Gabhal Luimnigh

Might be something here for someone, huge collection.

https://youtu.be/y0IvdiMyPSs?si=cww4CYEWywQQ9pUC

Oops it's sold

9 minutes ago, 37058 said:

Is this on ebay? Would you have a link? 

 

Cheers 

Anthony 

Adverts Anthony 

Some great photos there, well spotted

You have great patience lad, maybe move that hammer though, I know the temptation from previous hobbies, I was looking forward to tackling kit building in the future, now I'm hooked.

17 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

The more guinness, the more emissions......

Guinness is good for you

And some Jameson

Nice pics there Derek and I have to agree with you about those wagons, they are top drawer, I love them too.

1 hour ago, Signal Post said:

Just looking at the photos above it doesn't look like you have a huge amount of space for wheels etc. How about some metalwork (which we can see that you are adept at) representing the leaf springs, just the tops of the wheels, top of the axle boxes and some surface treatment of the ground in front of the shed to give the impression of a platform edge?

Yes all of the above sounds like one of my thought processes, if I could pick up a wheel somewhere I could cut it in half, that would be a good start

Nicely done.

2 hours ago, Broithe said:

It's up on blocks now, someone pinched the wheels a few weeks back.

I will have to address the block situation, I don't know what the best option is visually, maybe a fascia across the bottom covering the blocks? Or even an artist's impression of wheels and all the other ironworks?

4 hours ago, Flying Snail said:

You'll have an old pot belly stove in there, surely?

I was thinking about it but then I also thought about smoke and dust etc, not ideal for a layout

3 hours ago, Flying Snail said:

Now that we've seen he's a dab hand at the old metal work too, I fully expect him to decide to mount it on a steel under frame and wheels by summer .... watch this space!!!!  

If I put it on wheels then maybe some of you lot would arrive with a low loader

6 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

Hands down the best 1:1 scale model of a SLNC (or any company's) van to grace these pages 

 

This is a really great project, I really enjoy following it. Well done @Gabhal Luimnigh!!!!!

Haha thank you kindly sir, I'm enjoying the build in between the rain showers but I'm afraid the inside is going to look more comfortable than it was originally, I think those old vans were very chilly in the winter! 

Lovely 

So tempted by the J15 but out of my league I'm afraid

Ta dah...

Not an exact replica but good enough for me

A miserable day outside so time for some metalwork, I needed a handle for the door on the left as in the picture, had some round bar and some flat, a bit of cutting, bending, welding and painting and the result.

I will try to fit it later if the weather permits.

Good start, I'm going to have to take the plunge because I really don't like my locos, coaches and wagons looking like new all the time, were you worried about the result Patrick?

1 hour ago, Broithe said:

Now that you've done this as a prototype, will you be releasing it as a brass kit?

Haha don't be giving the maestros here ideas

1 hour ago, derek said:

Excellent Denis. So you do know a bit about building yourself after all.

You're some stirrer Derek

Beautiful display

Lucky you today

It doesn't look too bad in the sunshine, I'm hoping to get the inside finished in the next couple of weeks.

31 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

That Triumph Herald in the foreground takes me back to 1960 when my father passed his Driving Test in his mid forties and he started saving to buy a car. He hadn't saved enough to buy his preferred car which was the Herald so we bought him one for Christmas. Unfortunately ours was a slightly smaller version being a Dinky Toy in green and white. He  looked at it and put it away in its box which I didn't see again until his death in 1987. Untouched, boxed and in pristine condition the model could well be worth nowadays as much as the real thing was then. My brother got it!

Great story

Lovely photos again, the bottom one could be a scene out of an old East German movie

5 foot 4 does seem high, you must be a very tall lad!

Beautiful photos