'Kent Station' build

[Glenderg]

Sean,

It's a joy to see you back in gear again, and doing an absolute stonking job to boot. Between yerself doing "De real capital" and Warb doing the "other one", we are really seeing two layouts that do a fabulous trick of having a model, that just happens to have a railway running through it, seemingly blending the ordinary day to day with the railway as "almost incidental". It's bloody fantastic workmanship, dedication, and research. 

richie. 

(The lads sent me the link to the thread whilst in Lisbon airport, (I wasn't surveying aul trams @BosKonay ) and as soon as I saw a ton of photos, I closed it, and waited to get home for a "proper goo"  )

[scahalane]

Thanks for the supportive comments lads, its much apprechiated. The photo's are an accumulation of work on the layout over the past 2 or 3 years, mainly in the winter months as other hobbies take over when the sun is out.

I've been trying different modelling techniques over this time. Originally I was using printed imagery on card, which is a very nice and quick way of working but a family of Silverfish (all 1000 of them) took up residence in the attic and love anything starchy like photo's or printed material.

This drove me nearly mad and nearly away from the layout altogether as every time I went to work on it huge area's would be eaten away. I'm now relying more on das clay and plastic as my preferred medium's using card as the substructure. But Silverfish will eat anything including the pva for ballast, static grass you name it!! (You got to love them though! they've been on this planet alot longer than us and probably will be still here long after we've vacated. In terms of my overall progress, I always viewed this as a long term project to be built over many years (20 plus or so).  In order to tackle this and out of necessity to the space I'm working in I've split the layout into 3 main sections. (1) 'The Yard'  I've nearly completed this part. (2) 'The Main Station' the next and most exciting part. (3) 'The Tunnel' which will connect both area's. I break each section down into separate diorama's that feed into each other, for instance the current section has about 5 dioramas that I'm working on. The Shed area links to the lower Glanmire Rd/bridge area which links to the Beales Hill/footbridge area. Most of the area's can be easily disassembled for working on down stairs but is not suitable for exhibition traveling. They've been times when I loose a little interest in the hobby and I have to walk away from it for a while but I always keep tabs on the great work that's been shown on this website and come back with renewed vigour. Thanks again.

 

[WaYSidE]

why not sell beer,  by the reaction you got from everyone so far, you could sell day tickets (as already suggested/requested) to visit your layout, and charge extra for d beer,  if you rent out a net to catch silver fish as well,

Beer, trains and fishing, .. Cork would never be so good

[closetmodeller]

Wow. Reminds me of when I worked in Cork years ago.

[WaYSidE]

On 3/21/2019 at 11:02 AM, scahalane said:

a family of Silverfish (all 1000 of them) took up residence in the attic and love anything starchy like photo's or printed material.

This drove me nearly mad and nearly away from the layout altogether as every time I went to work on it huge area's would be eaten away. I'm now relying more on das clay and plastic as my preferred medium's using card as the substructure. But Silverfish will eat anything including the pva for ballast, static grass you name it!! (You got to love them though! they've been on this planet alot longer than us and probably will be still here long after we've vacated.

 

Scahalane your comment on Silverfish made me think,

Not that I have them in house yet, too many spiders, *o* me thinks if i added borax to the PVA, it would probably keep them from eating it.

[scahalane]

5 hours ago, WaYSidE said:

 

Scahalane your comment on Silverfish made me think,

Not that I have them in house yet, too many spiders, *o* me thinks if i added borax to the PVA, it would probably keep them from eating it.

Way a head of you on that, have tried everything including adding borax to pva, trust me these guys are very intelligent and can wait for a long time and find alernative ways of going about their business. Most cemicals have a life span including borax (about 6 months and these guys seem to now that!!). In terms of spiders they will disapear around the months when spiders are most active only to re-emerge later.

I have tried the organic method of using diatomaceous earth and the non organic full suit up with mask and napalm the place both don't work!! Now I have learned to embrace them and welcome them as part of my layout!!!

[WaYSidE]

6 hours ago, scahalane said:

 trust me these guys are very intelligent and can wait for a long time and find alernative ways of going about their business.  I have learned to embrace them and welcome them as part of my layout!!!

just googled all the alternatives, in that case, you have only one choice,

I suggest...

Start teaching them about the intricacies of model rail,

Personally i would start with the difference tween insuf' and electrofrog, quickly move to what you consider the best method of block detection and occupancy, do an hour of which cab is best?, a few hours on what the best ballast should interest them, but the killer blow that will send them all to sleep is the seemingly age old soapbox rant on invoking which is best, end to end or loops, when the poor critters are bamboozled introduce them to weathering, then kit bashing and to nail the coffin with whats live on the disused prototype, if that dont work, read them train time tables,

and before you say it, or read them my posts on IRM,

thers always leaving lead a lead based solder again the soldering iron and closed the windows seal the vents and there dead in moments, 

do you know professionals can smoke them out with nasty firework type slow burning chemicals, there used in glasshouses to destroy all life, you could return about a week later, the smell the smoke the products leave is cruel, lasts about two weeks.

[scahalane]

I've been working on the main building for Cork Kent Station (Glanmire Rd) over the past 2 years on and off. Its a slow slog but here's a few snaps of how's she's coming together.

I've used mainly card laminated with slaters brick plastikard for the walls and evergreen plastic sheets for everything else. All the windows and doors are complete but I'm waiting to paint it before inserting them.

The next big hurdle will be the roof and trusses!! Still trying to figuring out what to do for that! 

[Edo]

fabulous job - its going great - it will be worth all the effort!

[StevieB]

Looking really good. I look forward to further progress reports.

Stephen

[DB JOE]

Jaw  Dropping!!!!!!!

[Noel]

Ces’t incredible. Can’t wait to see this evolve. Amazing. 

[Bob229]

Kent fine Station a step back in time red brick building and white square tile design on the curved platform, difficult to model have tried,  fantastic model above looking forward to seeing it develop, well done

[Dempsey]

That is absolutely stunning work

[David Holman]

A stunner. Well done thus far and very much worth the effort.

[Georgeconna]

Horray he is back! few bobs worth or plastic there. No silver fish to worry about this time!

[scahalane]

5 minutes ago, Georgeconna said:

Horray he is back! few bobs worth or plastic there. No silver fish to worry about this time!

That was the thinking..hope it works!

1 hour ago, Bob229 said:

Kent fine Station a step back in time red brick building and white square tile design on the curved platform, difficult to model have tried,  fantastic model above looking forward to seeing it develop, well done

I was thinking of getting a vinyl from a photoshop design printed up to replicate the platform tiling. I think that will be the easiest way..otherwise alot of masking and spay painting.

[Georgeconna]

You will be able to charge folks to see this one!

 

[LARNE CABIN]

This is stunning work. I just love to see models of real locations and this is going to be top class.

[ttc0169]

Superb work Scahalne

[Bob229]

14 hours ago, scahalane said:

That was the thinking..hope it works!

I was thinking of getting a vinyl from a photoshop design printed up to replicate the platform tiling. I think that will be the easiest way..otherwise alot of masking and spay painting.

Good idea would give a nice finish the other way is more difficult, fantastic work keep going it will be worth it, looking forward to seeing more updates

[MarklinVandal]

This Layout is amazing - the lower road bridge and the buildings bring me right back.  Well done to you.

"The next big hurdle will be the roof and trusses!! Still trying to figuring out what to do for that! " - This chap is doing something similar with a curved roof, his channel might be of some help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCABk7RxkTI

JB

 

[scahalane]

Thanks for the link JB. Very interesting and similar. I was thinking of soldering metal as well but was worried about the weight. I have a 3d printer (which I still haven't used a year after building!) and I'm going to do a few experiments with that. I'm thinking maybe a combimation of metal and 3d printed plastic might be the best solution.

[scahalane]

A quick update on the progress of the main roof trusses which I'm 3d printing. I had to simplify the 3d model as earlier designs which had more detail didn't print very well.

I'm going to need 60 in total so very glad of the extra hand!  Every 10th one will be made in brass for extra strength and these will be taking the weight with the printed ones acting as mainly cosmetic although they are in themselves fairly strong. 

I'm planning on making the roof in 3 sections for easy access for cleaning etc.

 

 

[scahalane]

Thought I'd share some update photo's of the progress over the past year. I really do need to be more regular with these updates but you know how it is.

            

The roof trusses got finally finished, they're 3d printed and tied together in 3 main sections using wire lengths.

 

and thankfully it fits! next up a lot of glazing.

 

Some platform accessories added. The signal box was 3d printed as were the lifts benches, bins, fire hoses and railings.

The platform was made up from photo's and printed on to vinyl and stuck on to the mdf cut base.

 

I got the track work around the platform area ballasted over the Christmas holidays. Its the N gauge stuff which looks better I think. I've added some Das modelling clay in places to give that dirty well used look and painted with blackish acrylic paint.

I'll be adding point rodding to the sides and probably give it a light dusting of break dust.

Ticket desk section still very much under construction. Looking forward to modelling No.36 for here.

Front Canopy.

Tunnel Mouth. Really which I has more room here to model whats above. So photo background will have to do.

Station front. Windows and roof added made from plastic card. The Wills brick was painted using various humbrol tones and washed over with cheap blacky brown acrylic for the mortar joints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interior lighting test. The interiors have been modeled with lights added.

 

The exterior platform signal box at the station loop was modeled using balsa wood and the window ops were 3d printed.

 

Hope you like. I'll try and update more often...New years resolution. 

 

[Ironroad]

That is fantastic

[popeye]

That looks amazing, so much detail.

It will be nice with people trains. 

[josefstadt]

Outstanding workmanship!

[Darius43]

Superb modelling!!!

Cheers

Darius

[Galteemore]

Spectacular work. It’s a real discipline to model an actual place - no doubt about where this is. Top quality stuff.

[David Holman]

Like????

This is astonishing work, Scahalane! That roof alone is just epic and good luck with the glazing, by the way...

 Most of us are happy to work at the smaller scale end of things, but every now and again, someone not only comes up with something truly remarkable in scope, but also has the skill, vision and determination to see it through. 

 By the twitching of my thumbs, something extraordinary this way comes!

 Just wonderful. Well done sir!

[Kevin Sweeney]

Amazing work, you set the bar very high for the rest of us.

I'm reminded of a story about the first gig Jimi Hendrix played in London. As soon as the gig ended someone saw Eric Clapton heading out the door and said are you not going to the after gig party Eric. No said Eric I'm going home to practice. You are sir, the Jimi Hendrix of Irish railway modelling. Inspiring stuff.

[Rob]

Amazing work-so realistic. Well done- keep the photos coming

[John-r]

This is the type of craftsmanship the majority of us only dream of, your attention to detail is on another level, truly inspiring.

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Very nice