Shape foam scenery along front and apply paper mache.
Discuss gravel pit construction.
Create steelwork for inspection pit.
Fix front profile board.
Discuss buildings around yard.
Stephen had created a front entrance area for the office building, which also provided practice for applying brickwork plasticard to the buildings.
Having researched the steel structure supporting the rails over the inspection pit, Stephen was able to rummage through Geoff's plastic boxes, locate and cut to size, a set of components ready for when access to the area was possible.
Geoff shaped the foam previously glued along the front and inserted plastic sheet pieces to stop glue seeping into the board joint. He then applied paper mache over the foam scenery.
As they often did at the end of the session recently, thoughts returned to the remaining buildings around the yard. We had two buildings mocked-up in paper and corrugated cardboard, but there was still a gap. The awning and loading dock were stripped off the c/iron building, which opened up the yard nicely. Stephen was keen to make the building longer - Geoff was keen to introduce different building materials.
It was later remembered that the main building mock-up was created before the idea of extending the yard siding onto the fiddle yard had occurred to us. Wagons would have stopped at the edge of the fiddle yard, and the exchange would take place within the building. Exchanging wagons in the fiddle yard meant the building could be reduced in size.
