03-18-2020, 10:13 PM
Thanks for the encouragement, guys.
I finished painting the support structure a few minutes ago....what a miserable job. I'm using Scalecoat paint, not more than a few years old, but apparently with a short shelf-life. It was actually a combination of some black and red, so a decent brown colour for creosote. Unfortunately, it's mostly sludge and too thick to shake with any hope of blending the colours. It was actually destined for a trip to the hazardous waste depot. I gave it a few stirs, then more-or-less daubed it on, as it starts to dry almost as soon as it hits the plastic. Luckily, most of it is underneath, discoverable only by the next owner.
[attachment=33719]
Here's the start of the warehouse, which is designed to snap-in-place onto its base...
[attachment=33720]
...and installed on the base, showing the floorplan...
[attachment=33721]
It was originally going to be all one room, but the walls are rather flimsy, so I added an interior liner of .020" sheet styrene, then decided that an office was needed for the agent, and also added a few semi-partitions in order to stiffen the walls.
I'll probably make a removeable roof, but will also leave the structure removeable from its base, as it will make any future interior work easier. I do plan to make at least the freight doors operable...they'll be simple sliders, somewhat like those on a boxcar, but in the interior of the building.
Here's a view of the front (viewable side when on the layout)...
[attachment=33722]
...and the back, which will face the siding....
[attachment=33723]
I was about to wash the building, along with the doors and windows, in preparation for painting, but I think that I should build the roof structure first.
Wayne
I finished painting the support structure a few minutes ago....what a miserable job. I'm using Scalecoat paint, not more than a few years old, but apparently with a short shelf-life. It was actually a combination of some black and red, so a decent brown colour for creosote. Unfortunately, it's mostly sludge and too thick to shake with any hope of blending the colours. It was actually destined for a trip to the hazardous waste depot. I gave it a few stirs, then more-or-less daubed it on, as it starts to dry almost as soon as it hits the plastic. Luckily, most of it is underneath, discoverable only by the next owner.
[attachment=33719]
Here's the start of the warehouse, which is designed to snap-in-place onto its base...
[attachment=33720]
...and installed on the base, showing the floorplan...
[attachment=33721]
It was originally going to be all one room, but the walls are rather flimsy, so I added an interior liner of .020" sheet styrene, then decided that an office was needed for the agent, and also added a few semi-partitions in order to stiffen the walls.
I'll probably make a removeable roof, but will also leave the structure removeable from its base, as it will make any future interior work easier. I do plan to make at least the freight doors operable...they'll be simple sliders, somewhat like those on a boxcar, but in the interior of the building.
Here's a view of the front (viewable side when on the layout)...
[attachment=33722]
...and the back, which will face the siding....
[attachment=33723]
I was about to wash the building, along with the doors and windows, in preparation for painting, but I think that I should build the roof structure first.
Wayne