Shops Double
Back of shops 3m
24cm
20cm 70cm
70cm
70cm
1.35m 1.75m 1.3m 74cm 20cm
74cm
74cm
74cm
1.79m + 45cm foundation
70cm
20cm
= 1.5” x 1.5” (40x40mm)
= 1” x 1” (25x25mm)
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Front of shops
3m
70cm
70cm
70cm
95cm
65cm
70cm
1.85m
70cm
1.89m + 45cm foundation
1.85m * 45cm foundation
2.92
70cm
20cm
Roof of shops
70.75cm
70.75cm
70.75cm
70.75cm 1.28m
74.75cm
74.75cm 73.25cm
1.2m
2.92m
73.25cm
3m
2
Sides of shops
1.28m 24cm
30cm
20cm
1.89m + 45cm foundation
1.79m + 45cm foundation
X 63cm
X X
1.35m
X 1.17m 63cm
X X
20cm 45cm foundation
1.25m
1.25m
85cm
41cm/16”
13”/33cm
Horn pipe 20cm
The Shops are a fantastic imaginative play element and go really well in a village scene with lots of vehicles. You will need 1.5” and 1" hollow section and iron sheets. You will also need to cement in the foundations of the shops. Make sure you have at least 1.5 metres of space around the shops.
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Per set of shops 1.5”x 1.5” 2mm hollow section 1”x 1” 2mm hollow section Iron sheet (green or blue) 12ft x 1ft x 1” hardwood 2” 3mm mild steel pipe Small tyres Box of 5 x 20mm rivets 3” bolts 2mm mild steel sheet
Amount 6 4 7 1 10ft 4 1 8 4ft x 2ft
How to build 1. 2. 3. 4.
Weld the frames to the measurements in the diagrams. Make sure that there are no sharp edges. Dig the foundation as shown. Before cementing in the frame, sand and paint with undercoat the section of metal that will be going in the foundation. 5. Cement in the frame of the shops. 6. Paint the frame. 7. Using a drill and rivet gun you can attached the iron sheets to the frame. 8. Cut two 5ft and two 1ft pieces of wood 9. Paint the 1ft sections with blackboard paint 10. Paint each of the 5ft sections a different shop sign: 1 radio station and 1 internet café. 11. Attach the two 1ft pieces to the back of the right hand shop using four 3” bolts. Grind off the remaining bolt thread on the back. 12. Attach each of the 5ft sections to the horizontal hollow section at the top of each shop and the vertical dividing hollow section using four 3” bolts. (radio left, internet café right). 13. Place 1 small tyre underneath each 1ft piece of wood in the internet café. 14. Place a small tyre 1ft in from each side wall of the radio station. 15. Using the 2” mild steel tube, create a horn pipe as shown above. 16. Using the 2mm mild steel sheet create the cone for the horn pipe as shown above and weld to the horn pipe. 17. Attach to the internet cafe so the horn is in the centre of the shop. 18. Paint the inside of the three shops as desired.
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Colour Scheme Paint the metal orange Paint the cone yellow Use blue or green iron sheet Paint the signs in bright colours
Foundations
X marks the centre of the foundation and where the leg should go. Depth of 2ft
18� 18�
3m
1.25m
75cm
5