Thanks for the info Phil, It sounds a bit like the mounting board that I`ve been using, but possibly a bit cheaper. Mounting board as in picture frames etc. So I`ll check it out.......we have an Eckersleys nearby. Gormo
That really looks good Phil but now you have set yourself a task to create some station buildings. Could be a nice winter project. Cheers and happy modelling Richard
Looking good mate. Will the island platform be connected by a pedestrian bridge or was it serviced by subway stairs ? I do like your DERM, very nice. I remember when I was in my early teens on holidays with with family seeing the old Walker rail motors staged on a siding down near Tallangatta. I thought that they were an odd looking piece of equipment, where as the DERM is closer to the NSWGR CPH rail motor. Cheers, Gary.
The platform will be accessed by underground subway. It will be loosely based on the Frankston station in the 60's & 70's. The Stony Point line ran Derms and B classed locos during this era. Which my layout is roughly based on.
Are you going to show the subway entrances on the platform Phil..??? If so, Scalescenes have a kit that possibly may be of use. https://scalescenes.com/product/r006-platform-subway/ Gormo
2mm MDF can easily be cut with a Stanley knife, although multiple runs with the knife is the key, just like cutting thick card. I cut 3mm MDF with a Stanley knife with no issue. Cheers, Gary.
Made a start on the Station building. Since there are very few photos of the very early wooden building of the Frankston train station, which was demolished in 1985. I've had to use other stations on the Frankston line. Mordailloc and Cheltenham stations are very similar in construction, so my interpretation is based on the three buildings. Balsa , 2mm screen board, and Scalescenes cream clipboard TX37 and doors TX00d were used. Special thanks to Gormo, for the inspiration
No worries Phil, Good to see you`re off to a flying start.... Most likely, all those three stations were designed by the same architect, and most likely they were very similar as you say. I would think that he would have a basic design that he worked off, and would just add or remove annexes as required. The rule of thumb may have been, the area with the biggest population at the time, or the area that was expected to develop the most in the future, would have the most elaborate station, and consequently the area that was expected to have the least amount of development would only get the basic model station.........don`t know for sure.....it`s just an educated guess.... Anyhow mate.......Rule #1 applies here......" Your railway...your rules ". I look forward to watching the progress of your build. Gormo
You are certainly on the right track as both Mordialloc and Frankston stations were designed as the primary terminus stations for the south eastern suburbs network. Only every second train went through to Frankston, the others being returned from Mordialloc. Both stations housed overnight stabling facilities. As a young train enthusiast, loved to view the shunting at Mordialloc. This was in the 1960's, a far cry from what the line is today. Good luck with the model. Cheers and happy modelling Richard
Yeah....me to Phil....congrats on pic of the week That`s a little ripper of a rail car......... Gormo