Second wall ready for sandstone treatment. I like to add pieces with knots - adds character.
Salvaging parts of the Canadian Pacific tanker I want to keep and the rest goes into the trash. Top part of this tanker has been air-brushed with white primer.
One wall complete and one tank is now soaking in extra strength oven cleaner over night.
All of the exterior walls in my entire layout will be made with this '8-layer' technique. From outside to inside: polyurethane, sandstone, driftwood, paper, gypsum, primer, paint, and quick-dry wood glue.
I will run electrical wires through one conduit and forced air through the other - two independent systems. Between the two, they will run motors, fans, lighting, etc. DJ
chutton01 The images on the first page no longer display for me (the images on the second page are fine), so did the prototype shed you show have those large conduits? For what purpose.Also, is the black CN tank car residing in the gondola in the background of your later images supposed to be a wreck/scrap, or is it a case of "I need a place to put this for now"...
The images on the first page no longer display for me (the images on the second page are fine), so did the prototype shed you show have those large conduits? For what purpose.Also, is the black CN tank car residing in the gondola in the background of your later images supposed to be a wreck/scrap, or is it a case of "I need a place to put this for now"...
Several of my images mysteriously vanished from imgbb. They still show up in this thread on my iPhone and computer, but not on my iPad. It's bizzare. Don't know if anyone else has experienced this with the imgbb site.
There is no prototype per se. I am using several ideas from old articles I have read to develop my own utility shed specifically for my barite processing plant.
I am buying up small used tanker cars from Maritime Hobbies and Crafts in Halifax (you can see three so far) and converting them into land-based industrial tanks. I will try to repaint one of the small Canadian Pacific ones this weekend. It will soak in strong oven cleaner tonight and I'll see what it looks like tomorrow. Of coarse I'll remove the nice metal wheels, couplers and other components I don't need. The tanks will actually be used for animation on the layout, including one on this shed site.
Outside wall sanded and polyurethane applied.
Primer added to the gypsum surface. A second wall started.
Leaving the gypsum wall a little rough adds character to the inside of the shed.
Gypsum paste applied to the inside wall.
Once completed, the utility shed will be located just off the access road to the barite processing plant.
Wall dried overnight and then sanded. Red sandstone from the beaches of Cape Blomidon, NS was mixed with wood glue and applied to the wall. When sanded off, the sandstone will have filled cracks and given the wall a unique look.
Boards are glued to eachother and the grid wallpaper which will be sanded off later.
Board selection for the first wall.
Conduits painted and drying.
Retaining wall going up. Started to apply primer to the shed's pneumatic and electrical conduits.
Congratulations, Scratch, you are being awarded a Gold Star for having achieved 600 posts faster than any human being who has ever been a member of this forum.
When all is said and done, you better have something special to show us for all this time and effort.
Alton Junction
These large pieces of shale are for the roadway's retaining and security walls. Finer grade will be on it's way for the gravel road.
Guess the contractors couldn't wait to store their road-building shale near the shed. Foreman is going to have them move the pile further from the foundation! Contractors jeesh!
Another coat of paint applied, and two loads of shale from the beach in Walton, Nova Scotia.
Lots of red sandstone powder to start. Sanded the gypsum and applied a first coat of flat gray paint.
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I'll need sandstone filler for the walls that I want to make. This piece of red sandstone from Cape Blomidon will be powderized using a sanding wheel on my hand drill.
Mobil: My railroad, my way, my fun!
Another log cut in record time. 52 boards from one 4" log.
Recognizing the OP's penchant for doing things "prototypically" with methods and materials, I don't understand why the foundation/base/slab isn't done in the same mode.
In example.......
First I would put in forms, using stripwood or in the OP's case, some of those driftwood boards.
Having formed the level perimeter of the structure's base, I would mix up the secret formula and then pour it into the form.
Using any of various "trowel-like" tools, I would smooth out the surface, leveling it with the tops of the form boards
Lastly, I would let it set, and once done, remove the form boards.
Now I recognize that the preceeding methodology may not have been followed in the OP's timeframe or area, but it sure beats out the example given.
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Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
Once this foundation has dried, I will lightly sand it smoother on top and then paint it a gray cement colour. In the meantime, I will draw the four wooden walls and begin to build them. Should be able to start this later today.
Tools and tray clean up easily with hot water. Will let this foundation dry outside in the sunshine and heat of the day.
This is the mixture. I give it a few minutes for the quick-drying glue to get a little firmer, then apply with a curved, pointed, stainless-steel spatula - an excellent tool for this work.
One more application should do it. I use 1 g of gypsum powder, 1 g gypsum particulate, and 2 g wood glue.