Dempsey

Can anyone provide me with the measured height of a fert wagon from the base of the sleepers of the rail to the top of the wagon?

I don't have any at present and need it to insure I have clearance for a bridge I'm building on my layout. 

Thanks in advance 

Take two.

Taking the lessons learned from the first and wanting to push myself I choose to build a second. Adding internal details,wiring, ammo creates, folded up seats, fast rope on the rear ramp and flag before mounting on a painted base which is painted to mimic the aircraft park where the 160th is based in the states

1 minute ago, murphaph said:

Right, this is the final update on these 111s. They are "finished" now after I applied the glossy touches to the oily/greasy bits like the wheel bearing journals, fuel tanks, exhaust ports etc. Nameplates will someday be applied whenever Steve at Railtec has made them available. Should be trivial to apply them and weather lightly then. I didn't want to leave them in a million pieces waiting for them to arrive. This has been my most ambitious respray with a number of false starts and dead ends. I probably stripped these locos back to plastic three times, including after having applied the transfers as I was so unsatisfied with the large logo as a transfer. That sent me down the path of laser cutting out masks and I learned a bit from that too. In the end though I am really pleased with how they've turned out.

 

Brilliant from start to finish 

23 hours ago, Noel said:

Fabulous, a catch built building like this gives the layout a unique identity and visual edge.

It's turning into the centre piece of the layout. I'm enjoying the amount of scratch building that will have to be completed for the layout. 

On 25/12/2022 at 11:33 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

It would be blasphemy to put anything other than a transparent roof on that shed!

Clear corrugated plastic panel roof!

Unfortunately it will be covered over. The way the fert pallets are set up to the right is to give the impression of being full while covering the wiring which will come up through the base for the internal lighting. When I started building it, i did so with the intention that you would only be able to view in through the side door. A way to draw in the eye towards hidden details.

On 26/12/2022 at 12:51 PM, JasonB said:

Fantastic stuff. Really coming together now. Sometimes the interior of a building can be overlooked, but this just proves it's always worth the extra effort.  

Love this shot. The view captures the fertiliser bags but also the H beams. Great work. 

I can't help looking at "ground" level inside myself when working on the building. I usually come away with another bit of detail I'd like to add.

Some small amount of progress on the internal details within the large goods shed.

Layout update. 

Building progress continues slowly. The second building is effectively a low relief building with the remainder being off layout.

The main building has had an overhanging shelter (not finished) fit with the addition of a IRM forklift to handle the loading/unloading duties of fert wagons.

NS and CSX will not be impressed .

Some American power will be on my target list in the future. 

Didn't know Union Pacific had trackage rights at Tara 

1 hour ago, DSERetc said:

I wonder if it would be possible to get a sound chip, not for the locomotives or rolling stock, but for the yard itself to make it a bit more authentic?

In Last train to Barrack Street at about 13.35 there is a view of St Joseph's Church and Monastery which is just across the road from Barrack St Yard.                                                                               In the years before it closed, the predominant sound coming from the yard was the siren from the gantry as it moved up and down the yard loading and unloading containers on and off the train underneath it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      However, in the days of steam engines and loose coupled four wheeled wagons, the sounds were quite different.   As trains arrived in from different parts of the country they were 'broken up'.   The wagons were uncoupled and loose shunted into the different sidings to wait until they were unloaded.   The shunter(s) uncoupled and coupled the wagons with a shunting pole and ran beside the moving wagons, using the hand brake on the wagons to control the speed until they bumped into the wagons already in the siding with a clanging of the buffers.  The shunters changed the points and told the drivers where to put the wagons.  The engine drivers would always give a short whistle before they would move forwards or backwards.                                                                               In the evenings, until about 2.00 am, wagons from the different sidings were assembled into trains and departed. Then there was about a two-hour break until about 4.00 am when trains began to arrive, and the shunting would begin again.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Another sound coming from the yard then, was the language of the shunters, especially on a cold wet winter's night.                                                                                                                                      For many years the monastery across the road was a Novitiate House and young novices, some fresh in from the country, were living on the top floor of the house, overlooking the goods yard and their tender ears were assailed by this language.  According to the Monastery folklore, after one very cold wet night, the priest in charge of the novices went across the road to complain to the yard foreman, who responded "I have to agree with you, Father, the bl***y language is f**king awful!"

That is a brilliant idea and one I had not considered.  It is definitely worth looking into for sure.

18 minutes ago, Georgeconna said:

Is that Slaters overlay?

looks fab

Pity you can get that in Marks. 

Thanks very much. I think the plastic card I used was from a brand call green stuff including the block work overlay.

10 hours ago, Bob229 said:

The  IRM forklifts would look well with the pallets

Have a set just waiting weathering. 

9 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

Superb - really enjoying this!

I'm really enjoying building it. 

Update.

The first two pictures show the work to the internal scene within the large shed. Not yet finished awaiting figures, forklift, lighting and drums and pallets.

The second pair of pictures show the shed with its basic paint applied and a test fit and clearance test of the canopy which over hangs the first track.

13 hours ago, Bob229 said:

Progressing well

There are a few more jobs to do internally before work begins on the outside such a the floor and detailing but overall for a first stretch build I'm delighted so far.

Some more work done today. This saw the addition of an internal wall which I noticed from the reference video. 

Painting of the visible wall which you will only be able to see after the roof is fitted.

1 hour ago, Rob said:

Looks well- great accuracy and attention to detail

Thank you very much Rob. I'm happy with the progress so far. Lots more to come.

Layout Update. 

Today was spent constructing the sub structure of the large shed which will be central to the Layout 

Excellent 

Beautiful weathering

Where or how would you go about trying to find building plans specifically for the above mentioned. While I have a video of yard operations to draw from I don't know to what measurements to scale down from to begin building the structures.

Any help would be appreciated thanks

Chris 

Spent this morning cutting track and working out the building footprints (the white paper)

Much appreciated thank you 

For some perspective here are three keg wagons on one of the storage sidings 

On 7/7/2022 at 9:51 PM, leslie10646 said:

Dane,

You need a copy of "Across the lines" compiled by Charles Friel where a lot of Dundalk men talk of their railway experiences - a lot of them worked in Barrack Street Goods.

Good luck with the project - I see a few more kit sales to you ......

I've been searching following your suggestion. Any idea where it might still be available as I've come up empty? 

1 hour ago, Rob said:

Good progress- taking shape nicely-  good levels of planning which will stand to it later.

Look forward to the next stage

Slow and steady rob, slow and steady 

With most of the track having arrived save for the last three remaining pieces the track plan has begun to reach it's final stage. Some slight changes have been with some lengthening of curtain sections to expand the width as it seems too comprised. I think even though the changes are slight it makes a huge difference.