Patrick Davey

Sending you lots of good wishes Ken and my compliments also on a fantastic model.

Same..... the IRM team haven't yet, as far as I know, told us when the pre-show announcement will be made, hopefully imminently as it would be a welcome diversion from the Downing Street shenanigans....... Am guessing the pre-show one will be more of an accessory (maybe the footbridge?) rather than a powered item though, because if they are indeed releasing what I hope they will, I imagine that it would be a major announcement suited to a major show..... all speculation though and I bet IRM Towers is enjoying this!! Whatever comes it will all be fab and my continued thanks to IRM for all they do.

This is amazing - I am always in awe of anyone who can do something that I could never do and this is very firmly so!!!!

More tiny folk doing things at Brookhall Mill.

Congrats Tony - looking forward to this!!!

New members of the insanity inventory: Billy Barrel - his job is to roll out the barrel.....he even wrote a song about it.... The formidable Mr. Foreman, and his assistant, Mr. Threeman (slightly lower pay grade). Mr. Weaver dislikes Mr. Foreman (Mr. Threeman even less so) because he's always insisting that everything be done by the book.

Congrats - a milestone has been achieved!!! Looks like a smooth runner too!!

Just fantastic Noel, love this layout! Will you be planning on exhibiting Gort Noel?

I fear we have some confused gravediggers here..... (lost the plot......)

Mr. Weaver is always concerned for the health and well-being of his staff so he always encourages them to take time to explore the lanes around Brookhall Mill

@Warbonnet can we expect to see samples of the new products at Raheny? Maybe undecorated ones? And.... when will the pre-Raheny announcement be made?

Some goodies arrived today from the fine folks at York Modelmaking: The pallets were easy enough to knock together and being made from plywood, they already look correct! The platform benches were NOT easy to assemble, very fiddly and it was a classic case of one's fingers being stickier than superglue. I painted the 'wooden' parts red first and left the 'iron' parts white. Maybe the red is too loud? More goodies on the way too, to help further develop the insanity side of things....more characters to create crackpot scenarios with......

We're all with you!

Much appreciated thanks GM! I missed a trick though with the name - it only struck me recently that due to the homage being paid to GNR architecture, I should have called it 'Hemingway Mills' although that does sound a bit 'across the water'!! While the speculation reaches frantic levels about the forthcoming IRM releases, life goes on at Brookhall Mill..... When Mr. Weaver isn't running his mill or thinking up new ways to wind up the desk dudes in Amiens Street, you might well find him in his back garden, watching the birdies. Is it a bit obsessive to add tiny birds to a tiny birdtable in a tiny garden? I got them on higher perches.......

I think there was a horse at the mill siding at Upperlands in Co. Derry so an NCC-liveried horse would sell millions. And it could go for a run up the MANE line.....

Just to compound things I guess

No need - am sure Leslie of this parish will be along soon to tell you about his superb Provincial Wagons! Welcome to the forum btw!

"...powered model..." So that to me suggests a railcar.... ...the question therefore is, will it be vintage or contemporary....?

I think you can Maeve goodbye to that even though I would give it a big 'Céad Míle Táilte'. Sorry - didn't mean to Macha mess of that....

I've been Craven a thread like this

Aiming to be there on the Monday (no fancy dress though) with the added bonus of escaping the 'trick or treat'ers. Hoping to be joined by an esteemed colleague from this parish as well..... definitely not 'eSTEAM-ed' though.........

NIR 80 class pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee in various liveries including original maroon & blue.......

A few more characters have arrived at the mill this week...... Meet the Brookhall Mill medical team: Dr. O'Condriac (he's always in a rush) and Sister Burns-Ward. Frank the Postman arrives with Mr. Weaver's latest copy of 'Steam Railway' magazine. The postman is called 'Frank' because he always says it as it is and he always leaves his mark. Although Mr. Weaver is wondering why Frank and Dr. O'Condriac are standing on large panes of glass....

Really nice little boat David!