Sulzer201 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Lovely stuff there Kirley, the Hunslet and DMUs are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Finally finished ballasting the outside double track using the method Anthony recommended using isopropanol alcohol and water before applying the PVA glue and it works well. Then came the fun bit of getting all the points to work again. Then I ran wiring from each point back to my control point and that ended up with a rat’s nest of wiring. I had some faults when I tested the points and had to replace some of the wires before getting it all to work. I did a short video testing the track after ballasting. This is the proposed site for the new station just completed by Glenderg and for collection this weekend. See his Projects Page under “Workshops” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Cracking work Kirley! You have inspired me. I'm ripping up my layout and moving to a bigger room to start again. Ballasting looks great, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Ballasting looking amazing!! Just the right colour and texture!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 kirley, the layout is looking fantastic! the castle in the background of this pic - can you show me a closer look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 kirley, the layout is looking fantastic! the castle in the background of this pic - can you show me a closer look? [ATTACH=CONFIG]3201[/ATTACH] If you go to my Workshop Page "Kirley Projects" page 2 you will find the story behind 'a Village in Ireland' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGM Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 The ballasting has really added something to an already excellent layout I love the third the third picture , the junction curving off under the bridge is very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Kirley, bloody fantastic, just totally mega, the layout is looking great, ballasting is looking perfect, keep up the good work, & keep the pic's / video's coming, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Great to see it all coming together mate and those wiring gremlins are gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 excelent work...love the roof detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Hot diggidy dog damn!! That castle roof detailing is top notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Fantastic job with the ballasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 The track aliment on my lifting bridge was causing difficulties. Originally the track bed going over the break was Woodland Track bed which did not provide a rigid enough structure to hold the track in perfect aliment. I replaced part of it with cork and while it was an improvement there was still a slight miss aliment I saw a solution on You Tube so when I was laying the bottom rail I decided to do all. I used Peco level crossing parts, straights and curves. It’s a bit agriculture looking but I wanted to ensure nothing would move hence all the screws. The Dremel was used to do the cut. A bit of filler and paint for the initial camouflage job. Test run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 That's coming together nicely Kirley. I like the trees, and the space for the layout is something I'd love myself at the moment. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Layout Scenic’s This part of the layout involves a bridge at the end of the station platform. I tested it with a 141 and some carriages and the clearance was fine. It was only after I had screwed and plastered the bridge formers in did I remember about my Hunslets which always sat a bit higher than other locos. A clearance test was called for and sure enough it got stuck on one side. Major engineering works had to be carried out in situ as I did not want to dismantle the bridge formers. I pasted backdrops to the walls which I hoped gave the layout a sense of distance. At the join between the layout and wall I stuck some vegetation to disguise the join. Next is the Station area. I used 18 mm MDF for the platform and employed a reamer to give an overhang edge. This is Kirley Junction Station (looks a lot like Navan) in all its glory. Thanks again to Glenderg for producing such a beautiful and realistic building. I’m waiting for some texture sheets from Glenderg to cover the platform and that should help to ‘ground’ the building to it. As you can see the platform looks very stark and I would welcome suggestions on what to add to it to bring a more ‘real’ feel to this area. As it is only single line I don’t need a footbridge but have thought of station lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Station lights would look great! Markings like the yellow line will make it look much better, and maybe you could include a canopy or something? Layout's looking great though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Wow, wow, and another wow! The backscene is beautifully blended, and that station building! What can I say! The man's a genius!! Benches, station lights, a fence bins, phone boxes and some people and you'll have a stunning looking set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I love the new station mate it looks the dogs B. Fair play to Glenderg I hope to have some more buildings from him myself this weekend. BTW what back scenes are you using as they look cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGM Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Great layout Kirley And alot of great stock to go with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Well done Kirley, your coming along at quite a pace. The back scene is fantastic gives a real sense of depth.The station building looks incredible, well done Glenderg Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Bloody fantastic,well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 I love the new station mate it looks the dogs B. Fair play to Glenderg I hope to have some more buildings from him myself this weekend. BTW what back scenes are you using as they look cool Hi Guys, thanks for the kind encouragement and suggestions. I feel I need more buildings (small) but like everything else on the layout something will evolve. Anthony – the back scenes are called Hills & Dales and I got them from Express Models: http://www.expressmodels.co.uk/acatalog/Photographic_4mm_Scale_Backscenes.html See you Saturday at Cultra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 See you Saturday at Cultra. Yes mate see you there what time you heading down at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Yes mate see you there what time you heading down at Should be there by 11 at the latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Great work there Kieran,that back scene looks the part,well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 This update is mainly from the benefit of my Civil Engineer Consultant Glenderg who has supplied me with textured papers for my platform. That work is on hold while the track ballast dries. I used some of his card to construct some walls to break up the platform area and he is going to print off some coping stones for the top. Richie this view shows the lip at the edge of the platform and a close up of the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 It's really taking shape now mate looking forward to more updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Fantastic!! Keep the photos coming!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 It's really taking shape now mate looking forward to more updates Thanks Anthony, did you notice anything from your part of the woods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scahalane Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Looking excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thanks Anthony, did you notice anything from your part of the woods? Egyptian arch ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Egyptian arch ??????? well sort of -the economy version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 My eagle eyes don't miss much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Ah that looks the dogs, if I do say so myself. It's gone from a relatively isolated building, to something really grounded, and realistic. It's got a lovely timeless feel about it too. Richie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hidden-agenda Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Lovely finish to it am enjoying the view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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