Following the pattern of the platform 5 canopy - I have now completed the platform 6 canopy. The prototype looks like this:

And here is the canopy fairly complete with the exception of lights, seating and some touch ups to the paintwork:-

Having completed the rear wall cosmetic adjustments like brickwork and styrene strips to indicate the concrete pillars. I have now assembled the whole unit.

This was stressfull as I had not designed in enough construction tabs to make orthogonal assembly simple. IN particular I had a couple of quite badly assembled blanking components between the two roof lines. I am lucky however in that the really bad ones will largely be invisible because of the stairway it surrounds.

The good news is that at least it sits nicely and doesn't wobble as I had feared it would.

I have now had a chance to complete the first part of the canopy on Platform 5 - using the frosted windows - unfortunately some of the 'frosting' got scraped off in handling which is annoying. I am also not very happy with the 10mm wide styrene I have used for the top concrete beam but it will have to do.

After various suggestions on Model Rail Forum I have tried spraying some glazing to create frosted or translucent windows as required for example along the rear canopy wall for platforms 5 and 6.

Following some suggestions on ModelRailForum, I took a translucent document wallet cover (quite stiff plastic) you can see that untreated on the RHS, Then I gave it 4 coats of Vallejo matt varnish via an airbrush (2 each side) and also 3 coats of the frosted window spray that came in a can - this gave something much more like what I wanted - see the LHS.

I have continued working on the goods loading platform and fitted both the rear retaining walls and the lighting.

I have not yet found the sort of fencing I would like all of the retail stuff I have tried has been too tall.

Loooking at the photos I believe the fencing is unchanged in the last 65 years apart from now been painted a rather gaudy blue colour. By eye it is about 3.5 to 4 feet tall ie needs to be about 16mm in scale.

I also need to fit coping stones on the top of the wall.

I have been experimenting with Juweela paving slabs - I want to use them for both paved areas around the station entrance - and for edging on my goods platform - (it's too late to use on the main platforms as the levels would be all wrong). I first did a bit experimenting using an offcut mounting the slabs first and then masking them and filling the space between with smooth-it:

I wasn't over happy with the result - things I learnt were

1. The slabs are really delicate before they are glued to the base

2. White PVA sticks them fine, but if you let it get on the top of the slap it will discolour it

3. the 'look' really needs careful attention to lining up, they will have enough variation even if you line them up well if you don't they will look poor. So use a nice straight edge metal ruler to provide a straight edge.

Here is the result prior to spreading the platform surface:

I am pretty happy with it.

I used Juweela 11 x 11mm (24148) ceramic for the slabs and I also purchased for the pavement that runs alonsgside Juweel Curbstones(sic) (28353)

Having spent far too long on the woodwork, I now have a platform that is basically complete. Before I do any further cosmetic work on it, I have turned my attention to the roadway that runs alongside it and descends a couple of feet to the level of the station. I have made a sloping frame for it to go on, and used the platform as a template to cut out the roadway.

I will still need to cut some strips to make the raised pavement that runs alongside the edge of the platform wall/fence.

Although I have sort of constructed the rather difficult main platforms (which are tricky as they curve, and I have made even trickier by wanting to have lighting on all of them). I put off the goods platform that runs down the west of the station.

It is also tricky as it is level but the roadway next to it descends so the boundary wall gradually increases in visibility. It also has curves, pavements and lighting.

There were lines on each side of it - now gone. And the goods loadding platform itself is overgrown today.

Here is a current satellite view and hand sketch of the layout.

I have built the framework and then sanded a curved edge and then fitted the lighting connectors. In order to get the platforms to sit nicely I have used bolts to the underside of the baseboard with keyhole shaped holes in the platform so when the surface is glued on the bolts can still be removed to work on the platform itself.

I intend to use York Modelling for producing the laser cut components for the station building - so I thought I would buy one of their retail kits to get used to their output and to give myself a little practice in assembly.

The platform sides at Banbury are stone sets that seem very hard to model they seem to be a different colour in very photo - sometimes greyish sometimes Brown I have been experimenting with airbrushing them some grey and then overspraying with Brown - some of these are ok but a lot are not.

I have used South Eastern Finecast embossed stone block sheets and then cut them into strips of the right size then taped them to a backing for spraying.

I will do a load and then choose the best ones I think.

The prototype picture below is a modern one as you can see from the cables running along it.