EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW
BUILDING FOWEY
PART FOUR
The final piece in the ‘jigsaw’ of Peter Marriott’s Cornish-themed layout is the china clay unloading shed. Here, Peter explains how he built it from scratch, with the aid of some useful materials.
PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER MARRIOTT
On some of my previous layouts, I have used and adapted ready-made resin-cast structures, or kits in a variety of materials, either built straight from the box or ‘bashed’ into something more unique.
However, when it came to the key structure on my Fowey harbour layout – the clay loading shed – I realised that scratchbuilding was my only option. This didn’t feel too daunting, though, thanks to the stocks of corrugated sheets, from various manufacturers, that I seem to have amassed in recent times. I had a feeling these would come in useful one day!
As a result, my structure has been formed from a variety of materials, beginning with a basic framework of mounting card, covered with Wills and Noch embossed plastic sheets, Pikestuff plastic cladding, and Redutex textured walling sheets.
As one can imagine, it can take a lot longer to create structures from scratch rather than using kits, but the advantage is that the building can be tailored to your exact demands, in terms of size and shape.