Building a 1:72 Aircraft Hangar - Advice needed

[Thorbrand]

Hello Gents

As there isn't much in the way of aircraft hangars available in kit form, I have decided to try and build my own.

This hangar isn't exactly full size but big enough to fit a 1:72 aircraft in, essentially it's a kind of maintenance hangar where repairs can be done.

My question is, which type of supports look the most realistic in the picture below?

This is for the walls, which will have a corrugated steel effect on them eventually (Cardboard)

I'm pretty confident about the roof trussing, just not sure about the walls.

I've also included a picture of the front and back of the hangar and will try to update this thread as and when I make progress. So keep your eyes peeled!

[rickoshea52]

Have you seen these kits?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aviation-Hangar-1-72-scale-Aircraft-Hangar-Model-Kit-LASERCUT-PARTS-NEW/282502788369?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D7ad106971b474c9e99f524a8d0235d5b%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D112413003910

I had a go at building a hangar scene and came to the conclusion that a full scale model of one would be too big and a massive undertaking, the compromise I made was to create the feel of a corner of a larger building. You can see my results here - http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/the-hangar.22609/

[Thorbrand]

Thanks for the link. I really like your idea of creating a section of the hangar, I may decide to do a cross section roof by cutting it diagonally.