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The baseboards are now complete, jointed and sealed with varnish and work will soon commence on the fiddle yards which I hope to have done in a couple of weeks.
During the periods of inactivity whilst waiting for the glue and then varnish to dry on the baseboards I've been busy creating this 'inspiration wall'. Basically it's a series of A3 sheets with annotated photographs, maps or plans of the infrastructure in and around Great Horton station (the core inspiration for this project), as well as other inspirational buildings and features to be found elsewhere on the Queensbury Lines and further afield on the GNR West Riding network. Each board has a specific theme such as station buildings, the signal box, goods facilities, civil engineering, the surrounding townscape, etc. As most of this is long gone it's mainly archive photographs but where possible contemporary images have been used. I made a photographic survey of the nearby houses that still exist and what little of the railway infrastructure remains (some bridge parapets and abutments) and augmented this with Google Streetview references. The idea is that it will keep me focused and be a constant reminder of what I'm trying to achieve. It will also serve as a quick guide to stop me making stupid mistakes or save having to traipse back into the house for this or that reference book. As new info is discovered, sheets can be added. One area that I am seriously short of images/info for are the station buildings - there are images of the platform side around the canopy but I have none of the streetside aspect or the larger building at the back. So if anyone has any pointers, please let me know.
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