Patrick Davey

4 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

 Today, it's Larne, Bangor to Bray, 

Not quite the full way to Larne though..... 

It has been said here before Tony but your joinery skills are top notch!

Great to have a fully authentic GNR(I) train!!  Looks like a good job on the baseboard joints too, very smooth!

Congrats Tony on the acquisitions - I guess like me, most would have received their U & UG a year apart, so you've probably experienced double the exhilaration!!!  The UG looks well in the unlined black too.  Looking forward to seeing the locos in action and to seeing the layout develop.

Chuffed to hear that Mayner!!  Thanks for all the nice comments above.  Nice edition of NIL - some lovely models, especially the model of the Curragh siding, very impressive!

Very nice Tony!

Very nice!!  Sad to see the mention of The Midland Hotel as 'Belfast's leading hotel', since the final sad remnants of it were only recently demolished.

Also a nice unexpected glimpse of Armagh at the end.......

Looking forward to picking mine up on Sunday Leslie!

Superb - really looking forward to watching this one develop.

Bet it feels good to see that!!!!  Well done!!!

Came across this, which may be of interest to the modern image Irish modeller.  Irish road signs - scroll down for these.

http://www.modelrailwayscenery.com/signs-and-posters/

Good luck Tony - great too that it might make it out to the exhibitions, that's great news!  Best of luck and yes, enjoy the journey!

Wowwwwwwwwww

2 hours ago, bantree said:

Just seen these-excellent work Patrick.You have certainly set a high standard for your layout.

Many thanks Bantree, plenty more to come too, fingers crossed I get the project completed this year!

1 hour ago, Noel said:

Elegant authenticity comes to mind. Genuinely excellent work. All too often on the forum we sometimes suffer from excessive use of superlatives, but NOT in this case. Two gorgeous buildings.  Thanks for putting the article together.  Very interesting read.

Very kind words Noel, sincere thanks! 

15 hours ago, jason brady said:

Top notch.The detail on both buildings is fantastic, inside and out.

Much appreciated Jason, thank you!

15 hours ago, popeye said:

Two lovely buildings, great work. 

Thanks Popeye!

Cheers Leslie - keen to see Richie’s cabin for sure! I have a layout in the planning stages but as for having the Mrs. onside......am still keeping it all under the radar......for now...... 🤣🤣

Cheers JB!  Much appreciated.

I recently completed a build of two small GNR(I) buildings - thanks to everyone who commented on a few of the pics that appeared on this forum a while back.  Here is a selection of photos showing how both buildings were constructed.  Very enjoyable and relaxing - a lot was learnt along the way!

5 hours ago, Glenderg said:

JB, 

I got catering tin foil, sprayed spray mount glue on it, and folded four sheets over to give it some density. I got some corrugated plastic and cut two pieces to size to make a simple hand press. Cut the tin foil into long strips and used a little roller from the kitchen drawer to get even compression and glued it to the cardboard base of the roof. Plenty wobble in it to look prototypically wonky! Takes ages to make that amount below, mind. R. 

 

Swoooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnn........

Fantastic David, thoroughly deserved - well done sir!

Thanks for the kind comments, yes David 4mm. Here are a few more views of the cabin. The secret weapon - patience 😂

Thanks all, I took pics of almost every stage of both builds so I'll get a thread organised shortly.  I appreciate the kind comments!

Nice neat trackwork there Paul, looks very realistic, love the double slip!

Here are two GNR-style buildings I have recently completed, with just a few small details remaining to be added to both.  Hoping to do a thread soon detailing their construction.

Lovely building Bantree, the water tank and its contents are fantastic!