Carrbridge Station
Carrbridge Station
Carrbridge Station is a fine example of a wooden building constructed to the designs of George Craig, architect to the engineer’s department in the late 1870s. The station lies on the Highland Railway line from Aviemore to Inverness and was opened in 1892. The station was altered in 1952 with the addition of an extension to house a signal box that replaced the previous signal boxes at the North and South Ends.
The iconic Craig “H” design is well represented in its original form in this kit and includes the option to add the signal box extension.
Thanks are given to the Highland Railway Society for help with the dimensions for this kit.
This bespoke 3 x A4 3mm plywood sheet (2 x 0.8mm sheet) model has been designed in 1/76 scale to capture the detail of this pretty wooden station.
The building requires glue. Choose a glue that allows at least a minute before setting to allow adjustments to be made during the build. Always test the build before using glue.
For finishing, we recommend first priming the surface, then painting with any acrylic or model paint of your choice. The material is etched, so any engraved detail such as brickwork or roof tiles will be visible after painting.
All TT:120 gauge kits are scaled to 66% of the size of the original OO gauge model. The mathematically correct conversion from OO to TT:120 is approximately 63.33%, meaning that our TT:120 models are intentionally slightly oversized.
Scaling to N gauge works well and requires no additional modifications due to the material thickness. Some parts will be very fine, so take care when removing them from the frame. If some window pieces are particularly fine, they can be reinforced by soaking them in glue before assembly.
When scaling to O gauge, some manual modifications may be required during assembly. This is due to the increased material thickness required when scaling from the 3 mm plywood used for OO gauge. At true O gauge scale, the equivalent material thickness would be approximately 5.25 mm. As this thickness of plywood is not readily available, we use the closest available thickness, 4 mm plywood.
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