Patrick Davey

What a layout!!!

Lovely stuff!! The station building is superb!

No need for a caption!

Noting the use of the plural there re announcementS......... happy days!

This is superb George! Looking forward to the next updates.

1970s NI in glorious miniature!

Looks great - excellent space too

Some small painting details this evening - trying for a more matt effect on the smokebox and running plate, plus the dome has been brassed.

A better representation of Magheramorne than Magheramorne itself! Superb

Current status of the Countess - NEM pockets added, main painting complete, with just small details left. I was scraping the paint off the handrails prior to painting them, but I actually like them in brass so I might leave them? She hasn't been seen in over 100 years so who's to say they weren't brass Main black is Halford's Satin Black from a rattle can.

I got a bit impatient today and couldn’t resist giving her ladyship some colours…. I have now put away the rattle can until the NEM pockets have been sorted. I have to admit though, the black looks pretty tasty!!!

The ‘Countess of Antrim’ now has all her separately fitted handrails. I knocked up a simple plasticard jig to try and make sure the handrail spacing was consistent….. this was reasonably successful! I have given the buffer beams an initial coat of red: this will be added to tomorrow, then masked, before I start spraying all over black. The handrails and other fittings will be picked out in gun metal, and the dome and window frames will eventually be brass.

Take a bow sir!

Just superb!

GNR(I) brake van for me!

Nice to be thought of as being capable of this sort of precision Nelson, thank you, but I wasn't on this team

Layout and all rolling stock looking superb gentlemen - congrats!

Loving the small details such as the building & road vehicle beside the bridge and the steps descending to the railway. Brilliant.

A scenic masterclass!

Incredible Alan - stuck for words!

I C what you did there

I was totally out of my comfort zone today as I had a go at adding handrails to The Countess - it was definitely worth the effort to remove the moulded ones and add these, which were once again generously provided by Alan @Tullygrainey so thanks again to Alan for this and for his ongoing guidance!

Thanks David - and the fall back position for explaining damage could always be a ‘shunting accident’

Oops - I have just noticed a few places where I was a bit heavy with the sanding…… more patience (and maybe a bit of filler) required!!!

Ballycastle Railway 0-6-0st No. 2 ‘Countess of Antrim’ looking very neat after a few light coats of primer. With light sanding in between coats, I’m taking this slowly, so I don’t remove any of the important detail from the superb 3D print which was generously provided by Jamie @J-Mo Arts. I am however gradually removing the name plates and builder’s plates to make way for etched replacements, which I have ordered. The handrails are also being replaced with separately fitted ones. She looks great, sitting on the chassis, which was also generously provided by Alan @Tullygrainey. I’m researching all available information about the locomotive and constantly studying all available photographs, so with a bit of luck, the final product will do justice to the prototype. With many thanks once again to Jamie and Alan for making this easy for me!