MrWolf Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 01/07/2021 at 17:00, Alister_G said: That last one is a work of art, none of this namby-pamby sawing planks, just use the damn tree trunks... Al. Another bit of old school green thinking. Those are the leftover bits from squaring tree trunks in a sawmill. It actually makes a very cheap, well ventilated shed. I panelled in the ends of a tin roofed lean to and made it weatherproof for parking cars under. One of my friends built a firewood store our of it and I pinched the idea. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 I think we need a Shed Thread. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 01/07/2021 at 19:18, Rowsley17D said: I think we need a Shed Thread. I think so too. There can't be many layouts that don't have a shed of some description. It's a British institution, or rather was, to build what is known as vernacular architecture. Building a shed in the backyard was something that a working man did for practical and economic purposes. Books have been written and government funded studies conducted about the socioeconomic necessity of the British Shed, I kid you not! People are now better off and less practically skilled and today a shed is something that you buy from B&Q for £99.99 and fill up with crap because the garage is full of crap when it should be full of car. We could have a file of inspirational pictures of sheds and also pictures of our efforts in miniature. I can start one Who's for a shed thread? 4 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Question: when is a shed a shed and when is it a hut? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 01/07/2021 at 19:41, Tortuga said: Question: when is a shed a shed and when is it a hut? When it sells pizza. 1 1 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Who's for a shed thread? Get's my vote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 34 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Who's for a shed thread? Look, I'm trying to manage my shed addiction, and then along you come and start waving a whole pack of them under my nose... You're really not helping, you know... Al. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Chris116 Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Alister_G said: You're really not helping, you know... When have you every known RMwebbers not be helpful? Just we don't always help in the way you think you want helping! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) A quick update then. I have finished and painted the timber frame: Which means I can start with the corrugation: Thanks for looking, Al. Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G replaced images 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Alister_G Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) This evening then, has been all a lot of wriggly tin. Here's the panels cut to rough size and shape: I punched rivet detail into each one, and then stuck them down reversed onto a piece of card, and sprayed them with Humbrol Gunmetal. This will be the colour for the interior face of the sheets. I then applied weathering powders to this face: I've done it this way because I have already painted the frame, so I can't paint the interior of the corrugated iron without messing that up. Then I started sticking the corrugated iron to the frame. Using Uhu glue to attach the cladding has meant there are fine threads of glue in places, which look remarkably like cobwebs - not a deliberate choice but it works well! This view from the front is beginning to look like the prototype I was working from: I continued adding the cladding until complete: And that's where I've got to tonight. Tomorrow I will do the roof in similar fashion, then I can give the outside a blast of primer and start painting it. Thanks for looking, Al. Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G replaced images 13 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 That is looking great Alister, the colouring of the interior is spot on. I like the attention to detail with the heads of the twist nails too. Can I ask who makes the corrugated iron sheets that you are using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 Thanks Rob. The corrugated iron is South Eastern Finecast FBS409, much thinner than Slaters or Wills sheets. Al. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Oh lordy. As someone who only "does" one side of their rolling stock (because you'll only usually view one side) painting the frame of a shed before cladding it seems to me a job that doesn't need doing, but then I'm lazy. Kudos Al. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Classsix T said: Oh lordy. As someone who only "does" one side of their rolling stock (because you'll only usually view one side) painting the frame of a shed before cladding it seems to me a job that doesn't need doing, but then I'm lazy. Kudos Al. C6T. Cheers Carl mate. I know, you'll never see it once the roof's on, but "I" will know it's there. Al. 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Just now, Alister_G said: Cheers Carl mate. I know, you'll never see it once the roof's on, but "I" will know it's there. Al. Absolutely. Rule one my friend. C6T. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 That is looking so, so good Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted July 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 2, 2021 That is one fine lookin' shed you have there Mister. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2021 13 hours ago, MrWolf said: ...because the garage is full of crap when it should be full of car layout. Typo there old chap... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Bogie said: That is one fine lookin' shed you have there Mister. Thanks mate, I hope you liked the quick blast round Australia's shed culture Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, MrWolf said: Who's for a shed thread? 14 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: I think we need a Shed Thread. Splendid idea. That's one I'll follow, for sure. I'll need to conecntrate on sheds that will take a Land Rover, though. Edited July 2, 2021 by Mick Bonwick Letter incompetence. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) On 02/07/2021 at 09:37, Mick Bonwick said: I'll need to conecntrate on sheds that will take a Land Rover, though. Oh dammit, now you've given me another idea... A shed containing a half rebuilt Land Rover, and all the bits scattered around. That would be a cracking little cameo for something. Damn, damn, damn, damn... Al. Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G replaced images 7 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2021 14 hours ago, MrWolf said: Who's for a shed thread? 14 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: I think we need a Shed Thread. We have a Shed Thread! Al. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2021 Damn - another thread to follow! When am I going to get any work done?! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Alister_G said: Oh dammit, now you've given me another idea... A shed containing a half rebuilt Land Rover, and all the bits scattered around. That would be a cracking little cameo for something. Damn, damn, damn, damn... Al. Surely that’s a garage rather than a shed? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2021 Just now, Tortuga said: Surely that’s a garage rather than a shed? Oh yes, that is, but I foresee a shed doing similar duty. Al. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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