Hi all.
I just built this.
(https://i.imgur.com/d7jZqLEl.jpg)
Limited edition kit #168.
(https://i.imgur.com/BQBj8QKl.jpg)
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.
(https://i.imgur.com/nRDQClyl.jpg)
To solve the tapering of the scale 8"x 2" planks, I made a fixture in my 3D printer.
(https://i.imgur.com/VqE3lX6l.jpg)
The planks was to be reduced by 1/64" on one end... So a good fixture was crucial.
(https://i.imgur.com/ooY60gil.jpg)
I taped the planks before removing them from the fixture. That's so I didn't mix the small and big ends.
(https://i.imgur.com/CL1wVU0l.jpg)
I stained them while taped.
(https://i.imgur.com/UwRuuVol.jpg)
The wood was then glued to the cardboard tank base.
(https://i.imgur.com/CbeDVYJl.jpg)
I only had to trim some of them to get good vertical alignment.
Finished tank:
(https://i.imgur.com/d7jZqLEl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Go5K14Ul.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9vNj9Lzl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/c70L2c4l.jpg)
All in all a very nice kit.
Clever use of the jig. Nice looking water tank.
Jeff
Very nice looking build.
Neat looking water tank.....good job Graffen. 8)
Nicely done! :D Interesting water tank.
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
These are great all wood kits, nice finish.