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Glad to see you back and in full swing again Derek. Shed is coming along brilliantly

Make a sign saying "Door to be kept closed when not in use, Order of the management" or words to that effect. Much easier

Need a sign to go around my neck saying traitor! Still can't shake the 4mm China clay bug but set myself a deadline to finish 4 mini wagon projects before shelving it all to next winter.
I have managed the ends of a shed for the bottom station but already regretting not adding a window in one. Perhaps two sheds are better than one?

6 Despite the apparent chunky size these are the ends of an 8x12ft shed.

Nice one!

Rik

ge_rik wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 5:24 pm Nice one!

Rik

Agree...

Well my 4mm holiday is almost over with Thornbury this weekend. I blame the John Vaughan China clay spread of wagons that gave me smaller urges. Bit resin still to use up but now slipping back into garden mode.

If I'm going to get the slate cutter out to add some roof weight I am going to make it worthwhile. This small shed will feature on the riverside "station" on the Fairway estate. Platform width is narrow so a sliding door will be better. Here's hoping Thornbury has a brass channel merchant.

Like that Derek a lot…..

bazzer42 wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 7:45 am Well my 4mm holiday is almost over with Thornbury this weekend. I blame the John Vaughan China clay spread of wagons that gave me smaller urges. Bit resin still to use up but now slipping back into garden mode.

If I'm going to get the slate cutter out to add some roof weight I am going to make it worthwhile. This small shed will feature on the riverside "station" on the Fairway estate. Platform width is narrow so a sliding door will be better. Here's hoping Thornbury has a brass channel merchant.

Bazzer,

Why not have an inward opening door on the narrow platform?

Nice shed and great to see proper modelling with natural materials. I too am side tracked by 4mm from time to time several projects on the go in both scales!

Ian

I like that idea Ian but an hour ago I stuck the roof on with grip fill

Just waiting for the eaves to set before adding some corrugated iron (plastic)

To gutter or not to to gutter that is the question.....nah, can't be arsed to add more fragility.

Corrugated roof fitted, some iron filings under the green paint but I think I will leave mother nature to rust them.

A sliding door would work too. Once mother nature does her worst/best it'll look great.

Ian

That does look the biz,Baz!

IanC wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:16 pm A sliding door would work too. Once mother nature does her worst/best it'll look great.

Ian

Wooden or steel door? Undecided here.

Wood door mate, cheaper.

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:43 pm Wood door mate, cheaper.

Agreed . IMHO nicer looking too.

Ian

Derek, why don’t you just lean some of the “corrugated” iron up to the door and see what it looks like, it doesn’t need to be working does it. I personally think it would look brilliant and it would be in keeping with the roof and when it’s gone a bit rusty, will look even better.

I'd go with wooden door too.
Also iinward opening rather than sliding - manual sliding door mechanisms are a pain even now when the Geat British Public get their clumsy mitts on them, and any village/railway blacksmith can knock up a pair of dreadnought hinges.

Be different and go corrugated

Bazzer, I'll be very interested to hear how your chosen adhesive works out over time. Three years ago I built a lineside cafe/store based on a grounded coach body, the roof being plastic corrugated iron. Originally I fixed it with a construction type adhesive, can't remember which make and that lasted about 2 months before it started to spring off. I have since tried epoxy, superglue and impact adhesive and so far the only thing that seems to work is the impact adhesive. To be fair in my case, the corrugated is slightly curved being the roof of a carriage and it is naturally trying to straighten itself out all the time, putting a permanent strain on the adhesive, whereas yours is quite flat. My buildings are only left out during the summer months and brought indoors for the winter, so I don't think winter weather would be having any adverse affects on the glues, possibly the summer temperatures may be causing problems with the different expansion rates of wood and plastic.