Whiterock

[Darius43]

Base colours applied.

Once this is dry, rather a lot of spoil and gravel needs to be affixed.

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

After getting plastered, we get stoned.

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Darius

[Darius43]

And some grass to finish.

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Darius

[Patrick Davey]

A scenic masterclass!

[Patrick Davey]

Loving the small details such as the building & road vehicle beside the bridge and the steps descending to the railway.  Brilliant.

[Darius43]

Second scenic module takes shape.

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Darius

[Darius43]

Sceniked…

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Darius

[Darius43]

Module in place.

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Darius

[Galteemore]

That’s fabulous ! Real sense of time and place 

[Darius43]

 

Quarryside scenic background completed.

Cheers

Darius

 

 

[Mol_PMB]

Darius, this is all looking excellent, and coming together at your usual breakneck speed. Superb work.

 

[leslie10646]

1 hour ago, Darius43 said:

 

Quarryside scenic background completed.

Cheers

Darius

 

 

Oooooohhhh.....

Nice wagons.

I wonder where you got those from .......

As others have said, a brilliant layout coming together at breakneck speed!

[Darius43]

Thanks Leslie - need to build some more

Cheers

Darius

[Darius43]

Ballast and static grass this weekend.

Cheers

Darius

Edited October 19, 2025 by Darius43

[Galteemore]

There are no words …..that view under the bridge  

Edited October 19, 2025 by Galteemore

[popeye]

Coming on very well. 

[Patrick Davey]

A better representation of Magheramorne than Magheramorne itself!  Superb

[Darius43]

Still a bit too neat and tidy - needs some spoil spills, sleeper stacks, random bushes etc.

Photos of the site show random concrete slabs, so I placed these over the omega loop pits of the point control system - to protect them.

Cheers

Darius

[David Holman]

Definitely coming to life and it is those fine details which help.

[Darius43]

Running recommenced

 

 

 

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Darius

[Tullygrainey]

Wonderful!

[Galteemore]

Perfection ! 

[Patrick Davey]

1970s NI in glorious miniature!

[Darius43]

Smor

 

 

 

Cheers

Darius

[Galteemore]

If IRM ever do produce a Jeep, at least the backdrop for the publicity shots is sorted. Fabulous 

[leslie10646]

Just brilliant, Darius.

Others have puzzled over how you did it so quickly - you might remind them that you are a KING and simply get your people to get on and do your bidding .......

Perhaps I'll change my name to Xerxes, or Rameses ........

[StevieB]

What is more likely is that he does it for a living, lucky chap.

Stephen

[Darius43]

1 hour ago, StevieB said:

What is more likely is that he does it for a living, lucky chap.

Stephen

Actually no, just for fun.

The railway modelling that is.  As for being a King; I couldn’t possibly comment.

Cheers

Darius

Edited October 21, 2025 by Darius43

[Darius43]

NIR MPD No.63 enters Magheramorne Loop with a light goods working to Larne.

A short time later, NIR 70 Class No. 71 “River Bush” passes en route to Belfast York Road.

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Darius

[Mayner]

My one and only journey over the Larne line was on a IRRS outing to Larne during the early 80s out via the Enterprise to Belfast Central, bus transfer to York Road 2 car special to Larne and Antrim worked by River Maine and driving trailer car, out non-stop to Larne, visit to Whitehead and lunch in hotel with train crew!. Reversed at Bleach Green Junction (points apparrently operated by hand) and stopped at every level crossing to Antrim where we transferred to a Derry-Belfast service changing to the up evening Enterprise at Lisburn. Apart from Whitehead one of the highlights was gricing outs of service stock including some MPD cars from the Motorway ramp at York Rd.

Too late to see a working MED or MPD but Whiterock certainly brings back memories of a 'Great day out" of over 40 years ago.

[Horsetan]

On 21/10/2025 at 12:24 AM, leslie10646 said:

....Perhaps I'll change my name to Xerxes, or Rameses ........

Ozymandias?

Other Ancient Graeco-Roman Empire names are available.

[Darius43]

6 hours ago, Horsetan said:

Ozymandias?

…look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.

Cheers

Darius

[Galteemore]

1 hour ago, Darius43 said:

…look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.

Cheers

Darius

We generally do - of our own efforts !’

[Horsetan]

On 21/10/2025 at 11:51 AM, Darius43 said:

....  As for being a King; I couldn’t possibly comment....

Half-seriously, but do you have any royal or aristocratic ancestors?

[Mol_PMB]

Especially with the current scandal about the grand old Duke of York, royal connections may not be something people want to admit…