A week to build? Is that 8 hours a day 1 hour lunch? Seriously though, that is one impressive bit of kit! Pete.
A week? In your dreams! Might be a week for eight people! It will take a fortnight just to paint it, not to mention about £100's worth of paint!
If you had a solid week ( not just an hour here and there) this kit could be done. It could be quicker but allowing for sub assembly drying time etc. The instructions are pretty good. A little preparation grouping sub assembly parts prior to starting and a bit of a dry run here and there and you'd be on your way. Building it on a stop and start basis is a different story. The goods shed build will give a better feel for it as it's also quite involved. Cheers Toto
Just bringing this thread back from the depths as this shed will be the one used in my next attempt at a build. As mentioned before ..... not Scottish ... but there again, half the locus that may feature on it are probably every bit as much unlikely as well. Regardless, it would look good with a nice variety of loco types outside it. Toto
Ian I think Toto has purchased a second hand push along cart for Dundee to transport this marvelous new addition to venues in when its ready, Dundee being the willing motive power of course. All I can say is thank goodness I live in Yorkshire !
Now this model has started to shows signs of life .... again, and the flounder has started to ask quetions about painting laser cut kits. So here's a starter to get him going and off my back Paul
Hi Mark, It's not built as yet but the instructions have taken another airing as at the very least I need the footprint size for fitting into Anyrail software to create a track plan with working track geometry. Same idea for the Ransome and Rapier 70ft turntable. God knows where I'll be housing this. I'm thi king that if I could get it built, painted and trialled on the baseboard for fit, I could transport the engine shed to mummies for storage as she has a spare room. ..... she doesn't know this yet. ..... ..... but she is very obliging. Toto
Very useful, thanks for posting Paul. That first video looks the best option for my dockside warehouse fronts, the second, well, the detail is amazing but far too detailed for my available life span Jim
Wow Toto, That`s a monster of a shed........it should look very impressive when it`s complete and painted up. Can I suggest trawling through old colour pics of sheds online to gain an idea of colours for your model. You will find most of the pics will show heavily weathered sooty looking sheds........but I guess...that`s how it was in steam days... Gormo
Filth is the plan Gormo. realistic and hides a multitude of sins..... of which I shall probably build in many in the course if building it. There is no shortage of on line materials for this and no right or wrong. Filthy soot as you say. I think a build up of layers and a bit jiggery pockery using different varnishes between layers ... Matt or satin depending on what you are trying to apply. I gave a small structure which I could use as a practice piece first just to get into the swing of it before I destroy this beast. I'd be gutted if I did that. Cheers Toto
Good idea.........practice helps get your eye in so to speak.........but sometimes you`ve just gotta go for it and dive in head first..........once in there.....the path forward will become clear. Gormo
A useful tip when assembling these laser cut kits is to not overdo it with the glue (especially if its PVA) as too much can make the material soggy and soft ... ? ... or soft and soggy ... particularly at the joints but good luck Ian vt
Irreplaceable Paul ..... just cant get them anymore as far as I am aware. ..... my pocket breaths a sigh of relief.