Chappee water tower. 1/35 scale.
For a challenge on Railroad-line forums I decided to build a wAter tower to go on my French tramway layout that still remains to be named. I have been modeling very little lately and hopefully this will be just the boost I needed. I found pics and plans with added on measurements for this project a while ago online at LePress forums I think so thank you to whoever posted these initially and even more so to whoever added on the measurements.
Theast issue of Voie Libre , a French narrow gauge mag, had some info on these as well. These towers were mass produced by Chapee foundry in LeMans from the 1880s. This mag is available I. English translation in digital format from a website called Zinio. No affiliation with either the mag or the site, just if anyone cares for this info.
I will build this contraption out of plasticard and post my progress here.
Until then….
Alex
