Popular Post kirtleypete Posted November 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) Toller was a station on the GWR Bridport branch and I was asked to build a diorama of the station as it was in the late 1950's when it was part of the Southern region and had been repainted in green and cream. The model is 0 gauge and measures 8' x 2'3" on two boards. By the late 50's the cattle pen and loading gauge had gone but I was asked to include them. The siding was lifted in 1960. The main running line was laid with concrete sleepers, but using chaired bullhead track, while the siding was laid with concrete pots installed in the 1940's, so the trackwork is more interesting than you'd expect at such a small station. I should have blown the loose ballast off the platform! The buildings on the backscene are from the real village, including the church. The point is Peco, but with the horrible great lump of plastic cut away from around the tie bar and replaced with C&L sleepers and chairs. All the grass uses static strands of various lengths, but I don't use an applicator, I use my fingers. This is a close up of the track: The concrete sleepers are Peco with C&L rail and chairs. The siding has pots cast in Polyfilla, C&L chairs and rail and Plastruct gauging bars. Peter Edited November 15, 2018 by kirtleypete 21 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Looks great! I've seen other people use their fingers to create the static grass effect and you've done it very well. The effect is very nice and random. Is the layout operational? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 No, purely a diorama so there is no wiring. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted November 15, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 15, 2018 Peter I must say your diorama looks great. The modelling and scenery work looks really nice, it’s a shame the diorama is not operational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted November 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 15, 2018 There was one in the Railway Modeller years back by CJ Freezer called “MuchWaiting”, a Halt with a siding, with a short fiddle siding each end. I’ve seen similar at shows, and it does form quite an effective model for operation. Lovely workmanship giving a beautiful finish, thanks for putting it on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jongudmund Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 That river is one of the best I've seen. It looks like real water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 It's just gloss varnish Jon, poured on straight from the tin. It has to be Polyurethane though, not the quick drying stuff. I think I put on three layers, and each one takes a couple of days to dry. I also managed to kick over a half full can of varnish which didn't make my day! Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I visited Toller several times just before the Bridport branch closed and took some measurements of the station. The station building is now at Totnes Riverside station. The model captures the appearance of the station very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D602bulldog Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Looks very nice some good modelling there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 very nice, I like this very much. Jerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Only just found this, I read the article on Toller in the current edition of Railway Modeller and thought it would make a nice Diorama. It is a lovely model you have created, I was minded to build something similar in O gauge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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