HOW TO CREATE A UNIQUE WATER TOWER
EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW
Recalling an unusual structure seen at Salisbury in the 1980s, Chris Nevard set about customising a popular plastic kit to create an eye-catching addition to the lineside.
PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRIS NEVARD
The
popular Ratio Square Water Tower kit (ref. 506) has been around for as long as I can remember. I don’t know if it’s based on an actual prototype, but it certainly looks the part, and with a footprint of just 50mm by 75mm it can easily be squeezed into the smallest of spaces, making it ideal for more modest layouts.
The down side of popular kits is that they tend to be seen on many layouts, so I thought I’d have a go at making it more individual. Also, the top of the open water tank is very fiddly to construct as well as rather delicate and easily damaged. Thoughts therefore turned to making a simple roof to cover the tank and I was reminded of a photograph
I took at Salisbury, back in the 1980s when I was a photography student living there. Having unearthed the image, there it was – an unusual water tower with a peaked roof on top. As the saying goes, there’s a prototype for everything!