Idaho Springs Tank

Posted by Keith Hayes on
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This one is for you,  John.

Harry Brunk's nice drawings of the Idaho Springs tank (or was it Georgetown?) with the cast iron columns inspired me to build one for my small layout. This was circa 1995.

I built the barrel easy enough,  but could not figure out an easy way to make the columns.  Now we have 3d printing.  At the time, I built up a wooden support frame, and then went on to the roof.

The roof is all styrene shingles,  and, as Derrel's theorem suggests, I didn't not figure out the C&S favored battens over building felt for roofing.  That will be harder to fix.

But, I might dig out Harry's book and make those cool columns and the strap ties.