irishthump Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 Lovely work! That last pic of 220 is particularly good... Quote
jhb171achill Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 I'm just imagining what was happening that morning in Ballybeg. 383 is being prepared for the morning goods train, while the 101 is trundling through light engine to Limerick Junction to pick up beet empties.... Quote
GSR 800 Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 I'm just imagining what was happening that morning in Ballybeg. 383 is being prepared for the morning goods train, while the 101 is trundling through light engine to Limerick Junction to pick up beet empties.... Nostalgia overload... Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted October 13, 2016 Posted October 13, 2016 I'm just imagining what was happening that morning in Ballybeg. 383 is being prepared for the morning goods train, while the 101 is trundling through light engine to Limerick Junction to pick up beet empties.... Mogul 383 rapidly reaching the end of its days on the main-line, CIE men unsure of this new-fangled technology involving diesel locomotives... Quote
The Derry Road Posted October 16, 2016 Posted October 16, 2016 What an impressive variety of stock, and a greatly detailed layout, Great. TDR Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Couldn't resist a few shots (at dawn?) when I saw Ballybeg in the low sunlight this am... Shunters Yard is tucked away overhead on its shelf! Edited October 17, 2016 by Irishrailwayman 1 Quote
Sulzer201 Posted October 17, 2016 Posted October 17, 2016 A wonderful layout that oodles atmosphere. Quote
ttc0169 Posted October 18, 2016 Posted October 18, 2016 I've always admired this layout and enjoyed watching it at exhibitions in particular the 1980s CIE era, keep up the good work. Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted November 24, 2016 Posted November 24, 2016 (edited) A couple of shots of the viaduct/pub end of Ballybeg caught as the sun sets low. 085 is bringing its MK3 carriages across the viaduct with 156 about to haul its load of cement onto the bridge. Bill Poster is hard at work on the Railway Bar while the party outside takes off. A couple of other locos/blues lurk in the shadows also... Edited November 25, 2016 by Irishrailwayman Quote
Kirley Posted November 24, 2016 Posted November 24, 2016 It's getting a bit crowded there and that strong sun takes no prisoners, love that signal. Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted November 24, 2016 Posted November 24, 2016 It's getting a bit crowded there and that strong sun takes no prisoners, love that signal. Thanks Kirley. Lots of action alright. It sounds good also as these locos have RealDrive soundchips from Mr Soundguy. The Lattice distant signal was made from components from Model Signal Engineering but Westy now has a more convenient all-in-one etch available. Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 Ballybeg Goods Yard: IE freight in evening sunshine. The steam-age facilities are removeable - planning on developing contemporary shed/fuel depot to substitute when running S/T, IR or IE stock. 1 Quote
DiveController Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 Looks well, Gerry. I suppose some of the steam age stuff persisted for a long time afterwards some may not everything would need to be changed out to be prototypical 1 Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 A couple of shots of Ballybeg in Steam, Black n' Tan and Supertrain era liveries: 3 1 Quote
Noel Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Fabulous. I nearly fainted. All fab scenes but that first photo. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Unless I'm mistaken, your grey guard's van has tiimber planked ends rather than steel sheet. For the period you cover, that is of course prototypical; some wooden pannelled vans, some steel. My question - where did you get the wooden one? I have two SSM but they're steel-sided (and ended). Quote
Noel Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 34 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Unless I'm mistaken, your grey guard's van has tiimber planked ends rather than steel sheet. For the period you cover, that is of course prototypical; some wooden pannelled vans, some steel. My question - where did you get the wooden one? I have two SSM but they're steel-sided (and ended). I got a pair of 20 ton RTR from IFM, both planked. Expensive but worth it to have the real McCoy behind my rakes of loose coupled pick up mixed goods trains. http://www.irishfreightmodels.com/index.php/shop.html#!/CIE-20-Ton-Planked-Brake-Van/p/45444642/category=3587606 1 Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 29 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Unless I'm mistaken, your grey guard's van has tiimber planked ends rather than steel sheet. For the period you cover, that is of course prototypical; some wooden pannelled vans, some steel. My question - where did you get the wooden one? I have two SSM but they're steel-sided (and ended). This is the model from Irish Freight Models to which I added a red lamp and guard. The wooden planks are vertical but I have seen photos where the wood is planked horizontally so it may have varied across the fleet. The model features NEM pockets, spoked wheels and has wire grilles on the internal doors/window apertures. A couple of pics: 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Forgot about that! :-) Thanks - I've one on order, i think, anyway - must check! Quote
Noel Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Two links here: CIE Bauxite 20 Ton Brake Van CIE grey 20 Ton Brake Van Quote
Past-Avenue Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 This was the first real layout i seen a few year's ago in wexford and to this day it's still my first love, the amount of detail and skill is exelent. Lovely picture's Gerry 1 1 Quote
Noel Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 Hi Gerry. Did you use a lighting kit for the two Metro Vic locos, or DIY? LED through body or fibre optic from internal LEDs, etc? Noel Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Noel said: Hi Gerry. Did you use a lighting kit for the two Metro Vic locos, or DIY? LED through body or fibre optic from internal LEDs, etc? Noel Hi Noel, The directional lighting was done DIY on all of these Silver Fox locos. The LED lighting shines through two apertures drilled in the bodywork and was wired in to the DCC soundchips fitted in each case. The Mr Soundguy sound project from A39 was used. Gerry Quote
Noel Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Irishrailwayman said: Hi Noel, The directional lighting was done DIY on all of these Silver Fox locos. The LED lighting shines through two apertures drilled in the bodywork and was wired in to the DCC soundchips fitted in each case. The Mr Soundguy sound project from A39 was used. Gerry Thanks Gerry. Did you fill the apertures with fibre optic or put plastic lens in? Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, Noel said: Thanks Gerry. Did you fill the apertures with fibre optic or put plastic lens in? I used Glue and Glaze to provide a lens if I recall correctly but a slice of a clear plastic bar would do either. I tried fibre optic cables previously but the type I had were a bit inflexible - perhaps there are better types available now. Quote
Noel Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 4 minutes ago, Irishrailwayman said: I used Glue and Glaze to provide a lens if I recall correctly but a slice of a clear plastic bar would do either. I tried fibre optic cables previously but the type I had were a bit inflexible - perhaps there are better types available now. Ah that's clever using Glue'n'Glaze 1 Quote
islandbridgejct Posted February 2, 2018 Posted February 2, 2018 On 1/29/2018 at 6:10 PM, jhb171achill said: Unless I'm mistaken, your grey guard's van has tiimber planked ends rather than steel sheet. For the period you cover, that is of course prototypical; some wooden pannelled vans, some steel. My question - where did you get the wooden one? I have two SSM but they're steel-sided (and ended). I think the wooden sides and ends were on the 20t van. The 30 tonner had steel sides and ends. The SSM model is of the 30t. Quote
seanrail Posted January 8, 2019 Posted January 8, 2019 On 8 February 2016 at 3:52 PM, Irishrailwayman said: A reel of views around Ballybeg with Black n' Tan carriages and goods wagons. Cracking layout, and the photographs show. 2 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 On 2/8/2016 at 4:10 PM, Irishrailwayman said: A couple more views. I have added an extension, a gents and a platform canopy to the Bachmann pre-cast Clonmel station for Ballybeg. Note the oil wagons: the Burmah are a Hornby offering included for colour/variety rather than historical accuracy; the black and the silver ESSO wagons appear in only one photograph I have seen them on Irish railways (page 56 - dated 1957 at Adelaide in NI - "Irish Railways in Colour - A second glance"). Perhaps Westie could be persuaded to do transfers for "Irish Shell" or "Mex" oil tankers which were more commonly recorded on Irish lines... Love the guy rolling the beer barrel! 1 1 Quote
Noel Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 51 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Love the guy rolling the beer barrel! Ballybeg looks fab as ever. Love Gerry's layout, that bus scene under the bridge is fabulous. Reminiscent of Youghal. 1 Quote
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