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A fine engine shed for good-looking locomotives

This project was an old dream of mine! So I took a lot of trouble building and detailing this engine shed to ensure the highest possible degree of accuracy. The techniques used are nevertheless very simple and accessible to all. The architecture is classical and harmonious, with two unequal bays and a small lean-to wooden shed on the side. Each bay is 115mm wide and respectively 280 and 360mm long. The lean-to is 150 x 50mm.

WINDOWS AND WALLS

Let’s begin by the Zapf-Modell windows, assembled two by two before inserting the glazing, and which will be used as a template for cutting out the openings. The walls consist of a 3mm thick

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