Almost Gerald Road...

It's funny, I don't like making structures but I seem to have made a habit of it in recent times - and this, the latest, is perhaps one of the more elaborate - yet not my finest...

First of all - kindly remember this is N gauge! Whilst I've been practicing making these tiny structures neater and neater this is the most complex yet with its roof shape and slight softening of the roof angle towards the lower edge. Note also that it's a caricature of its prototype, to fit the location - and contains a few avoidable errors that I will put down to its melancholic subject.

Those elements aside, what I do hope it it has bags of character. I've set it up at the back of the composition where you'll only be able to get oblique or framed slices of it through the level crossing or around the back of the office/factory and it looks the part. The window frames are a touch heavy in places and I could have done a slightly better job of the curved brick inserts above the larder windows, but otherwise, she's not bad! The net curtains are passable at a distance and the only thing remaining is the back doors!

So this is Gerald Road. This semi, its character, the painted window sills included are a memory of my Dad's childhood home in Bristol and the summer visits we used to make to see my Nan. I will blame that nostalgia for the character (and errors) in her construction.

I have built structures on commission in the past - and they can be included in wider layout builds too - if you have something you'd like to realise in miniature do get in touch and we can discuss your requirements so I can prepare a fixed price proposal. Until next time, more soon...

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