A new building

[peterbunce]

Hi,

Whilst waiting for my 2 8 6 chassis (for a Mason Bogie) to be fitted with a motor & gearbox, I have been making a large industrial building for the ?soon to be laid? industrial and commercial siding.

I found on the web a quite interesting building made by an Australian firm ?Outback Models? of such a building in ON3 scale. They made a laser cut kits of it and there are several versions on their website. I asked and was granted permission to use the design, (Thank you to Outback Models), for my FN3 scale model, which I am sure is really too small but I do not have any more space!

This follows on from my boiler shop and produce building which was done from the old Model Railroader plans provided by Bruce Chandler. There is still a machine shop to make that will fit onto a 2 foot square paving slab. The postion ghas been cleared - but at the moment is full of over wintering plants!

My version is not a copy, as I have reversed some of it and enlarged it in part as well. It is made from PVC solid foam sheet and also the plastic corrugated material, as used for signs mine is called ?Korroflute?.

The building is 27? long at the moment and 20? deep, there will be an increase in length, comprising a loading platform extension and a pillar crane I think, it will be fitted onto a 3 x 2 foot paving slab in due course..

I started with the windows, and then cut the holes for them in the sheet material for the respective parts; these will be eventually fixed together: There is a staircase to the upper door, and on the twin slope roof when it is added I have a water tank to add; this is made from an old pill container ? cut off the upper section, reverse it and glue back in position to stiffen it, add the vertical planks, and a top to suit and make a base for it. That will be the top of the covered (and tapered) base that will be fixed to the roof. It is 2.5 inches diameter, and 3.5 inches high.


Here are some photos of the work completed so far ? there is a lot of work still to do!

A couple of general overall view with the 3 pices just placed in position.

The main building which will be 'board and batten'

The extra bits both from 'Korrofkute' with plenty of bracing.

Finally the small covered water tank

 

[nico]

thats going to look great
any plans

 

[Richie]

Cracking job Peter

 

[Steve]

Brillaint work Peter

 

[marshman]

Looking good Peter. That Korroflute is an interesting building material.I have used it in packaging to protect items but had not thought of using it for modeling.It cuts very easily with a craft knife & is weather resistant. Still have a couple of small sheets in the shed. The local estate agents often sponsor signs for local fund raising events at schools etc. Anyone interested in using it for modeling etc should be able to get their hands on some after the event. Probably for free although a small donation to the cause would no doubt be appreciated. That water tower has given me an idea. Thanks.

 

[trammayo]

Nice looking project Peter! You use EvoStik don't you? I just wondered for when I eventually get round to the garden line. Found a "one-off" zero-cost, source of Korroflute - election posters!

 

[nico]

Nice looking project Peter! You use EvoStik don't you? I just wondered for when I eventually get round to the garden line. Found a "one-off" zero-cost, source of Korroflute - election posters!

 

[Tony]

Its going to look great i can see that from the detail on the doors
Tony

 

[peterbunce]

thats going to look great
any plans

Hi Nico, On paper no, its all from photos and my head, various dimensions have come from other buildings; then it was a case of much thinking, looking at other plans where possible, and then various scribbles and then 'suck it and see! and out with the knives - for the windows first then the big stuff - the walls.

My version is quite different disregarding the scale difference, it has the main building longer, the LH building higher (2 instead of 1 storey) and reversed with the RH one: so there will when complete, be quite a difference.

 

[peterbunce]

Nice looking project Peter! You use EvoStik don't you? I just wondered for when I eventually get round to the garden line. Found a "one-off" zero-cost, source of Korroflute - election posters!

Hi Mick,

Re 'Evo-stik' - yes its marvellous stuff, don't forget the additional stiffening pieces as well they will add to your usage of glue but add a great deal. On Korroflute I generally also rebate the corners on part has a 5mm strip cut off the inside EXCEPT for the front - be careful doing it and the rebate then the other piece can be glued inside it and it will hide the edge.

It is then, in due course, covered up with plastic angle (from B&G or such) cut to 10mm wide and the ensure the inside angle is 'trued up' with a drum sander, then glued over the corner.

I have looked at the printed 'scrap' signs but did not like them- if you badger your local estate agent, for his supplier, you can buy the stuff direct and clean, its in 8 x 4 sheets but they will cut them to 4 x 4 for you to fit your car.

 

[trammayo]

Thanks Peter. The scrap election posters were quite large A0 or similar - I was just coming back from the Doc's when I saw the signs being removed. I remember your use of the material so I stopped and reversed down the road and asked. I got three and could have had more but I thought I'll try it out first (you never know when the next election will surface (over here).

Duly noted about strengthening and mitres (I so that with the foam board). No probs with 8 x 4 sheets - just got to find them!

Thanks a lot

PS - the printer's name is on the bottom of the poster.

 

[nico]

Thanks Peter. The scrap election posters were quite large A0 or similar - I was just coming back from the Doc's when I saw the signs being removed. I remember your use of the material so I stopped and reversed down the road and asked. I got three and could have had more but I thought I'll try it out first (you never know when the next election will surface (over here).

Duly noted about strengthening and mitres (I so that with the foam board). No probs with 8 x 4 sheets - just got to find them!

Thanks a lot

PS - the printer's name is on the bottom of the poster.

I hope you got permission from Mr Kenny for them

 

[trammayo]

Thanks Peter. The scrap election posters were quite large A0 or similar - I was just coming back from the Doc's when I saw the signs being removed. I remember your use of the material so I stopped and reversed down the road and asked. I got three and could have had more but I thought I'll try it out first (you never know when the next election will surface (over here).

Duly noted about strengthening and mitres (I so that with the foam board). No probs with 8 x 4 sheets - just got to find them!

Thanks a lot

PS - the printer's name is on the bottom of the poster.

I hope you got permission from Mr Kenny for them

How did you guess which party?

 

[gregh]

Very impressive work. Can't wait to see the finished buidling.

I generally also rebate the corners on part has a 5mm strip cut off the inside EXCEPT for the front - be careful doing it and the rebate then the other piece can be glued inside it and it will hide the edge.

That's a great idea, I'll use it next time.
Have you thought about how to hold it down? I had to add a floor and half a brick inside my last building!

 

[peterbunce]

Hi Gregh,

Yup, I add, generally, 2 pieces of plastic angle, those being screwed to the (paving slab) foundation, then screw the building to those: normally that suffices though this bulding will maybe have a couple more to ensure it locates correctly, those are just locaters no screws into those.

This will have a 3ft x 2 ft flag, for its foundation (it is 20" deep) with possibly an extension for the loading deck and pillar crane. If so the extension will have a coule of steel straps holding the two parts together, which will be hidden by the solid sides/ends to the deck. That is to stop insects, an larger animals etc getting underneath it.

 

[peterbunce]

Hi,

I have added some extra pieces to the building and the three sections are now fixed together.
I have added a set of roof panels on top of the office, so I could work out a base for the water tank to sit on, That has been done and the tank itself has a thin metal base added to stop insects (etc) making a home there. The tank will rest on 3 bearers 5mm square underneath it.
I was not satisfied that the ends were going to bit blank as they could be seen fairly easily: so some windows were added to them, so first they had to be made! Some of them are quite small, especially those on the upper floor of the (supposed) original building. The others were medium size 8 pane windows. Now there are 11 windows in all, and three small doors also, all made from plasticard.

I have also made and fitted the long staircase to the upper floor of the main portion. The distance for the steps was copied frpm my book ?Structures of the Early West? ? a goldmine! ? yes there is one of those in it as well.

Finally I have included a view of the inside bracing ? all photos have been deliberately darkened to show some detail with the materials being white.
Here are the new photos

A photo of the office end, with a window inserted in the Korroflute that this part is made from. The water tank is in its location. I have sealed the join between sections with 4 thou aluminum strip (from lager cans) to keep water out of it - the shingle roof will be added and then another piece glued on to replicate the flashing.

A top view of the office roof, there will be a stovepipe added in due course to it. Those holes in the central part are for the smallest size windows I have made for this building.

The steps - to hold the lower end still I have fitted a small piece of 1mm diameter brass wire that can just be seen between the inner piece and the wall. Most of the steps are 5mm thick PVC solid foam board with 3mm thick for the steps.
A final photo of the interior bracing, note the extra bits, from scrap, on the inside of the corners.

In addition there is on the outside PVC right angle strip corner pieces and strips along the base of all the building; all are 1mm thick, the same will be added under the roof edges when they have been fixed, and then to stiffen that area further there will be the rafter ends made from scrap PVC solid foam board. The office roof is .060 the warehouse extension will be the same, but the main roof will need .080 styrene card for strength.

 

[Steve]

Brilliant Peter such detail

 

[peterbunce]

The roof has been added and it took a lot of styrene! In addition I have added to the main (meant to be the original part) or center section the battens . ll the roves have the tauikls of the roof timbers which though a bit if a fiddle to fit stiffen the edges of the roof a lot.

I am building one (double chimney), which can be seen on the ridge and three roof ventilators (like some American barns). The chimney has a section of a Vitamin C tablet container, (notwithstanding these I still managed a cold ? right at the end of winter, it was ?lying in wait; and the ?dregs? of it are still slightly with me alas!). On top of the chimney stack the section of cut up tube is used to make a rain/snow deflector that was clothed inside and out with 1mm planks to thicken it up; the outer ones are scribed to represent the bricks it is made of.. Most of the stack has had the bricks added, the white bits at the bottom of it will be covered by ?flashing? in due course. ).

The ventilators have only the bases made so far, now I will make 6 or 10 ventilator louvre units, and then the tops.

Meanwhile saving some words, here are some more photos.

First a somewhat distant shot of its location, the ground needs to be levelled, and a long siding laid for it, then the foundation slab can be laid.

A final shot showing the roof (all 3 of them) now fitted taking a lot of glue with the fixing all have the rood beam tails fitted as well, and now the double chimmney is partly made, and three ventilator units also stared - now there are some louvre units to make, I am not yet sure if there will be 6 or ten needed.

 

[C&S]

What a great structure - loads of character there. Looking forward to seeing it develop further.

 

[peterbunce]

Hi,

It has been quite a while since I posted details on this building - other things have alas managed to get in the way.

But finally the paint is used up, the roof has absorbed an awful lots of strips of both roofing felt, and windowframe sealant! Various chimmneys and vents that seemed to grow like 'topsy' have been fitted.

I am not finished yet, a deck that this building will sit on needs to be built, and IF I have space a pillar crane added a the extreme end, but that is all relativly easy, though large.

The weather has at last turned from its rain to sun so the building was whipped downstairs and into the garden for some photos - here are the results - enjoy.

The building is 27" long and 20" deep, with a height of about 15" at the moment - the deck will add about 3.5 inches to that.

Now back to the building room to sort out the deck!