Torre d'Água (Water Tower) for Montsià

[viaEstrecha]

After about 7 years outdoors, my tired-looking Pola loco shed has come in for major refurbishment. As a side project whilst I do this, I decided to make a complementary water tower in a similar style. It is done cheaply (of course), using a vitamin container and part of a defunct food blender for the tank. The finished model stands about 31 cm in height. As the Pola building is 'brick' in appearance, I stuck embossed plastic sheet around the lower portion, to mimic the walls of the shed and the tank is just painted - I couldn't be bothered to attempt rivets! The ladder is made from styrene profile and sprue serves as pipework.

 

[lgbmad]

That is very nice

 

[gregh]

Good recycling and GREAT modelling.

 

[Lobethalbahn2]

Fantastic modelling! I like how you have retained the lid of the container and with some skillful painting and weathering made the milled edge of the lid appear to be decorative rendering.

 

[dunnyrail]

I have a rather old Playmobile Water Tank that has suffered from many years in the Garden. Now I have a plan! Super job,
JonD

 

[viaEstrecha]

I have a rather old Playmobile Water Tank that has suffered from many years in the Garden. Now I have a plan! Super job,
JonD

For my shed, just a thorough clean up and going over with masonry paint has worked wonders already, though it is still to be treated to a new base and roof and conversion of lighting to LED. The resilience of some of the commercial buildings is very impressive, given what the weather subjects them to, and so they do deserve a bit of tlc occasionally - have fun with your refurbishment

 

[ge_rik]

Excelente!!

Rik

 

[dunnyrail]

For my shed, just a thorough clean up and going over with masonry paint has worked wonders already, though it is still to be treated to a new base and roof and conversion of lighting to LED. The resilience of some of the commercial buildings is very impressive, given what the weather subjects them to, and so they do deserve a bit of tlc occasionally - have fun with your refurbishment

What I should have said is that I also want to de-Americanse it as well, so your conversion is just the job.
JonD

 

[playmofire]

Superb piece of work and complements the Pola shed perfectly.

 

[trammayo]

It looks really good - did the 'brick' sheet bend easily?

 

[beavercreek]

A really nice job. Looks totally believable.

 

[viaEstrecha]

It looks really good - did the 'brick' sheet bend easily?

-ish! I rolled it tightly with elastic bands and left it in hot water for 24 hours, replacing the water every now and then, and that helped, and then used a generous amount of UHU when applying it to the vitamin container, with plenty of bands and masking tape over the join and again left it for 24 hours to stick. So far, so good, it has remained stuck but once outside, we shall just have to see how it lasts - normally UHU works well although on some other models, I have found the sheet becomes slightly 'puffy' or swollen in places after a season in the sun and wet.

Oh and the other tip, in case anyone else thinks of recycling similar containers, was to scrub it with sticky stuff remover and key the surface with wet and dry paper. I am keen to see how this one stands up, as there is a fuel depot planned for the winter, using more tubs and an old 2.5l paint pot for storage tanks. Plenty of paint as UV protection will be needed on those, I think.

 

[PhilP]

Agree on the UV protection front..
Much 'plastic' these days seems to degrade, or be degradable by design, these days.. Even find containers used for storage are going brittle, or breaking down quite quickly.

 

[dunnyrail]

Just did a quick Google on UV Resistant Coatings. Plenty of Clear Options on Amazon that may do the job. Worth a punt, some are less than £7.00.
JonD