Patrick Davey

A few video clips from today's workings at Clogherhead.  Those seagulls are very noisy.

1 hour ago, Metrovik said:

This may cause offence, but are those triang coaches being hauled by the GNR tank?

Yes - acceptable to me as a reasonably accurate representation of elderly GNR(I) carriages

18 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

My dear Metro,

Patrick can be offended if he likes,

but the four wheel van is a Quality Produce, courtesy of yours truly (Patrick is a valued and revered customer of long standing)

STILL AVAILABLE FROM  PROVINCIAL WAGONS.

Every home (layout) should have one!!

Thank you Leslie!

A few photos from a very enjoyable and long overdue running session today on Clogherhead.  Video clips coming later.  Special thanks to Alan @Tullygrainey for coming along to help! 

The latest in my ‘Late Night Scratchbuild’ series….. I thought if the original GNR sand office wasn’t fit for purpose, but the sand traffic had to continue, then surely they would’ve provided a Portakabin…..

And yes, it has a fully detailed interior…..

My late night scratch built picnic benches are now in place on the flat area in front of the tea room.
 

Pity it’s closed…….

4 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Yes. Might leave you feeling like a basket case.

Yes, and maybe it shouldn’t be boxed into this thread

17 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Could you table an amendment with the mods ? 

Possibly, but it would be no picnic

6 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

Some sneaky late night scratchbuilding…… two rickety looking picnic benches knocked up from the sprues of a now-built SMS laser cut product!  These will be suitably weathered and placed on the flat area outside the derelict tea room. 

Just realised this should have gone in my Clogherhead thread

Some sneaky late night scratchbuilding…… two rickety looking picnic benches knocked up from the sprues of a now-built SMS laser cut product!  These will be suitably weathered and placed on the flat area outside the derelict tea room. 

31 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Stars of the show, clearly. 

Yanks for that!

Here you go Alan!  A show of USA firepower coming to BHM very soon…… with no doubt a healthy serving of insanity too……

Tearoom now in place - still some landscaping needed.

Clogherhead station this evening. 

Now that is a treat to watch and the U back scene sets it off perfectly, stroke of genius there GM!!  Lovely loco and carriage too!

5 hours ago, Galteemore said:

You are really spoiling us, Ambassador 

Had to Google that one........ 

All superb models - would slot in very nicely at Brookhall Mill........

Look out for more posts After Eight tonight.

1 hour ago, Tullygrainey said:

Quality work!

Glad to get it wrapped up though 

8 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Sweet!

I was worried in case I was getting a bit toffee-nosed…..

So it turns out that the new style of paper on the Quality Street sweets works a treat for what I was trying to achieve!  As I had hoped, it helps to dull down the brightness of these lights, and also adds the distinctive sodium glare:

I knew this would ignite something for sure 

Not railway-related but of interest......poor guy!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68226509

Got to be some puns in this....

3 minutes ago, derek said:

Sorry Patrick, all Quality Street are wrapped in paper now

Yeah saw that but am hoping the thicker paper will help tone down the brightness (a cheap resistor!) as well as give the orange 'sodium' glare....... will be checking this later

12 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said:

My blue/grey NIR Mk2b coaches with light blue NIR GM loco

https://youtu.be/Bl-x1yBSnTE?feature=shared

 

 

Lovely Colin - the long sweeping curve really shows the train off to great advantage.  Would like to see more of the layout too!

Afternoon everyone - maybe this feature exists already and I haven't found it but I have been thinking that it would be handy (and nostalgic!) to have all the photos from a thread viewable in one place, a kind of gallery within a thread.  It's handy when you can click on a photo and scroll through any others within the same post - could that feature be extended to include all the photos from the thread or could they be made available elsewhere in a searchable gallery?

Just a thought!