JasonB

Fantastic build, love the method you used on the roof it's very effective.

24 minutes ago, hurricanemk1c said:

Good evening all,

The first update of December from me, with photos from Heuston and a snowy Portlaoise station. As always, click on the photos below to view them full size and for more details

Album link - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157663512322368

Regards,
Kieran

Some lovely shots there, great to see the GM's lined up together, a rare sight nowadays.

Very atmospheric scene, loving the hut and outside light.You can almost feel the chill in the air looking at it.

Nice work on the baseboards' Tony, plenty of storage space there also.It must be a great feeling to finally have them completed and get cracking on laying some track.

Cracking work Noel.Flawless paintjob as always

14 hours ago, PJR said:

Dam photobucket, it has destroyed so much information on this forum and others by their greed 

Agree totally PJR.The amount of material lost in the workbench and layout sections alone is extremely annoying.

Interesting Noel, looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Nice shots Noel, 083 is looking fantastic.Loved that livery from the moment i saw it, the 071's carry it so well.

Love the new area Noel, great job on the concrete it looks very realistic 

22 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

The new bogie spoil wagons are being loaded with spent ballast from a recent overnight ballast cleaning project at the junction,

they are being hauled by loco 080.

Noel, always a pleasure to look at.Tara Junction never fails to impress

Nice work Eamonn very tidy.The chunkier buffers from Dart make a big difference.I have a couple of these myself which I've to get around to building so I'm following this with interest

Absolutely stunning piece of work.A master class in scratch building from start to finish, love the weathering especially around the exhaust's it just takes the model to another level.You should be very proud of producing something to such a high standard.

Very impressive work Noel, really enjoying watching this progress.Can't wait to see this when it's finally finished.

Nice work on the skeletal flats Noel,the Bell's will look great sitting on them.You've the right idea working on a few projects at the same time,its good to have the option to go back and forth,working on the same thing for long periods becomes repetitive and you can end up loosing interest.

10 hours ago, Weshty said:

 

Hi all,

I am giving serious consideration to designing a MK1 BR genny kit to be used with a Bachmann BCK donor.   It will provide all the requisite detail.   Brass etched sides, underframe fuel tank, roof mounted exhaust and air intake modules, water feed opes, as well as transfers for both versions.

I'm using the Bach donor as it has superb roof detail that matches very closely to the CIE prototype. 

Expected cost will be c.€25.     Sound interesting?

 

A welcome addition Des.I'd certainly be interested.

Looking forward to future updates, always interesting to watch a layout progress from the beginning.Best of luck with it

44 minutes ago, heirflick said:

https://youtu.be/ThCNUDwHW1k

Excellent Noel, love it

Top tip Noel very handy.And its a good excuse for when the other half asks why I'm drinking so much wine

I have to admit I was never a big fan of the beets and was always in two minds whether to start a rake or not, but their really beginning to grow on me of late especially since watching you working away on them over the last few weeks Robbie.I think I'll definitely be adding them to the "to do" list in the near future.

5 hours ago, Noel said:

Hmm!  It's a bit of fun but this doesn't really do it for me.  As Marilyn Monroe once famously said "It doesn't blow my skirt up"

But it was fun trying. The wagon needs more weight to stop it wobbling and the camera needs to be closer to the cab windows and a little higher to get a view of the track ahead.

 

Not bad at all Noel considering it was just a bit of fun,looks very well.Keep them coming I'd love to see a full circuit of the layout.

23 hours ago, enniscorthyman said:

I got my bubbles today.

Delighted with them.

Love the look of them crossing the bridge Eamonn.Really is top class

Very nice Eamonn.Great to see you back posting your work again.

Nice work Noel.Especially like the grime around the weld join's it looks great.Might not be the heavy prototypical weathering we are so used to seeing the bubbles carrying but their your models to run as you like.

5 minutes ago, robbie58 said:

Ten more beet wagons on the bench tonight - from Leslie at Blackrock this weekend.

Very nice Robbie, that'll be proper rake when finished.Is that 20 you have now?