Corrour Signal Box Cottage

The West Highland Railway is a historic and picturesque part of the North British Railway. There are many iconic building designs along the route and this kit attempts to represent the signal box and signalman’s cottages found at Corrour and Glen Douglas. The buildings, like many “typical” buildings of the time, vary considerably from standard and this kit attempts to model a typical design. The buildings were also subjected to many changes through the years with additional outbuildings being added and removed. The kit offers options to add such outbuildings.

This bespoke 2 x A4 3mm plywood sheet (1 x 0.8m ply sheets) model has been designed in 1/76 scale to represent these classic West Highland Railway Signal Boxes and Cottage.

The base size  is different depending on your choice of making up the kit options but ranges from 210 to 250 mm long x  44 to 60mm wide ( to help with layout designs)

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.

Important information about railway scaling: 

All kits are designed in OO Gauge on 3mm plywood, so there are a few considerations to be made when scaling the digital files to other Gauges. The instructions provided will be the OO version as the build order is the same at different scales.

O Gauge Orders: When scaling to O gauge, there are manual modifications that may need to be made when assembling the kit. This is due to the thickness of the plywood when scaling the kit from the OO gauge material of 3mm to the O gauge 5.25mm material that would be needed. As this thickness of ply does not exist, we undersize the material to the closest thickness we have of 4mm plywood and recommend dry fitting the build first so that any joints that need to be sanded for a flush finish can be noted.

N Gauge Orders: Scaling to N gauge works well and has no extra modifications needed due to 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.

TT Gauge Orders: Scaling to TT requires slightly more modifications of the designs before cutting, so please contact us if you’re interested in a kit, and we can provide you a quote at info@popupdesigns.co.uk.

Any other questions, tips or enquiries please don’t hesitate to contact us via our email address or contact form. 

This kit is designed by Iain Ross and sold by PopUp Designs with his permission.