The model is based on the prototype in the 1950s to early 1960s.
The Station Building Model
I do not intend to give a blow-by-blow description on how to construct Maryborough Station, as I am sure no one else would be silly enough to try it! Also, I cannot attempt to convey in the limited space available a description of a project that has taken five years. However, I can give some idea of the methods used as they may be useful for modellers.
The main structure
I attended the 2005 ‘Modelling the Railways of New South Wales (NSW)’ convention and James Percival and David Bennett gave a talk on ‘Building Moss Vale Station’. James had previously worked as an architectural model maker and he outlined a method of construction using clear acrylic sheet. Perspex is a brand of acrylic. I followed their suggested method with some changes. Maryborough Station is a long building and I considered it necessary to have the building as stiff and strong as possible. We had some sheets of 3mm acrylic which came from large showcases, but were replaced because they were scratched. One of these was cut to size using a Triton work bench and this was used as the base. Refer to Diagram 1 on the next page.
The next step is to form an acrylic box. Two sheets of 2mm acrylic were cut to the size of the floor plan, less an allowance for the thickness of
