One of the major problems with the construction of a layout to the scale of 1/80 is the lack of availabilty of buildings and street furniture to the correct scale. Even in Japan this is a problem with very few items available, a slight modification of a mass produced product from the USA or Germany can help, but I am very lucky in having a "Profestional master model maker" within my family and having a good English speaking friend in Japan who is willing to assist me with photographic evidence of local buildings.
The chosen station for Futatsu no Kawa is on the far northern cold and snowy Island of Hokkaido and serves the small town of Otoineppu, It looks of Scandinavian wood cabin design and is actually constructed of wood, its looks so out of place in its oriental location and should be on the cover of the IKEA catalogue as one of their Scandinavian shops. The station has just one central platform to serve both directions linked to the station building by an overbride (right of the building in the photographs), this will be modified for Futatsu no Kawa to give two platforms. I will post photographs as the plastic card is gradually cut and the station model progresses.
The chosen station for Futatsu no Kawa is on the far northern cold and snowy Island of Hokkaido and serves the small town of Otoineppu, It looks of Scandinavian wood cabin design and is actually constructed of wood, its looks so out of place in its oriental location and should be on the cover of the IKEA catalogue as one of their Scandinavian shops. The station has just one central platform to serve both directions linked to the station building by an overbride (right of the building in the photographs), this will be modified for Futatsu no Kawa to give two platforms. I will post photographs as the plastic card is gradually cut and the station model progresses.
