Warren Branch

[Stubby47]

Masking tape, rolled into a tube...

[chuffinghell]

30 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Masking tape, rolled into a tube...

Never thought of that!

[chuffinghell]

This is it for today because my poorly eye is getting sore

 

I only had t’interweb photos as a guide…

 

 

…so it’s the best I could come up with

 

I’ll let the photos speak for themselves and you can make up your own minds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a wise pig once said “Th-Th-The, Th-Th-The, Th-Th... That's all, folks!”….

 

……for today

 

 

[chuffinghell]

Done the post for the chain, found some fire iron hooks in my bits ‘n’ bobs box which I cut down and stuck to the stick

 

 

 

 

I think I’ve overdone the weathering as per usual  

 

Not much I can do about it now though

 

 

Just need to do the ladder, throw it on the layout and chain it up

 

 

[Alister_G]

That looks brilliant mate, great job. Love the filler gauge.

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

4 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

That looks brilliant mate, great job. Love the filler gauge.

 

Al.

Thanks Al

 

I must admit I’m quite pleased with how the filler gauge turned out

 

I’m glad I decided to do it half kit half printed/scratch built

 

No idea what I’ll ever need the top half of a water tower kit for, so if anyone needs spares let me know

[KNP]

Looks great, I would say the weathering is spot on.

 

[chuffinghell]

I couldn’t resist

 

 

Only placed on, since been removed to a save place before its glued down

[Andrew P]

Brilliant Chris, ESPECIALY the weathering, spot on.

[chuffinghell]

Just got to decide how to chain it up

 

 

yellow line and green line

or

red line and green line

 

I think either way is acceptable judging by the various photos I’ve seen

 

I quite like the red and green looped effect

[Blandford1969]

Not quite any of them. The chain goes from the balance weight on the top and loops down low enough your mate can get it on the ground before climbing up and is attached to the front of the arm. Best of all if its raining you can stay in the dry, or if filling you can control the flow much better and be much less likely to over fill the tank and get wet feet.

[chuffinghell]

2 hours ago, Blandford1969 said:

Not quite any of them. The chain goes from the balance weight on the top and loops down low enough your mate can get it on the ground before climbing up and is attached to the front of the arm. Best of all if its raining you can stay in the dry, or if filling you can control the flow much better and be much less likely to over fill the tank and get wet feet.

Oh b*gger! 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

Thinking about it I’ll probably go for separate chains now

 

One hanging vertically from the valve and the other hung from the lug on the outlet to the post

 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by chuffinghell

[Blandford1969]

At the end of the day its your model so just apply rule one. 

[chuffinghell]

12 hours ago, Blandford1969 said:

At the end of the day its your model so just apply rule one. 

The only reason I was going to ‘loop’ the chain was in case the tower wasn’t quite plumb and a vertically hanging chain would highlight it 

[Thorness]

I know nothing about how the chains were actually placed but I would have thought the loose chain hanging down from the valve would be very prone to blowing about dangerously in a strong wind.

[chuffinghell]

1 hour ago, Thorness said:

I know nothing about how the chains were actually placed but I would have thought the loose chain hanging down from the valve would be very prone to blowing about dangerously in a strong wind.

me neither and you’re probably right

[57xx]

Far from overdone, the weathering looks spot on.

[Blandford1969]

2 hours ago, Thorness said:

I know nothing about how the chains were actually placed but I would have thought the loose chain hanging down from the valve would be very prone to blowing about dangerously in a strong wind.

That's why one end was attached on a ring to the top end of the bag. Even in strong winds they do not blow about much. Which is possibly one other reason why they were not loose. As you will know any conventional column with a bag and chain normally has something that the chain is wrapped round. 

[chuffinghell]

This photo shows a chain from the valve to the back of the bag and a second chain from the underside of the outlet arm to a post

 

 

so although not correct as a compromise I think looping the chain from the valve to the lug and a second chain from the same lug to the post shouldn’t look too bad

 

 

Unfortunately while messing about with the chain it appears the fire iron hook I used on the post is impervious to all adhesives known to man so I’m having to revert back to a bent bit of wire forced into a drilled hole which is much more secure 

[chuffinghell]

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2021 by chuffinghell

[NHY 581]

Lovely job, Chris. 

 

Really looks the part and is testament to the thought and effort that's gone into this. 

 

Rob. 

[chuffinghell]

8 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

Lovely job, Chris. 

 

Really looks the part and is testament to the thought and effort that's gone into this. 

 

Rob. 

Thanks Rob

 

[chuffinghell]

Decided to bite the bullet and glue it down…..

 

 

……..I Just need to sort out the ladder and post for the chain then I’m considering ballasting in just that area

[Gedward]

17 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

Decided to bite the bullet and glue it down…..

 

Well done Chris. That looks like it's always been there.