CURVED PLATFORMS MADE EASY

A USEFUL new product by Scale Model Scenery (www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk) takes the complication out of creating curved platform faces. There is no doubt that curved platforms have a greater visual impact compared to straight ones, but creating them accurately for shape and clearances can be tricky, even for experienced modellers.

The curved platform kit contains four lengths of laser-cut wood faces, brackets and clips to form the platform wall. Once assembled, the front is covered with the desired facing, such as stone, brick or concrete sections. Greyboard is also included for cutting to shape to make up the platform surfaces – 2mm thick for the underlying platform structure and 0.7mm to provide a top including the overhang.

Comprehensive instructions are included in the kit, which has sufficient material to construct up to 560mm of curved platform. It is an excellent match for the various platform ramp and straight platform section kits, as well as the platform coping materials produced by Scale Model Scenery.

It may also be combined with other platform construction techniques, making it a very useful product for modellers. The kit is priced at £12.99 and its use will be featured in a future issue of Rail Express Modeller.

Curved platform kit for ‘OO' gauge by Scale Model Scenery (Kit LX414-OO), which builds up into 560mm of platform, including the top surface.

Clips and brackets are supplied with the walling, which can be curved to any shape.