Here's a photo of the old engine house
and the new
That's about all i can do till the rest of my windows and doors show up at the LHS
TerryinTexas
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http://conewriversubdivision.yolasite.com/
I made a boiler out of the top of a super glue bottle and extended it to hold a AA battery to power the lights
and a smoke stack out of the body of a pen
Running the wires up the smoke stack to the rafters will help keep them hidden
Once I get a low voltage transformer I'll by pass the battery
Yes the overlap works out perfect and the texture will show the lines
very nicely
If you use it I think you'll like the effect
Thanks for the medical tape product and at 3/4" wide that would be about 5.4' HO scale, so with a 2.5' scale overlap it could approximate a 3' wide roof roll material.
I would bet some grimy black paint would give it the tar paper color too!
The total area in square inches that I need is around 288, so 2 rolls of this stuff would do it!
I just love scratchbuilding modeling techniques, they are hot, fast, and cheap!
Thanks again,
Ryan
Ryan BoudreauxThe Piedmont Division Modeling The Southern Railway, Norfolk & Western & Norfolk Southern in HO during the merger eraCajun Chef Ryan
Here's a couple of photos of the finished upper roof
This is the tape i'm talking about
you can find it in the medical section of a drug store
Terry,
I like using non-modeling materials for creative modeling usage. Medical tape for rolled roofing material is a great idea, I have some medical tape in my first aid kit, might have to give it a test run. I'm looking to cover my roundhouse with some roofing material and still have not come up with a cheap alternative solution.
Thanks,
SilverSpike wrote: Great progress Terry!Can I ask what material you used for the roofing?Thanks,Ryan
Great progress Terry!
Can I ask what material you used for the roofing?
Thanks Guys
It's just a strip wood roof but it's covered with a Medical Tape just the way you would
apply roll roofing
The medical tape is like masking tape but is more porous and looks more like
roofing material
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
In order to make the louvers for the celestial roof
I use a pice of tape sticky side up and taped down at both ends
to hold the 4x4 vertical posts in place while gluing the 2x2 horizontal slats in place
The finished roof should look like this
A photo of the roof
SleeperN06 wrote: Wow! That is fantastic. Now I know what I want to do next. That is, after I ever get my layout finished. I was a carpenter/framer in my early years and I always wanted to do what your doing. Great job, can't wait to see it completed.Sleeper
Wow! That is fantastic. Now I know what I want to do next. That is, after I ever get my layout finished. I was a carpenter/framer in my early years and I always wanted to do what your doing. Great job, can't wait to see it completed.
Sleeper
Thanks Sleeper ! It's been fun !
Still a long way to go !
Here's a shot of it on the layout
I was making the cribbing
No the post aren't leaning the camera is
From the drawing the over hang looks about right
Here's a couple of photos with the rafters and back door installed
Here's a few more progress photos
I added a 5/16x5/16 piece on the bottom to both raise the building and help keep the walls straight
I cut groves in it every 2 HO scale feet to make it look like foundation stones
Heres another photo with the walls in place and thev overhead beams attached
Side View
The rafters will be next
L Cowan wrote:Beautiful work, kep us posted. I would be interested in the plans if available.
Thank's
I don't have any plans but i could mail you the templates if you want to build one
Thank You !
Yes it's HO scale
I like it, I like it!
I especially like the window frames and flooring look great!
Look forward to the updates on this modeling project.
What scale is it? Appears HO, but sometimes images can be deceiving.
Cheers,
I am redoing my engine house and started with a COHS drawing of the engine house
in Thurmond
Sadly , because of space limitations I am limited to only a single stall
I started by using a template for the window alignment cut from heavy paper
I've always wanted to try to build a structure with internal studded walls
and I now have a great deal of respect for those modelers who do !
I found it easier to just stab the 2x4s with my hobby knife to put them into place
after applying the glue
The door hinges are from a company no longer in business that I salvaged from my old
engine house
I use the clear plastic from a sheet protector found at office supply stores
I finally have both walls and the office finished
Now it's on to making the rafters !