been off the model track too long so i made the decision to build a Quonset hut that more reflects the era i model most of the surplus ones sold in the 50's were of the 16 by 36 size so I started by laying out an 8 ft radius piece out of .040 to use a mold to bent some plastruct ho corrugated sheet over it to start. now to cut it out.
Jim
well, got the template cut our and the first attempt to bent plastic was a flop glue caused corrugations to flatten might try uv set glue on next attempt.
Jim
ok got the basic structurer finished ended up using the original inside form as a template to make .020 ones to put in the corrugate with aa 1/4 inch stiffener now i need to decide if there will be any windows on the sides the original shop kit sold as surplus to veteran's in the 50's for right at 300$ had a wind turbine style vent so far i haven't found one in ho scale . the ends were plywood with a garage door and a walk door on one side and a window on the other. now i need to wait till a day that's a bit warmer so i can spray it steel colored.
Jim
things have settled down so i have some time to work on this, the problem is painting the corrugate to look like galvanized air brushing is too even so i am going to try dry brushing three different colors of paint using steel , zinc and silver to see if y can get the look of galvanized them wash it with black or dark gray then mist it with rust.
Jim
Sounds like a good plan! A primer coat or two of any base color is going to help your layers "stick" to that slick plastic. Looking forward to seeing the result!