RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) A little SR platform shed : Edit: Obviously, not on a platform at the moment... Edited March 27, 2015 by Stubby47 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Beautiful bit of Modelling - did you scratch-build the doors? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 Thanks. Yes, the doors are grooved plasticard with added microstrip for the hinges and the double doors have triangular microstrip across the bottom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Looks good Stu, I particularly like the weathering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 The main shell is a deep red coloured mount card, so I thinly applied the first coat of grey, then built up dry-brush work of dark green and dark grey. The frame is microstrip again, with L angle at the corners. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Tex Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Stuby, how do you go about making the door hinges? I build in card and Scalescenes but would like to make swinging door hinges similar to the ones in your shed. I don't use plasticard or microstrip, any tips or direction on this would be very helpful. Tex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Tex, I used microstrip as I had it to hand, but a thin strip of quality card would do. Cut to length, trim one end to a point, poke a couple of dents from the back using a drawing compass to represent bolts, paint your required colour and stick on. For the double doors I made the hinge strips double length and glued them to both doors at the same time to make sure they were level, then cut them apart. Hope that helps Stu Edited April 2, 2015 by Stubby47 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubber Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 For opening doors for big sheds, see here, posts 10 and 34 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/51015-an-engine-shed-for-a-gwr-branch-line/ and here is a bit more detail. The breakthrough moment after many coc%-ups was using a little spatula to put superglue under the hinge with everything held in place by the surrounds/frames. Hope it helps Doug 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Tex Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Thankyou both for your methods, as I will be using both types, static and operatable on my up and coming scratch builds. Hope to have a decent camera soon so we can all have a giggle at some of my card attempts, most if not all I use Scalescenes paper or what ever I can find. (recycle box) Thanks again for your time and help. Cheers, Tex. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 3, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 3, 2015 If you want to learn from a master at card building, read some of Chubber's threads - awesome stuff ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Tex Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Thanks Stubby, I do follow Chubber's work, a true master in card but I'm only new here so it takes some good hunting to find them all. We all have different ways of doing things in scratch building and using what we have instead of reaching for the credit card. Everybody on this thread has a skill or a short cut to reach the same level of, "realism to the modeller's eye's". I could name many masters here and each in his-her own right but that would fill this page. I have built a few things in card and hope to soon post them here, although now looking on this forum they do need a tweek here and there. Any advice is good advice, all to benefit others from such people as yourself. I had ago at making the hinges from brass, cut down from a cheap picture hanger, my tools at the moment are quit crude and with one hinge longer than the other. I will try and post a picture of them, as a first attempt I'm happy with it, practice,practice, practice and patients. Thankyou again to everybody with there helpful tips on (how to do's). Time for a beer, so up ya kilt, cheers, Tex. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Tex Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Ok here we go lets have a squiz at Tex's attempt's in scratch builds. None are really finished and the paper is starting to lift, I didn't spray them with matt varnish.( I know better now). Still all that can be repaired. I only started doing this last year, some are repapered and slightly modified Hornby, some freebies from Scale scenes and the rest scratch built from what ever card I could find, mostly flattened out beer cartons. Sorry about the blurry shots, my very old mobile phone camera, "I think it's a collectors item now". So here's a few, I hope I can upload these with out to much trouble. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourthsVeil Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Maybe (!) that you will have to get more practice re. details etc. (as you yourself say…). For sure is, however, that you have a remarkable feel for atmosphere and how structures fit together to make a convincing ensemble. An impressive start. Quite promising! I hope we will see further examples in the near future… Regards Armin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Some of my scratchbuilt buildings all done with Wills sheet, strip styrene and signs from Scalescenes. First based on a shed that still stands at the site of the old Forth Goods in Newcastle: Next a slightly larger building loosely based on a shed that stood at Cambois, Blyth: And some freelance buildings: One still under construction: John 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2015 John, Very nice. I like the little touches - the grass on the top of the gutter downpipes, the door handle and open window on the shed, and the general weathering of the wriggly tin. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Absolutely brilliant modelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted April 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 11, 2015 Based on Northdean mill in Greetland. I have named it after the late Dave Shakespeare who inspired me so much. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Wow. That's one awesome looking building. Brilliant job there Shaun. Are you going to paint all the Window frames green now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 The 'Prince Albert' Made for my London suburban diorama Princes Park. Made from mount board and SE Finecast brick sheet. Not meant to be photographed up so close! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted April 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 12, 2015 Having only just come across this thread I am stunned by what I have seen; I have had to read everything from the first post right up to date and it has been worth every moment - truly inspirational modelling. One day I'll have to get good enough to post something of my own! Tony 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Tex Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Having only just come across this thread I am stunned by what I have seen; I have had to read everything from the first post right up to date and it has been worth every moment - truly inspirational modelling. One day I'll have to get good enough to post something of my own! Tony Welcome to the thread Slowcomo, it took me a little while to post but just bite the bullet and show us what you have done. I'm just a beginner and along way off being a master modeller, that's what this thread is all about, you might surprise yourself of your talents. Cheers, Tex. edit, grammar mistake. Edited April 13, 2015 by Tassie Tex 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 A viaduct and a House 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 A viaduct and a House Hi Campaman. That viaduct is truly magnificent but could you tell me how you did the brickwork courses around each arch ? Thanks. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi Allan I created the arch courses in some graphics software and printed them out, I use the drawing program that comes with the free LibreOffice suite and the Gimp. The arches I printed were not quite to the correct curve so I soaked the cut out prints backs with PVA for a few minutes which allows me to stretch and bend the paper a bit. Another small helpful piece of software is Bricks & Arches from here: http://www.bwwmrc.co.uk/bricks/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Well, you asked for it, herewith pictures of my version of Aherns Cottage Row.... Yup, all card save the glazing and the dog kennel fences. Scalescenes texture papers, down-pipes are florists wire/solder with tiny wraps of paper for brackets, gutters are scraped toothpick and BBQ skewers, flowers are grated crayon. no tree1.jpg Back gardens 1small.jpg Rear LH 1.jpg Front low 1small.jpg Rear 1small.jpg marrows1.jpg outhouses2.jpg gate open1.jpg trees huts2.jpg Hope they are of interest, Doug Admit it .... Some of those pictures are of real places!!! Fantastic modelling!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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