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 Posted - February 06 2012 : 10:56:49 PM
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I thought I'd throw up another kitbash project on here. I put this one together real quickly.
I was inspired by the campbells quincy fuel oil dock posted by catfordken back in December.
http://www.tycoforums.com/tyco/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10869
I dropped in at a train show with a friend this past weekend and I found a cheap Life-Like 40" Texaco tanker. I paid $2.00.
I wasn't sure what to mount it up on until my friend dug though a half-price bin under one of the tables and scrounged up an IHC Cheyenne 650 Ton Coal bunker.
http://www.thewhistlepost.com/forums/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/5463/size/big/cat/
It was just a pile of parts, not bagged, not boxed, not priced. I lowballed the guy an offer of $1 and he acted all insulted. Let the bargaining begin! I shrugged and offered $2 pointing out that it was missing parts. He asked for $3 and I agreed. The real bummer is that it really is missing parts. It is missing all of the stairs and fine details. I could have used those on this and other projects.
I cut the legs of the coal bunker long sides and shortened them lengthwise as well. I then used the legs to create bracing beams on the ends.
For the tanker I simply popped off the trucks and kept everything else. The fuel line coming off the top is copper electrical wire.
Assembly was very fast. I spent more time painting and weathering than assembling.
All told I paid $5 though I still have enough of the coal bunker left for several more projects!
~CamdenLine
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 05:44:57 AM
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Sweet! Looks very prototypical. Good project an well done.
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 10:48:53 AM
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very nice Awesome
I knows I took a pic of one near me in a old feedlot I'll have to go back & take pics of it again  This one is mounted on 2 cement walls 
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 12:32:39 PM
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Some more pics would be great!?
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 12:35:31 PM
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I can shoot some more photos to show details later. I need to do something with the fuel line on the right hand side. Currently it just ends. I'm thinking I might make a little shed that it goes into and then that would be where the crew gets smaller hoses to fill the engines.
~CamdenLine
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 3:48:07 PM
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Wow... I really like how that looks, though to me that base could probably support a lot more weight. You should put a triple-dome or fatboy tanker up there.... or maybe a pair of the standard ones? 
Great job though. The red color really makes that look convincingly like industrial-grade scaffolding.
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Posted - February 07 2012 : 9:53:11 PM
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Yeah, I purposefully went with one of the smaller tanks. I could support a lot more weight though, you're right!
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Posted - February 09 2012 : 11:27:50 PM
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Okay, here's some more photos. I did a little more work. I wanted that pipe off the top to go somewhere and I was picturing a little shed. I dug though my kitbashing supplies and found pieces from my old plasticville ranch house.
http://s.ecrater.com/stores/190962/4d0028d17a649_190962n.jpg
The garage door seemed like just the thing for the front of the shed. I carefully cut it off and then scratch built the other walls and roof from styrene sheeting.
Here is a shot of the scratch built/kitbashed building.
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Here's a close up of the tank with the weathering.
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This is just an overhead shot. (you can see not all of my yard track has been laid.)
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Here is the back side view with the engine maintenance facility in the background.
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