Patricks Layout

[Galteemore]

Layouts like this allow us to wallow in nostalgia - keep it coming Patrick! I well remember visits to Co Leitrim in the 70s when CIE was just like this. I’ll forget about the lack of piped water, and the smell of SuperSer heaters, and just remember the nice bits like the turf fired range and my granny’s soda bread ! And dashing to catch the Sligo mail with my grandfather’s freshly caught salmon wrapped in reeds and sacking ready for the Dublin fish merchants. His fish used to travel by SLNC but in the 70s a pair of 121s was good enough for me !

Edited February 18, 2021 by Galteemore

[patrick]

Here are the two passenger consists  currently running on the South Waterford Line made up of Silver Fox, IFM coaches and van's and a single MM Craven. One reason I chose to model a secondary line was the short passenger consists which dont overpower the layout. Future plans are to acquire a few green liveries coaches and a silver tin van in order to run a mid sixties operating session, blame it in the gray MM 121 which was irresistible! Meanwhile if anyone has a few surplus IFM laminates I would be  very interested. 

[Noel]

Absolutely Fab-U-Lous. Love it. Classic scenes on a truly fabulous layout. Excellent formation of beautiful coaches.

[StevieB]

If you have a sixties operating session, you’ll be able to increase the pasenger trains by 50% from 2 to 3 by adding the all stations stopper to the two boat trains you’ve already got.

Stephen

[jhb171achill]

The "Dutch" van - what model was this?

[the Bandon tank]

Looks like a Silver Fox model.

[patrick]

12 minutes ago, the Bandon tank said:

Looks like a Silver Fox model.

Yes the Dutch van, the ex BR mark1 steam heating van, the tin van and four wheel steam heating van are all Silver Fox.

[jhb171achill]

56 minutes ago, patrick said:

Yes the Dutch van, the ex BR mark1 steam heating van, the tin van and four wheel steam heating van are all Silver Fox.

I've actually just emailed them to see what postage costs are now post-Brexit.

[patrick]

With only a few months before the arrival of the IRM A class it seems an odd time to do some upgrades on a Silver Fox model. 045 has always been a favourite of mine as I was fortunate to have travelled on her on the last Listowel goods train. The staff catchers were fabricated from styrene, the brake pipe from a wound guitar string, a light gauge D string for the guitar players out there and the windscreen wipers from staples. I pleased with the results and just wish I had done this years ago.

Edited March 11, 2021 by patrick

[Westcorkrailway]

16 minutes ago, patrick said:

 

With only a few months before the arrival of the IRM A class it seems an odd time to do some upgrades on a Silver Fox model. 045 has always been a favourite of mine as I was fortunate to have travelled on her on the last Listowel goods train. The staff catchers were fabricated from styrene, the brake pipe from a wound guitar string, a light gauge D string for the guitar players out there and the windscreen wipers from staples. I pleased with the results and just wish I had done this years ago.

Better late then never! The IRM A class will be in a different league altogether but we have to commend silverfox for giving us an A class option 

[the Bandon tank]

That Silver Fox A class looks very well.

[Noel]

5 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

Better late then never! The IRM A class will be in a different league altogether but we have to commend silverfox for giving us an A class option 

Yes its been the only A class any of us have been able to run for the past decade. Looking forward to the IRM A class which should prove an epic development for the hobby.

[WRENNEIRE]

3 hours ago, Noel said:

Yes its been the only A class any of us have been able to run for the past decade. Looking forward to the IRM A class which should prove an epic development for the hobby.

Dont ever forget MTK'S A Class kit, Q Kits one & MIR's white metal & Resin kits
All very acceptable for their time.
 

[patrick]

142 emerges from the tunnel at Keilys Cross in the fading evening light.

[David Holman]

Long time no see, but very evocative.

[patrick]

Thanks David. My modelling mojo ebbs and flows and has been absent for the last few months. Expect some more photos from a short operating session, the first in a while in the next few days.

[patrick]

142 arrives at Glen More and engages in some shunting.

[patrick]

While 142 shunts at Glen More the Cork Waterford passenger makes it's way through Grange and Keilys Cross.

[Galteemore]

Terrific work Patrick. A real sense of time and place.

[patrick]

After the passenger train leaves Glen  More the goods finished its work and heads towards Cork reaching the tunnel at Keilys Cross as the evening light starts to fade.

[StevieB]

Lovely to see more operations on the south Waterford line.

Stephen

[jhb171achill]

Absolutely SUBLIME stuff.

[Noel]

Superb, 7th heaven. The Golden era of Irish railways. Reeks of atmosphere and realism. 

[David Holman]

Just spent an enjoyable half hour flicking through posts right from the start. Really interesting to see how the layout has developed. There's a lot to be said for American layout design features if you have the space, while many exhibition layouts are not presented this well either.

[patrick]

Goods train passing Keilys Cross.

[murphaph]

Love the sweeping curve.

[StevieB]

We’re not seeing enough of this delightful layout. More please.

Stephen

[flange lubricator]

4 hours ago, patrick said:

Goods train passing Keilys Cross.

Sublime as always

[Robert Shrives]

Lovely pic and glad to see you are still able to operate layout from time to time - hope all well  and health ok as can be. 

Robert 

[Fiacra]

Fantastic layout - really captures the atmosphere of the Irish countryside!

[patrick]

I have been busy the last few months with my first acting role with a local community theater during which time the layout was ignored. The show went very well im glad to report and now that it's done the layout is receiving attention again. Here we see a Waterfor bound goods passing Keilys Cross

[Robert Shrives]

No end to the talents  of the man ! 

 

[Georgeconna]

Good Stuff , We were waiting for those Slash hooks for ages!! Bout time!

[jhb171achill]

Outstanding.

Just interested - where did you get the palvans? I need some!

 

 

[patrick]

19 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Outstanding.

Just interested - where did you get the palvans? I need some!

 

Adapted from Parkway palvan kits John.