A Simple Concrete Spring House

I built the spring house from left over bits of foam-core.The structure measures a scale 13.5 by 11 feet in 1/87 scale. This one is a bit bigger than some and provides a little area for keeping some provisions cold.

The structure is made to look like a concrete building, with a shingled roof.

The foamcore takes well to acrylic paint. The structure was based coated with a coat of light grey. I followed with a dry-brushing of another lite gray and a medium grey. The roof was painted with a I gobbed the inside corners with white glue to give the model some material strength.

Declutter and Isolate Through the Use of Foamcore

I have too much clutter on my workbench and I continue to loose or misplace project components. So I have built a couple of parts trays from leftover foamcore bits. These trays only correct the problem with the clutter in a small way, but any step in the right direction is welcome.

I used bits of copper wire as staples to insure the corners stayed where they are meant to be while the glue dried.

This one is made from bits of matboard

Why Every Workshop needs Foamcore

Adam Savage shares some of his philosophy for building in foamcore. Adam builds a box to hold and organize his medical tool collection. Interesting set of tools.

Two for the Village

AI created images of "Shacks and Sheds"

The AI generated images of these building were the main inspiration for this project. I am building a village in 1/87 scale one structure at a time.

I used some scrap foam-core bits for the sub-walls and embossed stone paper for the exterior walls. I am looking for more of this material.

I built this structure as an one had been abandoned. I will be adding some foliage, weeds, a tree, and creepers to its exterior.

This shed was built from cardstock, with cardstock sub-walls and individual cardstock boards.

There are two more of these structures on my bench right now. I am experimenting other styles of structures.

A HO Gauge Tool Shed from the Scrap Bin

Is it any wonder I cannot seem to get what I start finished? The corrugated shed is just about completed; it needs a roof, and some weathering. Hopefully I can get this posted this month. I have been very busy these past few weeks; I am a bit behind with my posts this month.

The tool shed was fabricated from a 7 by 25.5 piece of scale board and batten, a small slab of scribed basswood and some basswood bracing, a piece of foam core, cardboard, some masking tape, and a piece of industrial towel. The structure measures approximately a scale 6 by 5.75’ in 1/87 scale.

The scrap piece of board and batten was cut into four equal widths, once the door way was cut out; the two side sections were braced and glued together using tacky-glue. I used masking tape on the inside of the door section before scribing. I found this keeps the very thin basswood from splintering while I am gingerly scoring the area for the door.

Once the glue had thoroughly dried I measured and cut a section of cardboard for the roof. I used the roof section as a guide for the piece of paper-towel, making sure that I made this piece slightly larger than it had to be. This particular paper towel has a pattern that very closely resembles shingles. I have used this technique before.

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Satisfaction Scale: 4 out 5.

Shoe Shop From a Sketch

A very nice article on the buildings of shoe shop. The structure was built from the authors Seaview Hotel Sketches. I see the author used paper to create clapboard. I very fine build indead.