richard-g8jvm Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hi I'm building the platform for my station, 4mm, and I've decided to use the Ratio 504 Station, modeled on Castle Cary in Sumerzet. The dimensions given of 210mm x135 mm are very misleading. I've googled and I haven't found a plan of the main building to get some measurements from. I think those dimension include the canopy at the side. If anyone has one they could measure please, I'd like the measurement from the edge of the platform, rail side, to the rear wall of the building, Also the length of the building , without the canopy, and the length and width of the canopy please. I would have liked to have scratch built the booking hall etc, but my building skills aren't there yet. I've now got a good scribe and a set of X-acto handles and blades, which make the thing I got from Hobbycraft look like a toy. Those blades are sharp, so far jus accidental fingernails _ TIA Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I think that somewhere round about 1984/1985, a feature on "Castle Cary" appeared in the Railway Modeller..... My memory is not what it used to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard-g8jvm Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 I've no access to to mags that far back. The Ratio 504 Station kit sells well and gets used as a basis for other stations, Just need someone to grab a ruler and take a couple of measurements off their station on their layout, it would be nice to know how much space to allow on the platform for it. Of all the pictures on line of both the kit and the real station at Castle Cary, their is not one from above it Frustrating Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I've no access to to mags that far back. It was the October 1985 issue. Someone on eBay may well have it for sale. I think it had drawings, but can't remember if the article inspired the eventual production of the Ratio kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 The N scale version without the canopy is 110 x 34mm 1:148 or 1:152? Only asking, as that makes the scale-up maths more interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard-g8jvm Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Many thanks Mickey, I'm building up the platform now, but not getting station building til Christmas, its on the present list from my wife. Doing that distracts her from what I'm spending on the layout at the moment. Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I've just measured my unmade 00 scale kit of Castle Cary.Measurements taken from various unassembled component parts. Station building length 215mm. Station building depth 82mm (including roadside entrance lobby) 59mm without. I think the 135mm quoted dimension must be the 82mm plus the canopy width, which approximates to 50mm. There are various pairs of roof sections and valances in the kit measuring 138mm, suggesting the canopy length is at least 276mm, with the ends to be added, The canopy ends measure 50mm. I suppose there could a slight "swelling" of the measurements due adding corner quoin stones and so on during construction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard-g8jvm Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Many thanks for the info David Cheers Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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