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Thanks Dave, not too bad now thank God, but Jesus, Mary and the little donkey!, the headaches the first couple of days were chronic. Wouldn,t wish it on anyone, but coming out the other end now hopefully
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Camera work is terrible. Must do better
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Yeeesss. Now that I think of it I must PM Murph and ask him about....... Oh yeah how to play the guitar.... On another topic, I was in Jack Doyles a couple years ago after a visit to Fota. Had a very nice meal, me my wife and son. No scoops on that day but the place had a nice feel to it. Good spot when the sun goes down I,d say. Meal was delicious. Promised myself to get back again but hasn, t happened yet. It will though. And I,m a Leeds fan, since the early 70s. Like I have said on here before, I,m a glutton for punishment. Liverpool? At least its not United....
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And then there were bubbles VID_20230906_191234.mp4 Different angle.... VID_20230906_192135.mp4 Getting more Irish by the year
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You better believe it. A life saver on many an occasion
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Just stick (see what I did there?) with PVA glue Murph. It bonds everything , never fails. Or try a trade glue called Mitre Bond. Comes in two parts, glue and activator spray. Sets in 10 seconds. Have to admit I have never actually been inside the door of Nancys. Working my way around to it Your buildings are amazing by the way.
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Clogherhead - A GNR(I) Seaside Terminus
derek replied to Patrick Davey's topic in Irish Model Layouts
I know a guy building a house, could do with you Patrick. Probably be up in about two and a half days, the rate you go -
Thanks Dave. Plenty of sun?. Easy for you to say. I do live in Ireland you know. Although its lovely in Limerick today.. Cheers
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Jaysus! I did a covid test while perusing the forum here. Came up positive. Keep ye,re fingers crossed for me. Thought it was just a cold, but no such luck. Hopefully wont be too severe............
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Nancy Blakes? Got one of those in Cork too? Or are you refering to the legendary one here in Limerick?
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So, lads, is this any better? The colour is actually green, but looks grey in the pics.
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God! I love that bridge. I may have mentioned this a few times before
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Clogherhead - A GNR(I) Seaside Terminus
derek replied to Patrick Davey's topic in Irish Model Layouts
Patrick, the pace of progress here is astounding. You don,t bother much with the whole sleeping and eating thing then. No? -
Clogherhead - A GNR(I) Seaside Terminus
derek replied to Patrick Davey's topic in Irish Model Layouts
What a super idea, church, cemetery and stream............ Big difference here Patrick is that yours will undoubtedly be excellent if the amazing Brookhall Mill is anything to go by. And you will actually complete yours, with the astounding patience you seem to possess. Mine seemed like a good idea at the time , but then it was cruelly neglected. Hopefully when I see yours done it will give me the kick to complete mine. Hmmm..., those dodgy walls are definitely going anyway. Keep up the good work.
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048 looking great. Hope you keeping safe with the crazy fires down your neck of the woods.
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I appreciate the interest, thanks a lot. Believe me I need all the help I can get ha ha. Here is a bridge quite close to where I live. Stone sides and all. Still think I might try something along the lines of DJDs pic though. I,m a glutton for punishment.........
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The difficulty I have making changes to the bridge is that it is fixed in place. I had to make the alterations without moving it. But if ye insist, I,ll see what I can do, Sigh! Think I prefer the image supplied by DJD here. The other one ( Galteemore) looks too contemporary to my eyes. ( But what do I know) Think I gonna have to employ a hacksaw blade here and just lop off the top section. Leave it with me..........
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Hmmm........ More mutilation. Could be worth it though. I,,ll have to have a think.
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The bridge at the back of the layout, which was originally put in to hide a crappy piece of painting on the backscene( by me), has been bugging me for a while. It just didn,t look like anything from"real life". It came straight from my head to be honest. So I decided to change it for something which I hope looks a little better. See what you lads think. So it started with....... Abomination: Followed by Mutilation: Decoration: And finally,....Transformation:
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Christ! I was only dreaming.......
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If only..............
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Or even 071s? In for a penny.....................
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Oh dear, oh dear. Spare a thought for us poor " catcher uppers". I only have two Irish locos and virtually no rolling stock( by "virtually" I mean I have no rolling stock whatsoever). Park Royals ordered for the new year, hoping Leslie will bring out those wagons he has been talking about recently( cie bagged cement wagons) and hopefully pick up another couple bits and pieces. And now I am going to have to force myself to buy at least one of these babies. Hmmmm, wonder what a slightly abused kidney is making on the ol Ebay?
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These bridges are unbelievably good. Fantastic work Ernie Especially the top shot. Amazing
