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Small Scenic test-piece: full size templot plan & making a start on seawall


Russ (mines a pint)

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a bit of a problem getting decent pics in this small scale, suppose I will get used to it!

 

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- the goodshed will be on a plinth/platform which will make it correct height, just checking clearances here.

 

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Sea wall progress- foamboard or plywood has been used for support on top of which is Slaters 4mm dressed stone, I've gone a scale up to get those 'big stones' effects you get with large sea walls. The gaps are slowly being filled with scrap polystyrene and/or pink foam - messy! need the vacuum close by...

 

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Onced finished the joins were tidied up in the plasticard, handy to keep an eye on this as they can move a little as the glue goes off, the glue drying is speeded up by leaning the whole board end on up against the radiator, once glue is dry any gaps in plasticard can be gone over with a little pva or filla according to size of gap.

 

Need some ideas now for constructing the train shed, probably the largest & most complex building to be done!

-any suggestions of sources of good pictures or even plans would be great, even the similar ona at Macduff would do, as there is no way in either trackplan or scenics that this will be a faithful reproduction of Banff, its just 'Banff-themed' ;)

 

Buchan Bay is an idea I've had for a name but don't know if it'll stick! - or maybe Port Buchan.

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  • RMweb Gold

Might as well get on with the below track level stuff whilst awaiting the track order!

- also keep up with the buildings, thinking originally the goods shed might be a write-off, but I think with a bit of fettling (ie bodging :lol:) it'll be ok.

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Port Buchan eh? Be sure to have thirty-nine steps from quayside down to the harbour bed level...

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  • RMweb Gold

Aw ###### theres a real one! :( - will think of something else! :lol:

 

at least I found some nice picsof the trainshed to be going on with, fairly confident to scale it to about 60ft - one short coach- length by about 28ft - 3 times width of the actual track- it seems like the heght seems to be my perpetual problem, taller than the train would be good :D

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There's a full set of drawings of the Banff trainshed and station in LNER Country Stations by John Brodripp, and I think there's a drawing of the Blacksboat goods shed in an old GNSRA Journal, if that's any help.

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