I have been asked to provide info on making a hangar. On reviewing the first of such post I see that I was very neglectful of details and the nuts and bolts of such a process. I will attempt to rectify this now.
Lou
Most items used are printed on my PC using Office 97 drawing tools, others are taken from the internet. Here are the items I used.
Most hangar floors are light colour to reflect light when doing maintenance on aircraft. Some are gloss to make it easier to clean, however they are very slippery when wet with water and oil. Mine are light grey.
Some older hangar floors were poured in blocks rather than a solid sheet. This was more prevalent in northern climates to allow for expansion. I used a pen to do the lines.
Hangar lines are used to separate maintenance bays and some have a red line on the outer edge to provide a fire lane. One is not suppose to place equipment in the fire lane. A big problem in small hangars. I made mine from coloured electrical tape.
Grounding points are located to have easy access from any area of the hangar floor. The colour may vary, but my experience has been yellow and black. These were printed to size on my PC with ordinary paper and glued in place.
Lines are placed where you wish. I elected to have a walkway between the maintenance bays. Some will have lines directing where the tires should sit.
I used cinder block columns but you can use brick or poured cement, steel etc. I used a nail to score the lines to help folding.
Once folded, a cardboard baffle may be added to help retain the shape and then a bit of glue to attach to the hangar walls.
Cereal box cardboard was used to equally space the columns and will be used to affix the wall covering.
I tried making my own sheeting but finally settling on using corrugated galvanized metal.
I glued the sheeting to the cardboard and placed them between the columns.
Windows and doors are sized and located to your liking. There are no set rules, but you should have at least two emergency exits.
In the first hangar I worked in there was a large roll up door to allow P&W J-57 engines to be rolled into the engine shop.
Heating ducts are folded and glued.
To make one longer or make a turn just cut open one end and glue.
Glue the ducts to the top of the cinder block columns. Tidying up loose pieces is done after with super glue.
Air diffusers are a personal choice based on what you want to achieve. Sorry I can't find the pattern for the diffuser.
Signs may be put up at any time. I like the safety reminder. I also identify my shops.
Moving right along. Notice the black top effect.
Water suppression piping is red. I used BBQ skewers to form the pipes. Arrange pipes to reach all area of the hangar. The vertical member is the feed line and should be bigger.
Water pipes were painted yellow.
The curcuit breaker panel required two electricians to put it on straight.
Electrical conduits were painted grey.
No hangar is complete without clutter. All are home made except for drop tanks and missile which are plastic. Add a few people and you have a nice area for your photo taking.
Although this is a 1/72 AJ Savage, the hangar lends itself to many photo ops.
Lou
Anyone wanting close ups of any area are welcomed to ask.
Well what can I say!!!!!!!!. That has got to be a tutorial to beat all tutorials!. Excellent Lou, very informative and enjoyable. You never fail to impress me. i like your mini workforce, do they take much looking after? Regards Paul J.
They are non-union and work for scale!!!!
Lou
Thanks Lou.
Very informative and nicely done.
I once contemplated making one of those 1920s-1930s RAF hangars with the lattice roof trusses but no actual roof to allow for illumination. One of these years.... :-\
Mark
Really nice Lou. It was a lot of work I'm sure but it sure fills the bill.
Cliff.
This is a work of art in itself Lou,thank you for the time and trouble that you have taken with this,great explanations and excellent photography as well.
Barry.
Thank you all. Mark, make sure to post photos when you do yours.
Lou
A new friend on flickr showed me http://ecardmodels.com/product_info.php?cPath=57_67_33_114&products_id=1835
You can get some accessories for your hangar scene. The scales are more the paper card model scales, but could be copied and reprinted in the scale you are using.
Lou
And dont they look good as well ? really detailed little models that someone has put a lot of work into,a good find.
Barry.