Update - June 9, 2024
I’ve been thinking about this change for a couple of weeks.
Ever since I finished 3D printing the parts for the engine shed, I’ve been going back and forth over whether I should place it on the Diorama or not.
Printing the parts out was as much an exercise for me fiddling with the various settings. When it turned out good, I’m now tempted to use it.
Before I could change my mind again, I ripped up a section of track.
I needed to insert new sections of track, I wanted the floor of the engine shed to be concrete. So the ballasted track needed to come up.
I wanted the floor of the engine shed to resemble concrete so I fired up the Laser Cutter and created sections of “Concrete” from 2mm plywood.
These were airbrushed and weathered with some powders to give the effect of age and dirt.
With the “Concrete” floor laid, it was time to glue the frame of the shed in place.
In this picture, you can see the roof on. It’s only lying on the frame. I want to make the roof removable because I’m sure I’ll end up detailing the inside at some point.
The shed is now glued in place. Here I am test fitting an LED lamp I got off eBay.
…and here is the elevated platform for the maintenance crew that will be placed inside the shed, fresh off the 3D printer.
In my typical fashion, I’m doing 5 things at once. As the build of the Maintenance Shed continues, I decided that no respecting railway yard would be complete without a PortaKabin. Full build-out can be found here.
Working from the many images on the Internet I created a simple version in Tinkercad, 4 walls, a roof, and a floor.
About 30 minutes later the 3D printer churned out the parts.
Into my makeshift spray booth. AKA a cardboard box, painted in a mix of sand yellow, dark earth, and grey. Here they are stacked on the Diorama awaiting the windows and doors to be fitted.
