James

Do you have any more photos of this please? I was on this one or similar but I don't know what year, my dad and nanny took me so mum could have some peace to study. The wee lad looks very similar to me at that age, but not sure if it was this one I was on

Ahhh shoot. The world has gone to bits with H&S. Don't get me wrong it is needed but at times it is way over the top with stuff. If anyone sees a nutjob in any of the enterprise stops running round with a tape measure and a meter ruler, it isn't me

Thank you! It was my brothers part of the layout, I'll be tidying it up soon and so should hopefully have more photos of it soon

Hi all, Does anyone work/know anyone that works in either; Translink York Road Depot Inchicore (or wherever the southern registered De Dietrich rolling stock are kept/serviced) I'm trying to organise a visit so that I can get the finer details finalised on my De Dietrich stock that I'm designing. I have contacted both Irish Rail and Translink but neither have responded. I was hoping someone on here knows someone that could help me with organising this. As an ex-engineering student I would be happy to say it's for a project or looking at potentially putting in my CV if that helps. Thanks

Thank you! I have cut out access wells that slot into place and will have scenic bits covering the cuts The photos should hopefully be fixed now

Here's some recent photos of the layout, now with finalised mainline layout. I extended out 30 cm from the main board to allow for the outer curve to be Radius 5 to accommodate some of my longer American freight cars that I have. This, paired with the idea of the heritage line, lead me to add a second level crossing (which needs raised in the centre to smooth the gap between the two), and space on the far left beside the workshops for more storage lines and space on the right hand side for a permanent way depot/siding for ballast wagons and work vehicles. I designed my own super elevation pieces to allow the track to have a more modern and realistic feel to it! I'm flat out in work over the next while but now that I have sorted my locomotives and rolling stock into storage, I can now work freely underneath the board, which shall hopefully ease and speed up the electrical work. I'm hoping to extend into the control area further soon, allowing me to finalise the river layout and design. I need to fit point motors then I can ballast, but if anyone has any ideas on what I can work on scenicly before then that would be great! If you haven't already, go take a look at my youtube channel, Woodgate Junction, which has a recent video talking through the future of the layout as well as the recent works. Any advice, pointers, chit-chat or replies to what you think of the layout so far is greatly appreciated! Helps me to improve the ideas I have!

Thank you!!

How do I get access to the flickr please?7

And so, just like that, they are finished. this post concludes V1 of the De Dietrich carriages, with the paints matching virtually perfectly with the actual models. I am aware that the paint is blotched and terrible in most areas, this was a fired together finish to the project as this run was simply to check measurements and colours in real life. thank you all so much for the support! I shall progress on with V2, a much more refined and detailed version, so watch this space! I may sell some V1 carriages as kits/bare shells to help fund the V2, which I hope to be able to sell more confidently and with more pride! IMG_8239.mov

More photos to keep the attention of the viewers. Keep an eye out tomorrow, might have some good content to share

Working on wiring recently, finally got the town centre lights up and going. Keeping pushing on with the work IMG_7935.mov

Following on, the carriages were retaped and then given final coats of silver, hopefully going to have the green and yellow parts finished tomorrow or Sunday

Work has continued with spraying the carriages recently. They have been sprayed with another layer of the silver, which I have now ran out of, so I moved on to figuring out the under carriage and roof colours. Judging by the lid colour I started with Tamiya German Grey, however it dried a brighter Bluey grey than I had anticipated. A coat of Tamiya Dark Iron brought it closer to the desired colour. Tomorrow shall see me head to Eire Hobbies in Dundalk in the quest for more paints in the hope of finalising this batch. Thanks all for the support so far! Hopefully have more definitive results soon! Note the DVT on the right, with two coats of the dark iron bringing it closer to the colour of the locomotive roof

I was thinking of doing that as I have two models of 077, but that’s why I wanted to ask first and see was I shooting myself in the foot if they were really popular. Id rather keep it pristine and do a trade for some 071 that I can use as a donor if people are looking for 077, means it’s a win win for both parties

Hi everyone, don’t know if it’s a general observation or if there is something to it but noticed 077 seems to be an extremely sought after model. Is there a reason behind it or have I just noticed a completely irrelevant trend?