'Freshwater' will be on show again next Saturday, 14th April 2018. It
will be the first 2mmFS layout to be invited to the East Surrey N Gauge
Show at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Linkfield Lane, Redhill,
Surrey, RH1 1EA. As usual, I wanted to get a bit more completed after
its last exhibition, and next on the list was the Newsagents stand and
the signal box. The main part of these buildings were 3D printed by
Shapeways, as were most of the other structures on the layout. However,
for these buildings, there were no suitable etched window frames
available from the usual suppliers. There has been a long delay while I
plucked up courage to create my own artwork and get some etched by PPD. I
was so pleased with the results that I just had to add some interior
details and lighting.
Unfortunately, this last view will be almost impossible to see at an exhibition, as it faces the backscene.
The interior of the signal box used some etched parts from Severn
Models, and a signalman from ModelU. The log book, mug of tea and
telephone were just bits of plastic, and the telephone cord was a hair
from my head. I am glad they did not have curly telephone cords back
then.
So, not only is the signal cabin in a strange position, behind the
buffer stops and low down so that a parked van would block the view of
the tracks, but the lever frame is at right angles to the main set of
windows.
Still plenty of detail to add in this area, but it was waiting for these buildings to be installed.
