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Thanks Ernie - the Enniskillen view is basically of the section I’m building. Looks like the 2pm goods being made up. Very unkempt 0-6-0 on the GN lines - not the show pony AL No 59 that was normally the Enniskillen pilot. Looks like she is shuffling coal trucks around - either for the shed at EKN or possibly Manorhamilton.

It’s looking great David. Transfers can be frustrating but I think they will bed in. What I have sometimes done in such eventualities is to put a coat of gloss varnish to even the finish and then knock back with weathering. As you will know from your BR modelling days, a differentiation in finish around numbers and crests on working locos was not unusual, reflecting how a hard pressed cleaner might focus on ensuring that, although the remainder of the loco might be careworn, at least the number and ‘branding’ shone through.

Being only a scenic area of 2’ long, there’s not much scope for buildings. There’s one key structure for Enniskillen, though, and that’s the canopy. Ernie’s photo archive was incredibly helpful in identifying the various component parts. Hesitant though I am to post GNR architecture in the presence of @Patrick Davey, here we are….. Much hacking about of various laser cut canopy parts, cruelly mixed up with plastic rod and superglue, plus 12’ of obeche wood. That was the simple bit. The complication lay in the fact that - only really gleaned from careful photo analysis -was that there was a very low-pitched roof light. This took a lot of careful construction from 1mm Perspex sections, butchered laser-cut roof trusses and plastic strip. Omitting it was not an option - although it would have simplified matters enormously - as the light and shadows it provides will be critical to the composition. It’s turned out reasonably enough. Colours gleaned from Ernie’s SLNC album as shown. The dodgy, misaligned daggerboards are prototypical btw!

Some of those pics are flipped backwards JB….I have fixed one. The WT is very nice but just adding a smokebox door wheel would lift it to another level.

That’s spectacular David. Really captures the look. Will look excellent on the rails.

Looking good. Scrapyards are notoriously difficult to get right but you are well on the way with this.

It’s certainly been quite the undertaking. I hope you are wreathed in smiles. Great work - looks well.

It’s an excellent show. Great mix of layouts and trade. Recommended!

Small factory ?

Yes, I’ve ordered some plastic strip (great discount) and a bottle of Hatton’s own weathering mix - just so I can have a branded Hattons’ product as a keepsake!

Interesting David. I was staring very hard at that picture an hour ago, willing it to be green! But I think you’re right - it’s black really….

That just looks incredible David. What a fantastic build!

Very nice. Sets the era very well

You need to use thin stuff - under 0.5mm or thereabouts. Best place is an engineering supplier like College Engineering or Metalsmith. Ideal source would be another modeller who can let you have some scrap etch bits etc. eBay may be able to assist.

Great stuff. SMS range is really good and they seem a nice friendly company. I get their weekly customer email which is a nice round-up of modelling expertise- often images of their products in use. I hope you’ll be sending them pics of Clogherhead.

No worries. If someone goes to the trouble of posting the results of their modelling, I think it deserves a response!

Worth the effort - looking good

Must be early UTA for the UG. Still pretty clean with GNR markings very clear!

This is all an ongoing debate in 7mm world. Consensus is that big shows may have had their day. Cameo shows like Larkrail seem to thrive, with smaller layouts requiring fewer crew and thus lower expenditure. Mind you, people probably thought collapse of IMREX decades ago was end of the world - and it wasn’t. https://www.themodelrailwayclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/15_Exhibition.pdf

Yes. It’s happened before - W and H, Beatties, Victors, Modelzone…still a sad loss though. Always liked the old school paper parcels.

I was in Cheltenham Model Centre a few weeks ago and they had bought some of the EE stock but not catalogued yet.

Loving this. Like the lifebelt cabinet on the sea wall too.

Purchase here https://irrs.ie/archives/maps_drawings/

IRRS have a drawing of the SLNC van, available electronically.

And so it begins. Another falls into the all embracing arms of 7mm. There’s no going back now, Ken ….;) stellar work btw…..