This is a quick post on some storage buildings, based on parts I have found recently at one of the second-hand stores in the area.
I managed to find a bunch of parts for some Ertl farm buildings, as well as some more Hot Wheels street building sets.
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| Various plastic buildings |
First, the Hot wheels building. I wanted to try something a bit different with this building, I have made it into a garage or shed before. I didn't make the top removable, so it was hard to have play on the interior. I sawed off the top before painting or any other work. To help with locating the roof, I added a piece of plastic card to the front.
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| Top sawed off |
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| Top with added front card |
I cut a piece of hardboard for a base. It's painted up as a concrete slab. I just give the interior walls a quick black spray and then some touch up with a neutral brown. It's really just to give some coverage of the bright blue. I add a couple of plastic numbers to the front after I painted it up. I also managed to not take many pics, so we jump to the finished product.
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| Front view |
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| Jack checks the garage |
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| Jack just inside the door |
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| Garage door open, roof off |
For the Ertl buildings, they are just straight builds. I paint one up with a red oxide exterior and green roof. It is mounted on a sheet of plastic card, painted to look like a concrete slab. I keep it very thin for the red building. There isn't much to show for in process pictures, it's just painting really.
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| Jack checks the warehouse |
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| Jack in the warehouse |
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| A look through the open doors |
The other garages are still work in progress, but they will look about the same. I haven't decided if I will grab my older small Hot Wheels garage and open the roof up like the first one I did here. For now I will just leave it intact I believe.
If you get a chance to find any of these buildings, I definitely recommend them. The Ertl parts can be used for larger or smaller buildings, or for ruins. Especially if you can get them cheap.
