place and the old tank was gone.

Anyway, those 100-disc containers are about the right height for one of these in 1:20.3 scale. Just laminate some stir sticks onto it, put on some water tank bands, and add some piping.

 

[Madman]

Discard not an item. Someday it will be useful for something. Catalog each and every item you save, so that when that day comes, that you have a use for it, you can reference the location of all your reference catalogs to find where the catalog is for the item you originally referenced. If at that point you remember what you were looking for that particular item to be used for, then you're a better man than I.

 

[david bunn]

Yes you are right,never throw anything away,my garage is testiment to that.My wife is always amazed when something that 'might come in useful some day' actually is.Mind you a lot of stuff doesn't!
Thanks for the ideas guys,that wooden oil tank looks like a goer to me.
Regards
Bunny

 

[kfrankl3]

Well you could make a simple Stirling engine.



Step by step guide on how to make a Stirling engine

 

[david bunn]

Neat,but how many cars will it pull?

 

[Les]

Aww, the legs have all sunk into the ground!

Les