Kirley junction

[Weshty]

Loving that stone shed, she really looks the business. Good job done sir.

[enniscorthyman]

Lovely work on the shed and layout.

[ttc0169]

Looking great Kieran-love the goods shed well done.

[Kirley]

Clonmel Goods Shed, well one that's adapted to my layout, is finished. As my first venture into making a building I am quite pleased the way it turned out.

Mistakes were made but I'm not going to point them out.

 

 

 

Sorry for the quality of some of the photographs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used Wills drainpipes and guttering.

 

 

 

 

A start made on doing the stone work for the bridge. Need to order some more sheets to continue the work.

 

 

 

[Weshty]

Well done Kirley, great character in it, it just has the right stone "feel" about it.

I like the stone shading, the capping on the roof and the window detailing. All those little bits add up and give it that extra dose of verysimilitude.

 

 

You may have mentioned already, but what stone sheets did you use?

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

The wills sheets on the bridges and buildings look far far better the their cardboard equivalent. Well done K.

[Glenderg]

The wills sheets on the bridges and buildings look far far better the their cardboard equivalent. Well done K.

 

I see what you did there, v. clever!

[Warbonnet]

Top job on that goods shed. Looks really well!

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Excellent finish K. I am very impressed with the end result and you deserve the credit for what you have done. I am sure it will encourage others to try and make buildings using the same methods you have adopted.

[WRENNEIRE]

I see what you did there, v. clever!

Am I missing something?

[Broithe]

Very evocative.

[Broithe]

Am I missing something?

 

A little Willspower..?

[BosKonay]

Absolutely stunning - it has a lovely solid presence in the scene!

[Dave]

Stunning Kieran, looks fantastic.

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Absolutely stunning - it has a lovely solid presence in the scene!

 

That's the beauty of plastics and wills have a good range of materials so any building is possible with some thought and planning.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

I see what you did there, v. clever!

 

 

 

Care to explain am I missing something as well?

[Warbonnet]

The wills sheets on the bridges and buildings look far far better the their cardboard equivalent. Well done K.

 

I saw Bren's new station buildings last week which used card sheets. Looked very effective to me. Richie's buildings always look top notch too. I think both have their merits.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

I saw Bren's new station buildings last week which used card sheets. Looked very effective to me. Richie's buildings always look top notch too. I think both have their merits.

 

 

Cardboard is OK from a distance but when you are doing a building or bridge that is close to you on a layout like K is doing its hard to beat that 3d effect that the Wills gives you. Then you have the extra build quality of plastic that you don't have with cardboard in that it won't fall apart over time.

[Warbonnet]

Cardboard is OK from a distance but when you are doing a building or bridge that is close to you on a layout like K is doing its hard to beat that 3d effect that the Wills gives you. Then you have the extra build quality of plastic that you don't have with cardboard in that it won't fall apart over time.

 

Agree on 3D, but that can be enhanced with extra card like cornerstones etc to give it a 3D effect. Card can be remarkably strong too, look at Brendan's old bridge for instance. Didn't fall apart until he took a sledge to it and even then it put up a fight.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Bren is a master at building in card etc and when he builds something you know it will last. Unfortunately not all kits or builders are as good as Bren builds and makes them. There are guys out there who won't have the same skill as Bren.

[BosKonay]

Ahh that bridge!! ;(

 

But listen, lets not derail this amazing thread! Back to the photos please Kirley!

[Guest hidden-agenda]

I thought A4s old bridge was plastic x timber paper or card wouldn,t need a hammer to brake it but a hell of a nice job he made of it.

[Warbonnet]

I thought A4s old bridge was plastic x timber paper or card wouldn,t need a hammer to brake it but a hell of a nice job he made of it.

 

No plastic at all involved would you believe Gareth. It was fantastic and there are plenty on here who can work wonders with a bit of card. It's great to see different techniques used as in Kirleys case. As Bosko says lets return to the workbench. Apologies for playing my part in going off topic there!

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Apologies for playing my part in going off topic there!

 

Don't let it happen again =))

 

Once again well done K fantastic work

[Warbonnet]

Don't let it happen again =))

 

He who cast the first stone my boy!

[scahalane]

You made a magnificent job of it, brought to life by a superb paint job, well done.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

He who cast the first stone my boy!

 

We cast petrol bombs up here my son=))

[Hunslet 102]

Once again Kieran your workmanship with the goods shed build is brilliant.Your layout is shaping up to be one of the best Irish layouts around,every aspect of it just oozes class,keep up the good work.

[Aussie Phil]

This layout is inspirational. I hae already started to scratchbuild a farm after seeing what you have done and cant wait to see more of your layout. Thanks for sharing so many great photos and videos.

[Kirley]

Thanks for the kind comments, just back and catching up.

 

The build’s success was mainly down to two things, lots and lots of detailed photographs and guidance from Glenderg. Working out distances, heights, spacing of openings, and construction of roof trusses for me all lead to a better representation of this lovely old building.

 

I ended up with a love/hate relationship with the Wills sheets. While the textured surface is fantastic they only make the sheets in one size 13 x 7.5 mm which means lots of joins and they are difficult to hide. The slate roof was a case in point.

However the extras like the quoins, gutters and down pipes were great.

 

Now on with the bridge.

[Kirley]

When I got back from my holiday my order of more Wills Sheets had arrived so I was able to complete the road bridge at the end of Clonmel Station.

 

 

 

 

Between the Station buildings and the Goods Shed there is a yard enclosed by high stone walls. This is the start of a representation of it.

 

 

The road bed of the bridge – to infinity and beyond!

 

 

The Wills cladding was sprayed with Halfords u/c grey. Then I dry brushed the surface with white/black/yellow/red acrylic paints.

 

 

 

The capping on top of the walls is made from plastic card, scribed to give a appearance of separate stones.

 

 

 

 

The enclosed yard has still to be finished. I have run out of sheets and will try all the off-cuts to see if I can complete the internal surfaces. I am going to try DAS modelling clay to give a rounded top to the walls.

 

 

[Hunslet 102]

Great work Kieran,the bridge looks great and the subtle colouring really adds to the realism.The walled yard is looking good too and the sweep of the station in the last photo is class.

[RedRich]

That's looking smashing Kieran. Two of Des's signals in front of it on each platform will look sweet. I can't wait to see the station building.

 

Rich,

[enniscorthyman]

Sure is nice,well done.

[ttc0169]

Yes-Very effective stone work Kieran,I agree with Rich-two of SSMs signals will really set the scene nicely. Well done.