hello all ,i have a g scale coaling station,#1957,the brocher reads g scale but it looks more like o scale,how can i confirm what guage it is?,thanks
Since gauge is the distance between rails, a building would be no
gauge at all. The tower is the Plasticville theoretical O scale coaling
tower.
Dear Adam,
The coaling tower is O Scale. It was included with the original Big Hauler set, which may account for the confusion.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
thanks 8)
Dear Adam;
I used the Bachmann O/S scale coaling tower on my, now dismantled, garden railway as a rock bin. I plugged the door to the hoist shaft with siding material. I added breather and exhaust pipes for the "virtual" hoist engine. I removed every other step from the O scale ladder to the front platform, and fabricated new raised railings. I also removed the platform and stairs to the hoist shaft door. Finally, I mounted the whole structure on some 2x4 lumber sections to raise it up and give it a low center of gravity.
You could certainly do the same with a double rock bin. the photographs below should give you some ideas. By the way, my coaling tower dates back to when I was about 12 years old, which makes it 49 years old by now! :o
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/DaveMeashey/100-1588.jpg)
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/DaveMeashey/100-1589.jpg)
Have fun,
David Meashey
Looks good, David. I may do something like that for my HO scale layout....
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