Yard Office Building This type of building was common all over the UK. Looking at these buildings, It was the large windows that always struck me as odd. Being a cold country the heat loss through those windows must have been horrific in the winter, this was way before double glazing was common. I do…
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As I started to build out the Diorama, I decided I wanted something with some height and depth to give some perspective. After a mooch around the Cults.com website that lists 3D printing items. I landed on this. Credit for this design goes Kabrumble. At the time of writing, this is the biggest thing I…
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The humble PortaKabin as seen across many railway yards and stations across the UK. You can buy the 3D printer file for this model by clicking here. Often a bastion of British workers’ breakrooms, with a paraffin heater and a stained Formica-topped table with several chipped mugs, an electric kettle, a huge box of tea…
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OO Scale Workshop – 3D Print I needed something to break up the expanse of brick wall on the side of the Diorama. A few weeks ago I had 3D printed a low-relief warehouse which I didn’t end up using. After a bit of faffing about with some cardboard to get the dimensions right, I…
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What self-respecting rail yard would be complete without somewhere to wash the rolling stock? Whether it’s coaches, wagons, diesel locomotives or DMUs, This OO Scale “Coach Washing Plant” would be similar to what would be seen in Motive Power Depots or maintenance depots around the UK. Armed with pictures from the Internet and a desire…
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This is a scratch-built model based somewhat on the ScaleScenes bus depot kit. It was another kit I bought years ago that I tried to build and failed due to my inability to cut very well. I took the basic concept of John’s kit and created my own version in Inkscape. The file was sent…
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This OO Scale Garage aka “Frank Tinley’s Autos” is a scratch-built model based on the Scalescenes kit. It is very typical of the kind of thing you would see all over the UK. The term “Garage” is often used in the UK to mean “Mechanic/car repair workshop” or “Petrol/Gas Station” These were usually owned by…
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Block of Flats, High Rise, Tower Blocks. Whatever you want to call them. This group of three buildings in OO Scale, two 10 story, one 7 story is an attempt to showcase the bleak concrete architecture of the towers that were built across the UK in the 1060s. Manvers Court is a group of multi-story…
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