Entry posted by JaymzHatstand
1,131 views
I was looking at the Harburn Hobbies website and liked the look of the fisherman's workshed, and thought that something similar could fill the empty space at the back of my layout nicely. A quick bit of measuring and planning and a root through my collection of spare materials and I was away.
The basic shell is made from thick card...
...with Superquck brick paper covering (including the capping over the doors and windows)...
...a cereal packet roof and plasticard windowsill (and note the tile lines drawn on the roof)...
...and following on from Chris Nevard's article in MR 156 about individual tiles on a roof, I thought I'd have a go so it begins...
...and after only a couple of hours' work is finsihed...
...and after fitting of Wills Building Pack details (drainpipe, and a small chimney) and a door from plasticard, and one from corrugated plasticard. An evergreen strip windowframe split and the window itself from some clear plastic from a supermarket display tray (it's quite thick and ever so slightly frosted so doesn't look too shiny)
All in all, I'm rather pleased with the result, and am glad that I had a go at the tiles. Also in the last photo are the fisherman figures from the Aiden Campbell range that I picked up at the York show, and have painted in Games Workshop paints.
I'd encourage anyone to have a go at throwing a building togeter, even a simple one like this, and the use of junk mail recommended by Chris Nevard is brilliantly simple and a good use of what would otherwise be waste!
Thanks for reading
J
-
3
3 Comments
Recommended Comments
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now