Knockomie was stored in the loft, a loft that gets very warm in the summer. Needless to say the baseboard bowed and all the platform decking paper peeled off so I have brought it back down to the garage and luckily it has returned to its original shape. The decking paper has been rejected as not being suitable and I have resorted to painting it instead.
The ballasting is complete and 75% of the platforms have been glued in place. I only have the curved section to complete with suitably cut and shaped decking material (plasticard). After some testing to make sure the clearances of the platform edging and ballast is good
I can get into the scenery making.
So the platform is now completely laid. I had to make my own decking from plasticard for the curved section and it has been painted with Woodland Scenics tarmac and the coping stones picked out in slightly varied shades of light beige. Scalescenes stone effect platform edges have been used for the facings.
I have also been busy finishing the ballasting, fitting a barrow crossing, a level crossing and I have laid the road using Woodlands Scenics Smooth-it road kit. I still have to weather the ballast but by and large I am happy with it and the layout still operates as before.
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| The platforms shaped, fitted and with decking added. The coaches are to check the clearance. |
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| The completed ballast and barrow crossing done. The signal box is not fixed at this time. |
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| The level crossing is fitted. I used the vehicles to check for clearance and scale. |
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| The signal box gains its nameplate. The wonky window and interior will be dealt with at a later date and then the box will be permanently fitted. |
