New engine shed from Wills kit plastic sheets

[Peter Richardson]

I made an Alphagraphix NG shed from card and while it looked ok, I always thought it was slightly too big, height wise in particular.

I decided to have a go at making one using Wills plastic card sheets (coarse stone, slate and a small amount of cement rendering for around chimneys). I found cutting out the door and window rather tricky but modelling filler was used to disguise any major errors!

Filler was primarily used around the chimney pots and corners of the shed.

Doors were made from coffee stirrers.

The drain pipes were 00 ones from Ratio.

It's been a slow burn project but pleased to get this corner of the layout finally tidied up. As a finishing touch I made a small coaling platform (should probably be slightly higher!) and cut out an ash pit which  was lined with the coarse stone plastic sheets.

I have an LED light which creates an atmospheric scene in the dark.

[Peter Boulter]

That's a really excellent model. You've captured the look and feel of an NG loco shed brilliantly.

[Peter Richardson]

Many thanks! It's been a valuable learning experience.

I meant to include in the original post that I used various mixes of acrylic paints for the stonework.

The round top ridge tiles (3D print) came from SMART models as did the windows.

I wanted to create a run down type look so some further weathering may be required.