David Holman

Only 100k, so can't see why it is not interested. The browse tool is not letting me link to the 'my photos' file on the computer either & I had to get there via 'my recent places' route. When I try to add new pics the 'busy' icon comes up, but nothing happens. Obviously text is coming through, but not photos...

Thanks anyway.

Hello folks - I've been trying to upload photos of my SLNCR project, but the site seems reluctant to accept anything. Not had problems in the past, but not added anything for a while. Pics are all low resolution & accepted formats. Any ideas?

Is that nameplate the original? If so, a thing to treasure...

Have had a look at the MMST site without success, but will have another try. The Tyrconnel kits seem well designed & are good value, though the castings needed a bit of work on my J26. Some lovely prototypes though & well worth a try, even if only for a display model. Could become a habit though!

Very well done, sir! Hopefully this will grow & grow & modellers of the Irish scene can eventually aspire to the depth of resources available for those interested in British prototypes.

Wagons, as many as possible, would be very nice...

Finally got round to finishing the J26 0-6-0T and the Sligo 'Small Tank', so here are a few pictures.

The J26 is a Tyrconnel kit [from Alphagraphix], built as per instructions. Etchbrass, with whitemetal fittings & seems to look the part

The Small Tank [Hazlewood] is a North Star kit. Sadly no longer available, the draughtsmanship of the etches was superb & included the HUNDREDS of rivets which needed pressing out. Made a few departures from the excellent instructions in that fitted wooden buffer beams, instead of etched & fettled the smokebox door to make it more bulbous, as per the prototype. A representation of inside valve gear also added, as there is a noticeable gap between the frames without.

A second kit for a small tank awaits my attention, will probably appear as Fermanagh, though would also like to build a Large Tank as well. If anyone has any drawings, I'd be very interested.

Both locos have been spray painted, intially with Halfords matt black, then weathered with airbrush & powders, crayons etc to give a rather well worn appearance.

Many thanks to everyone for all the positive comments on my layout pics. Have attached a few more and will also put them on my new blog.

The Lissadell tank is a truly lovely kit. Managed to track down Adrian Rowlands [Northstar Models] who kindly enabled me to buy the last two examples, as Northstar are no longer producing these kits. The draughtmanship of the etching is remarkable - no idea how many rivets there are, but certainly runs to many hundreds. My GW Models rivet press put to very good use...

Made a couple of alterations in that built the buffer beams of wood, as per prototype, and used copper water pipe for the boiler - forgetting would then have to glue all fittings. The pipe adds weight, but is also an enormous heat sink which prevents further soldering. Will roll the boiler when I get round to the second kit. A few fittings still needed and will add inside valve gear. Very tempted to use Lawrie Griffen's kit to make it work, especially as the broad gauge makes it easier to fit, hopefully...

Some wagons still need further weathering and also have 5 cattle vans on the stocks, plus 5 GN & GSR type opens for what will be the coal train. The latter scratch built from photos - to same 15' wheelbase of Sligo stock. Cattle wagons without roofs at present while I try and source some animals to go inside. Model farm animals tend to be 1:32, though Woodlands scenics now produce some 1:43.

Am going to try and cast some of my own from models I got years ago. Detail not too important once the roof is on hopefully.

The carraige truck is from a pic in Nigel Sprinks definitive book/album

The other photos show the [mark 1] turntable - a much butchered Dapol kit, with meccano hand cranked gears from Frizinghall models - plus a close up of the Marcway track & wire in tube operating links.

Currenly working on the station building - a version of Florencecourt, from the Alphagraphix kit - which is made from foamboard and Das clay overlays. Will add to the blog as things progress.

superb detail on the wagons- well done sir! is the loco scratch built or a conversion? she is a beauty:tumbsup:

Thank you. The loco is a Tyrconnel kit, as advertised in the Alphagraphix catalogue. The latter includes several other nice prototypes including a Bandon 4-6-0T and the Timoleague 2-6-0T. Reasonably priced - the J26 was £90 sans wheels, motor & gears. Fairly easy to build too, though I've got around 50 locos on my CV, so experience helps I guess. Needs final weathering and a bit of weight in the boiler, but will pull the six wagons that will be the max formation on my layout & is a nice runner. Chassis was an interesting one piece etch, which folded up very accurately - with the rods on it rolled first time without any fettling. Always a nice surprise in my experience!

Thanks for prompt replies. Here are a few more pics, though have found most files are too big, so will rest the camera & do a few more over the next few days.

Track is Code 100 flatbottom, copperclad points by Marcway, plain track soldered up by me

The coaches and wagons are all scratchbuilt in plasticard & based on the Alphagraphix kits. Use Slaters wheels, opened up to 5' 3", in either left over W irons from Parkside & Slaters kits [current layout is BR Eastern region, 1950s], or castings from the JPL range. Doubt if the latter are correct, but from photos I have so far, seems to me there isn't the archive material available that we have on English railways [eg any number of wagon & coach books], while Sligo wagons seem to often sport different buffers on each beam/end, so have given up worrying, at least for now.

Seems like a lot of hard work to me...

In 7mm scale, use 60 or 80thou plasticard & simply file/sand the leading edge to the front profile of the gutter [round or square], then paint the top edge black before glueing under the overhang. If models are being observed at a reasonable height, it is hard to see into the gutter & after MANY exhibitions have yet to have anyone notice the deception.

Hello out there - have just joined the group & interested in the SLNCR. Am building a small layout in 7mm scale & 36.75mm track. Happily the latter done for me by Marcway, but scratch/kitbuilding the rest, with help from Alphagrapix, whose card kits seem like good colour plans for working in plasticard/metal. A Northstar 'Lissadell' and Tyrconnel J26 are nearing completion, but would welcome info on Sir Henry [especially a drawing], the articulated railcar & likewise any appropriate wagon drawings of stuff that might have appeared on the system.

Am new to this type of forum, think I've also posted a blog, so will await an replies with baited breath...