Fallowfield Road goods shed

[Chris Vernell]

I put the Thorley Miniatures goods shed aside for months while I attended to other things, but I have taken it up again in hope of having it ready for 2023 train season .


I decided I wanted to make the truck loading door a slider rather than the kit's hinged doors ...


... which I had to trim to fit the opening and overdid it -- and I had to use the hinges for the crossing gates because I lost the hinges in the TM gate kit ...


... so I found a 3D sliding door file online, made the door a bit wider and taller and the rail longer, and printed it.


I've a few more guides and such to cut and place, and paint to spray on our next dry day, but I think it will work.
I plan to make an awning to go over the door as another part of making my shed look a bit different to the standard kit.
Once I have finished with the interior, I can fit the roof joists and the roof itself.

 

[Chris Vernell]

I also screwed up my courage to hinge the track doors -- although I see my hands were still shaking when I took the pic


I bought 1/8" 00-90 hexhead screws to replace the pins supplied in the kit, along with appropriate digital drill bits (you twist them with your fingers). To my surprise, I think I managed to get it right.


And then I realized that the doors as supplied won't clear LGB track


A clearer view.

So, either I leave the doors open, or employ the Dremel cutting disc to trim the bottom of the doors. Option #2 is more likely. When my hands aren't shaking.
And yes, I shall paint the hinges.

 

[dunnyrail]

I also screwed up my courage to hinge the track doors -- although I see my hands were still shaking when I took the pic

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I bought 1/8" 00-90 hexhead screws to replace the pins supplied in the kit, along with appropriate digital drill bits (you twist them with your fingers). To my surprise, I think I managed to get it right.

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And then I realized that the doors as supplied won't clear LGB track

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A clearer view.

So, either I leave the doors open, or employ the Dremel cutting disc to trim the bottom of the doors. Option #2 is more likely. When my hands aren't shaking.
And yes, I shall paint the hinges.

Or you could put a base on the shed using perhaps Plastic Covered Foam board and paint to match the sides, look like a base of some sort.

 

[JimmyB]

Or you could put a base on the shed using perhaps Plastic Covered Foam board and paint to match the sides, look like a base of some sort.

Yes, or as a concrete or brick base just under the walls expanding outwards should do the job.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Or you could put a base on the shed using perhaps Plastic Covered Foam board and paint to match the sides, look like a base of some sort.

Yes, I did think of that, but it would raise the loading dock too high for the wagons

 

[JimmyB]

Yes, I did think of that, but it would raise the loading dock too high for the wagons

Looks like the bottom of the door will have to go

 

[PhilP]

I reckon a railway would just hack a rectangular lump out of each door?
Perhaps, with a crude hinged flap, they could drop down, to keep the worst of the weather out?

PhilP

 

[Chris Vernell]

While the washing machine was doing the work, I cut a skylight opening in the goods she roof over the loading dock. Now I have to find clear material to fill it; I know I have it somewhere.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Framed in the skylight. Will rattle-can it before installing “glass”.


Messrs Rhino and Madman will probably be professionally appalled, but my clumsy fingers don’t do fine motor skills.

 

[Paul M]

Looks good to me

 

[Chris Vernell]

Spritzed, will need touchups later

 

[Chris Vernell]

Half the roof in place:


I will wait for the adhesive to cure before installing the other half.
Which has had the skylight “glazed”:

 

[Chris Vernell]

Second slab of roof glued in place.


Skylight nice and clear — until the pigeons land.

 

[Chris Vernell]

She’s finally in place:


After the trouble I took to cut out the bottom edge of the doors to clear the track, I found that what works on a nice flat workbench is not enough outdoors where the siding is raised on the edge of a cupped plank.

Oh well, I can raise the whole thing about 4 mm, or I can simply leave the doors open