Jacob Hederstierna-Johnsen reviews the Miniart''s 1:35 Railroad Water Crane.

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Jacob, this is a sharp model. It should be well received.

I am definitely not an expert on water columns but the only water columns of this design I have found are German. There were zillions of designs and variants but the only designs closely resembling this one are in German locales, with one example in Lebanon. Germany used many simpler designs so I can not figure out what the step in the spout was for. I will ask a German railway source.

Here are two examples:

https://plus.google.com/photos/photo/106231043588866443451/6266767558202246610?icm=false&sqid=115060249733882057489&ssid=b1cd0650-ea8f-49cc-9fb7-ae5dff00ac78

https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railway-overseas/Europe-Scandinavia/German-railways/German-railways-2/i-HkLHbrh/A

Frederick: Thank you for enlighten me on this. That one picture is excactly the same kind as the kit. Very nice.
Jacob

Good review, Jakob! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Now if I can just finish my BR-52!

Bill: Glad you like it, and I'm even more happy, that there now are no excusses for getting on with the mighty BR 52
Jacob

Another great accessory for those interested in detailing-out theirtrain-based dios!

The step in the spout, as you put it, is so the bottom part can turn from side to side. This way it can service two rails, one on each side.