Hours of fun with coffee stirrers.......FINISHED!

[beavercreek]

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The film was very interesting, particularly the street scene and the buildings/lineside on the journey.
It is remarkable how similar to the film, we found some places on our drive around Jamaica back in '91.
Some had not changed that much at all in many years whilst others would obviously be very much different.

Your station building is looking superb!

 

[Miamigo259]

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The film was very interesting, particularly the street scene and the buildings/lineside on the journey.

I think a model of a level crossing with keepers hut will follow the construction of the station model having watched the film.......

The first station featured in the film appears to be Montpellier due to the stone lower construction and a photo from the other end being featured in Horsfords book. The largish station with the tower and passing loop looks an interesting one to model - wherever it is! (Cambridge/Catadupa?). Of course, one is assuming that all the places were featured in the correct order on the film!

The more I look at the film around 5.30, I'm convinced that is an earlier version of the place I am modelling.

 

[Miamigo259]

Main shell of building now complete and painted and mounted on its base.





Sunday should see a start made on attaching the various pre-prepared fixtures and fittings to the shell so that it starts looking like the station it is supposed to be...

 

[Miamigo259]

The trackside goods platform has now been fixed in place together with the low level passenger platform sections. A couple of windows and doors have also been put in place. I decided to leave the goods shed door open which will allow for a bit of interior detailing visible through the open door.



On the other side of the shed, there should be a similar platform to the track side, but I decided to replace it with a much more simple arrangement on the model. The vent on the end wall was made from oddments of corrugated plasticard and plastic strip.



Back to making some more windows and the bay facing onto the platform now.........

 

[Miamigo259]

A couple of photos of the current state of the building.





The construction of each of the individual window units is taking up most of the time at the moment, not to mention using rather a lot of plastic strip. I decided to base most of the windows on the still unaltered (apparently) upper floor end window that has a sash window flanked by two banks of ventillation louvres. The other window spaces seem to allow for a similar sized sash window and one bank of louvres, so that is what I am constructing for those spaces.
The first section of corrugated roof has also been fitted - the corrugations being provided by suitable sized sheets cut from a roll of paper corrugations obtained from a local craft shop and then stuck to a plasticard base. Rather a lot cheaper (£2.35 for a 50cm x 70cm sheet) than the corrugated plasticard equivalent !

 

[Miamigo259]

Only one more window to make now, with all of the others now fitted.  The bay window on the platform has been constructed and awaits painting and another roof section has been fitted.
Support bracket for the second floor balcony is fitted, ready for the balcony to be fitted, once the set of stairs has been constructed.

 

[Miamigo259]

Have made little progress in the past month on the building, but hopefully the construction rate will speed up a bit more now that I have become semi-retired !

A start has been made on the balcony and stairs on the non-platform side and the current state of play is shown below

 

[trammayo]

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Its coming along very nicely. I know you said it wouldn't be permanently outside - left my station (similar construction to yours) outside for too long - one side all warped because of rain! Next time I'll make buildings with overlapping boards!!!

 

[Riograndad]

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I`ve been following this with interest as my railroad needs a new freight depot and debating what to build it from,problem is that ALL my buildings stay outside 365 days a year,question is if i went with a stucture of wood of any kind would i have problems? I think Micks last post has confirmed that plastic is at least for me the way to go,,,but i must say congratulations on an excellent,interesting build,well done

 

[viaEstrecha]

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I`ve been following this with interest as my railroad needs a new freight depot and debating what to build it from,problem is that ALL my buildings stay outside 365 days a year,question is if i went with a stucture of wood of any kind would i have problems? I think Micks last post has confirmed that plastic is at least for me the way to go,,,but i must say congratulations on an excellent,interesting build,well done

This station is looking magnificent, though I think I'll also stick to placcy/PVC - I have neither the skill nor patience to reproduce anything like this!

At risk of committing a thread hijack, I have just brought this early test model in for maintenance, after 7 years outside. Apart from a good clean, it doesn't seem to need much TLC as the Forex is still sound. In fact it is only the enamel paint on the doors and the signage that needs attention.

 

[Miamigo259]

Apart from adding some minor details + figures, the station is now complete. I simplified the balcony railings as I didn`t think it was worth the extra effort for the side of the building that will face away from the railway, but I think the finished article does capture the original fairly well, even with the various alterations I have made to it along the line. It most probably looks in more pristine condition than the original ever did!

Everything on it is scratchbuilt, apart from the barrel and the 3 milk churns on the goods platform.









Once I have finished relaying the track in the area it is going to stand, I will post a picture of it "in situ" with some rolling stock for size comparison.

 

[PhilP]

Excellent!

 

[viaEstrecha]

Absolutely fabulous! Yes, you really have captured the essence of a very interesting prototype and the balcony and details set it all off brilliantly. The roof in particular has a lovely 'colonial' look You can rightly be very proud of that one - well worth those endless hours of work - and your final challenge will be to find a way to model the appropriate sunny climate for this summer to show it off in an authentic context.

 

[beavercreek]

TaaDaahhh!

Brilliantly done. A fine edifice for the layout!

 

[Riograndad]

Brilliant build,interested how it will look in situ,your next task is to get hold of thousands of more stirrers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,AND KEEP THE BUILDS COMIN

 

[Miamigo259]

Brilliant build,interested how it will look in situ,your next task is to get hold of thousands of more stirrers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,AND KEEP THE BUILDS COMIN

I doubt whether I will attempt anything that size again and clad in stirrers, but will certainly be producing some smaller structures, plus some low-relief buildings to place against the garden fence in the vicinity of the station.
I'm very pleased with the results and it was worth the time and effort of sticking all those "planks" down, as it provides a much better texture than just scribing plastic sheeting.

 

[Riograndad]

Ok,we do a deal,,,,not thousands,just hundreds,just keep em coming ,,,,,once again great finished result

 

[mole]

Nice model as always Steve look for wood to seeing it some time soon Wish I had a job like your's where I could semi retire in my mid 40's

 

[Miamigo259]

Wish I had a job like your's where I could semi retire in my mid 40's

More like early 50's actually....!!

Still end up working 23+ hours a week, even just doing 2 days a week though.......