Viaduct
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Skew
I decided to model Saddleworth Viaduct despite it being quite difficult. First off it’s curved which is always a challenge. Then it’s got points on it. That’ll need a seperate post. Then it is long (about 2m scale even with compression, ie removing almost 1/2 the arches) Apart from all that, there are 3 skew arches. With compression I got rid of one but the other two were key. One is over a main road and the other is over the Huddersfield canal. The last one is especially difficult given the multilevel canal that has a loch that drops UNDER the arch.
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Botching History
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Meccano Memories
So back in the day, Meccano was the LEGO equivalent. I had a handed down set which I used as a kid quite a bit. There was an accompanying magazine as well , which, in the February 1955 edition, featured the Saddleworth station and viaduct. This illustration was based on the most requested photograph of the local photographer Rev. Treacy’s portfolio. Or maybe K Field, depending on where you look. The magazine itself was interesting too. I bought all 12 months of 1955, just for the February edition.
