Buildings

  • Buildings,  Trackwork

    Platform Awaits

    Having a gentle curve on a model is good for a couple of reasons. It makes the track look a little more interesting and it allows a transition to a tighter curve without things looking too unrealistic. Downside with the platform awaits. Basically I had to scratch build the platform using a printout of the plan to use as a template for the curve of the platform. This was cut and joined using 1mm Evergreen plasticard on a base made from polystyrene foam. I then primed the platform with grey primer. I had to tape the foam to stop it from melting from the paint. I then added edging from…

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  • Buildings,  Research

    Dimensions are somewhere

    As my research so far has uncovered, there are a few nice photos of the Station building. The difficulty is how to work out the dimensions of the building. One idea I had was to use a photo with people and use them as a reference. The trouble with that is effect of perspective and that these people were children of some in-determinant age so that made things a challenge. I could also go with standards. For example, standard door height. Problem was I wasn’t sure what station building in the 1890s considered standard. So off to Oldham council I went on the off chance that I could find some…

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  • Buildings,  Research

    The Goods Shed is Hiding

    Part of the challenge with Saddleworth Station is that the goods shed wasn’t very active, and it was shut down before the Beeching acts shut the station down. Basically there is scant information on it. The best photos I have don’t give full details. This one showing the most of the shed on the left with the two square openings on the end and what looks to be a chimney. The plans I’ve found are similarly lacking in detail without a view of what’s in the shed. Apart from the track. I’m not even sure if the staging deck connects to the shed via a door. From what I’m guessing,…

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