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Sorry Patrick, all Quality Street are wrapped in paper now

Nice work on the baseboards. Is that 18mm birch ply on there? Not cheap..... But excellent as far as stability and "flatness" goes. Looks like it will be spectacular- best of luck with it. And you have all that ballasting to look forward to

Hi Diarmuid, I'm confused . (what's new, says you). Is this the same layout from your other, more recent thread, "looking for collaboration etc..."? Just wondering.....

isgrace Real shame to hear it went to fill foundations. All we have left of this carry on is the great photos that forward thinking people took.

Kevin, following on from what we were saying about old archictecture being replaced instead of preserved, it brought to mind a job I was involved with last year on the clock tower of St. Josephs Hospital on Mulgrave street in Limerick. I had the job of replicating the old facades which were crumbling. It made a very nice change from the daily humdrum of standard joinery. These photos show before and after in the workshop and the new work in place on the tower. Had to make one for each face. We also replaced the louvres on the corners, but not quite as enjoyable. The elliptical sections are 5 foot by 3 foot although they look a lot smaller on the tower. Sorry for hijacking your thread, but I thought you would like to see this.

Yeah, the bubbles are the business ok. Thought I would never get any. Was on the hunt for them for a while before I struck lucky. I held out for the ivories rather than the grey. Everyone to their own..... It sure is Noel. It makes the tedious jobs worth it

The layout is looking as good as it has done since the destruction of mid September so I thought I would play trains for a change VID_20240127_175236.mp4 VID_20240127_175454.mp4

Amazing Kevin. No other words needed

Love the ground cover around the signal cabin, the way you have the "worn" pathway through to the steps. Will definitely be trying something like that. Was gonna go with gravel or the like, but that looks miles better. I not one bit ashamed of ripping off ideas, oh no

Really "constructive " replies on here now- not!

It's just that the email said March, AND @MOGUL mentioned Paddys day. Hope he didn't mean Paddy Murphy

Denis, the german site Modellbahnshoppelippe has scrap car packs ready to go. Excellent site recommended to me by @murphaph. Have a look before you do any more damage

So lads, is it mid to late March or May? Just asking.......

home for the bewildered very clever

Thanks Denis. Tunnel looks a lot better now with new facings. Therapeutic?!!!! I could think of a better word for it ha ha

Crazy name for a bridge. Where the hell did you get that? I think that ballast is on upside down. You better take it up and start again. Seriously though, looking excellent.

Got the tunnel reinstated with new fronts. Bedded it in with some foliage etc. Now I am going to have to face into ballasting the inner loop of track. Probably wont post for a while- unless the home for the bewildered has good wifi.

Jesus, Mary and The little donkey! You are flat to the mat. You are another of these fellas who doesn't bother with the whole sleeping and eating lark so? Same as @Patrick Davey Layout looking amazing. Keep it up (but do sleep occasionally)

Excellent work on that Patrick

Thanks Denis, it will be nice to get that corner restored. Been a bit of a drudge waiting to get it back to this

New facings fixed to the tunnel, ready to be fixed in place behind the church, from where it came.

In a truck I would say. A 40 footer..............

Ha ha. At least they are on the way. PROBABLY

great to know, thanks. takes the "probably" out of the scenario

Baby GMs are 141's are they not?. For Gods sake tell me they are. Some light on the horizon.(See my rant elsewhere)