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Tumbledown Shed


Stubby47

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Having been following the 'Quality of Blogs' thread, it reminded me I'd not updated my own for some time.

 

My driving theme at the meoment is creating buildings suitable for the module I'll be taking to the 2012 Taunton Member's Day. As well as the Starcross Pumping house, I've been making a far smaller shed to fill a small corner. I hope actually to add a set of 3 sheds, all different in style, but all models of real prototypes.

 

This real shed can be found immediately to the west of Pizza Hut, Maiden Green, Truro. I've been intending to model it for some years - the photos were taken in Feb 2006.

 

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The model is not quite complete - there is a lot of groundwork to complete, but this may be achieved better once the shed is on the baseboard proper.

 

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Excellent!

 

In my opinion making things look run down is so much harder than something which is new, especially with buildings and you have made a great model there.

 

Missy :)

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Great stuff Stu , you even have the rust in the right places .

 

I wish I had your skills when it comes to doing buildings .

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I think "ramschackle" is the appropriate word here! Very nicely replicated, Stu.

 

Interesting that you mention your "driving theme at the moment". I find I need that too to keep things moving forward, rather than doing a bit here and there.

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This real shed can be found immediately to the west of Pizza Hut...

 

Hopefully not where they prepare the pizzas... :O

 

Great work Stu...beautifully observed and captured...look forward to seeing it bedded in amongst static grass...

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Thanks for all the comments !!

From the left as viewed, the walls are made from paper chads for the brieze blocks, SEF brick sheet used back-to-front for the slanted bricks pver the doorway, paper slivers and card as the various stones and bricks and Slater's corrugated plastic for the cladding.

The lintels and main roof beam are cardboard, the blocks above the window are more plasticard, as is the roof.

The paint is acrylics, slapped on then mostly wiped off, then further light washes to tone the colours down.

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Amazing what you stumble across on this site.  What a treat this is.  Great observation and detail and you've brought out the character of the real thing.  Reckon I'm hooked on dilapidated now.

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