Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 17, 2024 Author Posted January 17, 2024 On 17/1/2024 at 5:58 PM, ttc0169 said: Scrap yard? Expand Good idea On 17/1/2024 at 6:20 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Good idea Expand Cars or railway scrap? Quote
Broithe Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 (edited) On 17/1/2024 at 5:52 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: What would I put in that yard? Would it be a road type surface or gravel? Good idea by the way. Expand Rough ground, tyre tracks, stored machinery, a heap of ballast, sleepers, odd off-cuts of rail, track panels, a little shed for the lads,... Edited January 17, 2024 by Broithe 1 2 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 On 17/1/2024 at 6:32 PM, Broithe said: Rough ground, tyre tracks, stored machinery, a heap of ballast, sleepers, odd off-cuts of rail, track panels, a little shed for the lads,... Expand I would go with a permanent way yard-extend the siding that the wagons are parked on and have a ballast loading point there and the above as Broithe has already stated. 1 2 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 17, 2024 Author Posted January 17, 2024 On 17/1/2024 at 7:34 PM, ttc0169 said: I would go with a permanent way yard-extend the siding that the wagons are parked on and have a ballast loading point there and the above as Broithe has already stated. Expand Ya he had a good idea there, I like the scrapyard idea too and I might have another spot for that 1 Quote
derek Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 On 14/1/2024 at 3:34 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Broe bridge is getting traffic Expand Crazy name for a bridge. Where the hell did you get that? On 16/1/2024 at 8:38 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Had a half an hour after work so started on more ground cover I will have a better look tomorrow when the PVA is dry Expand I think that ballast is on upside down. You better take it up and start again. Seriously though, looking excellent. 2 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 17, 2024 Author Posted January 17, 2024 On 17/1/2024 at 7:47 PM, derek said: Crazy name for a bridge. Where the hell did you get that? Expand He was some kind of tradesman that became a local councillor in Knockseo, he turned the first sod for the bridge and broke the shovel, he is in a home now 4 Quote
ttc0169 Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 On 17/1/2024 at 7:42 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Ya he had a good idea there, I like the scrapyard idea too and I might have another spot for that Expand This guy does an excellent scrap yard........... 2 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted January 17, 2024 Posted January 17, 2024 (edited) On 17/1/2024 at 4:40 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: I need a little help here, I have a spare piece of ground and I don't know what to do with it, I could grass it or stone it but I think I have enough of both, any ideas or pointers lads? Expand @Rob's Heuston North is a great example of keeping space relatively clear. Maybe something like the lads say, a few low-lying piles of ballast or scrap, but with a lot of open space and nothing tall, aside from maybe a floodlight or two? On 17/1/2024 at 7:47 PM, derek said: Crazy name for a bridge. Where the hell did you get that? Expand True Broe-mance! Edited January 17, 2024 by DJ Dangerous 2 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 17, 2024 Author Posted January 17, 2024 On 17/1/2024 at 7:58 PM, ttc0169 said: This guy does an excellent scrap yard........... Expand Ya I saw that, he is fair detailed in everything he does on that layout, even down to the rubbish! 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 18, 2024 Author Posted January 18, 2024 Picked up this lot in town today, all Oxford diecast and will be either scrapped in the scrapyard to be or swapped with another already on the layout. 6 Quote
derek Posted January 18, 2024 Posted January 18, 2024 On 17/1/2024 at 7:49 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: He was some kind of tradesman that became a local councillor in Knockseo, he turned the first sod for the bridge and broke the shovel, he is in a home now Expand home for the bewildered On 17/1/2024 at 8:00 PM, DJ Dangerous said: True Broe-mance! Expand very clever 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 19, 2024 Author Posted January 19, 2024 Got some more ground cover done Also started on the permanent way yard And the dodgy scrapyard I will finish the mass concrete walls tomorrow. 8 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 20, 2024 Author Posted January 20, 2024 Got the scrapyard walls finished and started adding bits, I have to dismantle a few of my vehicles and distress them for scrap, I also have some skips, tyres, engine blocks etc on the way. I got the PW yard under way too, plenty weathering to be done but lots of time. 13 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 20, 2024 Posted January 20, 2024 You're getting through this work at a serious rate! 2 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 20, 2024 Author Posted January 20, 2024 On 20/1/2024 at 10:02 PM, jhb171achill said: You're getting through this work at a serious rate! Expand Yep and lots of plans ahead too 2 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 21, 2024 Author Posted January 21, 2024 The scrapyard is filling up gradually... 9 Quote
Galteemore Posted January 21, 2024 Posted January 21, 2024 Looking good. Scrapyards are notoriously difficult to get right but you are well on the way with this. 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 21, 2024 Author Posted January 21, 2024 On 21/1/2024 at 4:23 PM, Galteemore said: Looking good. Scrapyards are notoriously difficult to get right but you are well on the way with this. Expand Thanks lad, a bit heartbreaking to be sacrificing my vehicles but it has to be done. Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 23, 2024 Author Posted January 23, 2024 Some more landscaping and garden work Have a load of items arriving tomorrow for the scrapyard and other areas so will be busy 10 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 Love the stone walls at the side of the road on the bridge. How did you make those? 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 23, 2024 Author Posted January 23, 2024 On 23/1/2024 at 10:06 PM, jhb171achill said: Love the stone walls at the side of the road on the bridge. How did you make those? Expand Courtesy of Hattons JB, I think they do the job. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 23, 2024 Posted January 23, 2024 On 23/1/2024 at 10:13 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Courtesy of Hattons JB, I think they do the job. Expand They look better on your layout than on hattons website - did you touch them up a bit? Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 23, 2024 Author Posted January 23, 2024 On 23/1/2024 at 11:23 PM, jhb171achill said: They look better on your layout than on hattons website - did you touch them up a bit? Expand Nope just found them very fiddly to glue as they are just foam strips covered in the finish, very effective though. 1 Quote
derek Posted January 24, 2024 Posted January 24, 2024 On 21/1/2024 at 4:48 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Thanks lad, a bit heartbreaking to be sacrificing my vehicles but it has to be done. Expand Denis, the german site Modellbahnshoppelippe has scrap car packs ready to go. Excellent site recommended to me by @murphaph. Have a look before you do any more damage 1 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 24, 2024 Author Posted January 24, 2024 On 24/1/2024 at 7:49 PM, derek said: Denis, the german site Modellbahnshoppelippe has scrap car packs ready to go. Excellent site recommended to me by @murphaph. Have a look before you do any more damage Expand Never heard of them, or maybe I did and the dementia meds ain't working , thanks Derek 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 24, 2024 Author Posted January 24, 2024 Finished around the cabin tonight, time to get my dinner now 15 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 25, 2024 Author Posted January 25, 2024 This bundle arrived this morning, lots of painting etc and the scrapyard will be looking better, I'm impressed with the quality. 3 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 25, 2024 Author Posted January 25, 2024 And more scrap I like the gates too 7 1 Quote
derek Posted January 26, 2024 Posted January 26, 2024 On 24/1/2024 at 8:29 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said: Finished around the cabin tonight, time to get my dinner now Expand Love the ground cover around the signal cabin, the way you have the "worn" pathway through to the steps. Will definitely be trying something like that. Was gonna go with gravel or the like, but that looks miles better. I not one bit ashamed of ripping off ideas, oh no 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 26, 2024 Author Posted January 26, 2024 On 26/1/2024 at 7:47 PM, derek said: Love the ground cover around the signal cabin, the way you have the "worn" pathway through to the steps. Will definitely be trying something like that. Was gonna go with gravel or the like, but that looks miles better. I not one bit ashamed of ripping off ideas, oh no Expand I used a sheet of bird cage grit paper and stuck it down before I spread the grass. 1 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted January 27, 2024 Author Posted January 27, 2024 Was working today so hadn't much time to play, think I have enough in the scrapyard now and did some fence work and a little flower bed. 5 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted February 4, 2024 Author Posted February 4, 2024 Started some paving for the footpaths, I got a few packs of this stuff just before Hattons closed the website, I like it, I will paint it lightly after it's completed. 8 Quote
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