O Scale (1:48) 'Steam Boilerhouse'

craftsman assembled!

all timber & corrugated iron structure with working doors, shutters & lights and a boiler with pipework and 'brick' chimney!

(1:48, 1/4":foot, O scale or On30) 

This interesting project was recently completed in the workshops of our 'Bulahdelah Alum & Timber Company'. After numerous requests for more structures, we have developed an attractive and versatile boilerhouse, just the thing to power you mine or mill!

Our O scale 1:48 scale design offers the following traditional features: 

• real wood frame construction with studs & noggins
• a wood planked floor
• tapered, square section 'brick' chimney
• working chain 'block & tackle' lifting hoist
• two heavy slab timber doors with working hinges
• traditional industrial corrugated iron cladding
  • curved corrugated iron roof vent
  • traditional 45 degree roof pitch
  • individually fixed corrugated iron sheets
  • working simple corrugated iron shutters 
• detailed horizontal steam boiler
  • fitted with die-cast 'steam dome'
  • supported on heavy 1' x 1' hardwood beams
  • polished copper steam piping
  • die-cast pipe elbows & 'T' pieces
  • die-cast gate valve and mixing valve
• 0-14 v DC lighting fitted!
  

Note: We are currently developing a series of simple corrugated iron structure kits, including a single road loco shed & village church which will be available later this year. In the interim, this comprehensive 'industrial' structure is just the thing to provide steam for your sawmill or mine. Our development of this design may become available in kit form later but now is your chance to grab the prototype model!

See our Ebay Store 'Steam in the Bush' for mining equipment, skeleton log cars & disconnects, On30 and HO steam locomotives, our sensational dress-up kits for your On30 Shay, Climax and Porters, flat car loads and many more items, all at Buy it Now!

Boilerhouse Dimensions:

• Chimney Height:
  • 6 1/2 inches (165 mm), (26 feet proto)

• Boilerhouse Height:

  • 4 1/2 inches (115 mm), (18 feet proto)
• Width:
  • 3 inches (80 mm), (12 feet proto) 
• Length:
  • 5 inches (125 mm) (20 feet proto)
• Opening Door Width:
  • 2 inches (50 mm), (8 feet proto)
• Opening Door Height:
  • 2 inches (50 mm), (8 feet proto)
   
  
• Extras included:
• additional 8" length of copper 'steam' pipe
• additional selection of pipe joiners
• a small pack of our premium 'washed coals'
  

Prototype History:

Our Boilerhouse is loosely based on a prototype steam boiler, chimney and winding engine once located at the top of the Hartley Vale Incline near Mt Victoria in the Blue Mountans region of New South Wales. Shale was mined at Hartley Vale and refined kerosene oil was hauled up the 45 degree incline in tankers using a direct line pull from the powerful winch. A small loco then hauled the tankers along a narrow gauge line the short distance to the main line interchange.

See our Ebay Store 'Steam in the Bush' for mining equipment, skeleton log cars & disconnects, On30 and HO steam locomotives, our sensational dress-up kits for your On30 Shay, Climax and Porters, flat car loads and many more items, all at Buy it Now!