Monday, February 23, 2015

Lynton Station Building - Part 1

Creating Lynton Station Building

I decided that I would build the station in its Southern Railway's extended version as I could just about use L&BR liveried stock as well as SR. It may not be strictly correct, but this is modelling!
Let's start:
I was happy with the construction method I had used for the engine shed, so I continued   with this. The South West side was cut first together with the South side and the internal wall between the gents and ladies toilet areas. I used magnetic square guides to keep the walls at right angles. This is essential for every corner as otherwise it won't all fit together accurately. I worked to 0.25mm accuracy wherever possible.
Now we have the completed West side together with the bookstall recess, some of the internal walls and the North West part of the North wall.
Now we have all the South East side walls, external and internal cut and ready for assembly.
And here they are assembled together with the additional internal dividing walls.
Now all the walls are complete, so a start on "wallpapering" was next. This is a long and very accurate job ensuring everything is accurately measured and testing before committing to glue!
Before "wallpapering" the West and South walls (used the method described in the engine shed post), I painted the inside walls approximately how the SR would have (I used pictures from stations on the Bluebell Railway for guidance, where they have taken great care to be authentic).
And here's the last piece of "wallpapering" ready to glue and fix. Looking good! It's easy to think that as the major part of the building is now created your on the home stretch. That was the easy part!!! Now it's time to add all the details; windows with glazing, doors with glazing, sign boards and posters and other small details.
 Poster boards have been made and checked for positioning
 A detail of a poster board with the SOUTHERN sign created on the computer. Also lintels and window sills created and fitted.
 All the poster boards being painted.
Now we're working on the window frames and checking their accuracy for fitting to the window openings before adding the opening windows.
 The gent's toilet windows being checked for fit. This is important to do before adding the windows as I found out it's easy to get this stage slightly inaccurate and having to remake the frames.
Once the window frame is complete, this is painted in green before fitting to the window opening in the wall and before adding the windows which will be white.
This is the small window on the road (East) side to the right of the door, showing checking the fit of the window within the frame before painting.
And here is the frame and window after glazing and fitting.
These are the East side toilet windows with "frosted" glazing. It's an Evergreen rippled clear styrene. Quite effective.

North end completed.
East side door fitted - oops there's a small gap between the left side of the door and the frame. A piece of styrene behind that makes it less obvious! Even trying to be hyper meticulous, it happens!
Part of the platform (West) side detail. A Langley letter box. 
Here's the West side virtually complete. The weigh machine control box (already made) needs to be fitted along with making the electrical switch box.
The South end is finished. Not too happy with that slight gap in the "wallpapering. I thought I had positioned that where the guttering downpipe would be. OK, a prize for who spots it on the layout!!
This shows the flooring, "wood" for the main part of the building and "concrete" for the toilet areas. Yes I know the ladies waiting area is divided, but no one is going to see that!! I'm learning after all the comments about the floorboards and lever frame in the signal cabin.
Well the ground floor is essentially complete - yes I still have to also add the brick arches over the 3 windows on the West side - Thanks to Bob Barnard for pictures of the real thing. I've printed those but they are so small I'm having difficulty cutting them out accurately!
And now a taste for the next part - the roof. Making patterns to check before cutting styrene. Thanks to Tony Peart for this idea.
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2 comments:

  1. All I can say is wow! Really looking forward to seeing how the roof turns out.

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    1. Thanks Mark. It will be a while before the roof emerges!

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