As I am not an in depth or
indeed a detailed modeler, I look for the simple and quick way to producing
what I need. So, when it became time to construct the main station for
Barrowbridge on the Gnome Valley Railway a search round in the material store
in my workshop uncovered several off cuts of once used 1” thick blue high-density
foam, and 2 decent sized pieces of 10mm twin wall poly carbonate. Following some
thought an idea started to take shape. So, armed with no drawing or indeed much
else I made a start construction jig saw fashion, and this is what I came up
with.
Playing about with this high-density board, a hacksaw blade and UHU Por glue for expanded polystyrene foam I started to put together a basic shell.
Doors and windows are the products of Jackson’s Miniatures recessed and
glued in place. Before fitting in place, the whole structure was given several
coats of paint, which I made by mixing a small quantity of kiln dried sand with
cream coloured exterior masonry paint.
This sand was left over from when we had the drive block paved, so came
in handy. Now it’s on to the roof, this is basically two sheets of 10mm twin
wall clear sheeting. Again, this was left over from repaired made last year to
the green house.

The two sides of the roof were fastened together by shaping a length of
timber to the correct angle and securing with hidden recessed long screws and
loads of No Nails.
The barge boards are made from hardwood strip secured by
recessed screws inserted into hardwood plugs glued into several recesses in the
twin wall sheet
Exterior masonry paint was again used to finish the roof
So, there you have it, you don’t have to be that skilled to produce
acceptable looking buildings for your railway
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