Saturday, 14 February 2026

Ramsdale, some scenics added

 Ramsdale progress:-


A photo taken last week with some of the scenics added.  The tea room, tiny engine shed, memorial, wishing well, rustic tables have been set in place and my wife has spent hours adding scenic materials and greenery.

This photo shows the end of the goods siding with the stone hut (goods shed!), fencing and hand cart now set in the scenery.


Monday, 5 January 2026

Changing buildings for Ramsdale

Originally I built two buildings for "Ramsdale", a lodge in 1:48 scale and a wooden goods shed/store.  I kept looking at the lodge, and wherever I put it, it looked too small especially in compason to the 1:43 goods shed.  First I bought a resin quarry hut kit from 422 Modelmaking quarry as it had a lower roof, but the lodge still looked too small to me.  So I bought a cheap mdf kit from Northumberland Painting Services "Crabtree Cottage" and added Slaters Stone, pantiles, gutters etc. and some fancy bargeboards from York Modelmaking, inside counter area and curtains.  It has become Ramsdale Hall Tea Room and looks much better proportioned.


Ramsdale Hall Tea Room

I had in my minds eye a loco sitting in a tiny shed at Ramsdale so I built a small loco shed from a 422 Modelmaking lineside hut raised on a stone support walls to go at the end of the siding.

The engine shed positioned at the end of the siding.

 
General arrangement of the three buildings.