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Garsdale Railway Workers Cottages: Drawing in the detail 1.


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Now this is where we all might learn something, as this is a test of my observation!
I tend to start with the quoins on my replica of the Georgian era buildings, because they provide the basis of the Yorkshire stone courses and how they fit with the doors and window openings, but I’m getting ahead of myself here. My earlier buildings of the Garsdale Junction Railway Station were a lot smaller in height and width.
These Railway Workers Cottages are considerably longer and will take me into the next largest structure, the Dandry Mire Viaduct.

 

I decided to draw up the ends and then the back of the railway terrace houses first, mainly because these are mainly hidden away from visitors and operators sight and I needed to see how the stone block work would work out with the quoin, door and window details.
After removing the paper from the pre-cut cottage sides/ends, it became obvious that I would need to flatten the foam board sheet out before proceeding further. Not that it bowed much, but better safe than sorry!

 

The door/window template proved worthwhile as this saved me time, but it still took about 5 hours from drawing in all the windows including the three front lobby position details.
Marking the stone courses then individual stone blocks completed the effect.
Only the door and window apertures need to be cut out ready for the final assembly.
Although it seemed an endless undertaking at the time, it took me another three days to complete due to other interruptions of the garden chores nature, plus time I spent also on loco and rolling stock maintenance on my club’s old Greater Waikato Railway Modellers OO layout down the road from me. The interruptions were a welcome diversion to rest my eyes from close detail work and to aid my concentration!

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