The OO Garden Shed

By John Geeee

I needed a space filler for the top left of the layout to add a bit more interest but there was not much ground surface available because of the way I had fitted the backboards. Therefore I decided to go for a warehouse unit that I could fit over the backboards without actually taking them off. I went for the Scalescenes model because it could easily be configured to fit any space. It was something different to build and because of the size I was building it required a lot of paper and card. I used about 60 sheets of premium 100gsm inkjet paper and 3x A1 sized card with adhesive backing from Hobbycraft. The adhesive card made life a bit easier and gave a reasonable stiff structure. I made the model with only three sides because the back could not be seen.The most difficult part was fitting the north light roofing because it was quite difficult to keep all the corners of the walls square. In the end it was a case of trimming some of the north lights to fit and squeeze them in as best I could. After building it I sprayed it all over with matt fixative to try and prevent the inks from fading. I wanted it to sit over a single siding so that wagons could be shunted in and I added a platform to the ground level.

The floors are only half width because that is where the backboard comes to when the warehouse is fitted over it:

I still have some bits to add to the area such as a couple of steel exhaust pipes to the outside of the warehouse and also I think I will add a retaining wall to the rest of the corner at the back.

Next Up - Kitbashing an Engine Shed.