Kirley

Great pictures, especially the Class 80's pictures which are very helpful to me at the moment.

I finally tracked down the builder of the Maroon/blue Class 80 and he was able to give me some good advice on the front profile of the Power Car, i.e. the top has a 10% tilt and the bottom is perpendicular. So it was out with the saw again. While it was hard to saw into an almost completed model I must admit it was the right decision and I am more content with the profile now.

Thanks for the pictures

Losing your Mother - irreplaceable, please accept my condolences Seamus.

Finally ready for priming after completing the roof detail. On inspection after the primer had dried some flaws were found, so it's back to filling, sanding, filling and sanding.

Thanks Murrayec, and with all help tonight I'm getting there.

Brilliant, thanks Andy, sometimes you cannot see the woods for the trees.

Thanks Guys, that's some help but it does not give me enough detail to model from.

Thanks Nelson, is it your own or is it commercially available?

Still working away on the Class 80 set, mainly the Power Car. Door hinges, handles, hand rails, lifting hooks, roof grill, it just goes on and on. Need urgently photographs of the roof detail on a Class 80 set.

Just like something in the Transport Museum, love the way the balsa wood corner pillars has taken up the paint.

Excellent work Anthony, realistic grass and "Irish" gates. That embankment and bridge would look just right for an "Egyptian Arch". I see you have included some "wild life" as well.

Enjoyed that

Thanks for the link, great pictures, love the one with the A Class under construction.

Tidy up continues at Kirley Junction. Added shelves for storage underneath the layout, touched up ballast and added some plaster bandage to bring together the top and bottom part of the layout. Lots and lots of small jobs still to do.

It's always a good feeling after getting something in that state to get it up and running again, well done

Coming together well Nelson.

Great to see detailed pictures such as these, many thanks for posting.

Thanks for the update but you can't fault me for wanting to get my hands on one as soon as possible.

Any update on the development of your 461 model please?

Thanks David for the tip, I'll have a look. However these signals are so fine and fragile I don't think they would stand up to be motorised. Any working ones I've seen are chunkier.

As George said nail scissors will do your job but if you want the tool for the job Google "Xuron Photo Etch Shear/precision Scissors"

It's been ages since I did any work on the layout. The building of the Class 80 set has taken up all my time but I've set it aside to do some bits and pieces. Things like adding ballast and fixing trees are things you won't notice but the addition of signals really makes an impact to the overall look. Three were SSM kits and the others were Glenderg's own, they are just too fiddly for me to make a job of them.

Breath taking!

It's as good as a photograph of the real thing