Kitbashing a small halt

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I wanted a small halt on the Ardnacraish Light Railway, for operational interest and, more importantly, to cover up a block used by wifey as a stepping stone to the border. A raid on the box under the workbench produced the following:

Korber kits for a lineside hut and a station canopy (built for the earlier US incarnation of the line)
The base from an Aristocraft station (the building is being modified and re-roofed for Ardnacraish)
Some Life-like fencing
Bits of Pola paving
A bench from Back to Bay6

With a bit of cutting and filing, and repainting into the ALR's West Highland-ish colour scheme, we have Bankfoot halt:

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Mr Urquhart, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, awaits his train to Ardnacraish, on his way to check on the fishing fleet:


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i like it!!! AWESOME WORK!!...r u weathering this ?...on roofs? wall? etc........
 
now whats wify going to use??#
dam good job:thumbup:
 
Wobbleboxer said:
Remind wifey to move before she uses her stepping stone.
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Full operating instructions will be issued :)
 
steven large said:
r u weathering this ?...on roofs? wall? etc........
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Not initially, Steven. The hut had been outside for 7 years before I repainted it, and had faded/weathered nicely. So I'll let Mother Nature have a go first.
 
Thanks for the kind words, chaps. I've still to add a nameboard and a couple of small items, like fire buckets.
 
wow 7 yrs it long time...kool......cant wait til it done....i like it..
 
very nice
what it needs now is a live steam engine to set it off
 
beancounter said:
I wanted a small halt on the Ardnacraish Light Railway, for operational interest and, more importantly, to cover up a block used by wifey as a stepping stone to the border....
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So it's not so much a station as a Border Crossing?

Must be some sort of tax advantage to being so close to the frontier....
 
Gizzy said:
So it's not so much a station as a Border Crossing?

Must be some sort of tax advantage to being so close to the frontier....
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Passports required to get into Scotland, Gizzy - Hadrians wall no longer keeps the Sassenachs out.
 
A great bit creative bashing, well done
 
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