I find irregularly shaped buildings interesting especially for a model railroad ...so I decided to scratch one .

I went through the " reject " bin at work , looking for laser cut parts that were discarded for various reasons , and I found enough parts and odds and ends to build something .


The space availabel looks like this :


......so I made 4 sides that all have different lengths and will be placed at different angles ( no right-angles )


...they're partly done

The red blotches you see are part of the reason they were discarded since the brick didn't etch properly and my attempts to cut/resurect the brick didn't prove successful ....I'm thinkin' ivy covering for that problem area .

The 3 walls were loosely fitted as such :





....windows need finishing as does roof , but it's a start .


Terry

....I know the "man door " looks too big and yes I have to modify it .

Looks like an interesting structure. Are those "rejects" from the ballpark project? Wish I had a scrap bin that interesting.

teejay Wrote:....I know the "man door " looks too big and yes I have to modify it .

A transom over the door will cut it down to size and also reinforce the image of it as being from an earlier era. Nice work.

Wayne

Nice looking structure! I like the late 19th century looks of it.

Depending which era you model, you could treat the blotched area as masonry repair zone. Old industrial brick building always get a patchwork look after a few decades of repairs. Anyway, the ivy idea is an excellent one too, probably the most safe and good-looking.

Just like Doctorwayne, I'm envious of your reject bin!

Matt

Looking good T. I like the transom over the door idea and the ivy sounds good as well. Who made those wall sections?

doctorwayne Wrote:Wish I had a scrap bin that interesting.

sailormatlac Wrote:Just like Doctorwayne, I'm envious of your reject bin!

Me three!!

Looks great. I would not worry about the brick. Paint/weather, crumbling stucco overcoating could hide/explain it all.



Andrew

Terry!

The the biggest advantage of scratch built devices may it be buildings or brake rigging: "Will it fit? Yes, it will fit! And it will fit great too!"


Lutz

Wayne , this is HO and the ballpark is O scale ......building parts were from a one off station kit for a group of guys in St Thomas Ont . Their old station was huge and quite unique ...being restored as we speak but won't operate as a station .
As for the scrap bin , most of the scraps are crap but these pieces ( 2 long walls with some accessories ) were salvageable . Transom idea is great ...might go double doors too .


Matt , the masonary repair is a good idea ....thinking of maybe ivy in one area and masonary in the other .

Andrew , when Matt mentioned masonary I had the crumbling brick/cement/stucco idea in mind , kind of like the stuff I admire with the military dioramas .

Thanks for the help guys .

T

Those walls look great. How did you make them?

Reinhard , if you mean how do I do the brick work , I paint the brick walls first ( brush or spray is OK , I use spray ) and then get some premixed drywall compound to press in to all the cracks for the mortar . I scrape off the excess before it dries because it does get messy . After the compound dries I lightly sand the entire surface with 200 grit paper ....not too heavy handed here . I don't use any fixative since the compound is not a powder .

T

teejay Wrote:Reinhard , if you mean how do I do the brick work , I paint the brick walls first ( brush or spray is OK , I use spray ) and then get some premixed drywall compound to press in to all the cracks for the mortar . I scrape off the excess before it dries because it does get messy . After the compound dries I lightly sand the entire surface with 200 grit paper ....not too heavy handed here . I don't use any fixative since the compound is not a powder .

T

Ok, but what is the base brick wall? It does not look like Cornerstone, DPM etc. Is it from a wood kit? It looks so different from all my styrene walls. I like it!

Sorry , the wall is hardboard base and the brick was etched on an Epilog laser machine although this sample proved faulty and was discarded . The hardboard comes in large sheets ( I think from Home Depot ) and is cut down to manageable sizes for modelling .

T

deejay Wrote:... was etched on an Epilog laser machine...

That is the reason why it looks so unique

Yes , with Corel Draw and the Epilog machine there is a wide variety of possibilities

T

Brampton has a number of odd-shaped buildings and lots. The main roads were laid out at right angles to Lake Ontario which runs about 30 degrees south west (at this point) while the CN mainline runs almost due west through town (very straight). this produces some odd lots where the rail meets the roads.