O-scale welding and machine shop

NICE! Definitely out of the ordinary!

Ray, That is an awesome building and appears to me like something you would see in a welding "industrial site".  I have a friend locally who owns a machine shop - Thavenent Machine shop, Westerly, RI. He has three different building plus a trailer and junk all over the place. But, he is good, best machine shop anywhere around here.

 

Is that all scratch built?  And if so, my compliments to you.  Very nice work.  Fill it up with all your stuff and send more pictures.  I'll be watching for them.

Very Nice, Looks so real.

Very cool. I like the brick mortar and the hoist. Lots of fantastic detail. Thanks for sharing. 

Super looking building. Would love to see the rest of the buildings yo have made

Really looks cool ,it will look awesome on a layout.

Please share some details on its construction.

Thanks for all the nice comments.

I construct all my buildings the same way.  It makes a strong building but it isn't anything fancy and I figured you might be tired of seeing the same old process every time. ......

 

Here is the main structure for the machine shop.  It is made out of plywood and cheep paneling.

 

 

A piece of paneling is glued to the supports to form the shape of the roof section.

 

 

 

 

Here is how it looks when set in place on the building.

 

 

 

 

 

The roof sections are finished on the work shop.
I also have the windows for the raised part of the roof over the gantry crane built.

There is a piece of wood made to slide under the side of the building.
This is the concrete pad that will be under the crane.

 

 

 

 

The roof section over the crane area is done in corrugated metal and the rest of the roof is done in tar and membrane roofing.
With an old building like this it has had several roof repairs over the years.

The roof is done with printed paper that is glued on.

The loading dock if finished with a poured concrete base and a painted platform.

 

 

 

 

These are the parts for the concrete base on the I-beam support.
The square blocks are cut out so the upright I-beam support post can fit into them.
The square blocks will fit into the oval base ( one of the holes has been cut out for the block ).

 

 

 

 

The upright I-beam support is built.

With the support in place on the concrete pad outside the big door, the end of the I-beam for the hoist is fastened to the support.

Extra bracing is added to the top of the I-beam.

 

 

 

 

The two sliding doors for this opening have been notched out at the top so they fit around the I-beam when they are closed.

 

 

 

 

Making the parts for the chain hoist.

 

 

 

 

The parts are then fit together.

 

 

 

 

The chain hoist is all painted and mounted.

 

 

Sorry for the echo, but, "Nice",  Definitely different and realistic, with that "down by

the tracks" look.

Great looking building. Fantastic craftsmanship.

Very nice!

Matt

That is really nice, and I agree - you get tired of square buildings all the time, but it takes time and thought to make non-square ones that look real.  Good jluck with the next one!

Ray,

Very nice job. The rolled roof is a nice touch.

 

Alan Graziano

Fantastic,

nicely done and simple.

thank you for sharing.

Andre.

Wonderful modeling.   Thank you, for taking the time to post pictures.

Mike CT.

Great building and thank you for taking the time to explain the construction process.

 

Art

GREAT work......nice design and detail.....

Great job and thanks for sharing some of your "secrets"