Kirley

Visited this show for the first time this year, well worth the visit, strongly considering going again.

I just shake my head and marvel at your skills.

Thanks John, that photograph is very helpful.

Decals added to the CAF's and glazing put back in and some more detail added to the roof. Wired for DCC and ready to go once my light panels arrive from Express Models. Bredin Coaches. If you want you can add a lot of detail to the roofs and as John says it's this that makes them so distinctive. It took quite a bit of time and hopefully when it's painted it will look OK. There even is work to do on the ends. I've still to work out a way to bringing the piping down from the roof and attach to the ends and because the roof is detachable I'll have to cut it and make a joiner.

Welcome Alan, looking forward to seeing your layout progress.

Comet Models has been sold to Andrew Hartshorne of Wizard Models and they hope to reopen for trade on Monday December 8th. Great news!

Excellent tutorial, it's great to see how it done RIGHT!

Excellent models Eoin and still innovating. A must have for anyone who is modelling the Dublin area which unfortunately I'm not.

The standard is maintained...

Delightful....

I like the descriptions along with the sound. Just noticing how quiet your layout running is. You probably have considered what way you will apply ballast to the track. I did mine with PVA onto the baseboard and has resulted in very noisy running. Copydex has been suggested rather than PVA, see some views here. http://www.modelrailforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29517 Looking forward to seeing the scenery been added.

Noel, if you go to the Manufactures Section at the bottom of this Web page, click on JM Design. There John has announced his kits and includes details of the donor coach. I always use Tamiya tape but need to ensure it has good contact especially where there are channels in the bodywork where paint could 'bleed'.

Just finished spraying my NIR CAF 4000 set. Went through loads of masking tape to get the NIR livery right. Next the decals after the varnish has dried. Made a start on JM Design Bredin MkII coaches. One area I was worried about doing the tumblehome on the brass sides but it worked out well. Over the weekend I hope to get the sides stuck on the donor coaches.

Great to see, thanks for sharing.

Such a lot in a small layout, very well done.

While my first preference would be for a 121 I would hope that Murphy Models would be releasing theirs within the next 2 years so it will be an A Class or any of the Steam locomotives already mentioned.

Sorry David, my mistake, it was indeed Feb 2013 when you launched this project and achieving sufficient deposits to commit by April 2013. I look forward updates on this project.

That build must give you a great feeling of satisfaction, especially after a long period of inactivity. The intervening 21 years have obviously increased your modelling skills to a level to produce a ‘silk purse out of a sow’s ear’. Maybe I’m being unfair on MIR whose early models where welcomed as a desirable model to have. Their resin body kit was a further advancement while Paddy Murphy has taken things to a different level altogether. I marvel at your skill at adapting chassis, motors and drives to end up with a smooth running model that looks the part. It looks at home amongst your other models.

It's just MDF Dave, scribed with a cutter tool and a small ruler then painted with acrylic paints

Morgan Young had a tour of NIR York Road Depot in July of this year and has uploaded a video of his visit on YouTube. Love the sound of 112 starting up. [video=youtube;NWzd--yMgMs]

A short video of November workings at Kirley Junction. They include workings at Clonmel Station with 081 and a train of new Spoil Wagons, 233 on Enterprise duties and 071 bringing the Weed Spraying train back to winter storage.

How optimistic the thinking was about seven years ago. Some great shots of container traffic.

Workbench still busy. Ballast Wagon I had a Dapol chassis left over from an old project so I added a ballast wagon body, scratch built from plasticard. Waiting on hand wheels to finish and to find a hopper for underneath. I know I have one from when I built did a rake of wagons but as yet I can't find it. Weedspraying Coach Finally got to finish Glenderg's coach kit. I added a piece of Evergreen strip to cover the gap between the body and roof which is pro typical. A straight forward kit to build and the (unfinished) instructions were excellent. If I was building another one I would block all gaps (windows covered by the plastic etch) as the styrene is very thin and 'melts' into the window gaps leaving slight indents. I'm not sure if the etch could be slightly thicker and that may solve the issue. When painted you don't see them unless the light is strong enough to cause shadows. The windows are included in the kit as well as the cameras, another Glenderg triumph. NIR CAF 4000 Started at last on my CAF 4000. I picked up a Class 170 set in the Spring but only now have I got round to it. First job is to strip the body shells as much as possible, remove some roof 'furniture', fill in the gaps left and then add roof strips. I also took out the existing light fittings as I am replacing them with ones from Express Models. Masking finished and ready for undercoating.

Yes please, it seem a long time since April 2012 when this project was launched, I think the last update was Spring this year, 'it's good to talk'.

That's some collection Raymond, I started to count your stock but after a while I started to doze off, there's just so many! The backdrops look really well but you have obviously been spending most your time on shelving. Looking forward to seeing further progress on the layout.