I've been looking for a suitable two track Railroad shed for a while now, and I think I finally came up with one that doesn't cost $400 USD to build.

This shed was built in about an hour and a half in LDD. It should cost around $200 USD to built in real life, but purists beware: I'm going to cut the XL baseplates to fit the shed better.

The slits in the back arefor the tracks to poke out. The shed uses 96 dark green 1x2x3 windows, and 48 dark green 1x2x2 windows, plus 24 of these parts. http://www.bricklink...tem.asp?P=91176

One of the other reasons for this shed is to give my version of Anthony Sava's 2-8-4 Berkshire a home. It fits with room to spare in every direction.

It even has plenty of headroom!

For those out there that think this shed could work for their big engine, here is the shed specs:

• 80 studs long w/ a 79 stud long bay
  
• 30 studs wide w/ 12 studs wide bay
  
• 13 & 2/3 bricks tall w/ 12 bricks tall bay (from the top of the rail to the roof)
  
• 5 track long bay (6 if you include the 2 extra tracks shown in the pictures.)
  

The LXF file will be comming (minus steam locomotive!) as soon as MOCPages will let me upload again.

The new shed with better windows and new roof, and yes, the Berkshire still fits. I personally think it kinda looks like the sheds in The Railway Series (Thomas the Tank Engine) due to the green arched windows. What do you think?

Here is the rear of the shed. (This picture may bee a little big, but hopefully it's close enough...)

Here is the LXF (without the Berkshire, of course!)

http://www.mocpages....1360635585m.lxf

Edited February 12, 201312 yr by Murdoch17

haha has the cost of my double shed make you think of new ideas.

It was costly and time consuming to get all the parts but outcome is nice.

From your past work i think you could improve on this. Good basis i think.

I think the roof needs work Keep at it good start.

Dont take this the wrong way coz you know i like your work.

Very cool. Did you use any real life train sheds as models, or were you just looking to build something that your trains would fit nicely in?

Can you tell me what you are using for the roof ? I can't make it out from the pics.

Are you having doors ?

In response to your questions and commments:

Lazarus: Thanks for your compliment, and yes, I'm trying to work on a better roof.

sirrobin: It was a little of both. I knew I was looking for a certain size, but wasn't sure how to work it. I then thought of 1970's modern-looking buildings with the flat roof desgin. The rerst just fell into place.

Camelboy68: Lots of plates. A base layer of 2x14's in a cross-like pattern paves the way for 2x16's and 6x16's on top. Also, I didn't think about doors, thanks for the idea!

EDIT: In this picture, I have removed all of the 6x16's. Hope this helps!

Edited February 5, 201312 yr by Murdoch17

Thanks for clearing that up, it is clearer now.

That does look a bit office like and as a modern engine shed I'd say it would work well. I think if it was me I'd have to add some roof features like vents or air conditioners etc. It is a nice design although all those dark green windows could get a bit expensive I think.

Over here the sheds that I have seen on my travels in to and out of London look much more warehouse like, just like a big B&Q store that happens to have a railway track inside it. But then they are a bit boring to be honest so i would try something like you have done rather than build one of them.

You might want to do something that looks more like glass block for the windows. Either 1x1 bricks or 1x1 plates in trans clear. I thought I had a better photo somewhere, but this is the best I have handy from brickworld 2010 (not my creation). From the looks of it, I think this one used 1x2 bricks sideways.

I have made some upgrades to the file and uploaded it to MOCPages. I will shortly update the first post, so stay tuned!

EDIT: Done!

Edited February 12, 201312 yr by Murdoch17

The upgraded pictures look really good and are a big improvement. That's a really great looking loco shed.

Getting better. I think you need like a little maintance hut attached to the side for the work crew.