The basic construction of the station building is similar to the carriage shed. The nearside of the building is open to allow viewing of the platform and easy access to trains. The main frame of the building is built from mahoganny strip wood. The roof is balsa and will be covered with hand-cut slates.
The following photo shows the main building with a mixed train waiting for the right away:
The next photo shows the south end of the station. You can see the wooden facing, inspired by the Corris station. Inside is a low platform and ticket office. You can see the guard waiting on the platform beside the carriage shed.
This final view shows the interior of the station under construction. The rear wall will be slate - this is a plywood sheet cut to size and covered with a thin layer of DAS. The slates are scribed into the clay while it is still wet, using a Stanley knife. Once the DAS is dry - about 24 hours - it is lightly sanded down with a course-grained sandpaper. This removes excess monded clay and gives the "slate" a slightly striated texture. After that the slate is painted in a variety of dark grays, leaving the underlying light gray DAS to represent the grouting. In this photo you can see that the slate painting is incomplete.
You can also see the ticket office. This is built up from balsa and will be given slate walls using the method described above. Also note the crushed slate (this time using real stone) ballasting through the station.
The station platform extends under the length of the covered roof and further out alongside the carriage shed. You can find details of building the platform on its own page.
