Darius43 Posted Thursday at 15:10 Author Posted Thursday at 15:10 50 minutes ago, Horsetan said: Will you be installing any signalling at all? Yes - I have some MSE somersault signal kits to build. Cheers Darius 3
Darius43 Posted Thursday at 15:50 Author Posted Thursday at 15:50 Almost everything on this layout is or will be built from kits or scratch - great fun Cheers Darius 2 1 2
Darius43 Posted Friday at 08:13 Author Posted Friday at 08:13 Next building started. Also added some posters. Cheers Darius 11 2
Flying Snail Posted Friday at 09:16 Posted Friday at 09:16 I have to say Darius that I'm a little disappointed .... I thought this layout would have been finished by the end of last week, you must be slowing down! In all serious, this build is something else - you are not only progressing at speed, you're producing excellent models that catch the prototype's beauty and uniqueness. It's a joy to open up the browser every morning and see what you've done the day before. I don't know what we'll do when its finally finished? Enjoy plenty of running videos and shots I hope 1 4 2
Darius43 Posted Saturday at 06:19 Author Posted Saturday at 06:19 Further progress. Just the last couple of station buildings to make now. Cheers Darius 6 7
Darius43 Posted Saturday at 13:00 Author Posted Saturday at 13:00 Final station building under construction. Cheers Darius 9
Darius43 Posted Sunday at 10:43 Author Posted Sunday at 10:43 Station buildings completed. Cheers Darius 3 6
Mol_PMB Posted Sunday at 11:17 Posted Sunday at 11:17 Wonderful! Those trains look perfectly at home. 1 3
Galteemore Posted Sunday at 12:31 Posted Sunday at 12:31 Totally captures the place. Having visited there pretty much weekly growing up, you’ve nailed its distinctive look. Just need 171 or 4 crawling past the Station Bar with Portrush Flyer ECS…… 1
leslie10646 Posted Sunday at 12:49 Posted Sunday at 12:49 At last I have worked out how you did this. Apart from the fact that you were a Civil Engineer, a few posts ago was posted at 0617 - THERE ARE THREE OF YOU AND YOU'RE WORKING SHIFTS! It's just brilliant, very well done! 1 7
derek Posted Sunday at 16:56 Posted Sunday at 16:56 4 hours ago, leslie10646 said: THERE ARE THREE OF YOU AND YOU'RE WORKING SHIFTS! I Didn't I say..............................? 2
Darius43 Posted yesterday at 07:26 Author Posted yesterday at 07:26 Boat club - well, half of it. Cheers Darius 6
Galteemore Posted yesterday at 09:21 Posted yesterday at 09:21 19 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: I guess there’s no room for this? Esp in its original form as an outdoor pool 1 1
leslie10646 Posted yesterday at 09:40 Posted yesterday at 09:40 Lord, I remember THAT swimming pool. COLD did not describe the Arctic waters! 1
Darius43 Posted yesterday at 09:43 Author Posted yesterday at 09:43 When we moved to Belfast in 1978 we tried swimming off a beach near Glenarm on the coast road. Once the water got above my ankles my feet were totally numb and we gave up the attempt. The only swimming I ever did in NI was in the BRA swimming pool. Cheers Darius 1
Galteemore Posted yesterday at 09:55 Posted yesterday at 09:55 (edited) Sea was warmer than BRA pool IIRC! Edited yesterday at 09:57 by Galteemore 1
leslie10646 Posted yesterday at 10:34 Posted yesterday at 10:34 The "Inst" one was OK, I think - but, of course, the Fees were more and you get what you pay for! When I was learning to swim, it was Templemore Avenue Baths - and that wasn't very warm! For you younger "Southerners", Templemore Avenue's great claim to fame was its FLUTE Band, where the great James Galway first learnt his trade. Aren't you all amazed that I can remember this stuff in my eightieth year! 3 1
skinner75 Posted yesterday at 12:28 Posted yesterday at 12:28 I avoid sea, rivers, canals, lakes - any more water than the shower is not for me! If I had kids, I'd show them Jaws and Piranha movies from a very young age, and tell them that the sea around Ireland has killer sharks, and that the rivers & lakes are full of piranha - that should keep them away from the waters! 2
Horsetan Posted yesterday at 12:54 Posted yesterday at 12:54 (edited) 2 hours ago, leslie10646 said: ...For you younger "Southerners", Templemore Avenue's great claim to fame was its FLUTE Band, where the great James Galway first learnt his trade. Aren't you all amazed that I can remember this stuff in my eightieth year! We had a James Galway LP for years. Bought the thing at Woolworths. £4.99. Edited yesterday at 12:55 by Horsetan
Galteemore Posted yesterday at 13:31 Posted yesterday at 13:31 What’s you modus operandi for construction, Darius? Given your background, I’m imagining you guesstimate unknown dimensions based on proportion to known or likely sizes, and then make up a drawing ?
Darius43 Posted yesterday at 13:34 Author Posted yesterday at 13:34 I base it as much as possible on photos of the prototype and modify it as necessary to fit the constraints of the layout. As long as the “look” is right then I’m satisfied. Cheers Darius 4 1 1
leslie10646 Posted yesterday at 15:13 Posted yesterday at 15:13 1 hour ago, Darius43 said: I base it as much as possible on photos of the prototype and modify it as necessary to fit the constraints of the layout. As long as the “look” is right then I’m satisfied. Cheers Darius Nothing "constrained" about THIS layout? 1
Darius43 Posted yesterday at 15:59 Author Posted yesterday at 15:59 Well, I did have to “bend the station buildings around a curve… Cheers Darius
Patrick Davey Posted yesterday at 16:00 Posted yesterday at 16:00 Would be good to see the distinctive circular (ish) swimming pool in the layout! 1
Darius43 Posted 7 hours ago Author Posted 7 hours ago Boat club completed. Need to add fences and complete the scenic bit between the tracks. Cheers Darius 6 1
Horsetan Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 22 hours ago, Patrick Davey said: Would be good to see the distinctive circular (ish) swimming pool in the layout! Hmm, a layout actually in a swimming pool might make a good challenge... 2
Patrick Davey Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago (edited) 3 minutes ago, Horsetan said: Hmm, a layout actually in a swimming pool might make a good challenge... Think of the lengths one would have to go to Edited 6 hours ago by Patrick Davey 3
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