Here is my weathered coaling tower. Although I model SP, which mainly had oil burners, I do have an SP Berkshire and some Brisbane & Bushong Railroad engines that are coal burners. One of my kids gave me this Bachmann coaling tower as a gift and it sat on a shelf for a couple of years. Fellow forum member, Scale Rail, inspired me when he customized a Bachmann coaling tower. I really like it because it is not a huge or expensive coaling tower, but it is still fairly detailed. This tower is just right for me. It was a little more difficult to do because it was already assembled. I did not add the topper kit that is available. I just kept it "stock." It was harder to get to all the nooks and crannies. I first washed the entire tower with soap and water. Then I let it dry for a week. I painted it flat primer gray. I painted the steel girders with Model Master Steel colored non-buffing metalizer. I used Polly Scale D&RGW Building Brown for the porch and stairs. I used this new Polly Scale Acrylic Black Wash and Rust color for most of the weathering. Matt
look's good Matt 
