In my last layout blog entry I mentioned having some concerns about the future of my Low Level project. To address this I’ve decided to put the baseboards and track work to one side while I focus on the buildings. As I’ve said before, the position of the buildings makes them critical to the success of the finished layout – so I want to make sure I can get these looking right before getting too carried away.

I’ve been preparing drawings for the buildings and have been experimenting making the stone window surrounds from styrene strip, potentially to be used as a master to cast these in resin. Here is an example:

Which will provide the ground floor windows for this building (and it’s twin at the opposite end of the station frontage):

Starting at the south end of the station buildings, this is the first of the characteristic blue brick buildings:

I’m not sure what purpose the building served, (guessing it may have been a toilet!) but here is my attempt at modelling it:

I think I'm reasonably happy with how it has turned out, although not sure if the window openings might be little too narrow. It's made from plastikard and SE Finecast embossed brick sheet (flemish bond). There are a few more details to be added, then on to bigger things, this one is next