Past-Avenue

Hi all 

I've printed the early steel sided cement wagon as in the picture. Again I've drawing them from pictures and videos to get as much detail as I can and that I can print and I'm pleased with the results. These wagons are designed to fit onto the Dapol prestwin chassis without any need for glue etc. I'm producing them and if your looking for some or any of the other 3D items I'm doing please Pm please. Enda 

 Body only weathered €20Bare wagon body €15 

Hi all .

I've recently started into 3d printing and have made a few small bits that were missing from my models ie...wipers/ horns and tail lights.  All of these parts were either unavailable to buy or hard to replace. The tail lamps and warning boards sit onto the lamp irons just like the real thing and can be moved from loco to loco or wagons that have lamp iron details.  I pushed myself and attempted to produce the double height beet wagon.  I designed it from pictures and videos and to fit onto the Dapol prestwin chassis without any need for glue etc...and had positive feedback that it looked passable with the modelers licence.

My idea is that, if you have a rake of prestwin chassis you can change the body's and keep your costs down. I am currently working on other projects that will suit the chassis so they are interchangeable.

I have attached some pictures of the stuff that I've made and the costs below. If you would like anything please pm me.

Thank Tail lights 50 cent each  Warning boards €2 per pair 

Weathered beet wagon €20

primed beet wagon €15wipers and horns to suit MM 141s/ 071s 50 cent each 

Hi Sean. 

I haven't changed any CVs but I did discover that when F14 and F15 are on the loco will notch up and then down regardless of the speed of the loco witch is a nice feature. 

Enda 

Hi I use IPA and leave it soaking in it for a few hours and with a old toothbrush remove anything that's lose and repeat the process till the surface is free from paint etc. 

Enda 

Hi Jason  yes it dose and it needs to be fixed like this if the coupler is attached to the boggie as well to allow movement . 

Enda 

Hi 

I have started to use the Magnetic Dellner and find that they work great for me . As some of youmay know that my layout has inclines and was not great looking at trains bunch up and then take up the slack.  I first used them on my MK3 push pull that I recently finished and they worked once I got rid of the buffer lock.  I have fitted them to my pallet cement wagons witch are on a Daplo chassis. I've the IRM Fertiliser and some 42ft flats done but I had a little bit of modification to do to get rid of the buffer lock.  All said they have made a great improvement to the appearance and running trains on my layout. 

That's looking great and nice to see a station close to me been replicated and looking forward to seeing your progress on this.  Good luck with it and most importantly enjoy it. 

Enda 

Great work to all evolved

Hi I use a tooth pick really gently and I find that works well for me.  I don't use any solvents or anything just the tooth pick on its own. 

Enda 

I would agree with Noel as I was the very same till I took the first step and never looked back.  YouTube was my go to for everything and just progressed from there.  I would encourage anyone to have a go on something small and inexpensive or old and you'll also get the rewards for achieving it yourself. Don't forget that it's a hobby and not a competition and it's what you get from it is what counts. 

That is stunning work and a great result. 

Enda 

Hi 

If you use Google maps you can measure the length of anything on it and would be very helpful .hope this is helpful as I use it quite a bit. 

Enda 

Great work i love the bridge like the in  Esmonde Street 

Enda

Stunning layout and workmanship. Please keep posting pictures and updates 

On 29/3/2022 at 10:47 PM, DonegalDad said:

We are very happy to have Aidan's layout at the Donegal Railway Heritage Centre. Over the next couple of months I will be working on an extension to it to get it back up and running again.

Here is a video of it in an original Donegal Wagon. Thanks to Enda and Siobhan for getting it to us and to Aidan's wife Barbara.

 

 

Hi all 

Mark has started work on the layout  to get it up and running as a working model railway layout in the Donegal Railway Heritage Centre . He is doing videos as he is working on it and uploading them as he goes and explains how it's done etc 

 For more information please look him up on YouTube as he does some livestream and tutorials on model railways also. 

We were so delighted that this layout got a good home and hopefully inspire people to get into the hobby. 

Thanks Mark and all at the centre 

Enda 

Hi here are a couple i took a few years back.

Doing a test like that with a A class would bring a tear to a growing man and maybe more.

Thanks Noel 

As with my layout i have to run wheels with a decent flange so it was a no brainier to use IRMs wheel sets on the MIR Bogie cement wagons as i would have had to buy wheels anyway . 

They are great and worked straight away and id highly recommend them if you have problems with derailing  etc 

Enda

10 hours ago, Nick said:

I'd decided to bring along a 3D printed wagon that had a clip for a DJI Pocket camera to see whether I could play some fun and games with it on the late Monday afternoon... as you can see, fun and games were had! 

Your video is great and it was great to meet you . Your own layout was stunning. 

8 hours ago, Rush and Lusk said:

I had a most enjoyable afternoon at the show yesterday - congratulations to all at WMRC and all the tremendous exhibitors. I was in awe at the talent and creativity on display, learned so much from open, sharing and warm chats with Enda and Eamonn on "Past Avenue" and "Bushville" plus sage advice from Gerry Byrne on "Shunters Yard" and many more. So many layouts to admire - I particularly liked "Weston Interchange", "Rathmicheal", "European Tramway", "Old Farm", "Little Siddington" of course, and finally "Over the Hill".

I just watched Nick's excellent video - I even spotted myself . 

George  

It was great to meet you George and glad you enjoyed your day. 

Enda 

36 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

It’s a good job the ladies in our lives don’t look at IRM forum

They know without looking or seeing the package coming they know but we'll keep going and say notting.

25 minutes ago, JasonB said:

Yep, building up some credit with "her indoors"  Your obviously speaking from experience! 

I could write a book on it if i had the time from doing all my chores

47 minutes ago, JasonB said:

Unfortunately not. This weekend has been set aside for some work that needs doing in the house. I'll get to it eventually, I've heard nothing but good about it. 

I understand that we must build up brownie points so we can buy more trains

21 minutes ago, connollystn said:

Can't wait for the Wexford show - missed the last one because I sleep it in. Will have the alarm set this time - really looking forward to it.

Yes it's looking to be a great show and the location is great as there's loads of room for people to move around freely. Looking forward to meeting you

8 hours ago, JasonB said:

Cracking layout. I always enjoy a video from Past-Avenue. 

Thanks jason . Will you be at the show?  

Hi all 

I will be showing my layout at the Wexford model railway exhibition this weekend. I will have mostly resprayed and weathered and some scratch built locos and wagons. Please come and say hi and if there's anything i can help you with feel free to ask 

Enda 

On 2/2/2022 at 6:18 PM, leslie10646 said:

A few of you may know that I was trying to find a new home for "Pettigo" as Aidan was concerned that his works would be binned. However, having had dealings with his wife, Barbara, I know that he needn't have worried!

A new home in a model railway cub came to naught - just before Christmas.

Barbara has just told me that it has been removed to Co Wexford by a friend of the family, who hopefully will cherish it!

Happy Candlemass!

Oh -  and Happy Year of the Tiger.

Leslie

 

On 17/3/2022 at 5:46 PM, Noel said:

And Enda got one too