Having laid some track and got a train or two running I decided to install a shed where my Hudson tippers could be unloaded. Everything has to be built for next to nothing on this layout so a template for the floor was drawn on a piece of A4 paper pinned over the track. I had a stock of som 5mm x 3mm wood and an almost endless supply of coffee stirrers so work commenced.
The building was based very loosely on some of the rough old sheds at Peters Marland Clay Works in North Devon. The frame was quickly erected using Wizard Super Glue. I know that wood should be glued with pva but super glue lets me build quickly. Once the shell was complete it was clad with coffee stirrers arranged to give gaps between each board so as light gets through but the weather is kept out. This type of building is common in agriculture. I had to buy some roof timbers from B&Q size 12mm x 4.5mm and these were cut to size and jointed as per the real thing which creates a strong roof.
Once finished it was time to make the roof from corrugated iron. Some time ago I purchased 4 A4 sheets of corrugated board from a local craft shop. It was perfect for this job and was quickly cut to size and scored where joints should be and given 2 coats of red oxide primer on both sides. Perhaps I should have cut individual sheets and created an overlap but with judicial use of paint would highlight the seams. The whole sheets were glued in place again with superglue.
Next came the salt treatment of he roof and here is how to do it. Wet the parts where you want rust to show through. Use 1 drop of washing up liquid in a cup of water so that the water flows better. Now use your salt mix. I used a mixture of roughly crushed rock salt (the type that goes in the salt mill, table salt and baking powder. sprinkle amounts liberally all over the area to be painted, wait 10 minutes and gently tap the model to dislodge any loos salt. Redo if you think it is needed.
Next off is the spray shop. the whole building is given 1 coat of Halford's grey car paint primer and allowed to dry for 20 minutes. Now scrub off the salt, I use an old electric tooth brush but an ordinary tooth brush works as well. Once you are happy with the roof give a coat of matt varnish.
The wood needs to be aged and for this I dry brush on silver paint, allow to dry, then dry brush on a black wash and the wood retains it grain and looks well weathered. Unless newly cut wood is never brown or dark orange. Untreated wood usually has a grey colouring within a year.
So the building is nearly finished except for some ivy that I will add later today. I guess the whole building has cost less than £5.
The figures are modified star wars figures and the wagons are from Peter Binnie's 45mm Hudson tippers. He is bringing out another 45mm wagon soon.
I have attached some photos.
The building was based very loosely on some of the rough old sheds at Peters Marland Clay Works in North Devon. The frame was quickly erected using Wizard Super Glue. I know that wood should be glued with pva but super glue lets me build quickly. Once the shell was complete it was clad with coffee stirrers arranged to give gaps between each board so as light gets through but the weather is kept out. This type of building is common in agriculture. I had to buy some roof timbers from B&Q size 12mm x 4.5mm and these were cut to size and jointed as per the real thing which creates a strong roof.
Once finished it was time to make the roof from corrugated iron. Some time ago I purchased 4 A4 sheets of corrugated board from a local craft shop. It was perfect for this job and was quickly cut to size and scored where joints should be and given 2 coats of red oxide primer on both sides. Perhaps I should have cut individual sheets and created an overlap but with judicial use of paint would highlight the seams. The whole sheets were glued in place again with superglue.
Next came the salt treatment of he roof and here is how to do it. Wet the parts where you want rust to show through. Use 1 drop of washing up liquid in a cup of water so that the water flows better. Now use your salt mix. I used a mixture of roughly crushed rock salt (the type that goes in the salt mill, table salt and baking powder. sprinkle amounts liberally all over the area to be painted, wait 10 minutes and gently tap the model to dislodge any loos salt. Redo if you think it is needed.
Next off is the spray shop. the whole building is given 1 coat of Halford's grey car paint primer and allowed to dry for 20 minutes. Now scrub off the salt, I use an old electric tooth brush but an ordinary tooth brush works as well. Once you are happy with the roof give a coat of matt varnish.
The wood needs to be aged and for this I dry brush on silver paint, allow to dry, then dry brush on a black wash and the wood retains it grain and looks well weathered. Unless newly cut wood is never brown or dark orange. Untreated wood usually has a grey colouring within a year.
So the building is nearly finished except for some ivy that I will add later today. I guess the whole building has cost less than £5.
The figures are modified star wars figures and the wagons are from Peter Binnie's 45mm Hudson tippers. He is bringing out another 45mm wagon soon.
I have attached some photos.
