BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES
Another structure takes shape - this time a milk depot. Having found a surplus of milk floats,
I decided to use them in a scene on Hornsey. This north London depot has another branch in the country with a dairy and
bottling plant, so here Fordham & Son only distribute out on milk floats. The main building has yet to be started,
as I'm unsure of the exact dimensions available (until placed on-scene).
An aging fleet of battery powered milk floats are brought back from their daily rounds, and all
crates are moved into the store room awaiting further deliveries. It's not until the early hours of the morning,
that the crates will be loaded onto the floats, and much easier to model them empty and uniform!
The battery charging bay is situated next to the older building, and is full of the usual
clutter. The battery chargers are just off-cuts of plastic section, with strands of wire to represent the cables.
The newer building with its concrete canopy, towers above the older wooden lean-to... a sign of
the times with expansion taking into account the larger size of vehicle in the 70s.
The tunnel mouth has been built for Hornsey Broadway, and show the 1930s single bore
alongside the original Victorian twin bore. The structure is scratchbuilt from plastic card, and painted
and weathered to represent engineering blue brick construction.
Some more architectural modelling - this time a brace of buildings which will back onto
the loco depot headshunt. To the left is a 3 storey structure made up from DPM components, whilst the
adjoining concrete building is scratchbuilt around a perspex facade.
Based losely on London prototypes, the buildings are seen here at an advanced stage,
just awaiting some final detailing.
This series of photographs show the station building being constructed at the west end of the layout.
This scenic feature (including the road and bridge) provides a convenient scenic break. The road and subframe are
constructed from plywood with softwood supports, whilst the building itself is scratchbuilt from plastic card.
Another dimension has been added to the scene showing the station building and roof structure, as well as the
addition of some colour to the brickwork. The building at the top of the rise has been constructed
from DPM components.
The roof, gable fronts and chimneys are complete, just some interior detail and finishing work to be done.
SHENSTON ROAD
There is a large contingent of scratchbuilt and heavily modified rolling stock, which
compliments the industrial landscape and steelworks, with outlying residential areas featured on other parts of the layout.
With most of the scenic work on Shenston Road at an advanced stage, the finer detailing work can
start to take place. The main gasworks structures have been positioned, and this view shows a brace of class 20s
making their way down the branch from the steelworks, ready to join the main line.
Shenston Road by Greg Brookes.
Shenston Road by Greg Brookes.
WIBDENSHAW
A view looking along Bradford Road, with a Marshall bodied Leyland Leopard. The shops on
the left are modified 'Scenix' resin moulded buildings. Picture by Ian Manderson.
A question frequently asked, is what are the stone retaining walls
made from?... It's PECO embossed plasticard, painted an overall lighter colour, then highlighted using matt paints
with a paintbrush on the individual stones (a very long process!!!). The pillars are constructed from the same material,
using 3 vertical strips glued together.
The foremans office at the bus depot, scratchbuilt by Steve Adcock.
This is the mechanical signal box at Pudsey Junction, where the Leeds & Bradford lines
diverge. It is a Ratio kit with added detail and surrounding miscellania - including a brick built coal
bunker, privvy, fire buckets and an asbestos clad shed.