Gernise End Station on the Claptowte Railway was in need of a goods loading dock and a cattle loading dock. I had a broad idea of the size and the look of these structures but was not sure about the materials I should use. The decision was made when I constructed a platform on which to place the stations yard crane. This was constructed using a carcase of 3.0mm plywood, reinforced using short lengths of square section strip wood. The top was made of 3.0mm thick plasticard sheet which was scribed and carved to represent stone slabs. The sides were clad with 1/24th scale embossed textured brick paper. I was very pleased with the results, so the die was cast when it came to building the loading docks. I started both docks in tandem as although they were slightly different shapes and dimensions, the construction methods and materials were the same up until the ‘fitting out’ of the tops.
The first pictures show the basic plywood carcase.
Next photos showed the ramp and steps attached. The steps are fabricated from plasticard sheet.
The top surface of the dock is formed from 3.0mm thick plasticard sheet scribed and carved to represent paving stones
Once the plasticard tops were glued onto the top of the dock and the access ramp, they were painted along with the treads of the steps. Following this, the sides of the dock were covered with the same 1/24th scale embossed textured brick paper that I used on the platform for the yard crane. When this was done, the step treads were glued in place. That completed the basic structure.
The first pictures show the basic plywood carcase.
Next photos showed the ramp and steps attached. The steps are fabricated from plasticard sheet.
The top surface of the dock is formed from 3.0mm thick plasticard sheet scribed and carved to represent paving stones
Once the plasticard tops were glued onto the top of the dock and the access ramp, they were painted along with the treads of the steps. Following this, the sides of the dock were covered with the same 1/24th scale embossed textured brick paper that I used on the platform for the yard crane. When this was done, the step treads were glued in place. That completed the basic structure.
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