David Varley
Western Thunderer
One from the Furness and one from the L&Y.
The Furness version is for my embryonic layout based on Coniston and has been on and off my workbench in various stages of construction for several years now.
The real life box opened in 1897 with the base coming from a defunct box at Carnforth, and the model has followed a similar path, the base having been constructed way back in the mists of time and the top portion a more recent addition after one failed attempt. The interior is detailed, albeit that you can't see very much of it with the roof on and the next step is to add the roof to the weigh house which abutted the box.
And the real thing towards the end of its days ...
As for the L&Y box, that's for the Pennine 2mm Group's 'Lightcliffe' layout (see http://pennine2mm.blogspot.co.uk/) and is only just underway, the windows for the front of the box having been put together over the weekend.
The Furness version is for my embryonic layout based on Coniston and has been on and off my workbench in various stages of construction for several years now.
The real life box opened in 1897 with the base coming from a defunct box at Carnforth, and the model has followed a similar path, the base having been constructed way back in the mists of time and the top portion a more recent addition after one failed attempt. The interior is detailed, albeit that you can't see very much of it with the roof on and the next step is to add the roof to the weigh house which abutted the box.
And the real thing towards the end of its days ...
As for the L&Y box, that's for the Pennine 2mm Group's 'Lightcliffe' layout (see http://pennine2mm.blogspot.co.uk/) and is only just underway, the windows for the front of the box having been put together over the weekend.