murrayec Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 Some strange goings-on at Greystones today;- ...and a surprised n enthused bystander. Closetmodeller should be along shortly to explain this lot..... Eoin 1 3 Quote
closetmodeller Posted September 8, 2018 Author Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) On 9/7/2018 at 5:27 PM, murrayec said: Some strange goings-on at Greystones today;- ...and a surprised n enthused bystander. Closetmodeller should be along shortly to explain this lot..... Eoin Closet Modeller. Quote IE decided to test a new high-speed service connecting Dublin with Paris via Rosslare. They acquired a specially modified and reguaged version of the Franco Belgium Thalys sets for testing purposes. Unfortunately, the project was not proceeded with as a result of the financial crash. Edited September 14, 2018 by closetmodeller 2 Quote
murrayec Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) With the delivery of the final batch of trees before Christmas, the landscapers were on site today and installed 50% of the delivery, then the weather turned bad and the chaps did a runner- being Friday n all! We are assured they will be back next week to finalise the landscaping.... Eoin & CM Edited January 18, 2019 by murrayec 9 1 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Where did you get that nice gate with the traditional round stone gateposts? The stone walls look very good too. Quote
murrayec Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Just now, jhb171achill said: Where did you get that nice gate with the traditional round stone gateposts? The stone walls look very good too. Hi jhb The gate is from Studio Scale models- brass etch kit, you get a number of period gates to work with, the posts I made from styrene cut with hot wire cutter, all mounted on a brass sheet base yet to be stuck down and gravelled...... Eoin 1 1 Quote
Noel Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Sublime Eoin. Love it. Photo realistic. Where did you get the custom wicklow back scene from? It looks like a photo taken just SE of the Glen-o-the-downs. Perfect for Greystones 1 Quote
murrayec Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, Noel said: Sublime Eoin. Love it. Photo realistic. Where did you get the custom wicklow back scene from? It looks like a photo taken just SE of the Glen-o-the-downs. Perfect for Greystones Hi Noel It's from Expo Tools - 95281 Hills & Dales, we bought 2 of them, it comes in 2 sheets each and we used 3 sheets for the length of the layout, one of the bridges & trees masks the join.... Eoin 1 2 Quote
Noel Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, murrayec said: Hi Noel It's from Expo Tools - 95281 Hills & Dales, we bought 2 of them, it comes in 2 sheets each and we used 3 sheets for the length of the layout, one of the bridges & trees masks the join.... Eoin Thanks. I thought I read somewhere that there was a company who will print back scenes from your own photos. Any ideas. I'm keen to pop over to Co Galway and take a few wide angle shots on a sunny day with the distinctive connemara countryside and all the grey stone walls. 1 Quote
murrayec Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Noel said: Thanks. I thought I read somewhere that there was a company who will print back scenes from your own photos. Any ideas. I'm keen to pop over to Co Galway and take a few wide angle shots on a sunny day with the distinctive connemara countryside and all the grey stone walls. Hi Noel Any print shop with large format printer or banner printer will do it for you- 'One to One' in Dun Laoghaire, Hackets, or Grants. If you set-up the artwork for A1 sheet or banner printing you'll save a bit on the cost Eoin 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 Say you email them 2 or 3 images.....what sort of cost roughly? Quote
murrayec Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Say you email them 2 or 3 images.....what sort of cost roughly? Hi jhb I'm not to sure, you would need to give them a call! I used to use Copy Graphics in Clonskea to do colour A1 prints in the architectural days- they charged €26 for the first print and then a lower cost for each copy- so at a guess if you set-up the artwork yourself possible a charge around €20.00?? 1 1 Quote
JasonB Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 5 hours ago, murrayec said: With the delivery of the final batch of trees before Christmas, the landscapers were on site today and installed 50% of the delivery, then the weather turned bad and the chaps did a runner- being Friday n all! We are assured they will be back next week to finalise the landscaping.... Eoin & CM Looking great Eoin. Love the yard, 3rd shot in particular with the hut in view. 3 1 Quote
burnthebox Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, murrayec said: Hi jhb The gate is from Studio Scale models- brass etch kit, you get a number of period gates to work with, the posts I made from styrene cut with hot wire cutter, all mounted on a brass sheet base yet to be stuck down and gravelled...... Eoin Tell the truth Eoin,you nicked those gate posts from a field down the road... . But that landscaping is out of this World, it's what I call attention to detail..! Looking just brilliant. Paul Edited January 18, 2019 by burnthebox 2 Quote
closetmodeller Posted January 24, 2019 Author Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 8:47 PM, jason brady said: Looking great Eoin. Love the yard, 3rd shot in particular with the hut in view. Trees maketh the scene. Quote
PJR Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 Eoin, The trees and the layout look fabulous. Just one question did you make the trees or buy them, if bought can you say where you bought them? Thanks Paddy Quote
Irishrailwayman Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 3:25 PM, murrayec said: With the delivery of the final batch of trees before Christmas, the landscapers were on site today and installed 50% of the delivery, then the weather turned bad and the chaps did a runner- being Friday n all! We are assured they will be back next week to finalise the landscaping.... Eoin & CM Love the backscene - is that Glen of the Downs? Great lights on that train too! Quote
murrayec Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, PJR said: Eoin, The trees and the layout look fabulous. Just one question did you make the trees or buy them, if bought can you say where you bought them? Thanks Paddy Hi Paddy Thanks for nice comment, The trees are a mixture- bought and home grown. The nice bought ones came from Modelrailbaseboards which are fabulous and made in Poland, there is a bit of a wait when ordered but their worth it. The home grown were done with Woodland Scenic armatures and sea-foam foliage stuck on- their a pretty close match to the bought ones, there should be a few pictures back up the thread..... Eoin 16 minutes ago, Irishrailwayman said: Love the backscene - is that Glen of the Downs? Great lights on that train too! Hi Irishrailwayman Your the second chap thinking its the Glen of the Downs, we did buy it because we also thought of the Downs It's from Expo Tools - 95281 Hills & Dales, we bought 2 of them, it comes in 2 sheets each and we used 3 sheets for the length of the layout, one of the bridges & trees masks the join.... Eoin Edited January 24, 2019 by murrayec 1 1 Quote
murrayec Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 That back-scene pink truck got a make over in the paint shop;- A bit of silver black on the truck, gloss white on the trailer, and gloss white on the 'Gold' wheels. This is the set-up for that view of the truck coming out of the trees, the trailer is cut at the appropriate angle and dept, and the trees mask off the view to the missing end. After cutting the trailer styrene ends were installed with 3mm dia magnets to stick the end back on if one decides to locate the truck n trailer elsewhere on the layout. Eoin 10 1 Quote
Broithe Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 It's dodgy fitting magnets on a HGV - some people might think you were trying to frig the tachograph... 1 1 Quote
Closet modeller Posted March 10, 2022 Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) Dusk comes to Greystones In the glow of the signal cabin. n Cabling laying at night in goods yard Daylight - still hard at it! At dusk, cabin lights are reflected from side of 121 Edited March 11, 2022 by Closet modeller 7 1 Quote
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