Now Ive got your attention, can anyone sugest a 'home' for small engines ? I already have the Auhagen two road engine shed for my roco tender loco and (hopefully) the L&B lyn. What else is on the market? I've searched the internet for suitable models, without success.The metcalf,and superquick two road sheds would make my O-6-0 light railway locos look like the proverbial 'sausage in the highstreet'. I must be honest and admit that i lack the ability to scratchbuild. Can anyone name a maker of suitable small buildings ?
Someone did (or does) a small wooden shed which many have used for the smaller 009 locos. It's a plastic kit from one of the European manufacturers... Pola i think...
You could use one of the Wills kits - the garage for instance...
One place that is worth looking at perhaps is In the Greenwood Tree who are British and produce good quality laser cut kits.
The have a single road or double road engine shed which seems quite easy to build with minimal effort.
The single road one is at: [url]https://www.inthegreenwoodlaser.co.uk/collections/oo-gauge-modelling/products/es005-single-track-engine-shed-oo-gauge-laser-cut-kit[url]
I have others of their kits and am including some on a new layout.
What about the Bachmann 00-9 loco shed ?
My Roco Engarths 0-8-0+TT look OK in it But they will be evicted next week when my L&B locos are delivered!
Re your reference to LYN do you know something I don't know??
I've not seen this used though it may work, you'll need to hunt around on ebay though!
https://www.reynaulds.com/products/Vollmer/5761.aspx
If you feel unable to scratchbuild, then could you try adapting a kit? The Wills corrugated iron chapel can be used as a small shed, and may need raising by 5 mm (depending on your stock). I wrote up my experience in Railway Modeller, so could give some tips if you wish.
Tim Sanderson
Scalescenes do several engine sheds but the 'Small Engine Shed' RO21a would look to be the most suitable.
If you find the 00 version is too large you can print it at 87% to give you an HO version or about 75% to produce an even smaller example. Or you can simply lop off a couple of feet to the overall height. It comes with fully detailed interior walls & roof but the downside is you have to print and build it yourself.
Far better than that 'orrible Superquick or Metcalf stuff which always looks so toy like by comparison.
A fiver + card & glue and the cost of printers ink. Cant go wrong.
(You can, but then you just print it out and start again) :-)
I agree with deadhorse. I've built about 10 scale scenes down loadable kits. once you get your head around the method of construction, and have made a couple of mistakes, you will find they go together really easily and you can produce some really good looking buildings that are also really sturdy. They appear to have some bulk and gravity to them which makes them look like buildings, instead of cardboard replicas!! If you visit their web site, they have a couple of free trial kits to down load. go on, have a go, you might surprise your self. I did!
Try here:
http://www.jfmb.at
Various narrow gauge buildings... Caution: