patrick Posted September 7, 2013 Author Posted September 7, 2013 The basic scenery at Grange has been completed. Maybe now I will get around to building those SSM signals. Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 Looks super Patrick, really captures an era in Irish Railways that is sadly long gone and was well gone when I was born. Still a period I'm most interested in though. Quote
RedRich Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 Looks super Patrick, really captures an era in Irish Railways that is sadly long gone and was well gone when I was born. Still a period I'm most interested in though. Agree Fran, I have vague memories of the line myself, well done Patrick. I like the new avatar Fran. Rich, Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 That is one beauty of a layout. Takes me right back to the 70s! Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 Agree Fran, I have vague memories of the line myself, well done Patrick. I like the new avatar Fran. Rich, Cheers man, they feature orange and black too so kinda relevant! Quote
patrick Posted September 8, 2013 Author Posted September 8, 2013 Now look what you two made me do, I'm going off topic on my own thread to point out the similarities between the old New Haven RR livery and CIE. Quote
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 Now look what you two made me do, I'm going off topic on my own thread to point out the similarities between the old New Haven RR livery and CIE.[ATTACH=CONFIG]8899[/ATTACH] Maybe you should use that photo for your avatar Patrick Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 8, 2013 Posted September 8, 2013 Now look what you two made me do, I'm going off topic on my own thread to point out the similarities between the old New Haven RR livery and CIE.[ATTACH=CONFIG]8899[/ATTACH] Very nice Patrick, I do like New Haven. I take it you're near old New Haven territory? Actually scratch that, I see you're in Ohio. Thought you were New York for some reason! Quote
Guest hidden-agenda Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 Not much work has been done one the layout in the last few months but it is being operated. A sequence timetable is used where we run two passenger and one goods train each way representing the trains through Grange and Glen More during daylight hours. The whole sequence takes a little over an hour to run. It is mid October and the beet season is just beginning, the crop being sent to the Mallow sugar factory. The following pictures show the progress of the Cork Waterford goods which is distributing empty beet wagons today. One load of beet is picked up at Grange and forwarded to Glen More where it will be picked up along with the other loads by the Waterford Cork train. Along the way it crosses the Waterford Cork railcar at Grange and is passed by the Cork Rosslare train at Glen More. The guy with the beard is my neighbor Bruce, who would prefer to be running B&O articulated steam locos hauling coal hoppers! Hello Patrick i found this pic of a beat wagon in Cork and as i always assumed they were the same livery ( chassis and body) a dose of red oxide was thrown on the chassis at some stage. http://www.geograph.ie/photo/3136304 Pic belongs to a gent known as Turf burner and a hell of brilliant pics (inc air and sea)before and after the one i have put up. Quote
patrick Posted September 17, 2013 Author Posted September 17, 2013 No, its not a winter scene. While working on the scenery around the bridge I positioned some woodland scenic tree armatures to help compose and visualize the finished area. Quote
Aussie Phil Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Sensational viaduct. Visually appealing. Can't wait to see it finished. How do you find the woodland scenic trees to work with? Quote
patrick Posted September 17, 2013 Author Posted September 17, 2013 Sensational viaduct. Visually appealing. Can't wait to see it finished. How do you find the woodland scenic trees to work with? Thanks Phil. I find them easy to work with and good value for what they are. I would recommend them to anyone who wants reasonable looking trees relatively quickly. 1 Quote
Aussie Phil Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Cheers mate might have to get some for the background. Quote
patrick Posted September 17, 2013 Author Posted September 17, 2013 A simple trick is to give the finished tree a quick spray of yellow aerosol spray paint from above. This gives a very convincing effect of sunlight hitting the tree. You will be surprised how effective it is. Quote
Aussie Phil Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Thanks heaps for the tip. Will definitely try it out. Quote
patrick Posted October 27, 2013 Author Posted October 27, 2013 Further progress. The scenery around the bridge is well underway. Quote
Glenderg Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 very very nice. Love the pallet wagon. Scratchbuilt too? Quote
patrick Posted October 27, 2013 Author Posted October 27, 2013 very very nice. Love the pallet wagon. Scratchbuilt too? Plasticard on Dapol Prestwin underframe. Quote
patrick Posted November 3, 2013 Author Posted November 3, 2013 A short video showing recent scenery progress. Quote
Sulzer201 Posted November 3, 2013 Posted November 3, 2013 Hi Patrick, Great scene, love the viaduct -there is a couple of fine examples on the DSER at Rathdrum. You obviously like the A class and they do look well. The mixed goods harks back to a more relaxing era on Irish railways and the passenger train with the A and MK1 GV is very atmospheric. Lovely scenery and layout. Quote
patrick Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 [attach=config]11692[/ Recent progress on the layout involved building scenery at Keilys cross. Today I hope to add some stone walls to the scene. Quote
heirflick Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Parrick...this is a timeless masterpiece - great stuff=D Quote
patrick Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 The location is the beet loading siding at Keilys cross. Quote
David Holman Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Just goes t show you can get a nice range of colour and texture without static grass, while careful ballasting is doing a decent job of making the 00 track. Really hangs together well Patrick - full of atmosphere. Top job. Quote
patrick Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 A few more photos. Excuse the quality, they were taken with an old mobile phone. Quote
Mayner Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 You can nearly feel the frost in the air and hear the sound of the B141 for mlles around as she works the beet special up to the tunnel. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 That pallet wagon struck me too! So common once...much needed nowadays for a layout like this. Excellent stuff! Quote
Shinkansen Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Layout is really coming together Patrick, very well done. As a Waterford man I approve of your choice of location Lovely scenic work and very true to life and to the area being modelled. Tom Quote
burnthebox Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Fantastic work, Patrick, really look's the business, love the A class, Quote
patrick Posted February 2, 2014 Author Posted February 2, 2014 It's November 1969 and A50 shunts beet wagons at Kielys Cross siding. Quote
Aussie Phil Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 Sensational mate. Love the quality and detail of your modelling. Quote
patrick Posted February 3, 2014 Author Posted February 3, 2014 This morning I put in some stone walls, cat lit and white glue. Quote
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