My attempts at building a second engine shed...
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My attempts at building a second engine shed...
The basic construction is a plywood box using scrap plywood found lying around (Please do check that it has not been allocated for any long term house hold projects. My dad was most annoyed when telling me that my engine shed looked nice he asked what happend to his plywood, only to be told that this was it... he was not impressed!)
After the basic plywood box has been made, the structure is then drilled all over with lots of small holes, say about 3mm and then covered in PVA. Filler is then applied. I find that the cheap stuff works just as well as car body filler. After lots and lots of sanding, the whole structure is then etched with bricks. Each one is painted indivitualy using a scouring pad and then re etched over the mistakes. Once dry the lot is dry brushed and painted with other colours to give the bricks a weathered look. Once done it will be covered in clear varnich for water proofing. Using white filler is better as it gives a more realistic brick colour, but then the mortar lines have to be washed in grey... anyway pictures!
Applying PVA to the sides and the roof. The roof is to be green corogated iron.
In position with doors on and filler on the side.
After the basic plywood box has been made, the structure is then drilled all over with lots of small holes, say about 3mm and then covered in PVA. Filler is then applied. I find that the cheap stuff works just as well as car body filler. After lots and lots of sanding, the whole structure is then etched with bricks. Each one is painted indivitualy using a scouring pad and then re etched over the mistakes. Once dry the lot is dry brushed and painted with other colours to give the bricks a weathered look. Once done it will be covered in clear varnich for water proofing. Using white filler is better as it gives a more realistic brick colour, but then the mortar lines have to be washed in grey... anyway pictures!
Applying PVA to the sides and the roof. The roof is to be green corogated iron.
In position with doors on and filler on the side.
Christopher Allenby - Steaming on various lines since 1991!
Website: http://dibdenvalleyrailway.webs.com/
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Making a start on brickwork. It is tedious, but the results are worth it!
The arch is done in a cream colour... this really needs to be darker. Please ignore the bit that seems to have gone wonky, a bit like my eyes(!) this will be sanded off, refilled and done again.
Im also building a house like this too. Wish I taken the easy option of a few coats of paint followed by some paint with fine sand mixed in to give a realsitic and rustic sandtex paint... but then all the buildings would look the same...
Christopher Allenby - Steaming on various lines since 1991!
Website: http://dibdenvalleyrailway.webs.com/
Check out my fotopic... more G scale and other railways!
http://christopher.photoblog.co.uk/
Website: http://dibdenvalleyrailway.webs.com/
Check out my fotopic... more G scale and other railways!
http://christopher.photoblog.co.uk/
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