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Bakewell station stonework progress

RobBrooks1

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I have finally got round to adding the stonework to the model of Bakewell station which I have been building for the past few weeks. After much deliberation I chose Slaters Plasticard Dressed Stone 0424 for the stonework as this has the closest resemblance to the real life building,
I started with the road side area which was fairly straightforward before proceeding with the platform side. This has proved challenging so I overcame this by using a plastic overlay template for the raised areas of stonework and curves cut recesses above the windows. These will eventually be under the platform canopies once these are built,
The template was laser cut from a solid block of plastic and was produced from the the CAD files which produced the main shell of the building. The curved smooth cut stone shows up pretty well and the effect will be enhanced by the painting .

 

I have temporarily added the doors to the building to see the effect on the platform side.

 

Here are the latest photos which show the effects I want to achieve, I have also included some close up photos of the real station taken last Autumn

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Wonderful work - and a very attractive prototype building, I think. 

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Bluemonkey presents....

Great job on the station building. I have been looking for Bath stone type covering and having the same mental debate as yourself, it seems. After not finding anything suitable I decided when I start again, (having semi built one before deciding it is accurate) to use Das on plasticard and scribe in the mortar lines. I prefer your choice of stone effect and will endeavour to find a local source. Thank you for your posting. I will continue watching with much interest.

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RobBrooks1

Hi No46

Thanks for your kind words. I too was contemplating using Das clay but decided to us Slaters Plasticard dressed stone code 0424 in 4mm scale as I did not have the confidence to use the Das on what had turned out to be an expensive customised laser cut shell (it is a one-off project). At least it would have been easy to correct the stone sheet and blend it in. 

If you want Bath stone it may be an idea to contact Taunton Model railway group as they have a fine model of Bath Green Park station which replicates Bath stone. I enclose the link

 

http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/tmrg/

 

Their model of the station is superb and I am sure one of the group would be able to share information on what materials they used. In the meantime, will keep you posted on my model as I will be working on the chimneys next.

 

Good luck with your search.

Best regards, Rob

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