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Finishing Touches
This page includes all those little highlights
like signs and people which don't fit into one category.
Skips - Pritchard Patent
Product Company Ltd
These two skips are made by Pritchard Patent
Product Company Ltd. The detailing on them is great. I have added some rubbish,
bits of rail and sleeper cut offs, as well as some model pallets.
Garden - Hornby,
Gaugemaster, Ratio
This little garden/allotment was made using a
Gaugemaster apple tree, Hornby grass scatter, Hornby bushes, brown Humbrol
paint, and a ratio shed and fence (fence painted with Humbrol model paint). This
took about an hour and I think the look is very effective. I used 2 paper clips
bent and cut to length to make a runner been frame. I simply made some wholes in
the board stood the poles up and soldered them together.
Railway Crossing -
Peco and readymade
This crossing was scratch built and had to allow
the removal of the track as it is located on a recoverable link board between my
hinged board and my fixed shelf. The gate is made by Peco. I had it spare from a
Peco crossing which I upgraded to a more modern Peco light and arm setup.
Cows - Cows, Ratio cow
shed
The ratio barn was very easy to build and paint.
painting was not essential as the plastic was the right colour, but for best
effect it is recommended. The cows are not Hornby but I have forgotten where I
acquired them from. The Hornby Cows (R768) also look very nice ad are a nice
touch for any large areas of grass, like in the picture above of the corner of
my base board
Cycle shed - Ratio
Cost less than £2. Very fiddly to build and paint
but was worth it. Also came with some extra bikes to place all over your railway
layout.
Railway Footbridge -
Hornby R076
This Hornby foot bridge looks great and is push to
fit assembly. The bridge spans two tracks from one platform to another platform
and is high enough to be used freestanding at trackside level.
Lorry - (With Bachmann
Container)
These lorry's can sometimes be found in the pound
shopping various forms and livery. If you want it to be a flat bed container
carrier simply remove the trailers box top. Detailing is surprisingly good and
the scale looks very close.
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