Fuel for the Power House Part IV

Finishing off the corner of the module where the fuel tank is located is mostly done, just some details to add. Here are some images of the progress.

A little weathering and streaking on that concrete wall. You can see the difference between the newer wall on the left and the older wall on the right.

I added the gravel access drive to the west side of the Power House as well as the Pump House. I also replace the concrete pads in front of the doors of the Power House. 

A closer view of the Pump House as installed. Like all my structures this is removable. It is secured to its foundation by a sheet metal screw from below.

This vacant area between the fuel tank and the green & white building will have a chain-link fence that runs from the front edge almost to the concrete wall that holds up the rail siding. There is actually a 3' deep ditch at the wall and the fence will turn right at the top of the ditch. The seam between the two module frames is also visible just to the right of the tank foundation. I'll place the fence about an inch to the right of the seam. This corner will then be filled with young trees and undergrowth as is typical of older industrial sites. 

Fuel for the Power House part III

The first section of the fuel pipe walkway is painted. I used a Rust-oleum Metallic from a rattle can. It is basically silver.

Here is the walkway and bridge resting in place but not yet installed. I still need to design the last segment of the walkway that extends to the left of the image and a separate unloading pipe.

The original Walthers fuel storage tanks had issues. The Tanks were made of 4 segments which continued to separate. Apparently the plastic welder I have been using (MEK) does not make a permanent bond with whatever plastic Walthers uses. Also the details on the tank models were over sized and broke easily and needed replacing. I bought the Walthers tanks before I had seen the Tichy storage tank. So I have now bought a Tichy tank to replace the Walthers 4 tanks. 

I need to secure the tank model to the module but it must be easily removable. The finished tank will rest on the foundation ring shown in the first image. The ring will be permanently installed on the module. 2 peaces of 1" foam cut to fit will be installed into the bottom of the tank. The foam will be glued into the tank with Adhesive caulk.

Next I'll create a hole in the foam, centered in the tank for the 3" machine screw. The T-nut will be placed through the fender washer and secured to the foam over the hole. This goes in the tank before the tank top is installed. Again I'll use adhesive caulk to secure the washer/nut combination.

Here is how the installation will look. The pump house has to be relocated closer to the track to accommodate the girth of the new storage tank. I created the hole in the tank foam and used it to locate where I needed to drill the hole through the module deck. Once I drilled the hole in the module I then attempted to thread the 3" screw up into the T-nut just as a test fit and to check for unanticipated issues. 1 issue, the 3" screw is not long enough and doesn't reach the T-nut. I need another inch. To the hardware store we go....