D9012 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Our two entries are of Finchley Road & Frognal station on the Hampstead Junction Railway (North London Railway) in 1959. This was a time when the NLR was run-down after the war and the models aim to reflect the neglect of the period. Because the track layout on our model does not conform precisely with the layout at Finchley Road & Frognal we have revived the old name 'Finchley Road (St John's Wood)' that the station bore when first constructed in 1860. It was renamed Finchley Road & Frognal in 1880. All models are 4mm to 1 foot scale and based on photographs sourced from various books and publications, Holborn Library and, in the case of aerial photographs, from English Heritage. Archive mapping came from Ordnance Survey. The signal box is a standard LNWR Type 4 box. The upper parts are from a Churchward Models etched brass kit. However, I didn't like the cast resin base that came with the kit and replaced it with one scratch-built from plasticard. A Springside Models interior detailing kit and some fire buckets finish the whole thing off. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jol Wilkinson Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Nice work, but a couple of comments. From memory, the gable end finials look too tall. The Springside interior kit has the ordinary lever release handles, not the unique LNWR loops on the "pull" side of the lever. Not easy to models in 4mm, but it might be better to simply remove the standard handles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted November 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 3, 2018 Nice little box but as Jol says the frame is a GWR rather than LNWR one, and the Churchward finials are too big also the overhang of the end boards is a type 5 thing. Some photos of type 4 boxes here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/134940-beasts-photos-ongoing-last-update-01-november-2018/page-2 The lever colours are probably not right and the interlocking is broken (but these are picky points) The London Road top is more accurate as it's drawn from the LNWR originals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9012 Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Thanks both for your comments; ah, then, the rub of the green when using a kit! But it'll do us fine for our model railway. Just to clarify, as noted in our other entry for Finchley Road station, the 'box was built by Bern Munday for the club layout, painted by him and weathered by me. I don't think Bern will trouble himself too much about the lever handles Regards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted November 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 4, 2018 Thanks both for your comments; ah, then, the rub of the green when using a kit! But it'll do us fine for our model railway. Just to clarify, as noted in our other entry for Finchley Road station, the 'box was built by Bern Munday for the club layout, painted by him and weathered by me. I don't think Bern will trouble himself too much about the lever handles Regards! It's a lovely model - don't take my comments too badly, I was commenting really for the benefit of others who may want to use other components - it certainly captures an LNWR box nicely. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrovich Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Our two entries are of Finchley Road & Frognal station on the Hampstead Junction Railway (North London Railway) in 1959. This was a time when the NLR was run-down after the war and the models aim to reflect the neglect of the period. Because the track layout on our model does not conform precisely with the layout at Finchley Road & Frognal we have revived the old name 'Finchley Road (St John's Wood)' that the station bore when first constructed in 1860. It was renamed Finchley Road & Frognal in 1880. All models are 4mm to 1 foot scale and based on photographs sourced from various books and publications, Holborn Library and, in the case of aerial photographs, from English Heritage. Archive mapping came from Ordnance Survey. The signal box is a standard LNWR Type 4 box. The upper parts are from a Churchward Models etched brass kit. However, I didn't like the cast resin base that came with the kit and replaced it with one scratch-built from plasticard. A Springside Models interior detailing kit and some fire buckets finish the whole thing off. DSCF9629 (1).JPG DSCF9631.JPG DSCF9632.JPG DSCF9633.JPG DSCF9645.JPG Signal Box (3C) 2016-09.jpg Signal box interior (3) 2014-05.JPG May I ask what is the small cabin on the end for ? If it is what I think it is where are the soil pipes ? Regards Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2019 May I ask what is the small cabin on the end for ? If it is what I think it is where are the soil pipes ? Regards Peter It's the toilet as you suspect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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