Kirley

After refurbishing the layout it took me two and a half hours just cleaning the track. The PVA glue seemed to adhere to the track and it took some shifting. It will take a while to fine tune the running of stock and iron out all those little problems that seem to develop once you do anything to the layout. Some pictures of testing the layout with different eras of rolling stock.

Thanks Eoin, your pictures brought us all to the Fair.

Some greenery added to the Freight Yard.

Kirley Junction layout refurbishment continues. This phase includes ground coverage, adding/replacing bushes and trees.If you had seen my previous posts would would have seen the number of new trees I made but they all disappeared, I would have needed 3 times as many to complete all the areas I wanted. Only noticing the guttering on the front of the Station has come loose, yet another job to be added to the list. [note to Glenderg -use stronger glue please]

I have been using Dropbox to load pictures onto this Site but today I can't get the 'Copy Public Link' to work. Unable to find an answer in their Help pages, any Computer boffins out there with an answer?

A sad sight indeed but I suppose it's better than the results of a cutters torch which was the end for the majority of the rest.

Thanks John for the recommendation on Tamiya AS12 for the silver livery.

This is not a workshop thread, it's a fantastic tutorial on how things are done. Thanks for the tip on the pencil line stopping the flow of solder.

Ballasted the track and did some ground cover. Started placing the Telegraph Poles, hope I have got the spacing between them right. Adding more trees is next on the list.

Good luck Raymond on the FDMRS, hope to hear all about it next week when I visit.

Just picking up on your post now John. Delighted to see you finish them and showing how they should be done. Without your enthusiasm, knowledge and hard work I doubt if these brilliant coaches would have ever seen the light of day by anyone else. Thank you again for making these kits available.

Upgrading Kirley Junction continues. I've added a siding leading to the old engine shed. I'm going to try a Seep point motor for the first time.

The pocket wagons first appeared Kevin in 2013, see entry #309. It seems a long time ago now. http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/524-Kirley-junction/page31

Some Container action on Kirley Junction.

Seafoam with foliage added. There is over 40 'trees' plus bushes from the one box.

Yes Stephen, adding foliage is next on the list. I've posted a link on an easy way to do it in the post above, It's a few hours work that will make a fantastic to any layout.

I got that box from International Models but they seem to have disappeared from the Web which is a pity as they did great backdrops. If you Google Seafoam you will get plenty of options and I came across this video which may be of use. I'm aware of the danger of the poles and accept I will 'loose' some of them as I have done with trees in the past.

A job well worth the effort.

At last I've started to finish off the layout starting with weathering the track. My two bottles of sleeper grime ran out very quickly with still lots to do so that ended the spraying until more supplies arrive. The previous pictures shows some parts of the track that has been sprayed. More trees for Kirley Junction. All from a box of Seafoam. Still to have the foliage added. Telegraph Poles are also required, using Ratio & Dapol kits. Painting the insulator pots required magnifiers and a lot of patience. The Freight Yard has always been full of Containers and Wagons. [/url][/img] I cleared it in preparation for spraying the track and found the empty space reminded me of what has happening to Freight Yards over the Country, see what you think. Perhaps less is more?

Great footage but the detail you hope to see is not there compared to today's digital reproduction. A sign of the time but we are lucky to have at least this.

Arrow Railcar stops at Clonmel Station. Time to start preparing for the beet season....back in the day.

Class 70 No.74 and Class 80 No.81 pass each other. Really miss some variation on NIR tracks today.

Agreed but maybe you are assuming there are a lot of actual modellers on this Forum.

Kit from Sunrise Models.

Superb detailed work.