Model Development

So far so good. I’m having fun with the model for construction. It’s at a scale of 1:2. I was struggling to make some elements such as the Z-purlins. I made them out of MDF and glue and then aluminium flashing however they weren’t strong enough and both attempts fell apart. If anyone else is making box-gutters and purlins, Des has some really cool tools in the workshop. I used some sheet metal and cut it to size and then bent it using a metal bender. It’s pretty cool and much stronger than my other attempts.

This is my precast load bearing concrete panel, with a pre cast plate to weld my rafter to.


This is my developing 'I' beam rafter. I made it using MDF, liquid nails and screws.