it should be evident that this is not one of those industries you
can model by building one structure.
The Model
For this project, I began with the Walthers McGraw Oil kit. I
wanted to change it in several ways, however, so it is mostly a
kitbash. First, my space is longer than it is wide, so I needed to
modify the arrangement of tanks from the four-square pattern
provided in the kit. Second, I wanted to alter the look of the
kit in any event, so it is not so obviously a commercial prod-
uct. I used my knowledge of prototype bulk oil dealers to do
the rearranging and selection of details. Here is how I did all
this, starting with
building the vari-
ous storage tanks.
The tank
base
I set out to con-
vert the tank base
in the Walthers
kit to a lengthwise
configuration. The
berm surround-
ing this base looks
good, so I wanted
to include it in the
new arrangement.
10 and 11 show
the original base,
and the six cuts I
made in that base.
10: This is the tank base as provided
in the Walthers McGraw Oil kit. It is
about 6.75 inches square. –All model
photos by author.
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