Knockseo Junction

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

20 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

Scrap yard?

Good idea

1 minute ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

Good idea

Cars or railway scrap?

[Broithe]

40 minutes ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

What would I put in that yard? Would it be a road type surface or gravel? Good idea by the way.

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

[ttc0169]

59 minutes ago, 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,...

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.

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

7 minutes ago, 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.

Ya he had a good idea there, I like the scrapyard idea too and I might have another spot for that

[derek]

On 14/1/2024 at 3:34 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

Broe bridge is getting traffic

 

Crazy name for a bridge. Where the hell did you get that?

23 hours ago, 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

I think that ballast is on upside down. You better take it up and start again.  Seriously though, looking excellent. 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Just now, derek said:

Crazy name for a bridge. Where the hell did you get that?

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

[ttc0169]

16 minutes ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

Ya he had a good idea there, I like the scrapyard idea too and I might have another spot for that

This guy does an excellent scrap yard...........

[DJ Dangerous]

3 hours ago, 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?

 

@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?

 

14 minutes ago, derek said:

Crazy name for a bridge. Where the hell did you get that?

 

True Broe-mance!

Edited January 17, 2024 by DJ Dangerous

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

5 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

This guy does an excellent scrap yard...........

Ya I saw that, he is fair detailed in everything he does on that layout, even down to the rubbish!

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

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.

 

[derek]

22 hours ago, 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

home for the bewildered

22 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

 

 

 

True Broe-mance!

very clever

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

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.

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

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.

[jhb171achill]

You're getting through this work at a serious rate!

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

15 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

You're getting through this work at a serious rate!

Yep and lots of plans ahead too

[Patrick Davey]

Enjoying the progress

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

The scrapyard is filling up gradually...

 

[Galteemore]

Looking good. Scrapyards are notoriously difficult to get right but you are well on the way with this.

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

23 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Looking good. Scrapyards are notoriously difficult to get right but you are well on the way with this.

Thanks lad, a bit heartbreaking to be sacrificing my vehicles but it has to be done.

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Some more landscaping and garden work

 

Have a load of items arriving tomorrow for the scrapyard and other areas so will be busy 

[jhb171achill]

Love the stone walls at the side of the road on the bridge. How did you make those?

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

6 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Love the stone walls at the side of the road on the bridge. How did you make those?

 

Courtesy of Hattons JB, I think they do the job.

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

Courtesy of Hattons JB, I think they do the job.

They look better on your layout than on hattons website - did you touch them up a bit?

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

11 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

They look better on your layout than on hattons website - did you touch them up a bit?

Nope just found them very fiddly to glue as they are just foam strips covered in the finish, very effective though.

[derek]

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.

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

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

3 minutes ago, 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

Never heard of them, or maybe I did and the dementia meds ain't working , thanks Derek

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Finished around the cabin tonight, time to get my dinner now

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

This bundle arrived this morning, lots of painting etc and the scrapyard will be looking better, I'm impressed with the quality.

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Skip fits in already

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

And more scrap

 

I like the gates too

 

[Patrick Davey]

Shaping up well!

[derek]

On 24/1/2024 at 8:29 PM, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

Finished around the cabin tonight, time to get my dinner now

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

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

2 hours ago, 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

I used a sheet of bird cage grit paper and stuck it down before I spread the grass.

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

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.

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

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.