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Thanks John - I've found these two which both have useful details: Peter

It's one of those things - when someone points it out it's obvious, but not until then. I've done another screen capture on the 1953 film and got this wonderful picture which is going to be invaluable in modelling this area. The signs are all LNER era or even earlier, but by 1959 they would all have been replaced with BR tangerine enamelled ones. Those posters on the end of WH Smiths cry out for some authentic headlines. The model is coming on, with the bookstall taking shape: I'm looking forward to doing the arrivals indicator on the far end, just the sort of thing to gives a model loads of character. Needless to say, if anyone knows of other pictures in this area please do share them. They do seem to be thin on the ground. These stills from the fil aren't all that clear but they'll be useful all the same: Peter

Feel free Jonathan, I'm enjoying watching your layout develop. I've done a bit more to the tea room, but that's it now until more materials arrive: While I'm waiting I've begin work on the old signal box and WH Smith's stall. I was lucking in finding this wonderful picture from the 1953 film: The structure is still there, and WH Smith still use the ground floor but the signal box is a Costa cafe! On this side access is from the footbridge. For the model I began with a shell made up from pieces of 2mm thick clear plastic: Sticking it to a base makes it much easier to keep the shape correct. I then began building up the framing and windows, but it was hard to see because the whole structure is transparent, so I glued in pieces of black card. All those glazing bars will have to be stuck on individually, so it does help if you can see them! Peter

It's very effective - it's great for shops and the like where you can see the interior or the window display. That fan window would have been a real challenge to make conventionally and it looks really convincing. Peter

Certainly. What I should have done when I went to York was go into the York Tap and photograph the actual windows from the inside, but I didn't. What I did do was Google 'stained glass window pictures', and scrolled down until I found something suitable. I saved the picture, resized it on the computer, copied and pasted the image to create a full window and then printed it off on matt paper. I had to do the search again for the curved window above the door. In many ways it is easier than doing a proper glazed window because I just backed the opening with plastic card and stuck the printed image to it....getting the image the right size took a bit of trial and error. When the building is complete I'll give all the windows a coat of gloss varnish which will give the appearance of them being glazed. This is how they look on the flat sheet - I always do more than I'll need because there are always wasted ones.

I've been working on the tea room today; I've painted one side but I can't do much more until new supplies arrive from Slater's and more castings from Langley. The flat roof isn't fixed as there are domes to add as well as a roof support column which inconveniently will go right into the building. I won't weather it until the structure is complete. According to those who remember York the building was used by staff in the 50's so I'm not putting the tea room sign over the door. I like to use Tamiya acrylic paints so I mix my own BR colours, adding a touch of black to a new jar of flat white, and the same thing with a touch of sky blue. The paper windows are surprisingly effective. Peter

Bear in mind that this is my job so I'm working on it for eight hours a day. That's a lot of modelling time! Peter

I've been working on the ornate tea room this afternoon. The biggest challenge is going to be that revolving door! The stained glass windows are just printed on paper, and will get a coat of gloss varnish to seal them and give the shine of glass. Peter

The taxi office has been added, not an exact replica as has had to be much narrower than the scale size. I've finished it in BR colours in the absence of any other information. Peter

This one tells the right time twice a day! Tomorrow I'll add the taxi office, and then the curved wall behind the booking hall that supports the roof is the next job. Peter.

True, they may well have had some sort of 'gentlemen's agreement', a bit like pre group railways having poster boards from other lines on a reciprocal basis. As it will be all but impossible to see the ads anyway I'm not going to worry about it! I've finished off the underside of the portico roof: ...and added the clock to the portico...I'd been leaving this because it is very delicate, but I think it will be OK now. I used a 7mm scale canopy bracket and the clock face is just printed paper. The bracket isn't quite correct but it's close enough. Peter

A couple of pictures of the weathered model - not great images but they give the general idea. I'll take some better ones when I complete the booking hall roof, Peter

The booking hall has this wonderful roof with wooden beams: I want to include them on the model, so drew a simple shape to have laser cut in 2mm acrylic: However, when I went back to the model I had a problem, because when the beams were in the right position at one side they were in the wrong place on the opposite wall, coming over windows and doors. I hadn't thought about this when I built the walls, but with everything in different places due to the size reductions it should have been planned in. The only thing to do was remove some of the walls: The black pieces are where the beams will be attached, six in all. The new walls have been made, reusing the original doors and windows. The new walls are complete, including period 1950's adverts for locally made chocolate. I imagine adverts for Cadbury's were a bit thin on the ground around York. Here it has all been reassembled, so that hopefully it is not obvious that anything has been done at all. Normally when I make mistakes I just keep quiet, put them right and hope no one will notice! I can't fit the roof of the booking hall until the beams arrive, so I'll leave that area for the time being. The one I made before can't be reused, it will be better to make a new section from scratch. I've also got a couple of balustrades to fit when they arrive. In the meantime I can now weather everything to make it look suitable grimy. Peter

You're making me blush! Peter

I've been working on the booking hall area; it's nearly ready for final painting and weathering now. The booking hall has a lovely hammer beam roof which I'm going to get laser cut so it will be seen when the roof is lifted off. The tea room on the right will almost touch the brick building so the bay window has had to be removed. Space is tight! The model with both the removeable roofs in place. It all looks much too clean of course but that's about to change. Peter

I've made more progress with the portico and booking hall area, but I'm stuck now until I can get hold of more of the glazing sheet. I normally buy it from B&Q but they haven't got any. The whole area is hugely reduced in size so the proportions look a bit odd. The flat roofed area was a result of the wartime damage. The taxi office will stand in the far corner.

They were downloads John, real prints would have cost more! Peter

Well spotted chaps, that is Louth station in the background with it's lever frame...in due course it will all be part of the same layout. Peter

The aerial photo's taken in 1947 arrived today; there are four and unfortunately they are all very similar. I've tried focussing in on the station area but naturally the sharpness is lost. The wartime damage to the station is still under repair in the centre of the station. I was hoping for a clear image of the coal yard but it's still frustratingly fuzzy. Never happy, are we! Peter

The Leeman Road bridge is now in place, after a few alterations had to be made. Peter

What a great picture! I'll pass it on to him. Peter

Three pictures of the Portico. Peter

The Aerolfilms collection contains four pictures of the station taken in 1947 - I've just ordered high res copies. For those interested, the website is www.britainfromabove.org but beware, it's addictive! Peter

All in the plan Mark, or at least as much of it as we can fit in. The atmosphere must have been incredible! Peter

Setts sounds likely to me. I'm amazed they were so close to the station, the coal dust must have covered everything. I've been working on the portico and booking hall area, a couple of pictures show how it's progressing: It's all hugely compressed, but that can't be avoided. The roof lifts off, and so will the one over the booking hall. Peter