BIS C&S water tank for HOn3

Started by Graffen, April 04, 2020, 08:49:14 AM

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Graffen

Hi all.
I just built this.


Limited edition kit #168.


I've had it for a very long time, and each time I looked at the manual, I just put it away again...
The big issue was the tapered tank and the bands.
I just bit the bullet now and built it!
The base was rather easy to build.


To solve the tapering of the scale 8"x 2" planks, I made a fixture in my 3D printer.


The planks was to be reduced by 1/64" on one end... So a good fixture was crucial.


I taped the planks before removing them from the fixture. That's so I didn't mix the small and big ends.


I stained them while taped.


The wood was then glued to the cardboard tank base.

I only had to trim some of them to get good vertical alignment.

Finished tank:








All in all a very nice kit.

Zephyrus52246

Clever use of the jig.  Nice looking water tank.

Jeff

PRR Modeler

Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

GPdemayo

Neat looking water tank.....good job Graffen.  8)
Gregory P. DeMayo
General Construction Superintendent Emeritus
St. Louis & Denver Railroad
Longwood, FL

ReadingBob

Nicely done!   :D  Interesting water tank.
Bob Butts
robertbutts1@att.net

There's a fine line between Hobby and Mental Illness.

Graffen

#5
If anyone has the Builders in scale C&S water tank kit, and is going to build it. I have designed a sanding fixture for the tank boards.



Just print it in ABS on a 3D printer.



https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4261092/files

Lynnb

These are great all wood kits, nice finish.
Ontario, Canada
The Great White North

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