OO Gauge Parks & Gardens
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We all need space to relax, and quite often this is in a public park or garden. Here you can find bandstands, tennis courts, bowling greens, as well as paths weaving between formally laid out flowerbeds and shrubbery. They'll be benches, litter bins, maybe a recycling area. Often there will be a children's playground, with a roundabout, slides & swings, more benches for the parents and possibly picnic benches. There could be a small cafe. You might also see larger grass areas, such as football or even cricket pitches. Behind fences or hedges will be the park's works area, with sheds and tools, maybe a skip or two. We think we, at Scale Model Scenery, have one of the best selections of OO Gauge Parks & Gardens accessories currently available. Depending on how much room you have, you can model anything from a small Rememberance garden, to a full size sports pitch. Around the park you can add walls or railings, and for more modern scenes you can add table-tennis tables, and basketball hoops, even a skateboard park. It really is an area in which you can add as much, or as little, as you like. |
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OO Gauge Parks & Gardens - Buildings & Boundaries
These are just a few of the buildings, walls and fences from our range we think will work well in a public Park scene:
OO Gauge Parks & Gardens - Details
OO Gauge Parks & Gardens - Playground
new products coming soonWhy choose our OO Gauge Parks & Gardens kits?
At Scale Model Scenery, we try to make everything we create 'realistically' better'. And that goes for all of our buildings and boundaries, details and playground equipment you can find in our OO Gauge Parks & Gardens collection. We're confident we are the top choice for railways modellers and diorama creators. Here's why:
- All eras covered - Our Parks & Gardens kits can be used in most eras, although there are some which are definitely period-dependent. But you will certainly find items which will help set your chosen time-frame.
- Huge range of detailing parts - We offer a wide range of materials to suit all possible requirements. With over 1700 kits in various scales, from precision laser-cut kits to 3D printed items, there is always something you can use to enhance your park scenes.
- We care about what we send - All of our products undergo rigorous quality control checks before being added to our catalogue. We take pride in packing and dispatching them promptly with care.
- Easy To Use - All of our products come with full colour instructions, where needed, to help you build the kits with minimal fuss along, with hints and tips about the best glues and paints to use.
- Versatile - Many of our items can be used across many eras. The choice of which ones you need is only limited by your imagination.
History
The first public park in the UK was opened in Preston, in 1833. This was soon followed by parks in Birkenhead, Derby and Southampton. In the 1850s, two Acts of Parliament encouraged donations of land for public parks. Subsequently, the Open Spaces Act of 1881 and the Disused Burial Grounds Act of 1884 ensured that smaller parks could be created for more local use. By 1900, almost every town had at least one park.
Parks were designed by some of the great architects of the time, and included promenades, water features, formal gardens and recreational spaces. The idea was to create areas within the heavily populated and industrial towns and cities where citizens could breath fresh air. It became quite fashionable for people to dress up, to be seen walking in the park.
There are around estimated 27,000 public parks in the UK, with around 2.6 billion visits to parks each year. Many parks are of cultural and historical interest, with 300 registered by Historic England as of national importance. Local parks can be any shape, depending on the vacant land available. Quite often, disused railway lines are used for bike and walking trails, for example the Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Padstow.
Model Railways
Unless your layout is a set in a freight-only, or heavily industrial environment, there will often be an odd corner that could be turned into a park, playground or green space for your little people to enjoy. A patch of grass, a path and some benches (& litter bins) and you have a park. For larger areas you can add whatever details and even buildings, such as a bandstand or wet-weather shelter.