Coal Tower

[Feuer Zug]

Before the pandemic hit, I was able to travel around and found a small coal tower in rural Pennsylvania. I have created a version of it, with a few modifications and personal touches. I modified the feed conveyor to be shorter, but it does exist and could feed 1 x 1 round plates with a little assistance. I also added the flag on one side and the wording on the other for use in displays. Here it is, refilling the tender on the Emerald Night.

This tower can actually be used to load tenders, open hoppers, or gondolas. It has a sloped interior to facilitate gravity feed and there is a hole at the bottom covered by a 4 x 4 round plate.

The real tower.

[Pdaitabird]

Nice job using the undersides of plates for wall texture!  Looks good.

[zephyr1934]

Nice job. That tipple looks like it could serve double duty and be used at a small mine for loading hopper cars

[Paradosis]

I love this! I mean, coming from a small coal mining town in W. Pennsylvania I might be a little bit biased, but even still I really like the constuction of this. Also nice to see a more industrial structure. 

[Brickwolf]

good build

[Feuer Zug]

On 4/22/2020 at 11:05 AM, Pdaitabird said:

Nice job using the undersides of plates for wall texture!  Looks good.

Thanks. The underside seemed a good idea.

 

On 4/24/2020 at 4:08 PM, Paradosis said:

I love this! I mean, coming from a small coal mining town in W. Pennsylvania I might be a little bit biased, but even still I really like the constuction of this. Also nice to see a more industrial structure. 

I appreciate the enjoyment of a now fairly uncommon structure. I like the industrial feel to my layout.

 

On 4/25/2020 at 5:54 AM, Brickwolf said:

good build

Thanks

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

This is the kind of railstuff that drive me crazy, beautiful! 

[Man with a hat]

Nice! Great looking structure and using the bottom sides of plates for the wall texture is quite clever.