RSM Delwins Boat & Net Storage build.

ACL1504 · July 07, 2015, 08:46:32 AM

Quote from: S&S RR on July 07, 2015, 08:34:16 AM
Looks good Tom.

John,

Thank you, much appreciated. I'm planning on getting more done this afternoon.

Tom

ACL1504 · July 12, 2015, 02:31:22 PM

Once the walls were throughly cured, I glued them together. I glued the two opposite corners first.

When dry I joined and glued the two sections together.

The next day, I removed the weights and clamps.

Now I have something to show on the diorama.

Continued in a few.

ACL1504 · July 12, 2015, 02:36:37 PM

In spite of my efforts to get the building square, it wasn't. It was square on this corner.

But not square on this corner.

I mentioned in an earlier post that the walls were a little warped. This photo is of the gable end walls.

This photo is of the side walls.

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ACL1504 · July 12, 2015, 02:45:38 PM

Prior to getting the walls straight I needed to get the structure square. As you know if your structure is only slightly out of square the roof panels will be "out of alignment" as well. Here is how I squared the structure.

I placed the building over a piece of stripwood 1/4" x 1". I then used weights to get the walls square. I then positioned the stripwood under the opposite corners and marked it with a pencil.

I then cut the stripwood on the pencil lines making note of which end goes in which corner.

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Mark Dalrymple · July 12, 2015, 03:53:21 PM

Tom - I cut a piece of styrene the inside dimensions of the structure making sure it is square and true, and then cut a rectangle out of the centre to give access. By adding this to the base you address both the buildings squareness and the warped walls. In taller buildings I add one at each floor level. Coming on nicely.

Cheers, Mark.

ACL1504 · August 13, 2015, 11:30:11 AM

Quote from: mark dalrymple on July 12, 2015, 03:53:21 PM
Tom - I cut a piece of styrene the inside dimensions of the structure making sure it is square and true, and then cut a rectangle out of the centre to give access. By adding this to the base you address both the buildings squareness and the warped walls. In taller buildings I add one at each floor level. Coming on nicely.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark,

Thanks for the kind words. Cutting the styrene on the inside dimensions is a great idea. I'll keep that in mind. I obviously took the other approach and used a ton of support lumber.

Tom

ACL1504 · August 13, 2015, 11:31:04 AM

I'll be updating this thread later this afternoon. I have many photos to post and narratives to write.

Tom

ACL1504 · August 13, 2015, 04:37:16 PM

Wow, hard to believe my last post on this thread was over a month ago. Now where was I?

Oh yea, I glued the cross piece to the corners just above the bottom bracing.

You can see in the next photo that the cross bracing is off center. This is so the building would square up.

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ACL1504 · August 13, 2015, 04:42:59 PM

I then used scale 12x12 stripwood and glued these to the bottom and top of the side wall bracing as shown.

This evened out the side walls. I then used the 12x12 stripwood to brace the ends walls as shown.

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ACL1504 · August 13, 2015, 04:49:36 PM

When all the interior bracing was complete, I moved on to the roof panels.

I plan on lighting the structure so I needed to have access to the interior. The roof had to be made removable.

I took the two roof cards and cut out the roof panels on the outside edge of the black lines.

I taped the two roof panels together and made a test fit on the structure. When I was satisfied with the fit, I marked in pencil a line on the inside of the roof.

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ACL1504 · August 13, 2015, 04:55:19 PM

I then used the scale stripwood and cut five pieces the distance between the side lines on the roof panel. I cut each end at a 45 degree angle.

Continued in a few. No actually I'm stopping here for the night. My hand is getting tired.

ACL1504 · August 13, 2015, 05:00:32 PM

I then marked the center point of the roof braces using a red Sharpie.

I then used the red lines on the top and marked red lines on the sides and the angle of two more 45 degree cuts on each piece. I used the red lines as a guide for cutting the angles.

I used the Micro Mart chopper to make the center cut.

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ReadingBob · August 14, 2015, 07:22:47 AM

Looking good Tom. That is one BIG kit. It's going to look great when your finished with it and it's in its new home on the layout.

GPdemayo · August 14, 2015, 08:30:23 AM

Glad to see you back at it Tom.

ACL1504 · August 14, 2015, 08:47:58 AM

Quote from: ReadingBob on August 14, 2015, 07:22:47 AM
Looking good Tom. That is one BIG kit. It's going to look great when your finished with it and it's in its new home on the layout.

Bob,

Thanks and much appreciated. It is one big kit and it sure has been fun to this point. I can't wait to get to the dock area. And, oh yes, let me not forget to mention the 15+ tiny Slim type LEDs that go on the structures and dock area.

Tom