Clogherhead - A GNR(I) Seaside Terminus

[Flying Snail]

Nice - I can almost smell the mixture of sea air and decay looking at it

[Tullygrainey]

7 hours ago, Flying Snail said:

Nice - I can almost smell the mixture of sea air and decay looking at it

Not to mention the oil and hydraulic fluid leaking from that old JCB

[Murph]

Stunning Pat just Stunning , Nice job there 

[Patrick Davey]

Latest developments in Co. Louth…..

The derelict office has now been bedded in with foliage:

 

And I’m not sure about this one but I have had an old Ratio crane in the ‘to make’ box for a few years thinking it would find a place at Brookhall Mill but it never did  so I fired it together for Clogherhead.  The idea is that the GN experimented with specially constructed containers for easier loading and unloading of the sand but the system didn’t work….. not sure it looks right but maybe it’ll grow on me!  It has been suitably rusted of course!

 

[jhb171achill]

44 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Latest developments in Co. Louth…..

The derelict office has now been bedded in with foliage:

 

And I’m not sure about this one but I have had an old Ratio crane in the ‘to make’ box for a few years thinking it would find a place at Brookhall Mill but it never did  so I fired it together for Clogherhead.  The idea is that the GN experimented with specially constructed containers for easier loading and unloading of the sand but the system didn’t work….. not sure it looks right but maybe it’ll grow on me!  It has been suitably rusted of course!

 

That loading bank could even be used to load beet. Several GNR locations such as Navan, Malahide and a couple of other places between Amiens St and Dundalk were loading beet in a few cases into the 1970s.

[Mayner]

A Dundalk-Tuam Beet special operated up to the closure of the Tuam factory at the end of the 84/85 Campaign, Navan would have been served by a trip working to and from Drogheda. I was stopped by a very long Tuam-Dundalk empty special at Coolmine Level Crossing on my way home from work one Autumn evening in 84.

Its possible Clogherhead might have loaded 2-3 wagons daily by a trip working from Drogheda in a similar manner to Fenit in its final years.  In later years beet was usually unloaded directly by tipper lorry to the wagons from a raised section of the loading bank. Trucks would have been a mixture of Ford, Bedford and Dodge SWB 2 axle tippers with high wooden body owned by local hauliers rather than 'company' vehicles.

There is a 1950s photo of beet being tipped into wagons at Tullamore in the O'Dea National Library collection

[Patrick Davey]

Stacks of fun on the Clogherhead workbench this evening. Chimneys aren't my favourite thing to make because I invariably leave them to the end and then get really frustrated because they hold up the completion of the build, so this time I'm making them early on in the build.  They are for the Clogherhead station building.

 

[Patrick Davey]

And we have chimneys

[David Holman]

Looking good - how has the brickwork been created/coloured?

[Patrick Davey]

8 hours ago, David Holman said:

Looking good - how has the brickwork been created/coloured?

Thanks David

Embossed plasticard painted with Burnt Sienna acrylic then DAS clay applied for the pointing.

The chimney pots are white metal castings.

[Patrick Davey]

Clogherhead station building taking shape.  This will be a slightly shorter version of the nicely-refurbished yet vacant station building on the GN mainline at Dunleer. 

[Patrick Davey]

Further progress this evening.  The side with the glazed panel is the platform side and the panel itself will have a canopy above it.  The forecourt side will have a smaller canopy above the door.  I am also currently thinking how the internal layout will be arranged and also considering having part of the building derelict, in keeping with the overall theme of the layout.

Edited October 16, 2023 by Patrick Davey

[Patrick Davey]

I wasn't happy with the dimensions of the station building so I trimmed these a bit and removed two windows from the forecourt wall, which brings it in line with Dunleer.  Much happier with the proportions now.

 

[Patrick Davey]

Brickwork underway for Clogherhead station building. The GNR didn’t make it easy for future modellers, with their decorative brick arches, but I’m trying something new this time which might make it a bit easier…… or not……

[Patrick Davey]

Here we are at the close of business today, a rough idea of what the building will look like, it’s just loosely Sellotaped together with a makeshift roof.  There will be a large canopy on this (platform) side and a smaller one on the other side, above the forecourt door.

[jhb171achill]

Now THAT is a work of art!!!

How did you do the criss-cross timberwork in the middle section?

 

[Patrick Davey]

7 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Now THAT is a work of art!!!

How did you do the criss-cross timberwork in the middle section?

 

Thanks JB! It was just achieved using lots of plasticard strips, time-consuming, but definitely worth it!!

[derek]

31 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Here we are at the close of business today, a rough idea of what the building will look like, it’s just loosely Sellotaped together with a makeshift roof.  There will be a large canopy on this (platform) side and a smaller one on the other side, above the forecourt door.

Sheesh! I have a vague idea what my new station is going to look like, and it aint anything like that beauty. I need to buck up my ideas 

[Patrick Davey]

A bit of work was done today on the window arches. I had these laser cut a while back, in thick card, and they do make the job a good bit easier.  Window sills next then window frames. 

 

Not all the windows will be arched though as some will be boarded over. 

Edited October 24, 2023 by Patrick Davey

[Patrick Davey]

More work on decorating the walls of the station building today - the wooden glazed panel has been given a coat of CIÉ 1960s green (thanks @jhb171achill!), window sills have been added and the polychromatic brickwork has been tidied up.  Next it'll be the window frames, then the walls can be assembled.

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Class 

[DJ Dangerous]

Lovely stuff, @Patrick Davey! Your scratch-builds are next-level.

[Patrick Davey]

Pane-ful work this evening, with lots of cutting and filing, cutting and filing, cutting and filing, cutting and……

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Fair dues Patrick, that takes patience.

[Tullygrainey]

Lovely stuff. Following this with interest Patrick. It's great to have a window on your work.

[Galteemore]

Well done - looks great. My eyes tend to glaze over doing work like that 

[Noel]

Your end results make it work the cutting and filling and cutting and filling  and cutting and filling  and cutting and filling and the sanding.

[Patrick Davey]

Two of @leslie10646’s fantastic new cement vans looking right at home at Clogherhead, along with a CIÉ bus. Loved the show at Blackrock today - well done to all involved

Edited October 30, 2023 by Patrick Davey

[DJ Dangerous]

The layout is out of this world, and the wagons and bus look right at home there!

Any joy finding that Base Toys Leyland Comet that @Westcorkrailway saw?

[Patrick Davey]

1 minute ago, DJ Dangerous said:

The layout is out of this world, and the wagons and bus look right at home there!

Any joy finding that Base Toys Leyland Comet that @Westcorkrailway saw?

Very kind comments, thank you DJ!

I checked every stand, it must’ve been snapped up or maybe I just missed it! Happy with the bus in the meantime! Great show all together

Edited October 30, 2023 by Patrick Davey

[DJ Dangerous]

I'm sure another will come along eventually.

The bus is fabulous, and @leslie10646¡s wagons are top notch!

[Westcorkrailway]

To be honest when I saw that lorry I was going to buy it on behalf of @Patrick Davey it only cost a few euro after all. But I was under the impression that he was there on the Saturday. Lesson learned for next time! 
 

10 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Two of @leslie10646’s fantastic new cement vans looking right at home at Clogherhead, along with a CIÉ bus. Loved the show at Blackrock today - well done to all involved

I’m in love with my van. I mean seriously there is nothing you can buy for 20 quid anymore. I’d be suprised if many of the broken wheel ones are left . 

[Patrick Davey]

7 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

To be honest when I saw that lorry I was going to buy it on behalf of @Patrick Davey it only cost a few euro after all. But I was under the impression that he was there on the Saturday. Lesson learned for next time! 
 

I’m in love with my van. I mean seriously there is nothing you can buy for 20 quid anymore. I’d be suprised if many of the broken wheel ones are left . 

That’s a very kind thought thank you @Westcorkrailway

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Nice result Patrick.

[leslie10646]

Yep, Patrick (Good to see you yesterday) the wagons look at home there.

WCR, glad you liked the wee van. The Broken Wheel sold out early yesterday. When Paddy M came, I had to dip into the reserve (Family / people I'd forgotten .....) - but who wouldn't oblige a gentleman who has MADE the Irish hobby?

Down to last half dozen snails.

If there's the demand (Speak up!), another Wheel with a different number will follow. I like the two colour Broken Wheel (which Claire in The Studio at Dapol got so nicely), so I won't need too much persuading.

Also an a Bauxite body / roof version when I dig out the photos.