Make Your Own Oil Tanks

March 3, 2011

Here is a tip sent in by Jeremy (a member of the online Model Train Club).

I used some old tins from the kitchen cupboard to make an oil tank depot. I found an old coffee tin and another one that contained drinking chocolate. They were the type that you press shut (not the ones you need a can opener for).

I screwed the lids to the layout which meant I could easily remove the tanks at any time by just pulling them out from the lids (which stayed fixed to the layout base). I painted the tins and applied some graphics I printed out from the internet. However before I printed them out I used my computer graphics program to add a couple of ladders and some rivets to the design. They look so authentic.

The are lots more clever tips and ideas for Model Train Club members and right now you can get 30 Days Free Access to the Model Train Club with the Scenery And Layout Construction Ideas e-book (see link at the right).