patrick Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 Shunting at Glen More. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craven1508 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 just class!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Wonderful work, Patrick! The backdrop is the icing on the cake! It adds a terrific sense of depth, finishes the scene off beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barl Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Great layout it has loads of atmosphere on show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 I have noticed that lack of progress in certain parts of the layout is often a result of uncertainty or unhappiness with the plan or progress so far. A case in point is the west end of Glen More station where a level crossing was planned on the curve over the maim line and passing loop at the end of the platforms. The location was prototypical, every passenger station should have a road crossing near the station building and it looked well on paper. Early on during construction I roughed in the crossing using black card for the roadway and the Wills level crossing kit (it was planned to replace it with an SSM kit later) but it never looked right. The gates were too short to clear the tracks and avoid being side swiped by passenger coaches and the whole set up seemed to draw attention to the sharp (by prototype standards) curve even though the minimum radius is 26 inches. As scenery construction progressed from the fiddle yard West of the station and to the viaduct on the East this gap with the improvised level crossing remained. I was clearly not sold on the original plan but the layout needed to have a level crossing. A few posts back I outlined the plan to extend the layout to include the point at the East side of the passing loop at Grange. At present the main line and loop disappear under a road bridge into the fiddle yard. The new extension will add two to three feet to the scenic part of the railway on the west side of the road bridge and the question arose as to how to hide the new entrance to the fiddle yard. I didn't want to use a second road bridge so near the first or introduce a second tunnel on the layout, one is enough, they are not common features on Irish railways and I am striving to make the layout look a typical stretch of railway. This plan would of course involve tearing out the double track road bridge which I hated to do since the scene came out so good. The solution came to me over a beer in the layout room last Friday night. Remove the double track bridge at Grange and rebuild it in place of the level crossing at Glen More. Use a single track over bridge to hide the entrance to the West end fiddle yard and put the level crossing in on the west side of the viaduct on the single track (it was originally planned to have a single track road over bridge here). The next day the improvised level crossing was moved to the new location where it works so much better and a cardboard mock up of the road over bridge was made to evaluate the plan. An added bonus is that the bridge will break up the rather long flat stretch of railway through Glen More and improve the scenic potential of that corner of the layout. Enough of my ramblings so here are a few photos of the level crossing and bridge mockup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 I have been ordered by the doctor to take it easy for two weeks so naturally I worked on scenery. The white material is Woodland Scenics Sculptamould which has been used throughout the layout. It is really easy to work with, is extremely durable and far less messy than plaster. The incomplete hills on the backdrop which are too high will be painted out and replaced by lower ones similar to those at Glen More. The surface of the benchwork is insulation foam which has been cut out and lowered in much of this area although it is difficult to make out in the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 That viaduct looks so nice-great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 [attach=config]13096[/attach At Keilys Cross level crossing the fascia was installed and the backdrop fixed. To the right of the crossing a keepers cottage is planned and an accommodation crossing to the right of the buffer stop. Today the new road bridge will be put in at Glen More. As soon as the scenery is done the valance and fascia will be painted matt black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Looks great Patrick, love the viaduct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 [attach=config]13096[/attach At Keilys Cross level crossing the fascia was installed and the backdrop fixed. To the right of the crossing a keepers cottage is planned and an accommodation crossing to the right of the buffer stop. Today the new road bridge will be put in at Glen More. As soon as the scenery is done the valance and fascia will be painted matt black. I love the backdrop eLooks s cold it could pass for Minnesota or North Dakota in February Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 The fascia is now in place between Waterford fiddle yard and Grange and the scenery roughed in around the new road bridge at Glen More. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 There has been much progress in the last week due to a few days off before starting a new job. The new west end fiddle yard was built and the point and road over bridge on the west side of Grange put in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Just stunning! This layout just exudes such space and 'rightness' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 What a difference your changes have made. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Phil Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Great modelling mate. Agree that it has made a massive difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 i have to echo what the lads said Patrick - great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Ground cover and bushes were put in around Grange road bridge and the fascia and valance painted black. The photos were taken with only the layout lighting on which is how the layout is intended to be viewed and operated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josefstadt Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunluce Castle Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Wow, I love the effect the lighting gives, magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 excelent work patrick=D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Lovely work, a slice of the Irish countryside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Just love the look and feel from this layout,it is so realistic,great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Scenic work is underway at Keilys Cross level crossing. A crossing keepers cottage is planned to the right of the crossing which will hide the transition of the road into the backscene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg-antrim Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 An amazing layout made even better by the black colour framing. As inspirational as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Waterford Cork goods at Glen More. The basic scenery is now all done on the layout but much detail has yet to be added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinkansen Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Love this layout. Proof that 'shoe-horning' the kitchen sink into a layout does not necessarily add to it. Even tough it has a very 'American' construction method to it (which I really like by the way), it captures the Irish countryside look and feel beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Looks really great, and the sky helps with the realism of the landscape. Good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barl Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Lovely layout Patrick. The stock and the excellent scenery help to create the atmosphere of an Irish themed layout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73.River.Roe. Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hey Patrick what about some people for the platforms waiting for the train... cause it looks like a ghost station.... im only joking your layout looks great I only wish I had one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Is the incline from the fiddle yard real or just a visual trick? Looked at this half a dozen times and still cant figure it out! I reckon Shink sums it up perfectly. Less is more and it benefits in spades from it immensely. May the lifting train never visit! R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Is the incline from the fiddle yard real or just a visual trick? Looked at this half a dozen times and still cant figure it out! I reckon Shink sums it up perfectly. Less is more and it benefits in spades from it immensely. May the lifting train never visit! R. All the track work is level. I have noticed the same thing in photos both at the east and west fiddle yard approaches where the layout is viewed from the inside of a curve and the scenery rises gradually to the level of the road over bridges. Here are a few more photos of the recent progress. The West side of Glen More road bridge. The fascia needs to be touched up following scenery work. Keilys Cross level crossing and the occupation crossing leading to the beet loading siding. Stone walls and hedges will be added next. The next major project will be installing a black curtain with velcro behind the fascia to the floor. The intended effect is hopefully like a museum exhibit or aquarium where only the subject matter, in this case the layout is illuminated. Thanks for all the positive feedback which has given me so much encouragement with this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Phil Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Brilliant stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richrua Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 This is wonderful. The backgrounds are wonderfully 'local' . I like how it is both highly detailed but also unfussy if you know what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Cork Waterford goods train at Keilys Cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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