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Shifting Sands - Colin Peake's O9 Railway Modelling

Structures & Vehicles

19th December 2005

The first item built for the planned layout is this ticket hut. This was given as a birthday present when I first started to work in On9, with the note attached "this might make a good place to sell the tickets". Thanks dad!

I have recently purchased a kit from the Port Wynnstay range which is due to be painted to match the ticket hut and will go on the platform as an office. This will include interior details and I will also be changing the roof and a few other details for individuality.

A WW2 Pill Box has been scratchbuilt in 2/3rs relief from Drawings published in 'British Railway Modelling' some time ago. This model was a simple exercise in foamcore construction, with a layer of 'concrete' added from a mix of decorating filler and PVA, sanded smooth once dry to represent worn, decaying concrete.

On the borderline between structure and vehicle is the caravan from the Cararama range, due to act as static staff accomodation for my 1/43rd scale people. Also from the Cararama range is a Land Rover Discovery, a bargain picked up for a pound!

More buildings and other structures will appear here in due course, both from kits and scratch built.

The ticket hut for the layout. This is a Highland Castings kit modified to include a sales counter, which will feature a window with semi-circular cut out.	Interior detail of the kit. This is a seperate casting which will aid painting in due course.	Added 28/12/04 - The painted ticket hut. Glazing has yet to be added, along with posters/signs etc.
Added 28/12/04 - The interior of the ticket hut. I spent some time picking out the individual details with acrylic paints.	The completed ticket hut. Lettering is by dry-print transfer and the cut out in the payment window was made using an office hole punch!	A rear view of the hut. Windows have been flush glazed using 20thou clear plastic. Ready for the layout!
The next building kit built for the layout will be this Port Wynnstay hut, due to go on the platform as a sales kiosk.	The test assembled hut. Several detail changes will include a new roof.	I went a little crazy and made some office furniture to furnish the hut. Seats are based around coach seating mouldings.
The Port Wynstay hut kit completed and painted. I have added a new roof, gutter and down pipe, as well as creating an open window.	The interior details of the building painted and ready for installation.	A WW2 'Pill Box' scratchbuilt using foamcore. This is a 2/3rd relief model that will fit into the corner of the layout.
This Cararama Caravan will be incorporated into the layout when built. It is a model of a 1964 Polar van.	Also from the the Cararama range is this Land Rover Discovery, which will find a place on the completed layout.	Anongoing project has been modifying and painting figures, here are two modified Preiser figures.