hammy Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 As the title says just completed my first kit went really well with it going to have three of these side by side for my new layout but the others will not have the sliding doors or office in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Nice, ive done several kits and thoroughly enjoy and recommend them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 37 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I've never built one yet although I have a couple printed out and collected from magazines. I've just not got far enough along with the layout to see if and where I can use them. Nice job on your first one! Regards, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Carmody Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Nice work. I did a double length version myself with just one office. I also changed one of the doors to a roller door with an external platform. Here's the link to the album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4384658423185.2179467.1489998843&type=1&l=99eb18ed30 I think they're brilliant kits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I am a big fan of Scalescenes. I have built two retaining walls of 4 feet each and the north light engine shed which I kit bashed into extra length ( easy ) and widened to three track ( really hard but now, with modifications by John, easy ). Both have been pictured on here in one way or another. There has, from time to time, been competition but John is still there, producing new kits and modifying old ones. My only complaint is that the concrete/stone prints are a bit green. My earliest wall had almost bright green cappings and i was constrained to rename the stone oolitic wiffenstone. Later renditions on a new printer are much better. Indeed because I waited over a year between print sessions for my shed rooflights, I had to explain the colour change as bomb damage! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Good work, Hammy. That & the freeby download of the little goods shed were my first ever downloaded kits when I got back into railways after a 25-year lay off. Scalescenes have become my go-to supplier for this kind of thing! I have also found that using a combination of John Whiffen's layering methods & techniques in the John Ahern Miniature Building Construction book has allowed me to start scratchbuilding and adapting the Scalescenes stuff. Have a squint at my thread if interested! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 After the great success of the low relief warehouse I'm going to have a go at making a scratch built wagon workshop. This is going to be made off card and wrapped in scalescene brick paper but with a plasticard roof I would change the tittle of the topic but don't now how Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGC Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Brilliant first building. Please keep posting pics and updates of the wagon workshop to show us how you get on - I'll be following this with avid interest as I have a similar size building to do myself. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I would change the tittle of the topic but don't now how Go to your first post and click edit, then full editor and it should come up with the title of your topic ready to change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Nice subject for a first scratchbuild, hammy, I see you have the bug! To be honest for any relatively regularly shaped building like that I wouldn't buy a kit any more, it's just as easy to make it myself. May I recommend the posts on here by a member with the screen name Chubber, a.k.a. Doug. He's the brickpaper & card maestro and has some excellent tips for those complicated bits like making good corners to buildings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Small office units started tonight these are going to have a flat roof Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornbyandbf3fan Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Looks great, I've used scalescenes a lot and the building is an inspiration. I'll be watching in interest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Good work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 More progress today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Nice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 A little more done today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Bit more work done tonight all walls glued together and started adding the internal plastic strengthening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benbow Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 That looks really good, well done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Waiting for my local model shop to get some wills asbestos corogated roof panels in so have now downloaded to new engine shed low relief flats and water tower why do I surcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Have you tried delaminating corrugated cardboard then painting it up, Hammy? If you take a piece of it (I found a cat food sachet box was good) and soak it in water the flat surfaces can be removed to produce a quite creditable substitute to plastic. You can leave the flat skin on one side to aid strengthening & allow gluing. I used that method on this. I had hoped for corrugated iron, but the size makes it better for asbestos: I was also given a gift pack for Christmas which was in a box made of much finer card with no flat skin on the outside. I used this on these buildings: Edit to add: Sorry, forgot to say I really like your building! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Alas the roof begins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 How did this project go? Any pictures of the finished building? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 Still the same get bored quickly so have put this on the back burner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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