Junctionmad

ill take the first three

The issue is not 21mm is whether to go p4 that has significant consequences , you could so 21mm EM standard too

so is the line now going to be abandoned

to save costs of ultra scale etc , I was wondering if building the track to 21mm with with either EM or 00-SF flange ways would make things easier . I could then use ordinary 00 wheel sets on wider axles ? Dave

why so ?

you could use any standard you like and modify it for 21mm, for example use DOGA - intermediate flange ways etc this would allow to use the existing 00 gauge wheel profiles but on a longer axle

templot will generate correct 21mm templates for any track formation. , it's free software too

Good to see the line getting a use

How come you decided to omit the small goods yards sidings in greystones ? , they were there well into the diesel era ? Dave

Tks guys

I remember seeing some of that in action in Waterford in the 70s. I remember the caged sundries traffic being delivered round the town. Pity it all failed. Just what will future Irish railway modellers model from the 2005 onwards. I can't imagine , at least you won't need many models

are there any of these in existence, ?

probably easier done these days with something like an Ardunio and a I/O board or two

my experience of mk2s was first, restaurant, + standard classes and EGV

it seems to be organised for right line running, i.e. the assuming UP is the top track at the station, this would facilitate trailing point access to the storage, sheds etc , otherwise the loco would be trapped, as it went in facing. ( I suppose it could use the platforms to run around ) Also the branch line needs a connection to the mainlines, in reality it would never be just separated like that , perhaps the halt would be nearer top right to have a visual break with the main station you could consider a connection to the first rolling stock storage siding back onto the running line to create a run round as Noel said it might be better to avoid too many parallel straight track sidings in the station area, it was rarely that way in real life, Some stations had considerable amounts of parallel track but most hadn't looks quite good other wise

The need to get a ganger onto that over bridge , the staff are slipping up

Now I know what bugged me as I looked at the picture. Suberb all the same

Oooh masking tape tutorial, sign me up

What's the controller he's using ?

Very fake

It's a lovely livery too.

Good you give is a tutorial on that field with the tree and cows. Stages you did , scenics etc, it's really very good

As they say " now you're sucking diesel !! "

Brilliant just right , love the ferns/brambles. Don't forget that long grass is more yellow then green

Indeed , it has made me stop and think about baseboard construction outside of immediate heavily tracked areas. I think skeleton baseboards offer great ability to undulate the track through the countryside, rarely was anything flat , but the railway was always slightly above or slightly lower then the surrounding countryside , leaving aside cuttings and embankments