Lumber Yard Drying and Storage Shed - Model scratch building on the cheap

It is important that my model sawmill is able to dry its products thoroughly before they are shipped to the customers, otherwise the wood will contract, warp and crack. Therefore, a drying and storage shed was needed where the products would be allowed to air dry before being loaded for shipment by rail or truck. As you can see, I have primarily used very cheap materials for this simple build partly with the purpose of making the shelter look simple and a bit scrappy. For more on my plans for a layout set in mid-1950s Denmark, please visit my blog: www.sundborg.wordpress.com
Materials used in this video:
• Cardboard 1 mm
• Elmer’s PVA Glue
• Liquitex acrylic paint
• Midwest Products Basswood Strips
• Noch 07142 Leaves light green
• Noch 07146 Leaves dark green
• Noch 07204 Flock Medium Green
• Preiser figures
• Pro Masking Tape
• Vallejo 70.992 Neutral Grey
• Vallejo 73.827 Moss and Lichen
• Vallejo 74.602 Surface Primer Black
• Woodland Scenics T1349 Blended Turf Green Blend
Music by Pedro. Check out his TH-cam channel: / @musicbypedro as well as Pedro’s Twitter: / pedro6285 , Instagram: / pedro6285 , and Twitch: / pedro6285 . Thanks to Pedro and all the other talented musicians for making their music available for free on TH-cam!
Finally, here is a shout-out to some of the other You-tubers who’s channels I have enjoyed recently: @Bluffers to Buffers, @Chadwick Model Railway, @csxmad, @DaveClass47, @David Hyde, @DeanPark, @djstrains, @EverardJunction, @Fos Scale Models, @Galgorm Hall, @Gamle Jernbaner, @heldvorerdbeeerfeld, @Hovermotion, @Jason Jensen Trains, @Jennifer E. Kirk, @Johns MOBA, @Kathy Millart, @Luke Towan, @MarklinofSweden, @McKinley Railway, @medway railway modeler, @Miniatur Wunderland, @Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine, @Model Railroading, @Moldy Raspberry, @mpeterll, @NOCH, @Nordic Tram, @OO Neal, @Paul Apps at Sandling Junction, @Renaud Yver, @Sam’s Trains, @Sebb’s 1zu87, @The Scrap Line. Check out their channels, they all do amazing work!

[@Helvetii1291]

Great little background structure!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! I’m glad you liked it 😃🚂

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Excellent idea, and tutorial. Thank-you...

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you for your kind feedback!

[@HenrikSweden1]

looks great and i love when a project🐥 costs almost nothing ! thanks.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! Yes, this project only cost me a couple of US$ so it was really cheap.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I think I've watched this video about 10 times now.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

I hope that means you like it :-D

[@w.rustylane5650]

@@SundborgModelRailwayYes I did & I built the lumber shed. Cheers - TN

[@chrisbarr1359]

Excellent! Beautiful lumber shed.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks, glad you liked it. It was a very cheap build too ;-)

[@ianjames1352]

Thanks for sharing.looks amazing and cost very little to build. It's give me the idea to build a strorage barn in stead of buy one.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! Glad you liked it. It is in many ways much more fun to build things yourself rather than buying a kit.

[@philRminiatures]

Looks real and so lovely, excellent addition!👍

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks! Glad you liked it 🚂

[@germanantonionavarrete5428]

Excelente trabajo.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you! 🚂

[@schadowolf]

Very well done! Subbed.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you and welcome to the channel!🚂

[@w.rustylane5650]

Nice board & batten idea. I'm gonna have to give that a try. I always learn something by watching other modelers. Looks like you need to stain the interior wood work if it's gonna be that visible. Oh, I see you marked the boards with a pencil instead of painting the interior. Great idea. I was wondering how tall you made the structure so I guess 12 scale feet tall & seeing you marking off the interior, you made it 4 1/2 cm to include the top rail. I guessed right. I'll have to guess the length and the width looks to be about two sections. Just don't know how high the top of the roof is but I'll just guess looking at the pitch you used. Looks to be about 2 cm taller than front and back walls. The tractor and forklift work well into the scene. I've got an old Diamond T flatbed truck I'll incorporate into the scene as well. I've been wanting to scratch build a lumber warehouse. Cheers from eastern TN

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thank you, glad you liked this rather simpel build. A Diamond T truck sounds like an awfully big truck - at least it would be for my small Danish sawmill, but perhaps you are modelling an American sawmill? Then things cannot get big enough :-D

[@ajmatthews7700]

Very effective!

[@SundborgModelRailway]

Thanks :-)

[@rencleavus5213]

The rolled roofing is lapped the wrong way. Otherwise very nice.

[@SundborgModelRailway]

You mean horizontally instead of vertically? In Denmark you can see both.

[@germanantonionavarrete5428]

Hola. Buenas tardes, que escala es

[@SundborgModelRailway]

It is h0 scale = 1:87

[@germanantonionavarrete5428]

Que bien. Muy interesante
Saludos desde Chile.