Mayner Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Jeepers creepers you have managed to squeeze a quart into a pint pot and really captured the atmosphere of the station and neighbourhood. Reminds me of when I used to pass the station every day on my way to work from upstairs on the 54 bus. Quote
Paudie Riordan Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 That is Fantastic! I have no other words! Quote
krose Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]16916[/ATTACH] Amazing work and such realism, The last photo looks like a shot from Google maps. Quote
Portoman Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Cracking job. Looks great and as Krose said ,the overhead shot is realistic - Well done !! Dave Quote
BosKonay Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Paul, I think you've won the 'blow everyone away' award for 2015 Quote
rebelred Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Er......what everyone else said with a big fat cherry on top!! Quote
craven1508 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 just amazing and in Ngauge!! take a bow!! Quote
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 It looks fantastic, Stunning Quote
enniscorthyman Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Amazing would be a understatement. Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Superb work just oozing of realism,well done Quote
craven1508 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 mmm perhaps amazing is an understatement? how about top class! Quote
wexfordloco10 Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Brilliant looking forward to seeing this excellent layout Well Done Paul David Wexford Quote
201bhoy Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 I've long since ran out of superlatives for this! What can I saw now? Quote
driver301 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks for all the kind comments folks......they really mean a lot considering they are from fellow modellers who know whats what! I will post another update soon at which point the layout should be more or less finished. Thanks again Quote
murrayec Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Hi driver301 You are doing a spectacular job on Connolly Station, I'm looking forward to seeing it if the opportunity arises. You will be glad to hear that the development of the N DART body is near completion. The body prints are now cutting to an acceptable level, which was a trial n error exercise over the last couple of months. The next item is the jig tool to wrap the body sheet to the glazing structure and a few moulds for;- door rails, roof vents, pantograph recess and corridor connectors, dare I say its then done!! Eoin Quote
driver301 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Posted January 31, 2015 Hi Murrayec, Thanks for the update on the Dart. Glad to hear it is getting there & fair play to you for developing it. The 00 scale models are simply stunning. Do you think it one would be ready by Easter time? I plan to take the layout to the St Josephs show in Wexford & would like to have a Dart unit to run. Paul. Quote
murrayec Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 Hi Driver301 Take a look at the link below, there is something there you might like to see! http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/895-New-DART-8100-Model?p=65901&viewfull=1#post65901 Eoin Quote
driver301 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Posted March 2, 2015 That looks fantastic Eoin. I cant wait to get one on the Connolly layout! It is perfect as it is even without any further adjustments. Also the tomix chassis is an excellent choice to power the unit.........I will PM you with my order! Fair play to you for developing the Dart in both 00 & N. Quote
MikeO Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 driver301 Your layout is a real credit to you and your modelling skills and an exemplary display of what can be achieved in N gauge. Hopefully it will be exhibited at some of the events coming up this year or next. It would be a real treat to see it. I am also modelling in N gauge and I am building up my skills by trying out different projects. I have an eclectic collection of Irish rolling stock which mainly gets an out on my T-Trak layout . Since seeing your layout one of the projects that I would like to try out the conversion of a Farish class 158 or 150 into respectively a class 2700 or class 2800. You have said that the 150 and 158 need to be modified. Could you at some time provide set out the main elements that need to be modified and say briefly how you did that. MikeO Quote
fishplate7 Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 I did not think it would be remotely possible to model anything Irish in N gauge but you have blown that 110% clean out of the water! Its the realism which is so, so impressive, not to mention the rolling stock and buildings scratchbuilding skills. Cannot praise it highly enough! Congratulations Paul on an outstanding job and I look forward to seeing this at some of the forthcoming shows! Eamonn Quote
josefstadt Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 I did not think it would be remotely possible to model anything Irish in N gauge but you have blown that 110% clean out of the water! Its the realism which is so, so impressive, not to mention the rolling stock and buildings scratchbuilding skills. Cannot praise it highly enough! Congratulations Paul on an outstanding job and I look forward to seeing this at some of the forthcoming shows! Eamonn Having seen what Paul produced in his 'Wellingtonbeag' layout I am certainly not surprised with the quality of 'Connolly'. And wait until he gets his DART units from Eoin ....! Quote
driver301 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Posted June 21, 2015 Thanks for all the kind comments folks. Progress has been slow over the last couple of months due to other commitments but the model is nearly done now. I just have the signalling left to do & a bit more detailing. Here is a few pictures showing the layout as it is with the completed canopy over platforms 6/7 and the OHLE. @MikeO: Regarding the DMU conversions: The 2700 is mainly a repaint job. The only modifications necessary is to relocate the gangway doors a little bit lower than where they sit on the Cl 158. The 2800 requires a bit more work. The units have a nice shape & are wide just below the windows. To achieve this I overlayed clear plasticard along the coach sides to get the desired shape of the unit. I cut out the areas for the doors & then glued the plasticard to the coach sides. When fixed in position I filled the ends & did some work on the cabs again adjusting the gangway doors. Once this is done a neat paintjob will set it off. Hope this helps you & well done on all your other N gauge projects. Quote
josefstadt Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Progress might have been 'slow over the last couple of months' but the quality of the end product is outstanding!! Quote
MikeO Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 Thanks driver301 for the DMU conversion information. If I can find suitable donors I may try something similar. I seem to have come abit too late for a variety of modern conversions as much of the donor stock appears to be unavailable at present. MikeO Quote
driver301 Posted September 26, 2015 Author Posted September 26, 2015 I finally finished the layout.........that's if a layout ever really is finished! I plan to build some more stock for the layout next and will post up pics of progress. In the meantime here are some photos of the completed layout. Quote
RobertRoche Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 Amazing work, really captures the feel of it. I especially like the photographic backscene on the road. Quote
UP6936 Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 Every time this layout has an updated posted I'm astounded as to the fact it's N scale. Really top job, there's many working in HO and OO that can't match the level of detail you achieve here. Top marks! What new stock do you plan, out of interest? Are 071s available in this scale? Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 That is absolutely stunning! In N scale especially, quite exceptional work... Quote
GSR 800 Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 When I saw that first pic showing the whole layout there..WOW! Quote
scahalane Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 Well done on getting it finished a really fantastic job, I can't wait to see it at the various shows. Quote
Mike 84C Posted September 26, 2015 Posted September 26, 2015 Excellent work and totally agree with UP6936. Hope I get to see the layout one day at an exhibition. Either side of the Irish Sea ! Quote
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