Modelling structures & stock in card sig – 6 October 2025.
Brian, Hugh, John, Peter and Paul attended the meeting.
Apologies were received from Robin, Mike M., Mike S., and Steve.
John has started making buildings for his new Darjeeling layout constructed from card except for the roof which uses corrugated aluminium.
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Paul completed the saga on Clogher Station building which is to all intents and purposes complete.
The fixtures and fittings of the gents and the yard had been completed just in time for the Liverpool MRE at the beginning of September. These have been 'invented' but seem plausible. Should actual information come to light then a small area diorama will be constructed to illustrate its true form.
Notice boards and adverts need adding to the station exterior at some point and some basic details inside the station hall if information can be found, just footnotes to the construction.
The details of the yard area are best viewed off site.
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Paul outlined the next projects in card – the cattle dock with loading ramp at Clogher and a Padarn Railway coach (4' gauge).
We had a good discussion about "corrugated iron", in this instance made from thin aluminium sheet. John was using this to help with the construction of the buildings for his new D&H hill railway. A source is Goodwood Scenics.
Brian gave us details of a publication on corrugated iron buildings: it's called "Corrugated Iron Buildings" by Nick Thomson and produced by Shire Publications.
"It's an informative read that covers the history of corrugated iron, accompanied by lots of illustrations of buildings and is a great inspiration for modelling."
The next meeting has been booked for Monday 17th November, starting at 8.00pm (t.b.c.).
s.p.t. 7-10-25