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Modular Shops Finish: All Scale: All Item: MS
Here’s How It Works:

• Modular Shops have sloping roofs with what are called gable ends. As
we plan and construct your building, we’re going to reference a starting
point, usually in the front, left corner. As we visualize your building, the
gable ends will be at each side, with the non-gable walls at front and
back. Naturally, you can orient your building on your layout as you see
fit, but for construction we need a starting point.
Gable End
Front or (Side) Start point
Back
• A Modular Shops building is made of Wall panels that sit on top of the
Hello! Thank you for purchasing our Modular Shops. This kit uses a Floor, capped by the Roof.
modular wall design so you can choose the features and size to fit your
needs, from a tiny shed to a large building. The modultar kit comes Roof
complete with a full modular exterior with wall heights ranging from 8
to 20 feet tall, ground and dock level floors, and modular loading docks. Wall Panel Wall Panel
We’ll explain the basics, give you suggested builds, and show you how Wall Panel
to change and expand the model. Overall, this is an amazingly versatile

kit that can provide you with many shop buildings. We hope you enjoy Floor
building this model! • Standard Wall panels are the same width and can be freely
- John and Aaron, Team Track Models interchanged. These Wall panels are 14 scale feet wide and can
accommodate a variety of doors and windows. Also included are Narrow
Icon Guide Card Thickness Guide Walls which are 7 scale feet wide. These are handy for making small
We base our models on common sheds and structures, and are only used on the gable ends of a building.
Glue using glue stick paper and card materials found at All Walls with ground floor doors and windows can be made from 8 to
craft and art supply stores. We try 20 scale feet tall in 2-foot increments. Walls with dock high doors and
to be very exact with our models windows can be from 12 to 20 scale feet tall. It is possible to have a
Glue using PVA and the thickness of the card board portion of a building have dock high interior floor and the remaining
(“White Glue”) specified is important. However, portion have a ground high floor.
you may wish to reuse material you • Door and windows can be basic (flat printed on the wall) or craftsman
Cut with scissors along already have on hand. Use the line
cut line constructed, which are cut out and inset into the wall, providing
thicknesses to help determine if additional relief and texture, but also increasing the complexity and
you can substitute. time it takes to build each Wall panel.
Cut with hobby knife
Paper 20lb Bond
Outline with pencil
Poster Board
“Paint” paper with (Card)
marker Simple
Mat Board Craftsman
Fold along dashed line (Mount Board) • Because of the modular style and that we wanted to provide you
with as many options as reasonably possible, you may need to make
Align along line additional copies of some pages such as Wall Textures and Wall Bases.
Recommended Tools
Wrap and glue Glue Stick • To provide the most options and flexibility some texture elements are
All Purpose White Glue, PVA located in Layers in Adobe Acrobat. Turn on and off layers to add and
Hobby Knife remove doors and windows.
Acrobat Layers
Scissors
Felt Tip Pens, esp. black, gray
Cutting Mat
Tweezers
Metal Ruler
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Getting Started 5 Plan Your Wall Features

With so many options planning your building may seem complicated, so Then consider what wall features you want at each Wall segment such
let’s walk through the steps to design some basic buildings: as doors, windows, or blank walls. You will want dock high doors and
windows along loading docks and dock high floors. Choose the Wall
1 Plan Your Building Size Textures with the correct features for each of your walls and write the
Wall description on each segment around the perimeter of your plan.
Using the planning page, determine the overall size of your building. This will be your “map” of which Walls to construct and where they’ll go.
Use it to measure the space on your layout and determine the size of
your building in units of Wall panels wide and deep. Modular Shops can
be up to 3 Wall panels deep and almost unlimited Wall panels wide.
2 Plan Your Building Height

All the Walls within a building must have the same height. Small
buildings such as sheds and yard buildings tend to have low heights
such as 8 or 10 feet. Buildings that have Loading Docks or loading
doors at railcar height must be 12 feet or taller. Generally the larger
the building, the taller the walls. Lastly, buildings with railcar doors or
buildings with tracks where cars are driven inside, must be 20 feet tall. 6 Decide Which Options You Wish to Model
There are exterior Stairs, Roof Vents, Bumpers for truck loading doors
3 Planning Loading Docks and docks, Rail Car Door, Heating Oil Tank, Chimney, exterior Wall Lights,
Included in the Modular Shops is an optional Modular Loading Dock Electric Meters, Safety Signs, Door Numbers, extra Doors, Windows and
that can be built to any length in increments of 14 scale feet, and depths Loading Doors, as well as Loaded and Empty Pallets.
of both 11 and 6 scale feet deep, with Loading Dock Ramps that can be
placed at any spot such as the end or face of the loading dock and at 7 Print Kit Pages
loading doors. Plan the layout of the dock in relation to your building.
The dock is made of Wall Panel length sections and both dock and ramp Depending on your building plan, you may not need to print all of the
fit perfectly with the Wall Panels. Identify the depth of the dock, which pages of the base structure and textures. If your building will be fairly
sections are against the building, which are free standing, and if/where large, you may need to print additional copies. To save on ink or toner,
you will have ramps. examine each page to get oriented and print only the pages you need.
Print using your printer’s best color and resolution. Print using “No color
manage” in Acrobat. Print the pages at 100% making sure features such
as “Scale to Fit” are deselected. To protect pages printed with ink from
water damage, or to dull the gloss effects of toner printed pages, spray
a couple coats of dull clear paint such as Testers Dull Coat. Test a sample
before spraying all your pages.
8 Cut and Glue Pages

4 Plan Your Floors Kit pieces are divided into sections such as Print Only, Poster Board and
If you will have a loading dock, some or all of your building can have a Mat Board. Separate these sections if there’s more than one on a page.
dock high floor in addition to the ground floor. Plan the dock high floor With glue stick, thoroughly glue the printed paper to the indicated
along the lines of the planning page grid. sub material (poster or mat board). Let the glue dry before cutting out
pieces.
9 Cut Out Pieces

As needed throughout the construction process, cut out the assembly
pieces. For paper only pieces you can use scissors. For poster board
and mat board, it is important to use a sharp knife and straight edge.
Using scissors will force the boards to curl which will result in a poorly
assembled model.
Instruction Sections: 1.4

1. Ground Floor
2. Basic Wall Panels Using the completed Floor Base as a
3. Craftsman Wall Panels guide, identify the size of Floor Texture
4. Assembling Walls Cut Pattern by aligning the Start dot in
5. Wall Gables and Roof the bottom left corner. The floor size is
Optional Items: indicated with the blue lines.
6. Interiors
7. Dock High Floor
8. Loading Dock
9. Stairs
10. Railcar Door
11. Chimney
12. Heating Oil Tank
13. Bumper Boards 1.5
14. Pallets
15. Loaded Pallets Cut out the Floor Texture Cut Pattern
16. Electric Meters, Roof Vents, Wall Lights and Safety Signs along the “wing” trim line. There is a
17. Extra Door and Windows “wing” along each side of the finished
18. Extending Modular Buildings Cut Pattern.
Section 1: The Ground Floor

Follow these steps to construct the Floor which is the foundation of
your building.
1.1
Using your Planning Page as a guide, 1.6

identify the size of Floor Base required
by aligning the Start dot in the bottom With a pencil lightly outline the Floor
left corners. Cut the Floor Base slightly Texture Cut Pattern shape on the reverse
larger (just outside the trim lines). side of the Floor Texture.
1.2
1.7
With glue stick glue Floor Base to mat
board.
Cut out the Floor Texture.
1.3
1.8
When dry, cut Floor Base to exact size
following the trim lines. Using glue stick glue Floor Texture to
Floor Base, wrapping and gluing “wings”
around the edges. Apply glue to the
Floor Base to prevent stretching the
Floor Texture.
About Wall Bases 2.5

All Walls begin with a Wall Base. A Wall Texture is then glued and
wrapped around the Wall Base to form a completed Wall Panel or Wall. Pre-fold Wall Texture flaps at sides and
top. Using glue stick apply glue to the
Wall Bases have markings for people doors, windows and loading backside of the Wall Base. Press Wall
doors. These are used as cutout guides for craftsman Walls. If you will be Base to Wall Texture, aligning as shown
building simple Walls, disregard the guides. centered side to side and flush along the
bottom.
There are ground level Wall Bases, Dock High Wall Bases, Narrow Wall
Bases and Dock High Narrow Wall Bases. Use the correct base for the 2.6
size and type of wall section. If you are building basic Walls, you may use
ground level and dock high Wall Bases interchangeably. Using glue stick apply glue to Wall
Texture tabs. Wrap and glue tabs around
Wall Bases have markings for wall height. As you cut out Wall Bases to Wall Base side tabs first, top tab last.
glue to mat board, trim pieces to the height desired for your building.
Remember, all Walls must be the same height within a single structure.
Section 2: Simple Wall Panels

Use these steps for blank walls and walls with flat printed (not cut out
and inset) windows and doors. Starting here will get you familiar with
the basic construction used for every Wall Panel.
2.1
Section 3: Craftsman Wall Panels
Using Layers in Acrobat, select the wall Use these steps for creating Wall Panels with inset windows and doors.
features you need and print the Wall These are made of a Wall Base with cutouts for the window and door
Textures page. Repeat as needed to openings. You can also cut the doors and windows to show them
collect all the textures. opened.
2.2 Wall Base door and window guides explained:

Each Wall Base has markings for doors, windows and wall height.
Glue Wall Base to mat board. Using glue Examine the Wall Texture. Identify which window or door elements the
stick apply glue to mat board being Wall Texure features. Cut out the window and/or doors using the Wall
sure to thoroughly cover an area slightly Base guide.
larger than the Wall Base. Press Wall Base
to mat board. Wall Heights
20’ 20’ 20’
2.3 18’
16’
18’
16’
18’
16’
14’ 14’ 14’

Cut out Wall Base with knife. 12’ 12’ 12’
Cut Out
Cut Out for for
Loading People
Door Door Cut Out
for
Window(s)
2.4
Cut out the Simple Wall Texture for this 3.1

Wall. Trim the Wall Texture to the correct
height for your building.
Using Layers in Acrobat, select the wall
features you need and print the Wall
Textures page. Repeat as needed to
collect all the textures.
3.2 3.9
Glue Wall Base to mat board. Using glue Using glue stick, apply glue to back side
stick apply glue to mat board being (unprinted) of Wall Base. Glue Simple
sure to thoroughly cover an area slightly Wall Texture doors and windows to the
larger than the Wall Base. Press Wall Base back of the Wall Base with the printing
to mat board. facing out through the door and window
openings.
3.3
3.10
Cut out Wall Base with knife. Cut out Doors and windows can be cut and glued to represent open doors and
window and/or door opening as needed windows. Follow the following steps.
using the guide(s) printed on the Wall
Base. 3.10a Open Doors
People doors can be cut around the

3.4 top, bottom and doorknob side of the
door. Then fold the door in or out of the
Cut out the Craftsman Wall Texture for building as desired.
this Wall. Trim the Wall Texture to the
correct height for your building. Using Loading doors can come in several
a knife, cut out any window and door styles: roll-up, hinged, or sliding. Cut and
openings, leaving the “wings”. trim the door to the portion you want
visible and glue in place. Or, leave it off
3.5 entirely.
Pre-fold Wall Texture flaps at sides and

top. Using glue stick apply glue to the
backside of the Wall Base. Press Wall
Base to Wall Texture, aligning as shown
centered side to side and flush along the
3.10b Open Windows
bottom, also making sure the window
and/or door openings align with the Like doors, windows can come in
Wall Texure openings. The Wall Base different styles such as hinged to open
printed side will face the inside of your or slide to open. Like the doors above,
building. you can cut and fold to open a hinged
window, or trim and glue to open a
3.6 sliding window.
3.11
Using glue stick apply glue to Wall Optionally you can cover the inside of each Wall Panel with an Interior
Texture tabs. Wrap and glue tabs around Wall Texture. To do so skip to Section 6: Interiors before assembling
Wall Base side tabs first, top tab last. Walls to Floors.
3.7 Section 4: Assembling Walls to Floor

Wall panels will be glued to the top of the Floor, around its perimeter,
Using glue stick apply glue to Wall Base
beginning at the Start point, or front, left corner. It is helpful to arrange
around window and/or door openings.
your Walls in order from the Start point in a counter-clockwise direction.
Wrap and glue window/door tabs
This will help prevent gluing in a Wall panel in the incorrect spot. We’ll
around openings.
be using PVA white glue for this step. While PVA has a quick hold and
bond, after gluing a few Walls it is good to pause for a few minutes to let
3.8 things set up before proceeding.
The Simple Wall Texture is used for Front and back completed walls span
the door and window insets. Cut out edge to edge along the Floor. Side walls, Gable End
Front or (Side)
the windows and/or doors leaving what will be the gabled walls, are inset Back
approximately 3/16” or 5mm around all in between the front and back walls as
sides. shown.
4.6
Continue gluing remaining Walls,

insetting the second side wall like the
first, and completing the perimiter of the
structure.
4.7
If your building has a Dock High Floor,
return to step 7.5 to complete the Dock
High Floor installation, then return to
next Section 5.
Section 5: Wall Gables and Roof

Tip Lay your completed Wall Panels around your building Because of the modular concept, the Wall Gables are added after the
plan with the correct panel in the correct location. It is Walls are assembled. Each building will use only one pair of Wall Gables.
easy to lose track of what panel goes where during the Select the correct Wall Gable for the depth of your building. In our
assembly process. Example C, the main building is 2 Walls deep, so we would need the two
2 Wall Gables.
4.1
If you will have a Dock High Floor, skip 5.1
to Section 7, step 7.1. When instructed,
return to continue with step 4.2.
With glue stick glue Wall Gables to mat
board. When glue has set cut out Wall
4.2 Gables.
Using PVA glue, apply a small bead of

glue to the bottom edge of the first Wall,
and glue to the top of the Floor, aligned 5.2
with the edge as shown.
Using PVA glue Wall Gables to top edge
of side walls of your building.
4.3
With PVA glue, apply a small bead of

glue to the bottom and left edge of the
second Wall, and glue to the top of the 5.3
Floor and to the first Wall as shown. Keep
Wall panels aligned, straight and vertical. Cut out Roof Bases (there are two) for
your size building. Beginning at the Start
4.4 dot, cut them slightly larger than final
size.
Continue gluing remaining Walls until
you reach the first corner. You have
completed the front wall and now will 5.4
install the side wall. Side walls are inset,
meaning they sit within the front and With glue stick glue Roof Bases to mat
back walls. Glue the first Wall panel of board. Cut out Roof Bases.
the side wall to the Floor and front wall
as shown.
4.5
5.5
Continue gluing remaining Walls until
you reach the second corner. You have
Using PVA glue the first Roof Base to the
completed the side wall and now will
top of the Walls and Wall Gables, with
begin the back wall. Glue the first Wall
one edge of the Roof Base aligned with
panel of the back wall to the Floor and
the Wall Gable peaks.
side wall as shown.
5.6 Section 7: Dock High Floor

Dock High Floors are supported by Dock High Floor Risers which are
Using PVA glue the second Roof Base glued to Wall panels that are adjacent to the Dock High Floor. Where
to the top of the Walls and Wall Gables, the Dock High Floor is not adjacent a wall, the riser is visible within the
aligned along the edge of the first Roof building, so there are Textured Dock High Floor Risers. It is helpful to
Base at the peak. install the non-textured Dock High Floor Risers to Wall panels prior to
gluing Walls panels to the ground Floor.
5.7 7.1
Fold the Roof Texture along the center. With glue stick glue Dock High Floor
Cut out the Roof Texture, beginning Risers to mat board. You may need to
at the Start dot, expanding out in all print additional copies depending on
directions for the size of your building. how large a Dock High Floor you are
building. You’ll need a Riser on most Wall
panels.
5.8
7.2
With glue stick glue the Roof Texture to
the Roof Bases, with the Roof Texture Cut out Dock High Floor Risers.
center fold aligned precisely with the
peak of the Roof Bases. Gently press the
Texture to the Bases working from the
center ridge outwards. The Roof Texture
is slightly larger than the Bases and 7.3
should have a slight overhang.
Using PVA glue, glue the Dock High
Floor Risers to the inside bottom edge of
each Wall panel, centered side to side.
Section 6: Interiors
7.4
6.1 Return to step 4.2 to assemble Walls to
Floor. When the Walls are completed,
Using Layers in Acrobat, select the wall return to next step 7.5.
features you need and print the Interior
Wall Textures page. Repeat as needed to 7.5
collect all the textures.
Cut out the Dock High Floor. In our
6.2 Example B on page 2 the small freight
house has a dock high floor 2 Walls wide
Cut out Interior Wall Textures. Trim to the by 1 Wall deep.
correct height of your structure. Note:
Dock high Interiors begin at dock height
so use the correct trim size as indicated.
6.3
Using glue stick glue the Interiors to

their respective Wall Panels.
7.6
6.4 With glue stick glue Dock High Floor to

Go to Section 4: Assembling Walls to mat board. When glue has set, cut out
Floor. Dock High Floor.
If your Dock High Floor will have an edge not adjacent a wall, make a beyond with a Loading Ramp at the end. The portion along the wall will
Textured Dock High Floor Riser for each Wall panel length of exposed have a Back Base 5x long and need 9 Front Bases (5 for the section along
Dock High Floor following steps 6.7 - 6.9. Again using the small freight the wall, 2 for each side of the portion extending beyond). Ramps are
house example, there is a 1 Wall length of Dock High Floor exposed so self contained.
we would need 1 Textured Dock High Riser.
8.1
7.7
Cut the Loading Dock Back Base from
With glue stick glue Textured Dock High your printout to the length needed. If
Floor Risers to mat board. When glue has your dock is longer, make additional
set, cut out pieces. Back Bases. In our example we need
a Back Base 5x long. Using glue stick
glue Back Base to mat board. Cut out
assembled Back Base with knife.
7.8
8.2
With a pen or pencil of similar color,
color the exposed edge of the Dock High If you have multiple Back Bases, using
Floor where it will be visible. PVA glue Back Bases together at their
ends to form one long base.
7.9
Using PVA glue Textured Dock High

Floor Risers to bottom of Dock High
Floor, aligned along the exposed edge.
8.3
Using glue stick glue and wrap a Loading

Dock Back Endcap Texture around each
7.10 end of the Back Base.
Test fit the Dock High Floor in your

building. Trim if necessary to make a
good fit.
8.4
With PVA, glue Back Base to wall of

building aligning with the bottom of the
wall.
7.11
With PVA glue Dock High Floor to tops of

Dock High Risers. 8.5
Using glue stick glue Loading Dock Front

Base to mat board. Cut out Front Base
7.12 with knife.
Continue now with Section 5: Wall
Gables and Roof.
8.6
Section 8: Loading Dock
There are two construction methods for the Loading Dock: docks With glue stick Loading Dock Front
against the building, and docks free standing viewable from all sides. Texture to Loading Dock Front Base
While docks against a building have Front Bases and a Back Base, free centered between sides and flush along
standing dock sections use Front Bases for both front and back. Docks top and bottom. Glue and wrap tabs
are built in Wall Panel increments. around Base. Repeat steps 6.5 and 6.6 to
create as many Front Panels as needed
We’ll build the following example: Our building is 5 Wall Panel units long for your Loading Dock. In our example
and will have a Wide Loading Dock along the wall and extend 2 units we need 9 Front Panels.
8.7 8.13
With PVA glue Front Panels together at Choose the Loading Dock Top Bases for
their ends for the front, and if needed your depth of dock. Our example uses
separately for the back. Our example the Wide Base. Cut enough Top Bases for
would have 7 panels joined together for your Loading Dock. In our example we
the front, and 2 more joined together for need 7 for the main dock and 1 for the
the back. Glue the Front Panels for the ramp. With glue stick glue Top Bases to
back to the Back Base end. mat board. Cut out Top Bases with knife.
8.14
8.8 Cut out the same number of Loading
Dock Top Textures for your depth of
Choose the Loading Dock Ends for your dock. Pre-fold tabs. Apply glue stick to
depth of dock, either narrow or wide. In Top Base and glue to Top Texture. Apply
our example we’re building a wide dock. glue to texture tabs, wrap and glue tabs
Using glue stick glue Dock Ends to mat around Base. Repeat for each of the Top
board. Cut out Dock Ends with knife. Bases.
8.9 8.15
Choose the Loading Dock Supports for With PVA glue Top Panels to top of the
your depth of dock. Cut a Loading Dock assembled Loading Dock base frame.
Support for the length of your dock Use the Top Panels to square up the
minus 1. Our example dock is 7 Panels frame. Start in the middle and work your
long, so we would need 6 Supports. With way out to the ends.
glue stick glue Dock Supports to mat
board. Cut out Dock Supports with knife.
8.10
Using PVA glue a Loading Dock Support

centered to each line or joint of the
assembled Back Base.
8.16
Using glue stick glue Right and Left

Loading Dock Ramp Bases to mat board.
Cut out Ramp Bases.
8.17
8.11
With glue stick glue Loading Dock Ramp
Textures to Ramp Bases, wrapping
With PVA glue a Loading Dock End
texture tab around Base.
flush with each end of the Back Base
assembly.
8.18
8.12
Using PVA glue Ramp Bases to the
underside of the remaining Top Panel.
Using PVA glue the assembled wall
of Front Panels to the Dock Ends and
Supports.
8.19 9.5
Complete the dock by gluing the Ramp With a pen or pencil of similar color,
to the face of the dock with PVA. The “paint” the front and side edges of the
Ramp can be placed anywhere along the Stair Treads.
dock or face of your building.
9.6
Using PVA glue a Stair Tread to the “L”

Stair Stringer’s bottom tread support
opening. Keep the Tread perpendicular
to the Stringer while the glue sets.
Section 9: Stairs 9.7

You may build one or more sets of stairs. The stairs enable ground to
loading dock or dock high door access. With PVA glue the “R” Stair Stringer’s
bottom tread support opening to the
9.1 Stair Tread. Keep the Tread perpendicular
to the Stringer while the glue sets.
Using glue stick glue all Stair pieces
(Treads, Stringer Inner and Stringer 9.8
Outer) to poster board.
Glue the remaining Stair Treads to the
Stringers including one at the top.
9.2
Cut out all Stair pieces (Treads, Stringer

Inner and Stringer Outer). It is helpful to 9.8
cutout notches in the Stair Stringer Inner
before cutting out the entire piece. Glue the completed Stairs to the desired
location on the Loading Dock or Wall.
9.3
With a pen or pencil of similar color,

“paint” the exposed edges of the Stair
Section 10: Railcar Door
Stringer Inner and Stair Stringer Outer
as shown. The Railcar Door fits in place of a Wall panel. You can perminently glue
the door fully closed or at an open position, or omit the door entirely
to have an open bay. In addition, you will need to cut away the Floor to
accommodate your track rails. We do not have instructions for this and
recommend experimenting with scrap material to get the cut out to
your liking.
10.1
9.4
With glue stick glue Railcar Door to
With PVA glue the “L” Stair Stringer Inner poster board. Cut out Railcar Door.
to the inside (non-printed side) of the
“L” Stair Stringer Outer. Repeat for the “R”
Stringer pieces.
10.2 11.4
To use the entire door, using PVA glue Using glue stick wrap and glue Chimney
the edges of the Railcar Door in place of Top Texture around Chimney Top Base.
a Wall panel, gluing to neighboring Walls
and Roof or Gable. Note: the very dark
end is the top of the door.
11.4
10.3
With PVA glue Chimney Top centered
To use only a portion of the door, cut off to the top of Chimney. Glue Chimney to
the upper portion, leaving as much of Roof as desired.
the bottom of the door as desired. With
PVA glue the edges of the Railcar Door
to the Roof or Gable and neighboring
Walls.
Note: railcars and locomotives need

between 17’ to 19’ of clearance, so make
sure to not make the opening too low by
having too much door exposed.
Section 12: Heating Oil Tank

Section 11: Chimney Older small buildings were commonly heated with heating oil. This
optional item can be placed anywhere around the building along an
This optional item can be glued to the Roof at any location, though they outside wall as desired.
frequently are located above and just inside of a Gable Wall.
12.1
11.1
Using glue stick glue Heating Oil Tank
With glue stick glue Chimney Side Bases, Ends and Heating Oil Tank Inner Support
Top Base and Spacers to mat board. Cut to mat board. Cut out pieces. It may be
out Chimney pieces. helpful to slice off small portions at a
time around the curved areas.
12.2
11.2
With PVA glue Heating Oil Tank Inner
Using PVA glue Chimney Spacers to one Support to center backside of Heating
Chimney Side Base on guide marks as Oil Tank Ends.
shown. Glue the second Chimney Side
Base to other side of Spacers.
12.3
Using PVA glue Heating Oil Tank Body

around edges of the Heating Oil Tank
11.3 Ends. Start by gluing the end of the Tank
Texture with the blue line centered over
the Inner Support edge, then gently
With glue stick wrap and glue Chimney wrapping the Texture around tank. Be
Texture around Chimney Side Bases careful not to use too much tension. Use
assembly, starting with the tab. PVA to glue the overlapped end of the
Tank Body. Wipe off any excess glue, trim
any overhanging Texture, and “paint” any
white paper edges with black pen.
12.4 a)
13. 3
With glue stick glue Heating Oil Tank Glue and wrap Pallet Textures around
Stands to poster board. Cut out pieces. Pallet Bases using glue stick, beginning
with the a) Side flaps, b) bottom flap A,
and ending with c) bottom flap B.
b) c)
12.5
With a black pen, “paint” the edges and

back of the Stands to hide any white.
12.2 Section 14: Small Details

There are Electric Meters, Wall Lights, Dock Bumpers, Roof Vents,
With PVA glue Tank Stands to bottom of Company and Safety Signs. These details are a quick and easy way to
Heating Oil Tank. Place the completed add interesting detail to your building.
tank anywhere around your building.
14.1
With glue stick glue the Electric Meters

to mat board. After the glue dries cut
apart the Meters (though sometimes
electric meters are in a gang of 2 or 3
together). With a pencil, darken the
sides around the Electric Meters. Using
PVA, glue the meters to your building as
desired.
Section 13: Pallets 14.2
What warehouse doesn’t have pallets!
Using glue stick glue the Wall Lights
to mat board. After the glue dries cut
apart the Lights. With a black pen color
the edges of each Light black. Using
PVA, glue the Lights to your building as
desired.
13.1
14.3
Cut out Pallet Bases. For HO scale there
is one mat board base per pallet. For N
scale glue 2 poster board Pallet Bases With glue stick glue the Dock Bumpers
together to create the proper thickness. to poster board. After the glue dries cut
apart the Bumpers. With a black pen
color the edges of each Bumper black.
Using PVA, glue the Bumpers to your
13. 2 building and dock as desired.
Pre-fold flaps on sides and bottom of

Pallet Textures. Cut out Pallet Textures.
14.4 2. Add extensions off the non-gable

wall. This is more complex. Usually the
add-on will be the same wall height.
With glue stick glue the Roof Vents to
You will need to cut the roof of the
mat board. Two colors are provided,
main building flush with its wall, the
normally only one is used. The lightest
width of the add-on. The roof for the
edge is higher toward the sun.
add-on will need to be special cut.
After the glue dries cut apart the Vents.
With pieces of paper, trial and fit the add-on roof so the roof forms good
With a pencil or black pen color the
valley’s with the main building roof. Then, replicate that with mat board
edges of each Vent similar to the top
and roof texture.
color. Using PVA, glue the Vents to the
Roof as desired. Typically there will be
one for every 8’ to 12’ of building length, 3. Go up. You can take any smaller building
spaced evenly near the Roof ridge. and add it on top of a main building. To
do this, build the add-on without a floor,
just walls and roof. Using a Gable piece as
14.5 a guide, cut up either the front and back
walls or the two side walls using the angles
A selection of company, saftey signs and of the Gable as a guide. Then glue the add-
door numbers have been provided to on to the roof of the main building.
personalize your building. To use these,
simply cut out the signs and use glue
4. Go long. Because of its modular nature, you can adapt the model to
stick to glue the signs to your structure
continue its length. Add on additional Floors, Walls and Roofs. In this
where desired.
manner you can make a building of almost unlimited length in the front
and back walls. To make the building deeper, you’ll have to custom
make larger gables.
Section 15: Extra Doors and Windows
A few extra doors and windows have been provided. You can cut them
out and glue them to the face of any Wall panel to make simple doors
and windows, or you can inset them in the same fashion as craftsman
doors and windows.
Wrapping Up
Congratulations! You’re finished! Thank you for building our Team Track
Models’ Modular Shops. Use this model over and over to populate
your layout with shops, offices and industrial buildings of all kinds.
Use optional textures such as brick and metal to expand the look.
Experiment with different configurations. And please share your
experience with us and your model railroading friends.
- Best wishes from Aaron and John and Team Track Models.
Section 16: Extending Modular Shops
It is easy to extend the Modular Shops style buildings. Here are four
ways to add on. Use your creativity to make a variety of structures:
1. Add extensions off the gable wall.

To do this, build a second, typicall
shorter or smaller building, and
trim back the roof to be flush with
the end wall that will adjoin the
larger main building.

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Modular Shops Finish: All Scale: All Item: MS

Here’s How It Works:

to change and expand the model. Overall, this is an amazingly versatile

Getting Started 5 Plan Your Wall Features

2 Plan Your Building Height

8 Cut and Glue Pages

9 Cut Out Pieces

Instruction Sections: 1.4

Section 1: The Ground Floor

Using your Planning Page as a guide, 1.6

About Wall Bases 2.5

Section 2: Simple Wall Panels

2.2 Wall Base door and window guides explained:

14’ 14’ 14’

Cut out the Simple Wall Texture for this 3.1

People doors can be cut around the

Pre-fold Wall Texture flaps at sides and

3.7 Section 4: Assembling Walls to Floor

Continue gluing remaining Walls,

Section 5: Wall Gables and Roof

Using PVA glue, apply a small bead of

With PVA glue, apply a small bead of

5.6 Section 7: Dock High Floor

Using glue stick glue the Interiors to

6.4 With glue stick glue Dock High Floor to

Using PVA glue Textured Dock High

Using glue stick glue and wrap a Loading

Test fit the Dock High Floor in your

With PVA, glue Back Base to wall of

With PVA glue Dock High Floor to tops of

Using glue stick glue Loading Dock Front

Using PVA glue a Loading Dock Support

Using glue stick glue Right and Left

Using PVA glue a Stair Tread to the “L”

Section 9: Stairs 9.7

Cut out all Stair pieces (Treads, Stringer

With a pen or pencil of similar color,

Note: railcars and locomotives need

Section 12: Heating Oil Tank

Using PVA glue Heating Oil Tank Body

With a black pen, “paint” the edges and

12.2 Section 14: Small Details

With glue stick glue the Electric Meters

Pre-fold flaps on sides and bottom of

14.4 2. Add extensions off the non-gable

Section 15: Extra Doors and Windows

Section 16: Extending Modular Shops

1. Add extensions off the gable wall.

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