MikeO

GSR 800 The village is temporary as it ends up in different locations as do the petrol pumps but I try to create what I have seen in real life or in books etc. I have attached some more photos of the 800 and the jeep. There are not too many of these. I will need to take more in different settings. Hopefully I will get a chance at the 1st Bangor show this weekend. I have included some photos showing the conversions of each. MikeO

Thanks Flying Scotsman 4472. A few more photos showing a UTA SG3 with different rolling stock and a details from some of the modules. MikeO

Thanks roxyguy. N gauge is a challenge on many levels but as with most things start with some thing simple and gain the necessary confidence to proceed. Much of my stock has computer generated sides and ends with card roofs some of which began life as Alaphgraphix OO scale kits that I bought and reduced to N gauge. The three coaches immediately behind the locomotive in the 4th photo in my first post. The 121 is a modified Farish BR Class 20 which was originally in DRS livery of dark blue. I had to modify the cab as it was not the right height or shape and then I had to had a new engine cover again as the original was not the correct shape. The front of the locomotive also had to be remodelled to give it the fight shape and to extend it to come out just over the buffers. In addition I had to make a minor addition to the bogie sides as well as adding some other details to make it look right. I have added a couple of close ups to show all the imperfections. The choice of conversion was inspired by photos of Ballybeg on this forum. I had initially thought of making a 141 but when I saw the black and tan version of the 121 I knew that was something I could do. MikeO

Thanks GSR 800. The modules can be alittle fiddly to construct so most are double modules ( 618mm in length) with a few single modules for flexibility. I have fiddleyard comprising 2 triple modules ( each 928mm in length). The layout has been expanded and the front and back are now each about 3.2m in length. The 800 is a Farish Royal Scot rebuilt with a few modifications. I am told that the Royal Scot is not quite as big as the 800 but in view of the lack of any better commercial models it will suffice and it does look the part. I have attached some further photos MikeO

Thanks jhb171achill. A very comprehensive reply. I will revise the refrigerated van initially with computer generated sides and later I will try a plastic version. I can now proceed with the M1 van which will also have computer generated sides as I am using an LMS 50ft full brake as the donor coach which does not have the same configuration of windows and doors. The Y5 van will be done in plastic as it has a fairly simple body and will look better than card sides.. They should all be done by the UMRC Show in August. MikeO

Hi Folks I am attaching a few photos of the layout used to run my Irish stock. The layout is modular and comprises 15 separate modules ranging from singles to triples and includes corner modules. The basic single module is 308mm in length (from left to right), 300mm in width (from front to back) and 70mm in height (from bottom to top). The other modules are multiples of this except for the corner modules which are 365mm square. The fiddle yard (not shown in these photos) is triple in length but about 380 in width, more about this in other posts. Some of the backscenes have been improved and some others have been changed. The photos also some some of the stock that I have. The modules do not represent any particular place or time period but give a flavour of the types of things that can be seen in the Irish country side. The stock is a very eclectic mix because they are a mix of conversions and scratch building from what was available and what was easiest to do. I will post further photos later. MikeO

Thanks Burnthebox. I will post more photos later. No videos as I have not made any perhaps a project for the future. MikeO

Hi Folks I have just joined the forum although, over the last few months, as a guest, I have been looking at some of the threads.. I model in N gauge and my main interest is German outline. However a few years back I became a member of the N gauge T-Trak group and started to model the Irish scene. As there is no Irish RTR in N gauge everything is either converted or scratch built. As I already had some British outline stock, these were converted, some better than others, to give a representation of Irish stock and as a consequence the scale is 1:148. I have a couple of queries which do not seem to be covered in previous post on liveries. The first question is about the livery of a GNR Y7 refrigerated van. Desmond Coakham in his book "Irish Broad Gauge Carriages" says they were a "desert sand" colour. I made one up using computer printed sides but made it a light grey colour. I have attached a photo of this. The second questions concerns Y5 and M1 vans. I not been able to find any information of their respective liveries. I have seen pictures of these on the Provincial Models websites which shows them as a bright red/brown and a bright orange respectively. Were they that bright or is this a result of the photographic process or in the case of the M1 van camera flash. Grateful for any advice. I have alot of other questions but these will do for now. MikeO