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Railway arch workshops

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:40 pm
by ajcooper4
I've built a Metcalfe double track viaduct (P0241). I'm doing something a little different with it - a row of houses on the top with a narrow road and underneath the arches (yes it's a song!) I'm going to have workshops etc. including a welding bay.

Has anyone done anything similar and what ground surface did you lay please? Did you add doors?

Any thoughts ideas will be most gratefully received.

Thank you.

Re: Railway arch workshops

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:13 pm
by Walkingthedog
I haven’t done it but here is an idea.


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Re: Railway arch workshops

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 2:43 pm
by RogerB
ajcooper4 wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:40 pmHas anyone done anything similar and what ground surface did you lay please?
I have done the basic arch - no workshops etc. and I find wet and dry at around 320 grit gives a reasonably realistic road like surface. Hope that helps a bit. R-

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Re: Railway arch workshops

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:56 pm
by ajcooper4
Great ideas, thank you.

Roger, do you use 320 grade wet and dry for all of your road surfaces?

Re: Railway arch workshops

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:32 pm
by RogerB
I do. It is a recent discovery for me. I think it gives a quick and easy method to lay a flat, reasonably realistic and easily weathered surface. Might be a bit too smooth and pristine for a workshop area. R-