Builds WW2 Anderson shelter ( school project)

[stuskimac]

Not sure weather this is really appropriate for this forum, but i'll have a go anyway, apologies to Mods if I have err'd. I've been a long time lurker of this site & in particular the modelling forum, it's my daily look forward too & escape, I love what you guys do, from Simmerits & Dads203 master class, Sprocket321 & Smeggars scratch building ingenuity & everything else no less.
Well my 9 year old Son was tasked to build a model of a WW2 Anderson shelter for homework & he asked if I could help, to which I was happy to be involved (take on the challenge) & secretly these home builds are really best Dad competitions anyway ! (if frowned upon a bit by the school).
It's a not really that scale, a bit crude & rough in general & can't really be classed as a scale model, just a bit of fun really. I'd be lying if I said I didn't get carried away a bit, I'm a just a big kid really at times, but its harmless fun I guess.
Anyway the build, basically just scratched together using cardboard, paper mache, balsa wood & lots of PVA glue, poster paints, shop bought grass flock & lichen moss. Everything was scratch built apart from the dolls house kettle.
I built the interior separate so it could fitted towards the end of the build, a working tilley lamp & a removable panel/glazed viewing window (to keep the ickle kinders fingers out!) on the side. I tried to keep the light switch simple & easy for a 9 year old to use, but also tamper proof & came up with the idea of a somewhat crude dog kennel to hide the battery box/switch.
Like I said, its not really a true scale model & it is a bit crude, so don't judge me to harshly. But I will say I was inspired by this forum in particular Smeggars & Sprocket321 scratch building abilities, enjoy (hopefully)

 

[dingerr]

I like it and award you a gold star.

 

[Ecosse]

Bloody good effort.
Like the interior furniture & objects in particular.
You get extra playtime on Friday.

 

[Daz]

Missing pisspot, please show pisspot and contents after class






Nicely done BTW

 

[dingerr]

Missing pisspot, please show pisspot and contents after class






Nicely done BTW

In No2’s?

 

[Daz]

In No2’s?

I was think more with No2's

 

[Chef]

In No2’s?

No 2s in a piss pot? That'll whiff a bit in the shelter.

Edited to add: Great minds @Daz

 

[Joshua Slocum]

I have a copy of the assembly instructions if you would like them scanned up
also a set of instructions for preparing your house against an air raid

 

[Edwardian Fred]

I was quite a good modeller as a kid and remember a couple of school builds where I received an F for because they thought my father had done them. Once they met him though they believed me.

 

[stuskimac]

I was quite a good modeller as a kid and remember a couple of school builds where I received an F for because they thought my father had done them. Once they met him though they believed me.

Trust me if it was work he was going to be graded on I would of made him do the work, I would of helped & advised him though. I tried to get him involved a bit, got him to paint the green, then PVA & sprinkle the flock & stuck the lichen moss & vegetables down. But the project was more for fun homework, not gradable.

 

[Ravers]

Love the use of corrugated cardboard to represent wriggly tin.

I went to primary school with some twins who had a fairly intact Anderson shelter in their garden.

Best den ever.

You can buy replica ones and I’ve been thinking about sticking a couple on the farm as glamping pods. You could use a pig arc to make a more spacious version.

 

[Helm]

Quality work

 

[Chef]

Love the use of corrugated cardboard to represent wriggly tin.

I went to primary school with some twins who had a fairly intact Anderson shelter in their garden.

Best den ever.

You can buy replica ones and I’ve been thinking about sticking a couple on the farm as glamping pods. You could use a pig arc to make a more spacious version.

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I'd have thought they'd need a bit of work to make them glampable. Windows and dehumidifiers amongst other things. Probably a heater too if they're semiburied.

 

[Endoscope]

I like the Velux particularly muchly

 

[Ravers]

I'd have thought they'd need a bit of work to make them glampable. Windows and dehumidifiers amongst other things. Probably a heater too if they're semiburied.

Dunno, there are loads of ********* out there who will pay for an authentic WW2 experience.

I’ll get the kids to let fireworks off outside and bang on the roof.

 

[Chef]

Dunno, there are loads of ********* out there who will pay for an authentic WW2 experience.

I’ll get the kids to let fireworks off outside and bang on the roof.

'Quartered safe out her' G MacDonald Fraser has the section he served in in the far east discussing just such an idea.

Rain, holes to dig, and possibly a Japanese sniper thrown in.

Add some radio stags through the night and pre finger printed egg banjos and you could be on to a winner.

'We tried Raver's glamping war experience, first rate and when Tarquin's trench foot clears up we'll be back!!'

Covid secure!!!

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[Teeblerone]

Excellent! Some proper skill & ingenuity there - the velux & the kennel, especially

 

[Joshua Slocum]

If you want to make a full size one, use coroline sheets over a wooden former, leave them in place on a hot day and they will gradually bend to the required shape

 

[Spanks]

Not sure weather this is really appropriate for this forum, but i'll have a go anyway, apologies to Mods if I have err'd. I've been a long time lurker of this site & in particular the modelling forum, it's my daily look forward too & escape, I love what you guys do, from Simmerits & Dads203 master class, Sprocket321 & Smeggars scratch building ingenuity & everything else no less.
Well my 9 year old Son was tasked to build a model of a WW2 Anderson shelter for homework & he asked if I could help, to which I was happy to be involved (take on the challenge) & secretly these home builds are really best Dad competitions anyway ! (if frowned upon a bit by the school).
It's a not really that scale, a bit crude & rough in general & can't really be classed as a scale model, just a bit of fun really. I'd be lying if I said I didn't get carried away a bit, I'm a just a big kid really at times, but its harmless fun I guess.
Anyway the build, basically just scratched together using cardboard, paper mache, balsa wood & lots of PVA glue, poster paints, shop bought grass flock & lichen moss. Everything was scratch built apart from the dolls house kettle.
I built the interior separate so it could fitted towards the end of the build, a working tilley lamp & a removable panel/glazed viewing window (to keep the ickle kinders fingers out!) on the side. I tried to keep the light switch simple & easy for a 9 year old to use, but also tamper proof & came up with the idea of a somewhat crude dog kennel to hide the battery box/switch.
Like I said, its not really a true scale model & it is a bit crude, so don't judge me to harshly. But I will say I was inspired by this forum in particular Smeggars & Sprocket321 scratch building abilities, enjoy (hopefully)

Excellent build and an excellent 1st post.

 

[loofkar]

Reading your introduction didn't prepare me for how good your model really looks - almost idyllic...

Until the late eighties our garden shed was an Anderson shelter standing on ground level - not ideal as a garden shed but it came with the house when my parents bought it. It was fun to sit on top of.