Paternosterrow

Looks great, well done. I am a fan of Scalescenes too, fun to build and modify. Embankment looks good to me.

Looks great Mike - amazed how quick you make progress.

 

The only comment I have is re the station building. Very nicely constructed of course but I find that small canopy building doesn't sit architecturally with the others - is the idea that it was added to replace something larger that previously existed?

 

Looks great Mike - amazed how quick you make progress.

 

The only comment I have is re the station building. Very nicely constructed of course but I find that small canopy building doesn't sit architecturally with the others - is the idea that it was added to replace something larger that previously existed?

 

 

Hi Pete. Thanks for the comments. I only appear to work fast - my wife loves to watch all the soaps and all that other inane singing/dancing competition rubbish so I disappear into the loft and do at least 2 hrs modeling per evening. Unless, of course, there actually is something worth watching like on BBC4 instead. This drip-drip approach really does bear fruit. There are times though when I get over frustrated with something and I'll throw it all in for about a week!

 

I agree with your comment, but I want to avoid the cliche and decided to add the canopy shelter as a sort of after thought building - more of an add on rather than replacement. The model is currently set at around 1912-1935 - a time when traffic was slowly increasing. I guess the fictitious station planers had to provide a small outside shelter for passengers as they needed to move them out of the brick building in order to provide a ladies rest room and a secure space to accommodate more parcels, station masters office etc (it is actually part of the Scalescene kit also). It isn't intended to be a typical GWR station - more a sleepy, run down and unimportant backwater - so it is going to have a quirky element. I was also inspired by the following painting of Chedworth Station which has a surprisingly similar shelter. You can find the pic here -

 

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5320/5907915509_0058c343e2_z.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Mike

Looks great, well done. I am a fan of Scalescenes too, fun to build and modify. Embankment looks good to me.

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for the comments. Yep, Scalescenes is a great product and offers the likes of me an easy way to create good looking buildings - wouldn't know where to start with Plasticard!

 

I'm glad you like the embankment - getting scenery right is real hard work. I've ploughed the internet, books etc looking for photographs to work from. Static grass is a great product and really does work even if applied from a humble puffer bottle.

 

Regards,

 

Mike

I agree with your comment, but I want to avoid the cliche and decided to add the canopy shelter as a sort of after thought building - more of an add on rather than replacement. The model is currently set at around 1912-1935 - a time when traffic was slowly increasing. I guess the fictitious station planers had to provide a small outside shelter for passengers as they needed to move them out of the brick building in order to provide a ladies rest room and a secure space to accommodate more parcels, station masters office etc (it is actually part of the Scalescene kit also). It isn't intended to be a typical GWR station - more a sleepy, run down and unimportant backwater - so it is going to have a quirky element. I was also inspired by the following painting of Chedworth Station which has a surprisingly similar shelter.

 

Thanks to reply Mike.. its good that you have a narrative to accompany it.

 

I suppose I was thinking more if the shelter was built alongside then perhaps it might have been slightly detached from the building....to let each of them breathe so to speak...but that's just me with my architect's hat on!

 

Overall, its looking great...keep avoiding those dire TV programmes and we can enjoy more progress