Scaling buildings to suit compressed models

[Jeff Smith]

Just planning a 0-16.5 model of the GVT station at Chirk.  It will have compressed length to suit a 3' train, about 45%.  The three main structures are the road bridge which can be 100% scale but the station building and carriage shed if modelled to scale would dominate the platform and the carriage siding.  I'm wondering what others have done in these situations?

[BoD]

I appreciate that you are talking about modelling a real location but you may get a wider response if you request that this post be moved to the modelling questions and help section.

[Jeff Smith]

Perhaps a Moderator could move it for better coverage, please.

[Il Grifone]

Normally I'd selectively compress the structures in length, but looking at the pictures of Chirk on line there seems little scope for this.

[Nearholmer]

If I was forced to compress that building, I think I would loose the two smaller gables, and clip the wings a bit, and attempt to keep the character by carefully reproducing the architectural detailing. But, it is a very challenging one to compress.

 

Are the doorways particularly big in reality? If they are, another possibility might be to do the whole thing, but in a subtly reduced scale. If the doorways are already modest, that won’t work.