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A British Station for my Railway

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Yesterday the sun came out, giving me the chance to try out my finished 'British' station and platform that fits in the same corner as my Canadian Pacific station, so that I can use either depending on what will be running at my steamups.
It is mainly 3D printed.
The platform is 1 ½" foam insulation with 3D printed front, back and fence detail.
The building is all 3D printed other than the roof columns and bracket that my brother lost wax cast many years ago.
It is loosely based on the old Barnstaple Town station.
The figures are all old lead ones from Johillco, Britains, and Timpo etc..
Cheers,
David Leech, Canada
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David, that looks fantastic so now you can run your British style trains with the appropriate station to stop at. I love the cast iron verandah posts and the skylight, very atmospheric. The camera shot taken at "small person" height on the platform is great and all it needs is a train approaching on the curve.
So we can expect a few video's in your summer of a British trains steam up on your layout? I still like seeing the Canadian trains and your big depot building though.
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Wow David, that looks really nice! I wish we had more options for weatherproof British stations in the USA. Brunel models is very expensive, like live steam loco prices and the wood stuff does not hold up to Indiana summer and winter extremes in temp and moisture. Look forward to some videos of British trains passing thru the new station scene on your railway.
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David, it looks really great and I love the iron work which is so typical if british stations from this era. Did you use a service for the 3D printing or print them yourself?

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Robert,
I printed everything myself on my filament printers in PETG.
I used my trusty Sketchup software to draw everything full size as I had drawings with real measurements, and then scaled them down with the printer slicer software.
The walls were all printed upside down in sections with a 'tongue and groove' to align them when glued together.
Cheers, David
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What a truly beautiful piece of craftsmanship, Mr Leech! It is a MUST for an article in the NL&J, if you have a mind to write one up. It's a real inspiration for those folks like me, who might be able to afford to build such a structure using your methods, but who are unable to afford the humongous cost of the well-known manufacturer here in UK. A couple of years back I thought I'd 'treat' our G1 layout to a signal box, but even the kit was way north of CAN$600.
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Great athmosphere David, and I like your idea (and Russel's) of changing station buildings to fit the trains you are running, I have decided on a double prototype layout myself and am thinking very seriously on the same lines., although until now i wanted to do one half of the pike PRR and one half NORD railway of France, I think that I will change for two sets of structures instead. The ornate cast iron work is truly a masterpiece.
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Yes Simon, doing two sets of structures works well for me as both French and American railways had low platforms, unlike the high English platforms, so I can keep the same platform and just change buildings without looking strange.
The two buildings David now has, one for Canadian railways and one for British railways, is ideal for the trains he has so it would work well for you too. I love your new layout by the way, such large curves and fantastic bridges.
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Very nice mate, also with some modification can also be utilised by railways of the antipodean variety.
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David Leech said:
Yesterday the sun came out, giving me the chance to try out my finished 'British' station and platform that fits in the same corner as my Canadian Pacific station, so that I can use either depending on what will be running at my steamups.
It is mainly 3D printed.
The platform is 1 ½" foam insulation with 3D printed front, back and fence detail.
The building is all 3D printed other than the roof columns and bracket that my brother lost wax cast many years ago.
It is loosely based on the old Barnstaple Town station.
The figures are all old lead ones from Johillco, Britains, and Timpo etc..
Cheers,
David Leech, Canada


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I had a chance to visit David's railway and have some more video of his beautiful 3D printed British trains station and I hope he does not mind it being added to his posting.
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Thanks for posting Peter.
I must redo that station valence, as the movie makes it look horrible.
Cheers,
David Leech, Canada
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