Kirley Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Great job on the level crossing gates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richrua Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 yes a great scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Agree strongly heirflick, a busy crossing scene has been captured here and you can all remember this scenario happening and the mighty humming of the locos as they rested as staffs etc were exchanged, even members of the public and ordinary passengers couldn't help but to look on with curiosity and amazement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks Enniscorthyman, Heirflick, Kirley, Richrua and Sulzer201. Enniscorthyman- Your crossing was a big inspiration for me to get my own one. I'd get the semaphores too if I had a place for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 The SSM level crossing finished and fitted by night; Video to follow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 The SSM level crossing finished and fitted by night;[ATTACH=CONFIG]11409[/ATTACH] Video to follow. Superb photo. I thought it was a real photo taken in the rain. The lens flare looks deadly! R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 jesus - thats the dogs! reminds me of the old crossing gates at levington outside mullingar in the old days! great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Been a bit dry on the workbench... Next up is a small upgrade for my mk2ds which consist of both Murphy and Lima models. Mainly just fitting close couplings to fix that massive gap between the Murphy coaches using Roco type couplings between coaches and Kadees at the ends of rakes and also fixing the glazing on the Lima coaches. I'm also trying to finish off a rake of Craven coaches (5 standards + 1 snack car + GSV), a rake of Galway mk2s (4 standards + 1 restaurant + EGV) and a rake of IE black roofed mk2s (2 standards + 1 composite + 1 restaurant + EGV). As for locos I hope to acquire at some stage 077, a 141, a 181 and 230. Here's a video I uploaded tonight of 201 and a rake of Cravens at several locations around the layout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Nice work there gm I like the station buildings the 201 and the set - different coaches in the set compliment each other well. The crossing always looks well and is very authentic too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Nice layout and the LC gates look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelred Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Lovely layout, level crossing looks the business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Nice one Sean-Looking great,the level crossing gates really add to the scene.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) I found these MIR beer keg pallets today. They're in quite bad condition in comparison to the first page of this thread. The idea would be to get these back to a good standard for the release of the IRM keg wagons. Edited April 30, 2020 by gm171 kk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) The pallets have been reassembled and repainted. I've reduced the depth of the kegs, drilled a hole in the top of each to make them more realistic and repainted them. Edited May 1, 2020 by gm171 kk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gm171 kk Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Not the tidiest job on the pallets but it'll do. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Nice job GM. All they needed was a little TLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Nice work GM171kk they are the earlier keg pallets they were lifted off the train and straight onto the lorry for onward's delivery to pubs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 I originally painted these figures 8 or 9 years ago. The paint was starting to chop off and I thought I could do better now so I stripped them down and repainted them. Tried to paint the uniforms to resemble ones of IÉ and then applied a wash over them. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Very convincing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Nice work. They look spot on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 So I tried to make a wire loop around the back of these rail ramps so that they can be slotted onto the lamp irons of wagons as in real life. Apparently its just not possible. It's a gigantic pain to actually get to the point where you glue the wire to the lamp and it just doesn't stick or at least is too delicate to last. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayec Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 The best solution for this is to use Deluxe 'Tacky-Wax' to hold them on, then they can be easily removed and attached elsewhere..... Eoin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 This weekend's work. 10no. 60 keg cages for my IRM flats. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) On 7/18/2020 at 4:56 PM, murrayec said: The best solution for this is to use Deluxe 'Tacky-Wax' to hold them on, then they can be easily removed and attached elsewhere..... Eoin I took your advice. Thank you. Edited October 3, 2020 by gm171 kk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 I'll get some Modelu figures eventually but until then... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) I have also detailed a wagon from each rake. This involved adding tail lamps from Glenderg models, instanter couplings from Accurascale and removing the function Coupling. I also added the anti theft barrier to one of the container wagons. Edited December 30, 2020 by gm171 kk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 I bought some Kadees to see how they look and perform. Fairly happy with them. Only issue is I need to remove the Coupling hooks from my locos which isn't ideal as I like to have them fully detailed. The Kadees I am using at 18s. Are these too close? Can anyone advise? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Silverfox Mk1 GSV converted to NEM. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishthump Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 9/1/2021 at 12:51 PM, gm171 kk said: The Kadees I am using at 18s. Are these too close? Can anyone advise? Depends on the radius of your tightest curves. I used 19's on my locos. I recently converted my 141's, 071's and 201's to draft box Kadees. This allow me to attach all the buffer hook beam hoses and the valance. The hook still has to be removed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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