Gabhal Luimnigh

Can the more learned among you lads tell me what points I need for the above layout? I'm going goggle eyed

No more sacrilegious than an actual track at ground level I reckon, you have trains running at road level in some of our own cities, as for the signal box idea, I like it.

Brilliant, thank you kindly sir, I appreciate that.

28 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

Sean Brown at Hell’s Kitchen in Castlerea has information and photos too Denis. 

I completely forgot about that place, thanks Noel.

Very nice 

1 hour ago, NorthWallDocker said:

The MGWR branch lines offered such character and scenic interest.  

Heading over to Dromod tomorrow to see if I can get more info Martin.

Well why not! Thanks to Noel here, another Sligo man, I'm going to have a go at doing this, I am gathering information about it, took a trip over there today and met a local man who had lots of info, took a few pictures and found some more online, next thing is trying to find a track plan for the junction. I'm looking forward to this now.

This is the board, 1800x600, plenty room.

22 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

It was the junction of the line to Ballaghderren -drive through Gurteen village towards Boyle for about one mile then take a left…see photo. 
 

Going to head over there in the morning for a look.

Lovely video 

Work of art 

I presume it's safer to call off the next one to avoid the same issue happening and in the meantime see if a simple solution can be found, I think it will be grand.

And so the collection continues....

Plenty weathering and renumbering to be done...

15 hours ago, Broithe said:

The mention elsewhere as to veracity, or otherwise, of some writing in blue crayon, reminded me of what seemed like a great wheeze at the time, but escalated way beyond our expectations.

The engineering director was based at another factory site, sixty miles away. He would come down every few weeks and annoy people in our factory.

He would drive down in his Granada and, not having a designated parking spot on this site, he would just dump it in anybody else's that was vacant and 'pull rank' on them.

He was a very pompous and argumentative bloke, so he usually got his way. One day, driving in, he spotted a space that was almost always occupied, by the car of a chap as awkward and obnoxious as he was himself. This absence of a vehicle was taken to mean that Harry was not in work that day, so Pete abandoned the Granada in the spot and went off to annoy people. However, Harry was only at the dentist and came back after half an hour, to find Pete's cat there, he parked an inch from the bumper, leaving no possibility of getting the Granada out without negotiating its release.

He had had run-ins with Pete about parking before, so he went inside, wrote a note and put it under Pete's wiper. The note said, in blue crayon and block letters "DO NOT PARK HERE AGAIN". Harry was not under Pete's auspices in any way, working for a completely different organisation, so he was well up for arguing with him, on the few previous occasions that it happened.

Someone came in the office and said "Harry's put a note on Pete's car, this could get interesting", so we went down to look at it - Harry had only used to top half of the A4 sheet. After some effort, I managed to locate another blue pencil and we added "YOU BASTARD" in the bottom half - then went off to wait.

The effect was rather greater than we expected - down the corridor, we heard "Did you put this on my car?" - Harry shouted back "Yes!", which, whilst true, was taken to mean the whole text, including the added part that Harry knew nothing about - they were both well into their sixties and we had to separate them from the scuffle that erupted...

They are both dead now and neither of them ever spoke to each other again - or knew the full context of the Rumble in the Corridor.

Excellent

Definitely SLNCR, tell me more Noel, I never heard of the place, I was thinking Manorhamilton but now you have me intrigued.

Painted now, already thinking about layout number 1

I would guess that they put in the wrong description on the form, the red tape involved with overseas postage is gone ridiculous, I got shafted with a €31 bill from an post for a parcel yesterday, vat and admin fee

Baseboards done, ready for lots of thought, gave myself plenty options, the stand alone baseboard is 1000x600, the long narrow one is 1800x400 and the end one is 1600x600 with a sharing corner added, I can have a few various small layouts, lots to play with.

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Silly money  

PM sent Dave 

Lovely photos Noel.

The end of the build is in sight, paint covers a multitude , I also got a bit of art hung

3 hours ago, amdaley said:

I'm rolling about here laughing 

https://www.ebay.ie/itm/386943869829?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=2fd1d2509a2f40b5b083771fda2c0abb&bu=43423650622&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20240421042418&segname=11021

Available at £125 from Rails 

Look at the postage & the import charges on top 

And he is in the north, dreamer comes to mind

Taping and jointing stage, first round.

They look great.

Lovely photos Mr B.