Irishrailwayman

Hi

 

Have been in contact with the CDRRS, They have space for us to build a club layout and maybe build a garden railway as well.

 

So if anyone in the area (or further a field)is interested give me a shout.

Perfect base for a Model Railway Club. The Donegal railway is highly modellable with 4mm and 7mm buildings available from Alphagraphix. Loads of publications with color photos of the railway also.

Looks nice on the shelving.

I believe compact/minimum-space layouts can now be referred to a "Shelfies"!

Cynwyd is now displayed on some rather fine bespoke "Inglenook" shelving from Komandor in Wexford. It also garnered the Best N Gauge (Stephen McNally Memorial) Award at the Wexford Easter Show.

I feel your pain lads, 6 hour, 250 mile round trip. But worth it, 2nd time there. Good location, easy parking, great displays, and trade stands. Some serious amount of experience and expertise in the hall. And all willing to answer even the stupidest questions. Can see the sale of blue LEDs going up, after the show. Would love a more frequently show in the Clare, Limerick, Galway area, but doubt the numbers would make it worthwhile

Thanks to all involved, great show, great day out.

Thanks everyone for the positive comments and a special thanks to all who helped manage the show, the traders, exhibitors and the many, many visitors.

Next year will be bigger and better as it will be the 10th Easter Show at St Joseph's and we will be celebrating Wexford Model Railway Clubs 40th Birthday in 2018! So come join us to celebrate.

A few shots from around the show:

Looking good Robbie. Sneak preview of another diorama (not quite finished yet):

What could be more entertaining that an exhibition of the quintessential irish railway ... and you don't have to entertain in the Kingdom both days surely?

The exhibition will run from 12 noon Easter Sunday to 6 pm and Bank Holiday Monday from 11 am to 5 pm. Preparations are well underway and a great show is anticipated.

Just managed to win this on eBay at £15

Really nice to add my first to the layout from CIE

 

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Hornby released these vans as part of an "Irish Freight" train set in the early 2000's. It came with a 0-4-0 loco with Flying Snail. a yellow coal wagon and a Burmah oil wagon along with a controller/set of tracks. I have a couple running around Ballybeg for variety even though not prototypical... Better models are available now.

Thanks Guys. Eamonn visited and took some lovely photos/videos for Facebook. A couple more:

Another view of Cynwyd.

All set for the Exhibition. Here are a few shots of Cynwyd with rolling stock. The setting is early British Rail but the odd GWR item may appear as if the station had be preserved! Note that the scenic section is only 9 inches deep in old money.

I stayed there in 1976 when the station was an An óige Youth Hostel. As schoolboys we cycled from Dublin to Kerry and back over two weeks using hostels each night. Many of the hostels have long been closed including Loo Bridge.

That's just flipping BRILLIANT! What a fab idea and great pics.

 

What a brilliant idea. Where did the two locos end up 'double headed'?

 

PS: I nearly didn't notice the model the first time I looked at the photos

A serious case of size matters and modelling at 12 inches to the foot!

Further to the above, Feldorf a Continental layout in N gauge is to be presented by South Dublin MRC and Curracloe a OO gauge Irish layout is to be shown by the Model Railway Society of Ireland. An additional trader has promised to join us: GModelscene with Gabor Evenich.

You can put the better figures closer to the viewer with cheaper/less detailed ones towards the background. Sometimes worth picking up a varied selection e.g. for fun scenarios: dog chasing cat, people chatting in groups, nuns/religious figures, family groups, people sitting etc

Great shots. I like the oil lamps on 107 and the crew in the PW machine!

Looking forward to seeing these at the Wexford Show at Easter!

The following exhibits have been confirmed:

Layouts:

Joseph's Bridge OO IE/IR outline

Ballygannon OO IE outline (new)

MacMine Junction OO CIE/Steam outline

Rathmichael OO CIE/Supertrain outline

Bushville HO American outline (new)

Distillery Road OO UK outline

Over the Hill: A corner of Wexford OO Herbert Alexander

Cambell Riverside HO American outline John Izzard

Bridge Street OO UK/BR outline

Diesels On-shed OO UK/BR outline

Wexford OO

Oulart Road OO

Bramwich New N-gauge (8ft X 3ft) For Sale!

Thomas OO

Cynwyd N-gauge (New)

Shunters Yard OO UK/GWR outline

T-Trak Modules N-gauge

Sandown Valley Railway O/16.5 (narrow gauge)

Crescent Quarry Co Gn15/1:24 (New)

Donford OO UK outline

(More Model Railways TBC...)

Model Railway Diorama Display & Competition

Traders confirmed:

Marks Models

AllComponents

Model Rail Baseboards

Model Rail Accessories

Chris Dyer UK

Seán Ryan

Michael Morris

Brian Collins Enterprises Diecast

Kevin Finlay Diecast

WMRC second-hand sales/Raffle

Top Choice Embroidery

Bric 'a Brac stall

Other Exhibits include:

Diecast Farm & Steam displays, Tuskar Marine Modellers, St Joseph's Warhammer Club, 1916 GPO diorama, Military Model Tanks, Aircraft & Memorabilia, Napoleonic Battle Model Scene, Airsoft and more TBC....

Thanks Guys, I will be showing my new N-gauge Cynwyd (prototype on the Llangollen line) and Shunters Yard (compact OO GWR) at the Wexford Easter Exhibition.

Llangollen in N is scheduled to appear at the Bala Model Railway Exhibition on May 27th/28th 2017. I am delighted to have the opportunity to show the layout at the site of the original Ruabon to Barmouth line and not many miles from the restored sections from Llangollen/Corwen and Llanuwchllyn/Bala Lake.

Just kidding, Glenderg. I model Irish and UK outline so I have to watch what I call them where!

Patrick,

 

I'm always super impressed by this layout, and I had an hour to spare this evening, so I worked up Kilmacthomas Signal Box drawings. Hope they're of some use.

 

R.

 

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Signal Cabin surely?

Love those shots. Here is my G, HO and Z.

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Good one!

A couple more shots for fun: