Awchit... Warning... LOADS of pictures

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:28 pm

Hi,

For roughly 7 or 8 months now I've been building a Station building from scratch out of balsa wood, McDonalds coffee stirrers and card.

I started with one wall, as most do, and used two different thickness pieces of Balsa wood to give a step.

And then decked it out with coffee stirrers before cutting out windows and doors.

Station Master Bates...

All that and its no where near finished yet!

Lner fan Sam · Post by **Lner fan Sam** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:03 pm

Will this be ending up on the mamod group layout?

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:10 pm

Most Possibly... Providing its not destroyed or knocked etc

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:48 am

I've been following this In Another Place, but it's nice to see all the pictures in one place. You've got more patience than I have..............

St.Michael · Post by **St.Michael** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 6:39 am

Awsome

Really like your building - and the series of pictures
Greetings from Norway

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:51 am

Thanks for posting Laurence.

I have made a start on my station building and plan to clad using coffee stirrers and lollipop sticks but I made the walls from marine ply with the roof sections cut in (triangle bits).

Great looking building, look forward to seeing more.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:22 am

wow, great work there, are you going to paint it or leave it as is?

KjellAn · Post by **KjellAn** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:34 am

A very nice station.

We want to see more of this ...

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:43 am

You weren't kidding about the photos! What did you decide about painting it?

jim@NAL · Post by **jim@NAL** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:47 am

that's fantastic I love all the interior bits basa wood is fun to work with .are u going to paint it

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:50 am

Bits of it will be painted and others won't be... As to which bits are I am undecided yet... But the roof will be painted or coloured I don't like painting as I tend to make a right hash of it

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:26 pm

Thanks for that a great view. I need to record my ongoing goods shed saga....

Dannypenguin · Post by **Dannypenguin** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 8:54 pm

Wow! Like!

Resurgam05 · Post by **Resurgam05** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:55 pm

An absolutely superb job Laurence.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:15 pm

laurence703:92629 wrote:

Station Master Bates...

But it's a very lonely job and the hours are long!

williamfj · Post by **williamfj** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:27 pm

Very nice, I particularly like the tiled roof.

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:38 am

Getting one of those discount coupons after buying a railway magazine at WH Smiths I visited McDonalds to stock up on more stirrers. Had to wait discretely whilst they refilled the dispenser - it is amazing how many stirrers you need for a large cup of tea!

Is this model a freelance design or based on an actual building or parts thereof?

Chris Cairns.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:47 am

Excellent stuff - I particularly like the slates. As for painting those I'd be inclined to paint 'em all mid-grey, pick out odd ones here and there in slightly lighter or daker shades, and then give the whole roof a darker grey wash... Maybe woodstain for the rest? Or prime and a very simple understated paint job?

Andrew.

laurence703 · Post by **laurence703** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:36 pm

Thank you for your comments.

Chris Cairns - Awchit is 100% freelance and I've literally been making it up as I go along...

Andrew - I like that idea... Simple is sometimes best! Thanks

Peter Butler - Master Bates says it's not easy being the station master of a small junction where the points have a mind of their own and the drivers are always shouting Oh s**t when they're sent the wrong way...
Hmm.. He'll want a signal box next...

Lner fan Sam · Post by **Lner fan Sam** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:25 pm

There isn't a little pun is there in station master bates name?

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