bachmann g scale coal tower

[adamski]

hello all ,i have a g scale coaling station,#1957,the brocher reads g scale but it looks more like o scale,how can i confirm what guage it is?,thanks

[Lee Carlson]

Since gauge is the distance between rails, a building would be no
gauge at all.  The tower is the Plasticville theoretical O scale coaling
tower.

[the Bach-man]

Dear Adam,
The coaling tower is O Scale. It was included with the original Big Hauler set, which may account for the confusion.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[adamski]

thanks 

[David Meashey]

Dear Adam;

I used the Bachmann O/S scale coaling tower on my, now dismantled, garden railway as a rock bin.  I plugged the door to the hoist shaft with siding material.  I added breather and exhaust pipes for the "virtual" hoist engine.  I removed every other step from the O scale ladder to the front platform, and fabricated new raised railings.  I also removed the platform and stairs to the hoist shaft door.  Finally, I mounted the whole structure on some 2x4 lumber sections to raise it up and give it a low center of gravity.

You could certainly do the same with a double rock bin.  the photographs below should give you some ideas.  By the way, my coaling tower dates back to when I was about 12 years old, which makes it 49 years old by now!  





Have fun,
David Meashey

[Paul M.]

Looks good, David. I may do something like that for my HO scale layout....

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