jhb171achill Posted March 6 Posted March 6 On 20/12/2025 at 6:05 PM, Mol_PMB said: Lovely modelling! Maybe they’re all trying to work out a story to explain the missing crate of beer? I have it, but don’t tell them. 1
Patrick Davey Posted March 30 Posted March 30 (edited) Feast your eyes on this selection of photos from the North Down Model Railway Society's Bangor show last weekend, showing the absolute masterpiece that is Alan's BCDR-inspired layout 'Kilmore'. And being the modest chap that he is, Alan probably won't mention that he got an award!!! Thoroughly deserved - well done sir!! Everything you see here, apart from the actual track, was built by Alan! Three of Co. Down's master modellers - Alan Nixon, Gordon Hunt & Kieran Lagan Love the perfectly-positioned poster here, not sure it was observed at a model railway exhibition Edited March 30 by Patrick Davey 12 1 5
Galteemore Posted March 30 Posted March 30 (edited) Wow. And rightly so. This layout stands alongside the best quality stuff you see here on the big island. It’s often the way with great layouts like this that everything’s made by one pair of hands - and eyes - somehow it all blends seamlessly to make a convincing scene. Edited March 30 by Galteemore 3 1
Tractionman Posted March 30 Posted March 30 18 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: he got an award!!! well done indeed, the standard of modelling is superb, I am glad Kilmore got 'best in show' at Bangor, it really was 3 1
Flying Snail Posted March 30 Posted March 30 Congratulations - the layout looks really well in those pictures! 2 1
Mayner Posted March 30 Posted March 30 Looking at the photos the 'best in show" award is well deserved Alan. A BCDR layout! Hopefully Kilmore and its stock will inspire others to have a go at developing kit and scratchbuilding skills. 3 1 1
Tullygrainey Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 The Bangor Show was Kilmore's exhibition debut so there was a degree of apprehension as I packed the bits into the car on Friday evening. It all fitted, which was a good start, survived the journey to the venue (in truth 4 minutes drive from my house) and behaved itself all weekend. A few sulking locos over the two days but no disasters. It's the most prolonged running session most of them have ever had so I was relieved and well pleased by the end of Sunday. One thing that hadn't occurred to me prior to exhibiting was that with 7 locos all in the same livery, distinguishing one from another was sometimes quite difficult. There were occasions when no amount of throttle would increase the speed of the loco were thought we were driving. Meanwhile the loco we were actually controlling was spinning its wheels against the stops in the fiddle yard. Great show so thank you to the North Down Model Railway Society. A great chance also to meet and talk to friends old and new. I got to meet at least two folk who remembered riding on the BCDR as very young children and one whose ancestor worked on Diesel No2. Many thanks to everyone for all the positive comments on the layout and the stock. Kilmore has attracted a number of invitations for future exhibitions so all being well, we'll get it out there again soon. Thank you to Kieran Lagan for Loco Superintendent/Driving duties across the two days and to Patrick Davey for photography and heavy lifting on Sunday. A few more pics here to add to Patrick's excellent coverage above. Alan Some very fine wagons from Kieran's collection. BCDR fish vans scratch built by Gareth Brennan. Apparently when the fish traffic petered out the BCDR used the vans for moving bread. Can't imagine what it tasted like. Two diesels built by Harland & Wolff compare notes. No 28 in UTA livery is another of Gareth's creations. 0-6-4T No 29, the 'dockside shunter' does its stuff while 2-4-2T No 7 passes with a pickup goods bound for Newcastle. IMG_4663.MOV 13 2
Mol_PMB Posted March 30 Posted March 30 Absolutely wonderful and a deserved winner. Good to hear that it all worked well too. Sorry I couldn’t be there myself to see it, but I was at the opposite end of Ireland. Hopefully there will be other opportunities in future. 3 1
Horsetan Posted March 30 Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Tullygrainey said: .... Apparently when the fish traffic petered out the BCDR used the vans for moving bread. Can't imagine what it tasted like. I imagine it may have been similar to when Christ fed the 5000 using only loaves and fish.... 1 3
Patrick Davey Posted March 30 Posted March 30 (edited) Apparently, the fish vans were made to scale…… Edited March 30 by Patrick Davey 1 3
Galteemore Posted March 30 Posted March 30 36 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Apparently, the fish fans were made to scale…… The net result is very impressive. 4
Tullygrainey Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 Here we go. When he was making the models I’d say Gareth had to trawl the internet for good photos 4
Tullygrainey Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 50 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Apparently, the fish fans were made to scale…… Fish fans? Is that to keep them cool now the oceans are warming up? 2
Patrick Davey Posted March 30 Posted March 30 9 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said: Fish fans? Is that to keep them cool now the oceans are warming up? Corrected!!! That was a good catch Alan! 4
Patrick Davey Posted March 30 Posted March 30 (edited) Some Kilmore filter experiments - which is best? Edited March 30 by Patrick Davey 5 1
Tullygrainey Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 All three are appealing in their way. I like the sepia one - very 19th century - but it looks older than the loco given that, although No6 was built in 1894, the model represents it after its 1943 rebuild when it emerged looking quite different from its original form. 2 1
Patrick Davey Posted March 30 Posted March 30 25 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said: All three are appealing in their way. I like the sepia one - very 19th century - but it looks older than the loco given that, although No6 was built in 1894, the model represents it after its 1943 rebuild when it emerged looking quite different from its original form. The iPhone cameras weren't great back in 1943 I'd say...... 1 2
Galteemore Posted March 30 Posted March 30 8 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: The iPhone cameras weren't great back in 1943 I'd say...... Take a picture of a train in 1943 and you’d be in Crumlin Road as a spy! Drew Donaldson and Bob Clements were investigated by the Gardai for just such behaviour. 3 1
Broithe Posted March 30 Posted March 30 6 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Take a picture of a train in 1943 and you’d be in Crumlin Road as a spy! Drew Donaldson and Bob Clements were investigated by the Gardai for just such behaviour. The only time that I was ever arrested at bayonet-point was when I was innocently watching a civilian Trident do circuits and bumps. I didn't even have a camera. "Secretly", a NATO ally had aircraft there, 'hidden' down the far end - even though everybody knew, of course. I was apprehended by a very twitchy corporal, who presented the only time that I really felt in danger from the dozen or chaps that had me at gunpoint as a teenager. It was mostly a bit of theatre, to reassure the visitors - or should that be theater? But, I wouldn't have let him have anything sharp, much less the potentially noisy thing it was attached to. 2 2
Signal Post Posted March 30 Posted March 30 I travelled a long way to see this layout on Sunday. It was well worth it...stunning. To see not just the wonderful layout but also the BCDR locos and rolling stock most of it scratch built by Alan and Gareth, truly amazing. Thanks Alan, Kieran, Patrick and Gareth (of plasticard scratch buiding fame), whom I also had the pleasure of meeting at the show. Well done 4 2
Patrick Davey Posted March 30 Posted March 30 55 minutes ago, Signal Post said: I travelled a long way to see this layout on Sunday. It was well worth it...stunning. To see not just the wonderful layout but also the BCDR locos and rolling stock most of it scratch built by Alan and Gareth, truly amazing. Thanks Alan, Kieran, Patrick and Gareth (of plasticard scratch buiding fame), whom I also had the pleasure of meeting at the show. Well done Great to see you too Damien, hope the journey home was good!! 1
Tullygrainey Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Signal Post said: I travelled a long way to see this layout on Sunday. It was well worth it...stunning. To see not just the wonderful layout but also the BCDR locos and rolling stock most of it scratch built by Alan and Gareth, truly amazing. Thanks Alan, Kieran, Patrick and Gareth (of plasticard scratch buiding fame), whom I also had the pleasure of meeting at the show. Well done Many thanks Damien. Good to see you again. Best of luck with the current project!
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