Rectangular Wood Water Tank Craftmen Kit

I don't rember the manufacturer of this kit.

As of today, this craftment kit or an old water tank sits unfinished.

Pyramid Roofed Structure - Roof Panel Sections

Hear are the four triangles that will make-up the pyramid roof. The roof panels measure 13.5 foot wide by six foot tall. I am not all that happy with how the paint job ended up. I will try a couple little tricks in order to make the roof look a little better.

Doors and Windows

I have been slow in completing this structure. As you can see I have started creating doors and windows. I started the window by glueing a square piece of window materials to the inside of the structure. Then I added mullions to the glazing material to create the four pane window. The panel door was scratch built using various widths of card stock glued to a cardstock backing.

Primed and Trim being Added

Once the baords have been added I primed each section with tan hobby paint.

Once the paint was dry I added the trim around the windows and doors.

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Repairs and Makes on the Workbench

I have a lot on my workbench, I have some painting, some repairs and some creation projects

• Low Tech Drones need to be completed and painted.
(started)
• Repair and detail two plastic sheds. Need to glue and reglue details on to two of the three sheds.(in process)
• Complete a 12 by 12 board on board strucuture with a pyramid roof ¹ . (in process)
• DIY Create greeblies.
• Create a two story stuco "bombed" out card building

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¹ "A pyramid roof is a type of hip roof with four triangular sides sloping upward to meet at a single central peak.", AI Overview

Building a FOS Diner

This another HO scale structure from FOS and it looks like one I would like to construct. Jason Jensen shows his build of this structure.

3 Model Power Sheds are Coming Along

Although they are easy to build I have had some fun building the three of these sheds. There is a fair bit of extra details that have been added to the kit, not to mention the details that have moulded into the structures themselves. This is where most of my excitement is coming from. Noticeing the details and then deciding on the correct colors to paint them.

This small shack’s only distinguishing feature are the wood slats used to create the door and the hardware used to connect the door it the door frame.

It may be simple designed but it has a bit of its own charm.

This shed includes several separate and molded on details. The door is unique in its design and the included windows are thin and well molded The structure includes what I assume is some sort of electrical box in which I added two pipes down to the ground. I used a .5mm rod for these. Under the front overhang there is a small electrical box and what I presume are two indicator lights. These lights, a green and red light, alternate when a message is in bound and during transmission.

I am not all that happy with the shingled roof. Perhaps I should plant a tree and let it overhang the roof a little.

This is the larger shed of the three and offers the most in the way of details. First you might have noticed that the door is rather unique in its construction. It has three windows at the top. There is also a number block identifying the building as being number 93. I need to touch up this up with another touch of paint.

The over details can be found on the sprue that accompny the kit. The partcial sprue below is one example. It includes a stove pipe, shudders, and other parts for the window.

Model Power Structures Box Art

Although many of Model Power's other offerings are no longer availabel from Model Power they be availalbe online on sites like ebay.

Kit-bashing & Detailing the FOS Triangle Building

This is FOS HO scale craftmens kit is no longer in print. The author used this rather unusual kit and a bit of kit-bashing to create a structure for an odd spot on his layout. I would like to build a structure similar to this one.

Will's Kitbashed Sheds

This is the Wills Garage, one of the three projects I wanted to complete. I have mixed things up by using some of the supplied parts. In addition I used parts that were in my inventory. I chose a different door for the office structure and a different roofing material for the other.

Since the two structures will be placed side-by-side I chose to use only one of windows. A three sided building will be added on the right of the office.

A Pola Watchmens Tower

Layout and assembly instructions for a Pola, HO512, a two story brick watchmens tower.

Although I have gotten side tracked and am working on two other structures beside the three I have already made a the post. I have always liked this structure, but was not inclined to use it considering it British prototype. However I have changed my mind and will make use of the structure anyway. Perhaps I will explain further in the future.

I do appreicate brick building and this structure was an easy build and I enjoyed putting the bricks.

The prosess is as follows. I give the model a good coat of grey or in this case I use white spray paint. Let the undercoat dry thoroughly and dry brush the structure with a color of chose. I chose burnt sienna. Make sure that you have only a little paint on the brush when getting started. You must insure that the paint does not obscure the morter lines. Patience will award you and don't worry if from time to time you over load the paint brush. You do want some variations of color.

Selly #604 Old Time Crossing Shanty in 1/87

Although the crossing shanty is now out of print, as are the rest of Shelly's metal figures and detail parts, some can still be found online. I found several copies of this skulpt here. This is a white metal kit. I have built several white metal kits in the past and they are fun and satisfying to build.

As soon as I saw that this product was available I was attempted to make the purchase. The $20 price tag was a bit high even so I might have sent for one, but when I saw $10 for shipping, this was the deal breaker for me.

It looks like a great kit, but I have other crossing shanties and even have another two story shanty which I am currently working on. Another note, this kit origanly sold for $3.00 in the US. It is amazing how prices have gone up.

Let's Complete these Structures

I have many half-done projects that I have packed up for another go at them. I am assembling another small model train layout and will need a few more small structures, so I have taken these half done structures out of storage.

Full sized plans for wooden water tank.

I really do not remember when I started this kit from Durango Press. It is a light craftmens kit that came with loads of metal parts. I have the basic structure complete, but still need to add the roof. After applying the metal roof I will deal with the metal detail parts. You might have noticed that the surface of one side hasn't been finished, That is because the building prototype was built into a hill. A thought just came to me, I could add a stone surface to this area.

This a Will's Garage Kit in 1/76 scale. "A 1930's style garage and petrol station." Although the 1/76 scale is slightly larger than 1/86 scale, 1/76 seems to blend into my 1/87 scale railway.

As you can see the on the picture to the suppliers webpage, the kit provides some basic detail parts and detailed panels, doors and roof parts.

Ratio 507 Grounded Goods Van Body. The grounded box car will fit perfectly on my layout. As you notice, there is very little to do in as far as construction, but there are a few details like a table, chairs, ladders, and wood planks.

Most of these parts are either still conected to the sprue or are at the bottom the box. Some like the table and chairs need to be constructed while other details need some weathering.