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Here are a few more without the local scenery.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]14697A few weeks ago our friend and neighbor Bruce announced that his friend Bob had a 3D printer and would help producing Bulleid open wagons. My previous method produced good results but was way too time consuming and lacked consistency and since I wanted 25 to 30 wagons for the layout which is set in October at the start of the beet season a better way of producing them was needed. The photo shows the results so far. The clipboard for paper work is on the wrong side and will be corrected.
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I got one from a family friend who worked for CIE in Tralee and later Cork in the mid seventies. Wish I still had it. Thanks for the memory.
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Beautiful work as always Nelson. I'm just hoping you will build a CIE H van and show us how its done.
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Layout Planning North Kerry Fenit the end of the line?
patrick commented on Mayner's blog entry in Mayner's Blog
http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/3378-Fenit-Pier?p=52934#post52934 Thanks for sharing John. Your plan depicts the track layout on the pier before rebuilding. Above is a link showing the layout as I remember it in the 60's and 70's. -
Being unable to post a picture in reply to Mayners Fenit layout plan blog on the site I have opened a new thread to show the track layout on Fenit pier as I remember it. Several plans have been published in recent years in the IRRS journal and Alan O' Rourke's "North Kerry Line" but all show the track arrangement prior to rebuilding in the 1950's. The siding between the warehouses was used to park the steam cranes. All the track was inset on the pier except the curved tracks around the back of the warehouse which was regular ballasted track.
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Cork Waterford Bell liner passing through Glen More.
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I havn't done anything on the layout in weeks but today a portion of the platform at Glen More which had warped was repaired and afterwards a few trains were run and a few photos taken.
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Three trains were run in each direction, a passenger, goods, and Bell liner.
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All the photos in the previous post were taken by my neighoour Bruce, one showing me adding wagons to the goods train to stage for the photos. It gives a good impression of how the layout appears in person.
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October 1969 on the south waterford line.
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Thanks Nelson, they are not presfix. The transfers are tan CIE broken wheels with "CIE" in the center in white. If left in water long enough the tan print will fall off. I have some white broken wheels which are even older and stored in the same place and they work fine.
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I have some Rail Tech decals which are two years old and now wont seperate from the backing sheet when dipped in water. They were stored in a plastic pouch in a drawer and were not in any envoirment with extremes of heat or humidity. I have tried using warm water but that wont work either. Any ideas?
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I notice Abbeydorney station is flipped on your plan. If the design was adapted to a double deck layout with a helix and turn back curve between Abbeyfeale and Listowel both Abbeydorney and Listowel could be viewed from the West with the station buildings and goods stores against the backdrop which would be visually more appealing and the main line run could be increased.
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[video=youtube;4upI7-reYJE] The caption says the 60's but the presence of 186 would indicate June 1972 the occasion of the RPSI North Kerry railtour.
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Blue insulation foam can make a great temporary backdrop for photos. Here a piece was propped up on a step stool in the aisle hiding the fiddle yard behind it.
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A50 on a goods train at Keilys Cross.
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I used a thick high grade card I found at a craft store. A bit expensive, $7 for a 24' by 30" sheet but is very strong and stable. It is available in a variety of colors including black which was used for the platforms in the photo. It has a very slight texture and to my eye looks like relatively new tarmac. I also used it for roads but painted it grey to represent an older surface.
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Nothing really new here except the cattle wagon on the Waterford goods at Glen More. Two more are in the works. I am feeling a little sad that the scenery is essentially complete although there is much detailing and improvement which can be done. This is the first time I tackled scenery on a layout and it proved to be very enjoyable.
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I love it. Any chance of a photo of the plasticard chassis. Did you manage to keep the flywheels?
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I have been trying to adapt the Dapol cattle wagon kit to look more Irish.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pdQ3z1Ji8U Anyone like T Rex? Just got "The Slider" album on CD and it currently lives on our player.
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Here you go. Sorry about the picture quality, I'm using a mobile phone camera which hasn't enough resolution for such close up shots. The effect is far better in person especially at normal viewing distances.
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That would require considerable investment in rolling stock and infrastructure. I suppose I could just put it on the credit card........
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[video=youtube;AX32nT4Jn-A] Thanks for the nice comments and information on crossing keepers cottages. In the meantime here is a short video tour following the Waterford Cork Bell liner showing the scenery progress to date.
