Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Steel Water Tank Kit - 933-3043

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Steel Water Tank Kit - 933-3043 adds an essential water-storage facility to an HO scale steam-locomotive terminal, engine-servicing area, railroad shop, or station scene. Based on North American all-steel tanks that became common during the 1920s, the model includes two standpipes that can be positioned where needed around the property. The catalog dimensions are 3-1/4 x 3 x 7" (11.3 x 7.5 x 17.5cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale facilities.

Steam locomotives consumed large quantities of water, making dependable storage and delivery equipment essential to railroad operations. As steam power increased in size, many older wooden tanks could no longer meet demand. Lower steel prices during the 1920s allowed railroads to install larger, durable tanks capable of supplying locomotives throughout busy terminals and at smaller servicing points.

Detail an HO Scale Steam-Locomotive Facility

The Walthers Cornerstone Steel Water Tank includes the primary features needed to represent a flexible railroad water system:

• HO scale steel railroad water-tank kit
• Based on North American prototypes
• Well suited to steam-era locomotive-servicing scenes
• All-steel design associated with installations from the 1920s onward
• Detailed elevated tank supports
• Two separate standpipes included
• Standpipes can be positioned where required around the facility
• Compact footprint suitable for large terminals or smaller stations
• Realistic decal signs included
• Parts molded in appropriate colors
• Catalog size of 3-1/4 x 3 x 7" (11.3 x 7.5 x 17.5cm)

Unlike a trackside tank with an attached spout, this design can be located away from the rails while supplying water through separate standpipes. That arrangement gives modelers greater freedom when planning servicing tracks. The two included standpipes can serve neighboring tracks or be installed at different points within a larger terminal.

The tank works well near a roundhouse, turntable, coaling facility, sand tower, or locomotive shop. Steam engines can be staged beside the standpipes while crews perform routine servicing. Pipes, maintenance workers, access roads, utility sheds, coal residue, and water stains can be added to establish a busy railroad environment.

Many prototype steel tanks remained useful after regular steam operations ended. On a diesel-era layout, the structure can represent an older railroad installation retained to provide water for shops, cleaning equipment, fire protection, or other company facilities.

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The Steel Water Tank fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone railroad structures when developing a steam-servicing terminal or railroad maintenance complex. Additional buildings from Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures can help complete a station, yard, or division-point scene.

Industrial buildings surrounding the railroad property can be selected from Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures. Pipes, utility equipment, signs, and other scene-building components are available in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For assembling and customizing the Steel Water Tank, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for steel colors, railroad markings, mineral deposits, rust, and weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly and added details.