Wills SS73 Timber Yard Kit

Scale(s): 1:76 Scale, OO Scale
GM Part Number: SS73

Model Overview:
The Wills SS73 Timber Yard Kit is designed to bring extra variety and detail to your station’s goods yard or industrial area. Timber yards and builders’ merchants were common sights near stations, often with their own sidings for easy access to rail transport. This kit includes pre-coloured parts, but painting and weathering can be applied for added realism. Glue is required for assembly.

Key Features:

• Authentic Design: This kit is designed to replicate a timber yard commonly found near stations, offering a variety of possible traffic into the station’s goods yard.
• Pre-Coloured Parts: The kit includes pre-coloured components, but additional painting and weathering are encouraged to achieve a more realistic effect.
• Siding Access: A typical feature of timber yards, the design accounts for easy access to sidings, providing realistic railway operations in your model.
• Generous Footprint: With a footprint of 131mm x 70mm, the model provides enough space to add multiple details and to represent the yard accurately.

Technical Specifications:

• Scale: 1:76 (OO Scale)
• Footprint: 131mm x 70mm
• Dimensions:
  • Length: 131mm
  • Width: 70mm
• Assembly Requirements:
  • Glue is needed for assembly.
  • Optional painting and weathering for enhanced realism.

Scene Integration:

• Goods Yard: The timber yard fits perfectly into a station’s goods yard, offering the opportunity to represent the handling of timber and related building materials.
• Industrial Area: The kit can also be used in an industrial section of your layout, where building materials are in demand.
• Additional Traffic: The timber yard adds an extra dimension to your model railway by introducing varied traffic, including timber and building materials, which could be delivered by rail.

Conclusion:
The Wills SS73 Timber Yard Kit is an excellent addition to any model railway layout, particularly for those seeking to represent an industrial or station goods yard. Its authentic design and realistic footprint make it a great tool for adding diversity and functionality to your scene, as well as allowing you to incorporate extra railway traffic. Easy to assemble, and open to further detailing, it will bring depth and realism to your layout.