Cliddesden Station Building in n Gauge

Here is Cliddesden station building in LSWR cream and brown livery with M7 and coach pulling away. (M7 in use since the correct 02 is not available as a r.t.r model).

Note the gravel and tarmac covering of the weathered concrete platform mimicking the prototype.

Near identical buildings were used at all three stations on the line but only Cliddesden had one sliding entry door whereas the others had two. This door seems to be unbelievably tall at about 8 feet. As this was the only way into the building I can only assume it was this big to facilitate movement of large 'parcels' in and out of the parcels office within.

The building was made from ink jet printed paper and card with relief included in the assembly, where practical. Images of real window glass and corrugated panels were obtained and re-coloured as appropriate using photo editing software. The corrugations on the model have not been 'grooved' - seemed too small to be noticed.

First thing to do was to scan a full frontal image of the building shown in 'the book' and scale this to 35 feet long. This automatically gave the building height and position/size of door and windows. On top of this the the art layers were drawn and coloured. The other sides and roofs were then drawn to fit ending up with a kit similar to card kits available from the trade.

Thus far we have not uncovered any images of the building rear (or goods yard come to that) so, I guessed at the window arrangements on the far side. This demonstrates that dependence on historical references for authenticity whilst a worthwhile objective is not always possible to fully achieve. Our aim therefore can only be to create an impression of the period and environs.

David