Rachelstown and St Stephens Green

[Horsetan]

10 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

I always had this idea of doing a UTA / early NIR layout if a RTR AEC set ever appears; and on one side of the railway I would have a gable wall covered in hardcore republican graffiti, and on the other something covered in hardcore loyalist graffiti! All the clichés in one...... RUC vans, young lads with petrol bombs, British army jeeps, the works.......while a 2.6.4T (real!) Jeep made its way past with a ballast train, and an AEC set pottered through in the other direction on the 11:15 to Londonportadown.....

You could have a newsagent selling the "Portadown News" 

[LARNE CABIN]

3 hours ago, Horsetan said:

You could have a newsagent selling the "Portadown News" 

I was brought up in the little village of Gilford, half way between Portadown and Banbridge. If the newsagent was selling 'The Portadown News' they would also have to sell 'The Portadown Times' , 'The Banbridge Chronicle' and 'The Lurgan Mail'.  

[The Derry Road]

Hi All

A further update showing the latest additions to the fleet, A rake of Dapol modified tanks to x 13 molasses tanks pulled by 036 revealing 8 new MIR bogie ballast wagons. I’ve also replaced the dummy signals on the station side with new working colour light signals made from brass rod, strip, wire and ladders with the 3 aspect heads from Berko and Railtech, ground shunt, theatre and route indicators, hoping to connect to the panel this weekend. Some pictures showing the changes to the yard too with two new hoists, fuel point and tank in place. I have to thank Geoff Johnston for providing the old style NIR logos for the two blue hunsletts all three hunslets are are running well with sound added to all three, There is also some pics showing the inside of the signal box and shed. Enjoy TDR

Edited July 19, 2023 by The Derry Road
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[Patrick Davey]

Magnificent!

 

[Rob]

The speed limit signs look class 

[The Derry Road]

17 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

Magnificent!

Thank you

 

16 hours ago, Rob said:

The speed limit signs look class 

 They are home made, thank you

[The Derry Road]

Hi everyone, just a quick update on the layout. I have been putting this on the back burner for a while and finally picked up the nerve to give it a go, having watched several videos, this is the results so far. There is still lots to do to the river and the waterfalls to achieve the finish i'm after. The pictures show the last  two days attempts thus far. Enjoy

TDR

[BosKonay]

Spectacular!!

[Galteemore]

Know what you mean about nerves. But this is just great - well done! 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

Fair dues lad

[Noel]

53 minutes ago, The Derry Road said:

Hi everyone, just a quick update on the layout. I have been putting this on the back burner for a while and finally picked up the nerve to give it a go, having watched several videos, this is the results so far. There is still lots to do to the river and the waterfalls to achieve the finish i'm after. The pictures show the last  two days attempts thus far. Enjoy

TDR

OMG - Or as Miley Byrne might say 'well holy God'. Sublime scenic effects and clever use of spatial effects. Torc waterfall eat your heart out. Stunning. It looks so real it could be 1:1 scale.

[The Derry Road]

20 hours ago, BosKonay said:

Spectacular!!

Thanks to everyone whom responded to my latest post, its very encouraging.

TDR

[The Derry Road]

Hi everyone,  Carrying on from the last update, I've now completed phase 2. Textures/rapids, applied to the river and the bottom of the waterfall, although white this will dry clear and be picked out later by dry brushing , some pics attached. enjoy TDR

[Westcorkrailway]

The bridge might need strengthening due to the erosion .

 

very well represented rapids

[Flying Snail]

Very impressive water work!!!

[ttc0169]

Looks great-well done Raymond

[The Derry Road]

On 11/12/2023 at 4:45 PM, Westcorkrailway said:

The bridge might need strengthening due to the erosion .

 

very well represented rapids

Thank you

23 hours ago, Flying Snail said:

Very impressive water work!!!

Thank you

23 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

Looks great-well done Raymond

Thanks Noel

[Rob]

Echo all those- really excellent

[The Derry Road]

Hi everyone one NI ambulance and two RUC landrovers fitted with blue flashing lights, almost ready to fit on the layout by the pub fight scene

[The Derry Road]

THE END OF THE LINE

Hi everyone Is this literally the end of the line, I started this layout in February 2014, and it has taken me until May 2014, so ten years to get to where it currently is now. It was controlled by a H&M Duette controller wired for cab control via 18 DPDT switches, in April 2017 I took the plunge and switched to DCC and didn’t look back. In 2024 I became gradually quite unwell resulting in being Hospitalised over Christmas and New Year, resulting in an illness that has left me with serious mobility issues, as a result I am giving serious consideration to dismantling the layout and getting a new layout on the ground floor. Plans have already being drew up. So this is probably the last posting for this layout. I have added some pictures taken today by my daughter showing the start and the end of its construction. Thanks to anyone who followed or showed interest in its development over the years. Regards Ray

[Galteemore]

So sorry to hear this Ray. Hope your health stabilises and you have much meaningful modelling ahead. Thanks for sharing your great work with us. 

[ttc0169]

Always looked forward to your updates from the superb layout,
Best of luck with the new set up,
Your health is your wealth Raymond take care