Hank's Machine Shop

[Jerry]

Very nice Larry.

Jerry

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry,

The lights are effective and show off the machines.  Nice work. 

 I don't recall if you used ACC to assemble the metal machines, or were they all resin?  

Have fun,
mike

[labdad]

Those "wire lights" are a great find!
As long as they're hidden.
Looking good!
MJinTN

[Larry C]

Jerry, Mike, and MJ thank you all so much.

Mike the machines were glued together with a superglue by Dap Co.

MJ those lights work really well for what they are and yes they HAVE to be hidden from sight.

[elwoodblues]

Larry, 

It might be a little late now but on one build I'm doing (it is still in progress, has been for the last 10 years ) I glued the end rafters and every other rafter to the building and the rest of the rafters to the roof, this makes an easier removable roof.

In your case I like Dave's solution.  I would use a flexible glue like Aleene's Tacky Glue.

[ACL1504]

Larry,

Wow, some great progress and looking fantastic. The roof is top notch and the interior lighting looks very natural. Well done, very well done.

Tom

[Larry C]

Ron thanks for the suggestion but I have another arrangement I'm going to use. I'll file that one away for the future.

Tom thank you; much appreciated. Soon I hope to actually start working on the diorama portion of the build.

[Larry C]

May as well start of the new year right:



Here's the back side of the roof. To make this removable, so I can get to the lights if need be, I started with a piece of 110# paper (thin card). After cutting it to the desired size I started with the ceiling using 2x10's as before then wighted it to allow the glue to day. Next I used 1x10's for the roof and 1x4's to cover the seams. Positioning the roof in place I taped it temporarily and drilled 2 small holes up halfway on both ends and carefully inserted track nails into the holes and through the rafters; also added a touch of glue on the bottom of the outside rafters. So now the roof can be removed for maintenance. Lastly I used 1x6's for the roof ridge on both sides; now the roof is complete.



Now comes the fun part....making the diorama. The base is 1/2in. green foam measuring 16 inches wide and 11 inches deep. This is about where the Shop will sit positioned on the foam.

Next will be figure out the exact location for the Shop and start with some hand-laid track on the backside before I hide the light wire from sight. Thanks for stopping by and for all your kind comments and/or suggestions.

[PRR Modeler]

Looks awesome Larry.

[Larry C]

Thank you Curt.

[Pennman]

Larry,

Using track nails to secure the roof is a great idea.
I may use this later at some point, thanks for the idea.
Great looking build.

Rich

[PRR Modeler]

I was looking at the back again and it could have a tropical appearance. At a quick glance the roof looks plant based. Just an off the wall thought.

[Jerry]

Very nice Larrry.  Looking forward to the scenery.

Jerry

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry,

The shop looks fantastic.  I'm looking forward to your diorama.  Fun!

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Rich, Curt, Jerry, and Mike thank you all for your nice comments. The track gang should be showing up soon to get things started.