Highland Good Shed | Updated design 2024

One of our earliest kits now updated in 2024!

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.

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.