Bakewell canopies- First stage of construction
It's been a long Bank Holiday weekend so it gave me a chance to make a start on the next stage of the Bakewell station project- the canopies. This would take the model building back to the condition prior to the line closure in 1968 rather than the smooth lines of the present day building. 4 glass canopies were needed supported by 5 LMS style columns and detailed brackets. These were assembled from laser cut components supplied by York Model Making. The columns needed a substantial amount of cutting in order to bring the support height down to the correct level
The assembly proved to be extremely challenging and super glue was used for the strongest bond possible. Much support was needed whilst the glue was setting which was extremely frustrating at times taking me hours to do .
The canopies will need some more detailing using Plastruct components; I bought these from the Railex 2017 show at Aylesbury last Saturday. There is still a lot to do, but at least I have made a start. The enclosed photos show the process so far before the extra details are added
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