Highland Good Shed
Highland Good Shed
The Goods Shed was a feature of many Highland Railway stations. Doors at either end allowed the rail wagons to pass through the shed whilst a side door allowed access to a loading bay for carts and vans to deliver to or retrieve goods from the wagons. This goods shed is representative of sheds found at Garve, Thurso, Kinbrace, Lairg and Brora on the line from Inverness to Wick and Thurso.
There are options for the doors of the shed:
The main doors (allowing rail access) can be moved between open and closed.
The side doors are supplied as “open” or “closed”.
This bespoke 3 x A4 3mm plywood sheet (1 x 0.8m sheet) model has been designed in 1/76 scale to capture the detail of these ubiquitous engine sheds.
Instructions are included. The base size of this OO model when assembled is approx 222 x 114 mm (to help with designs of rail model plans).
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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