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Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:43 am
by ge_rik
It's been a while since I completed the boiler house. Just gotten around to finishing off the water tower. Now got a filler pipe and has been bedded into the ground.
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I've written-up the build on my blog if anyone is interested - http://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2018/09 ... water.html

Rik

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:47 am
by IanC
Lovely work Rik, as always.

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:12 pm
by Peter Butler
Looks the part Rik and the blog tells it all.... great addition to the PLR.

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:41 pm
by philipy
Looks good Rik. I believe I spotted it on your most recent video, but didn't realise that it wasn't finished.

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:17 pm
by Soar Valley Light
That's a lovely bit of Flemish bond brick work Rik. The tank looks fantastic. Another piece of outstanding work! :thumbright:

Andrew

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:22 pm
by ge_rik
Thanks folks.
There's always stuff to do, isn't there?

Rik

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:27 pm
by tom_tom_go
ge_rik wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:22 pm Thanks folks.
There's always stuff to do, isn't there?

Rik
And there is stuff that get's in the way of other stuff!

Looks good Rik, should weather nicely.

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:06 am
by Andrew
That's a lovely looking model Rik - I love the tank in particular. It reminds me of this one that the Bluebell have recently constructed at East Grinstead...

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The blog write-up's really helpful - that and your other posts will certainly be informing my methods as I make more buildings for my line...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:17 am
by IanC
Andrew wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:06 am That's a lovely looking model Rik - I love the tank in particular. It reminds me of this one that the Bluebell have recently constructed at East Grinstead...

The blog write-up's really helpful - that and your other posts will certainly be informing my methods as I make more buildings for my line...

Cheers,

Andrew.
The tank is a dead ringer for the one at the West Lancs Light Railway at Hesketh.

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:12 am
by FWLR
tom_tom_go wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:27 pm
ge_rik wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:22 pm Thanks folks.
There's always stuff to do, isn't there?

Rik
And there is stuff that get's in the way of other stuff!

Looks good Rik, should weather nicely.
And then there is even more stuff thats gets in the way of the other stuff thats in the way of the stuff….

I will stop now….

Thats a brilliant build Rik, and your Blog is also fantastic, it shows and tells you how to build a great water tower. I suspect it could be used has a “Blueprint” for other builds.

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:03 pm
by ge_rik
IanC wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:17 am
Andrew wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:06 am That's a lovely looking model Rik - I love the tank in particular. It reminds me of this one that the Bluebell have recently constructed at East Grinstead...
Cheers,
Andrew.
The tank is a dead ringer for the one at the West Lancs Light Railway at Hesketh.
You got me! I used photos of both of them to guide the build.

Rik

Re: Water tower for Peckforton Station

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:38 am
by FWLR
That’s Hesketh Bank by the way that Ian is talking about, for those who would like to look it up.

They are having a Steam Gala on the 6/7th October for anyone interested to pop along, it is well worth a visit.