Winter 2010 - Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society

Materials
Evergreen Scale Models:
• 269-291 – 0.06 in. angle stock for corners
• 269-4062 – Novelty (Shiplap) siding, 0.06 in.
spacing
• 269-7106 – HO-scale 1 in. x 6 in. strip styrene
for vertical molding
• 269-7108 – HO-scale 1 in. x 8 in. strip styrene
for water table horizontal molding
• 269-7206 – HO-scale 2 in. x 6 in. strip styrene
for water table horizontal molding
Grandt Line:
• 300-5072 – Four light door with transom
• 300-5162 – Queen Anne Trim for gables
• 300-5193 – RGS style Depot windows for 1 st
floor windows
Second story windows cast in resin by Ron Hoess
Plastruct:
• 91605 – HO Rough Brick
• 91630 – HO Asphalt Shingles
Poly Scale Paint:
• Aged Concrete – base
• Roof Brown – trim
• Caboose Red – window trim
Construction Details
• Footprint is 28 ft. x 18 ft. calculated by looking
at other wood towers and taking window sizes
into consideration
• Each side panel is 6 ft. wide
• Each front and back panel is 3 ft. 6 in. wide
• Height: 24 ft. at base of roof listed by panels using
other measurements and window sizes.
• Base to bottom of 1 st story windows = 4 ft.
• 1st floor windows = 7 ft.
• Next panel 2 ft.
• Small panel with shingles (water table) = 1ft.
• 2 nd story windows = 9 ft.
• Last level with shingles (coved eave) = 1 ft.
(Top) Paper templates for sizing the hip roof.
(Second from top) Roof attached to base with
roof supports.
(Third from top) Finished hip roof before painting.
(Bottom) Finished tower on layout, looking
North with wider view showing road crossing
tracks.
The Keystone Modeler 38 No. 72, Winter 2010