Kirley Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 I would not have any expertise on CIE workings but the inspiration for this build was from a picture of one in the book 'Rails Through The West' I had an old Airfix low loader but had lost the JCB so I picked up a Dapol one. Have a look at an earlier thread started by Heirflick -http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/727-low-loader?highlight=loader. Yes same as Dave's ones - he's got 'such great hands'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 this the picture kirley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 That's the one. Ingenuity was the mother of invention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Wagons have had their pipework etc. added, sprayed and now waiting for decals before final assembly. I must mention a big Thank You to Hidden Agenda for his Tutorial on this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) I’m slowly building up my stock of Curtain Side Cement Wagons. Edited October 1, 2013 by Kirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33lima Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Great work there. Love the hoppers especially! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Got this Ratio Crane Kit for my Container Yard. It's reasonably straight forward to build except for the ladder hoops and the railings - always a nightmare for me. Got its initial primer coat before final assembly. There is an extra Ratio kit which provide wheels to the Crane. A bit steep at £5 for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Concentration on the Oil Depot and Fuelling Point which involved a lot of kit building all from Knightwing Kits. Made up my own Fuelling Depot with a corporate colour that looked right to me but not I'm sure representing anything on Irish Rail. Oil Tanks and Portacabin constructed and painted. Curved wall made out of plywood and covered in DAS Clay and then Wills Stone sheet pressed into it to give a stone wall impression. Inside of the wall ready of the DAS Clay treatment. Container Crane finally completed. Walls and internal walls. Internal walls glued in place and coping top on all the walls finished the wall building. Sorry about the picture quality but the light was fading badly at this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Lovely work there, Kirley. What make is the container crane, and is it a kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riversuir226 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Lovely work Kieran can t wait to see them planted on the layout. The wagons are class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riversuir226 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 York rd has a similar refueling point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Working of some Cement Bubbles and a Parcel Van. I was lucky to get the last of a run of Cement Bubbles, the resin body was supplied but you had to provide the chassis so I used the Dapol C043 kits. I got 10 but now I wish I got more but they are all gone now. I had asked Allen Doherty (Worsley Works) to do me coach sides for a NIR Parcel Van and he eventually got round to it. These van were converted from MPD Units and I think each one was different. This is it the priming stage, filling to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Looking great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 looking forward to seeing that baby finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunluce Castle Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Superb job. How did you attach the brass sides onto the donor coach? Glue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UP6936 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Those cement bubbles are really nice. Cant wait to see them decaled up. Are you going to weather them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 How did you attach the brass sides onto the donor coach? Glue? I used Evostick Timebond and as many clamps as I could fit on. The difficult area is between the doors and the roof as the amount of doner coach is so thin it's hard to get a good bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Glazing and spraying completed. Now waiting on decals before a little bit of light weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunluce Castle Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 A superb and very unusual model! I remember those things rattling about tagged onto the ends if railcars. One minor point - I would file the roof vents off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Actually, I could be wrong but I think the gangways were taken off these as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 A superb and very unusual model! I remember those things rattling about tagged onto the ends if railcars. One minor point - I would file the roof vents off. Confused! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Nice work Kieran,the colouring looks spot on.The roof vents on the MEDs and subsequently the converted parcel vans were the flat type,I have a feeling that is what JHB is meaning.Personally,I think the vents look fine on your model,I intend to get a set of the Worsley Works etches myself soon and would use the same donor coach as you did and thus I would not alter the roof vents either.The corridor connectors on the parcel vans were removed by NIR and plated over,your model would look closer to the original if you omitted the connectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 I had a go at making some Artic Cabs, an AEC Mercury and a ERF E Series supplied by Road Transport Images. As I know nothing about lorries it's been a bit of a learning curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Indeed, Hunslet! Apologies for the confusion, it's the way I put it. As you know, there were variations among them - in fact, it's possible no two were identical! I have a picture which my father took of one, but it didn't come out very well. I looked it up yesterday but the pic is so dark it doesn't throw any light on the matter..... (see what I did?) I do have an idea that at least one might have few or no vents. In any event, a very unique and interesting model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Gangways now "plated up". Steve at Railtec was very helpful in guiding me through the design of the decals. Another project finally completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Kirkby, what a set of pictures! Stunning stuff, absolutely stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunluce Castle Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Superb, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Fantastic job Kieran! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Top work Kieran, some fantastic skills put into that parcel van and some learned along the way I bet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 great stuff, lovely shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Lovely work there Kieran, looks the business:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Wow, wow wow, that entire scene is just gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 pure class Kieran...pure class=D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I love that MED van...superb. Just superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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