N Scale Ballywillan, Co Longford.

[Kevin Sweeney]

7 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

Looking forward to seeing this one. There'll be a lot of people on here very interested in how it turns out!

This is the third draft of the plan, so we are at or close to a final version. As soon as the plan is finalised the build will commence. I will post regular updates here of progress. I can't wait to get started. I've done some test cuts on 2 mm greyboard with my cricut cutting machine and it works well. That's a blessing, cutting this much 2mm greyboard by hand would be a huge task for my late middle aged hands to attempt.

[Flying Snail]

4 minutes ago, Kevin Sweeney said:

This is the third draft of the plan, so we are at or close to a final version. As soon as the plan is finalised the build will commence. I will post regular updates here of progress. I can't wait to get started. I've done some test cuts on 2 mm greyboard with my cricut cutting machine and it works well. That's a blessing, cutting this much 2mm greyboard by hand would be a huge task for my late middle aged hands to attempt.

The drawing you posted was instantly recognisable as Connolly Shed. It'll look well on the layout!

[derek]

Kevin, I was thinking of scrapping my shed as I thought it didn't look "Irish" enough. But having seen your drawings I think I will reconsider. Thanks for saving me a job

 

[Kevin Sweeney]

46 minutes ago, derek said:

Kevin, I was thinking of scrapping my shed as I thought it didn't look "Irish" enough. But having seen your drawings I think I will reconsider. Thanks for saving me a job

 

You're welcome.

[Kevin Sweeney]

The Connolly Engine Shed build has begun. Wall panels are all cut and the rear wall facade is done.

[ttc0169]

Superb work Kevin, well done. 

[Patrick Davey]

Excellent!

 

[Kevin Sweeney]

The wall panels are done. Next job is to assemble them. Then the shed will really begin to take shape.

[Patrick Davey]

Mighty stuff Kevin!  Am enjoying the updates.

[Kevin Sweeney]

Current state of play with the Connolly Shed. It's due for delivery to the customer in just over a week.

[Kevin Sweeney]

Just a few finishing touches left to do, but basically the Connolly Shed is finished.

[Flying Snail]

It looks fabulous - will you be able to get a few pics of it on the layout for us? 

[Kevin Sweeney]

20 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

It looks fabulous - will you be able to get a few pics of it on the layout for us? 

I will ask the customer to send me a photo of the shed installed on the layout

[Kevin Sweeney]

The Connolly Shed is installed on the customers layout

[Kevin Sweeney]

I've also been making some progress on my next exhibition. This is a model of Nixon's House, Fortland, Ballymachugh, Co Cavan. This house was once part of the Maxwell Estate. It was the house of the Land Agent. It was here that tenants of the estate came to pay their rents. It is widely regarded as the oldest house in the locality.

[Mol_PMB]

What a distinctive house and a beautiful model!

[Patrick Davey]

1 hour ago, Kevin Sweeney said:

The Connolly Shed is installed on the customers layout

That loco too!!!!

Awesome work on the shed Kevin - perfect setting for No. 85.

[Kevin Sweeney]

1 hour ago, Patrick Davey said:

That loco too!!!!

Awesome work on the shed Kevin - perfect setting for No. 85.

Thanks Patrick. It's great to see one of my models on a layout, it's given me a hankering to do a layout. Once I get my next exhibition completed, I think doing a small layout is on the cards. I've already got the baseboard done and all the hardware bought. It's just a case of making the time to build it.

[Flying Snail]

4 hours ago, Kevin Sweeney said:

The Connolly Shed is installed on the customers layout

It looks really great Kevin!

[Patrick Davey]

5 hours ago, Kevin Sweeney said:

Thanks Patrick. It's great to see one of my models on a layout, it's given me a hankering to do a layout. Once I get my next exhibition completed, I think doing a small layout is on the cards. I've already got the baseboard done and all the hardware bought. It's just a case of making the time to build it.

Great to hear this! Is it too early to give us a hint on the era?

[Kevin Sweeney]

1 hour ago, Patrick Davey said:

Great to hear this! Is it too early to give us a hint on the era?

i have a load of British rolling stock from the late 1950 and early 1960s, and figurines and vehicles from that era. But I would model Irish buildings. So my prospective layout might have the Flying Scotsman, with a rake of Gresley Coaches passing through an Irish GNR or MGW station. Either way I'll be trying to evoke the feel of the drumlin region, which would make me lean towards GNR.

[Kevin Sweeney]

I'm working on a OO model of Navan Station. It is my second commission.

[Patrick Davey]

Very nice Kevin - how did you produce the polychromatic yellow/black/red brick?

[Kevin Sweeney]

29 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Very nice Kevin - how did you produce the polychromatic yellow/black/red brick?

I done it in Inkscape, using photos to get the colours. It took a while and there were many steps in the process. I've long wanted to do a GNR building with the polycromatic brick, it's such a distincitive style.

[Kevin Sweeney]

Current state of play with Navan station.

[Tullygrainey]

That is just a delight!

[Flying Snail]

this really brings out the beauty of the GNR architecture!

[Galteemore]

That’s delightful. Excellent work - it’s not an easy style to model 

[Kevin Sweeney]

4 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

That’s delightful. Excellent work - it’s not an easy style to model 

it is a difficult style to model for sure, but a beautiful iconic style. It's long been my intention to model a classic GNR building.