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2 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

And what a lovely back-scene of ScaleScenes cardboard containers you have in that photo!

Totally off-topic, but where does one source the gauze to model the platform around the cap on the centre of the oil wagon?

Studio Scale Models sell both types as a brass kit. 

I'm thinking of an end to end layout with a traverser based on somewhere like Barrack Street or a part of North Wall/Holyhead Yards. 

Or I could just add a traverser to this layout and make some changes to the layout to improve it. 

I'm going to do a lot more thinking before I decide on anything. 

192 on cement. 

I just took delivery of my last pack of cement bubbles when this announcement came. And sure I had to order a bundle. 

The photos below show what the outer radius curve would look like. 

4 hours ago, David Holman said:

Galteemore is right, think about what you like, but also consider the restrictions. A 6' dia circle means 30" curves. Ok when viewed from the inside.

That's true. But I'd also want to view from outside. I think a removal backscene like Everard Junction is the way to go on that one. 

14 hours ago, JasonB said:

Lovely shots as always. Still can't believe I let the ferts pass me by, unforgivable really. They look so damn good. 

I got 8. I regret not getting 10 for a full rake. 

080 on a short fertiliser train. 

13 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

The curved layout looks fun, but a tight radius could look odd when running bogie stock.... 

You're dead right about the curve tightness. Though I've mocked out how trains would look on that radius curve and it doesn't look too bad. 

12 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

What do you like ? Watching trains run past or doing some shunting ? 

A bit of both I suppose. 

I've been stewing on some ideas for a new layout. What the previous layout missed really was functionality. 

I have, at best, 10' x3' or 6'x6' clear floor space. Ideally the layout would need to be stored away easily. 

So really I have two main ideas:

Idea 1: A 10' end to end layout based on a freight yard with a hidden traverse included. 

Idea 2: A traditional 6' diameter circular layout split down the middle to show two different scenes on either side. I'd hope to build it such that it folds into a semi circle for storage. The upside of this layout is that trains can run continously without my control. 

Let me know your thoughts and opinions on this. 

220 on a liner. 

On 7/18/2020 at 4:56 PM, murrayec said:

The best solution for this is to use Deluxe 'Tacky-Wax' to hold them on, then they can be easily removed and attached elsewhere.....

Eoin

I took your advice. Thank you. 

The ends of two wagon rakes are now detailed and new non polarised magnets installed. 143, 192 and 080 await their next turn.

Scheduled for 09:30 tomorrow morning. 

Thanks lads. The layout looks a lot better in photos. My ballast work is dreadful and even at that it took a long time to do. 

It was my first layout. Lots of lessons were learned and, better products and materials have been found since. I'm hoping to start a new micro layout sometime soon as this track plan is a bit limited in terms of functionality. I just have no room! 

Thanks again to IRM. 

143 arrives at Dianghlasáil with three ex works LP wagons.

They are added to the rake and will work as part of the new intermodal service from Dianghlasáil. 

On 9/22/2020 at 9:55 PM, JasonB said:

I could never quite make my mind up about that livery on that class. 

Probably the nicest livery it ever carried in my opinion. All it took was one photo of it pulling bagged cement wagons and I had to have a model of it. 

220 enters the loop with a Belfast bound liner.

208 passes with a laden fertiliser while a keg train sits in the loop. 

41 minutes ago, Noel said:

Now I'm sure somebody at some stage may respray one in current intercity green'n'grey livery just because the can. 

Don't encourage them please! 

This yoke arrived into the yard this evening laden with Dubs seeking refuge from the pub closures. 

Excellent model. 

Are 130 or 133 to have the reflective panels or just the plain IR livery in the pre production samples? Also are they going to have the 2+1 marker lights or the 2+2 as in the samples. 

The tail lamps are a great addition. Great initiative to include the ones for push/pull 121s.

220 on the Bell liner. 

Personally I don't think models can be weathered properly in the factory. So I'd like to buy a clean loco and have the option to have it weathered later. I haven't had the nerve to weather any of my stuff... Yet

What is weathering? It's not just a bit of dust along the train, it's rust, paint peeling, fading, fly splatter, exhaust staining, oil staining, grease, track dirt and much more.