Industrial Oil Tank by RIVER LEAF MODELS

We add some few other details, like ladder and 2 pipe caps for drain.

pictures soon.

Thank you for watching.

Recommendation and feedback are welcome.

Andre.

Another handsome product, Andre! It is a delightful surprise to see you venturing into this area of models for a layout, in addition to your excellent buildings. Keep it up!

FrankM., Layout Refinements

Thank you, Frank!

In 1996 Joe Lesser wrote an article in CTT, corroborating that scenery is the key. I know HO was developed scale apparence  years early, but i wasn't involved, and I was a O-27 guy . After this article, i recognize that details play an important role. Later Frank Knautz nailed doing exactly the same using Lionel PW and scale scenery,  you can't imagine that those trains were not scale, why because the scenery surround it was, and the whole scene was so well balanced that is not possible for your eye detect the difference.

So well motivated for Joe and Frank I began to develope my layout moving from 3 rail scale to 2 rails (no regrets at all) but the scenery still bothering me a little, trees are not my strong side, but voila! the signature is in your buildings custom buildings, differents, unique, with your signs,  that's the key that make your layout yours. So I had been too selfish to do not share what I was doing, then River leaf Models born.

Details, small and maybe few but in the right size make the difference.

Andre.

Andre,

if you could make some industrial smokestacks in either brick or riveted steel?   A welcome addition to your lineup

BradA posted:

Andre,

 

if you could make some industrial smokestacks in either brick or riveted steel?   A welcome addition to your lineup

We are working on it.

Is not easy to engrave a conical shape. beside I need to find a good and stable provider.

Andre.

Hey Andre on the stack. There's a neat one close to where I live, and will try to get a photo and email it to you . It's next to a power plant that would make a neat model as well. Hopefully if the rain stops soon, I can snap the photos.

As for the engraving , I know it's not ideal but maybe the stack could be done in two parts. Just a thought.

Mike