Rachelstown and St Stephens Green

[burnthebox]

OK, The Derry Road, so you own a shop, a very, very big shop right, that's some display you have, very well done sir,

[BosKonay]

Looks great! I thought I was bad

[Broithe]

Looks great! I thought I was bad

 

Murphy Mania appears to be a recognised condition, with its own magazine and an annual convention for "sufferers".

 

http://www.frits.cistron.nl/murphy/mania.html

[heirflick]

great progress on the layout and storage area - its a real railway buffs bunker! you are of course missing the essentials of the hobby..... a small fridge for the beer and several glasses for when we visit:rolleyes:- well done! (hope to Jasus you have good insurance on the house!!)

[The Derry Road]

Thanks for the comments everyone, Fridge, kettle and glasses on order, drinks will be supplied for heirflick when he visits and also any others. As for the insurance you have to pass the wife first, then the dogs before the alarm, and if your that good theres a double barrel waiting. Thanks guys. The derry road

[heirflick]

As for the insurance you have to pass the wife first, then the dogs before the alarm, and if your that good theres a double barrel waiting. Thanks guys. The derry road

 

.....think i'll chance the double barrel - its a lot safer than the other options!!!!

[The Derry Road]

Oh, I forgot to mention the double barrel is a twin belt fed 21mm machine gun

[Glenderg]

Correct gauge shooter for this hobby then :-) nice work thus far on the layout btw. R

[Kirley]

That's some collection Raymond, I started to count your stock but after a while I started to doze off, there's just so many! The backdrops look really well but you have obviously been spending most your time on shelving. Looking forward to seeing further progress on the layout.

[The Derry Road]

Correct gauge shooter for this hobby then :-) nice work thus far on the layout btw. R

Yes.............:tumbsup:a few stray rounds have been known to remove the bark off trees on occasion=))

The derry road:shooting:

[The Derry Road]

That's some collection Raymond, I started to count your stock but after a while I started to doze off, there's just so many! The backdrops look really well but you have obviously been spending most your time on shelving. Looking forward to seeing further progress on the layout.

Thanks Kieran, your right about the shelves, and a few more to construct to house the remainder. I'm currently installing drawers for most of the stock that will go under the base boards when the electrics are completed.

 

Regards

[heirflick]

Oh, I forgot to mention the double barrel is a twin belt fed 21mm machine gun

 

better come prepared so...

 

[kevrail]

=D=D=D Speechless - Looking forward to watching this layout grow

[enniscorthyman]

Wow what a collection, what a layout.

[Barl]

The layout looks great and what a fantastic collection of stock too

[The Derry Road]

Guys thanks for all the comments and support.

[The Derry Road]

finally got the track wired and connected to the controllers, point motors next. I've tried filming to see how it goes, hope it worksView My Video regards the derry roadView My Video

Edited March 10, 2015 by The Derry Road

[jhb171achill]

That's a very impressive start! Good luck

[The Derry Road]

Thanks jhb171achill this was supposed to be in the previous post alsoView My Videomany thanks

[BosKonay]

Very nice indeed!! Keep the photos and videos coming!

[Noel]

Holy moly how did I miss this thread. Great looking layout project and what an awesome collection of rolling stock.

[Alan564017]

now we know who owns all the trains, great stuff.

[josefstadt]

Great progress, it's looking great. Lovely selection of locos and rolling stock. I especially like the timber train, what wagons are you using for it?

[The Derry Road]

Thanks everyone for their comments. The timber wagons are Piko (54338) repainted. I hope to have all the point motors fitted in the next couple of weeks. I'll do a few more pictures of the progress before building up the scenery. Thanks again everyone, the Derry road

[Kirley]

Great to see how your layout is developing, looking forward to seeing more pictures soon.

[The Derry Road]

Thanks Kieran, hope to see you at the Bangor show next month

[The Derry Road]

Hi gang, this is the latest progress on the layout with most of the scenery formed with a few parts still to touch up and complete before painting and placing trees etc. Most of the buildings are placed in their final position before locking them down after painting etc. /2uonwyc.jpg[/img]

[The Derry Road]

and a few more, many thanks for viewing

[Dunluce Castle]

The landscape looks very well and I like the UTA/CIE tunnel mouths

[The Derry Road]

these also

[Chevron]

i am so loving this. cant wait to see it progress.

 

The thing i envy most about the rest of you guys is that you all have a clear plan and endgame to aim for, where im just winging everything lol

Edited April 7, 2015 by Chevron

[burnthebox]

The DR, would you mind explaining to me, ( a learner of everything in Irish model railways ) what it was you used, if anything, to support the plaster, if plaster it was you used, on the landscaping, as it really looks great,

btb

[The Derry Road]

BTB the landscape was formed using polystyrene pieces cut to shape, I got this from a local furniture shop which was packaging they were discarding. Covered by bonding plaster adding PVA in the water prior to mixing. I used artist palette knives to smooth as it started to harden the knives are the cheap ones from The Works shop. I've tried many methods over the years and this to me is the best way as you can do it a small area at a time. TDR

[The Derry Road]

Thanks Dunluce Castle. I asked the manufacturer for this as he advertised others like LMS, GWR etc and he has now added these to his list for any future requests TDR

[Kirley]

Looks like the major works are completed Raymond and even at this stage your pictures give a good idea on how its going to be. It must give you a great deal of personal satisfaction to have reached this stage. Hope to see you Saturday.