Thank you. When completed, the whole structure was given a coat of Halfords grey plastic primer....
Then it was sprayed sand colour slightly distressed with black using cellulose paint...
The method of colouring stonework was arrived at when i was building Greenfield Junction on the LNWR Standedge route. How builder Peter Leyland achieved his finish was a mystery so I experimented with a concoction of red, black & yellow acrylic paint let down in a bottle with plenty of water and washing up liquid. It was brushed all over the building but didn't look right and so in a state of panic I ran the warm water tap over the building to wash it off. Where the acrylic had dried, it stayed put, but the wet paint was washed off and out of the cement courses.
Ureeka! After that I tackled the walls one at a time so that the paint would not run out of the courses. Extra coats of the 'stain' were put on individual bricks to add character....
The characteristic bay window design was photographed from the opposite platform and printed onto matt paper. Then I painted over the design with cream and brown paint so that it will never fade....
The present day station has an additional bay window on the side of the bedroom, but I modeled it was it was in steam days....
The model was awaiting some window frames when photographed...
The 4mm version of the building in situ before bedding into the platform. The length of the garden wall is 52' and 6'6" high....
