Of course, I could have just photographed the shop on its own, for the article, but I really wanted to do a seaside scene to put it in context.
The inspiration was this bit of Barmouth, on the harbourside, though with the details compressed quite a bit.
This was the first of the projects to break the 'everything on an A4 board, in a Really Useful Box' intention, just because I realised the scene I wanted to do would be a bit of a squish otherwise. Still, I had a load of scraps of wood in stock, and a bigger box spare.
The bridge came courtesy of the wonderful, if financially dangerous, second-hand boxes at Frizinghall Model Railways, and is an old Triang elevated track set. I added some I-beams, and corrugated card underneath.
I wanted a small, but contained, bit of beach on the scene. Dapol steps, and Peco platform edges. The cliff at the back is crumpled paper over some foam.
More foam for the beach.
A lot of filler, and real sand; the water was some ripple-effect plasticard. Everything else was details from the scrap-box.
This was the sort of view I wanted for the header picture, and I was pleased with how it came out; it certainly wouldn't have fit on the original A4 board, but makes for a nice photo diorama for future projects.
There's just room for a single-unit railcar (Lima body on a Hornby chassis), which gives it a bit of a St.Ives atmosphere.
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