I believe that it is the buildings that provide the key
visual interest to most layouts and it is therefore really important to have
these made well and placed correctly. It
therefore follows that a lot of time is invested in these, and whilst some
buildings were already ‘in stock’ for another project which I had not quite
started yet, it seemed a good way to get ahead by using some of these. However, I needed a station complete with
booking hall and a goods shed.
Wills plastic sheets provided the basis for the stonework
and tiles, and the windows and doors come from other various sources. Below are a sequence of pictures showing it
being constructed. Great care is taken
to follow the stone courses around each corner and join, and then everything is
painted by hand including picking out each stone individually. In total, the booking hall probably took
40-50 hours to complete!
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Early beginnings, the
first basic shell formed. Here you will
note the extra strength provided on the external corners by doubling the
plastic and also triangular pieces to keep everything square.
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All parts cut and
assembled, no gutters or canopy at this stage !
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Stone courses around
the external corner and door are all filed and matched in. Evergreen strips form the lintels, later all
of the gaps are filled with Milliput filler and filed back.
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