WEST ORTON

[Steve M]

I needed to add a small water tower to the yard but there's precious little space (poor planning). I picked up a Skaledale model based on the one at Goathland and decided to cut a chunk out of the rear wall but not the tank itself to give the appearance of it being built into the side of the engine shed.
Had to use a mix of my bandsaw, mill and finished off 'whittling' with the Dremel. A repaint of the tank and it makes for a suitably cramped installation

[Walkingthedog]

Fits in nicely with the other stone work.

[Steve M]

Fits in nicely with the other stone work.

It's not a bad match......not perfect but when mixing Hornby and Bachmann designs that's to be expected.
It's odd, Hornby produced this as part of their recreation of Goathland Station, but getting up close today it's obvious that they used a generic stone pattern rather than replicate the original which has a much smoother finish and very fine mortar courses between the blocks.
The Bachmann stonework is a much closer match to the real thing.

[Walkingthedog]

A bit of judicious weathering might bring them together.

[Steve M]

Not sure how these will turn out but this afternoon I've been drawing some NER water cranes.

[Steve M]

These came out ok so I did the catch tank as well.

[Too Tall]

Very nice work Steve M

[Steve M]

Painting and final touches before adding two cranes to the layout. Will add a couple more later.

[Steve M]

I added the last few water cranes. I have some very fine chain on order to add to the spout and I may add a base of planks as these sit in a pit that is covered with boards.

[cheshire lines]

Looks great.