I've finally gotten around to doing a bit more on the goods shed for Callow Lane.

To recap, this is based on the Townstreet plastercast kit, which I have always liked, although it is not based on Midland Railway practice in the area I am modelling.

It was one of their very first kit, and as such the castings would appear to be slightly less refined than their later productions, certainly the kit that I picked up has a number of minor casting defects, which I am disguising or otherwise trying to make good.

I am replacing some of the cast components with other materials, where I think these will improve the appearance of the finished model. These include the main roof (which will be from 1mm thin ply, overlaid with thinner card, with Scalescenes paper slate strips), the awning, where I have removed the plaster cast valences and replaced them with Slaters plasticard ones, and the doors, which will be scratchbuilt from plasticard as well.

Thanks to those who responded on the Prototype Questions forum, with information on internal goods shed cranes. I have put a basic crane together using sections of Evergreen plastic strip and one or two parts from the Wills yard crane kit.

Closer view of the replacement plastic valance:

Internal view showing crane. More detail will be added such as loads on the platform etc. in due course.