• GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed - Fun Pop Up 3D Wooden Gift Card | Craft
  • GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed - Fun Pop Up 3D Wooden Gift Card | Craft
  • GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed - Fun Pop Up 3D Wooden Gift Card | Craft
  • GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed - Fun Pop Up 3D Wooden Gift Card | Craft
  • GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed - Fun Pop Up 3D Wooden Gift Card | Craft
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GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed

GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed

£105.00 GBP
£105.00 GBP
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This kit represents the GSWR Muirkirk Engine Shed. Muirkirk was a station originally on a GSWR branch line from Auchnileck supporting the extensive iron works and several coal pits. Muirkirk gained additional prominence when the Caledonian Railway ran a line from Lanark towards Ayr. This led to this large 4 road engine shed opened in 1879. The “Galloway” style was reminiscent of the other substantial sheds at Ayr, Dumfries and Hurlford. Unfortunately, the shed saw fire and reduced activity leading to 2 of the roads being demolished in the 50s and a new retaining wall being added.

The original building represented in the kit lay on a slope. Hence the office/joinery block at the rear had an elevated position. The kit offers modellers the opportunity to place the block at either the raised or a level position.

Thanks are given to Andrew Swan and the National Records of Scotland for help with the dimensions for this kit.

This bespoke 6 x A3 3mm plywood sheet (5 x A4 0.8mm sheet) model has been designed in 1/76 scale to capture the detail of this stone built GSWR Engine Shed.

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 dimension drawings are supplied in OO gauge.

All kits are designed in OO gauge using 3 mm plywood. When scaling the digital files to other gauges, there are a few considerations to take into account. The instructions supplied with your kit will be the OO gauge version, as the build order remains the same across the different scales.

TT:120 Gauge:
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.

We use the 66% scaling factor because the material thickness required for a true 63.33% reduction is not readily available. By using 66% scaling and 2 mm plywood, we can offer our full range of kits in TT:120 while maintaining the correct fit and assembly of the original designs, without the manual modifications required for our O gauge kits.
This means our TT:120 models are approximately 4.2% larger than mathematically exact 1:120 scale, but this allows us to retain the design detail, strength and ease of assembly of our kits.
If you have any other questions, tips or enquiries, please don't hesitate to contact us via our email address or contact form.

N Gauge:
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.

O Gauge Orders:
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.

Each design is modified to account for the reduced material thickness, but some manual adjustment may still be required during assembly. We recommend dry-fitting the parts before gluing so that any joints that require light sanding can be identified and adjusted for a flush finish.

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