Westcorkrailway

Aye that looks like the post 55 green, but shock green dark is a different colour and might do the job….I’ll try if if I ever make coaches of that era But that combo of Halfords rattle cans is said to be “spot on” from what I’ve read

Late last year, Marks models were offering brand new CIE N class locos for far less

Now THAT ABSOLUTLY can’t go to waist. I think breaking that up would be beyond sacrilegious it’s too bad it’s based in Meath…

I think there all the same cast by the looks of the photo, understandable for a 00 gauge forklift (ie they must be very small)

use of forklifts in Albert quay cork. Loading brand new bogey fertiliser wagons (1975) if (or when!) IRM do a re-run if these wagons. I’d be tempted to recreate a scene like this!

I was searching for simular colour for f paint. Galteemores workbench thread heralds these results This paint which I found a while back looks “pretty good” although I never have tried it myself the one below is *shock dark green* 8.50 at art&hobby an actual Snail with accurate colours for reference at the malahide meuseum

Cheeky to have it in photos with coaches…..fooling no one

the era the old 071 freight livery is modelling isint as perused anymore. It’s somewhere near in-between just old enough to be too old for present Era modeling but not old enough to be nostalgic. mind you I think it’s the worst livery on the 071. But to each there own

Ray good who worked the station, and watched all the movements since he was a child is still alive and well. He’d certainly know anything in reaction to the junction presumably all that space was needed for the freight from the branch. Reports of one heavy beet season reported that sidings in clonakikty junction, ballinascarthy junction and many stations along the line were all full of beet wagons

One of the most sacrilegious things I have done….. Somone got me the classic “Smokey joe” Hornby set pre-owned as a birthday gift, I’ve never had this little set before but I’m aware it’s where many start there modelling journey So I put everything into a different CIE livery to see how it would work out All things considsidered it didn’t work out too badly considering how knackered everything was! I’ll probobly find little use for these myself. Hence the attempt of making them CIE. The other 2 coaches in the set have no real CIE equivalent the real revelation is that I have found a spray paint that almost perfectly matches 00works GSR grey. (If I knew that from the start…Smokey joe would be grey!) smokey joe in the rare CIE black….green decals from railtec’s Eau de nil coach set I’m pretty sure nothing in Ireland looked anything like this brakevan €30 vs €350!

I feel like there saving the powered one for the MRSI exhibition in October

delighted to see the layout coming along, excellent job and we can finnally see it running https://youtu.be/GZBrb1WxQPs

I heard of a kilmacthomas layout existing, with the viaduct included!

The only jobs for young fellas out this corner of the country is working the deli in a supermarket. Indeed, you can’t exactly buy that in the centra near the station

Was in the West Cork model village and noted this. It’s quite hard to see due to the reflections on the glass but it was an 1896 CBSCR shunting competition. notice how the wagons and soft covers have CBSC initials.

Applying the transfers to these coaches needs great precision to get into those areas. Is there any update on a new roof? i might pick up a few more of these as I fecked up the snails and the application of the lining wasn’t particularly good. especially If there as cheap as 3 quid….. I’m sure something will have to be done about those white lined wheels too!

Don’t tell the authorities, god forbid they find my turf stash…Eamonn would give me a life sentence

My father and my neighbours have some pretty intact CBSC trackbed, I always had a pipe dream of laying BnM track and having a railway that goes from near the main road to a lake. I’d have been ne if those locos disguised as a silver G and improvised coaches all refurbished in the farm workshop……. yes you may ask what stuff I’m smoking

I do love those sort of square cabs the Ivatt GSWR tank engines had

Has to be at least 7mm

The black n tan 121s from memory was the quickest to sell out

The Railways of West Cork “reflections and Reminiscences” has had a 2nd edition Now in paperback (to elevate problems the hardback had with staying together!) and edited to remove any mistakes the last edition may have contained with a few added pieces here and there These books have not been available since 2019. I would encourage anyone who may have wanted one then, to buy one now. Ecpecially with the reduced price of €20 https://modelvillage.ie/product/the-railways-of-west-cork-reflections-reminiscences/?fbclid=IwAR3rgdKap-MqIL4nQdZq-t6ZyU1HXwchjbqkk70XOfmZ_uZoP11sf_OpMos

I’m 19 on Saturday, I’ll count myself in that under 30 bracket…. And I applied for most of the stuff IE have advertised. Cad drawing, Technical drawing and engineering all done for the leaving cert in a couple of weeks…..still haven’t a notion what I’ll actually end up doing though ps: Donkey kong is about 40 years out of date, very amusing

He was well hidden…..unfortunatly the route wasn’t well signposted enough and many went out the wrong door….. he was beside the presidents coach in the coach shop

I could have well been behind you when you asked Sean! I asked about the 201s and he said “they are coming out” however upon asking what colour the underframe is going to be, he said “we haven’t got to that’s stage yet” it will be a long few years till we get the 201s