Hello,
Thanks for the welcome.
The tower was built to go with Britiannia Miniatures, which are larger than your standard 28mm figure. More like 30mm. I was hoping to use it in some other periods as well eg, Russian water tower along the Moscow-Berlin railway during WWII at a rural servicing point.
The figure in the picture is a 28mm US Para Trooper from Black Tree Designs.
I used balsa for the entire construction. The tank was made out of a plastic jar that I cut the top off using a knife. I then stuck balsa wood strips to the jar to give it the right wood appearance. Once the wood was dry, I put in a cardboard top to the tank and textured with glue for water.