The latest issue of Railway Modeller magazine, January 2024 is officially published today, some subscribers will already have their copies, and features my Westhill Road station building as its 'Project of the Month'. Those of you who follow me on social media, will have already seen me post about this, but thought I would also … Continue reading In the Media – Westhill Station Building in Railway Modeller magazine
Category: Buildings
Workbench Witterings #23 Bonnet tiles, roof plumbing and painting putting the finishing touches to Westhill Road’s station building
The station building for Westhill Road is now nearing completion, since my last Workbench Witterings#20 post here, with a little help from my friends I have added the bonnet tiles to the hipped ridges, the roof plumbing and details such as downpipes along with completing the painting. I believe it is important to get the … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #23 Bonnet tiles, roof plumbing and painting putting the finishing touches to Westhill Road’s station building
Workbench Wittering#20 Out on the tiles and going potty with chimneys, Westhill Road’s station building continues to take shape
The build of the station building for Westhill Road continues, since my last Workbench Witterings#18 post here work on the hipped roof and the characteristic chimneys of the mirrored inspiration of Alverstone, for this build. Hipped roofs, and the gable windows, can be quite complex to work out the correct angles and lengths to cut roof … Continue reading Workbench Wittering#20 Out on the tiles and going potty with chimneys, Westhill Road’s station building continues to take shape
Workbench Witterings #18 Not a pane yet, Westhill Road’s station building takes shape
Has it really been August since my Workbench Witterings#16 The Foundations of the Westhill Road station building? I have at last been able to do some more work on it today, starting with a the upper floor windows. As I have been unable to find any proprietary windows from the usual sources, including from laser … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #18 Not a pane yet, Westhill Road’s station building takes shape
Workbench Witterings#16 The foundations of the Westhill Road Station Building
Amid some of the heart breaking events and issues that life is throwing at many of us at the moment, being able to step aside into model building can be very therapeutic. This is a quick post to show some of the progress being made on another one of Westhill Road's key buildings, this time … Continue reading Workbench Witterings#16 The foundations of the Westhill Road Station Building
Workbench Witterings#12 Building an LSWR Type 3B signal Box for Westhill Road
In my Westhill Road Ramblings#1 post here, I discussed my thought process for selecting the style and type of signal box for my new little modelling venture Westhill Road. This post looks at my scratch build of the chosen ground level signal box based upon the LSWR Type 3B design. As with many of my … Continue reading Workbench Witterings#12 Building an LSWR Type 3B signal Box for Westhill Road
A view from the line #15 another brick in the wall…
This I suppose only just counts as 'A view from the line' type post as in reality it is a guide to my method of painting brickwork that I have used on all the brick buildings seen on Fisherton Sarum. I tend to construct most of my buildings using embossed plastic, mainly Wills material packs, which have more pronounced … Continue reading A view from the line #15 another brick in the wall…