Platform edging

[PUASHP]

I am building a platform for my new layout, Hembourne, from card as I have done with the buildings on the layout and the cattle dock. I now have to add the top layer and was looking for some advice how to model the platform edge. Attached are photos of the platform to date and the look I am after. For the cattle dock I scribed the top layer of card and it looks ok but not a 100% match for what I am after for the platform. Any help would be most appreciated. Paul

[Chubber]

Have a look at some old VHS cassettes if you can find them...The 'grippy' bits on the upper and lower surfaces are good representative surface.

 

Doug

[Miss Prism]

Someone does, or did, an etch for diamond-pattern platform edging bricks. (Can't remember who now.)

 

Dave Stone's two-part blog in 7mm is excellent:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1131/entry-17632-diamond-embossed-edging-stones-platform-paraphernalia/

[Nick Holliday]

Someone does, or did, an etch for diamond-pattern platform edging bricks. (Can't remember who now.)

 

Dave Stone's two-part blog in 7mm is excellent:

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1131/entry-17632-diamond-embossed-edging-stones-platform-paraphernalia/

I think it was Masokits, but the paving has, unfortunately, been removed from their most recent price list.

[ianLMS]

http://www.scalelink.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000002.pl?WD=check%20plate&PN=Anti_Skid_Plates___Anti_derapante%2ehtml#aSLF058

 

Scalelink has several different patterns of checkplate which might work for your purposes.

 

Ian

[PUASHP]

Thought I'd give it a go with just a scribed edge first, on the basis it's a country station, not particularly well cared for and the edging was made with whatever brick or stone that was available at the time. One edge done so far as a trial.

[PUASHP]

The final version, scribed edging and weathered. From a distance looks ok.