Kirley Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Filling those right angles is always difficult especially trying to disguise the fact that the track is passing a corner. I used a Hornby church and trees, lots of them. I also tried out one of Weshty gates, it was fun– I did put it the right way up but at Halloween the local youths decided to turn it upside down (a local custom) –honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulzer201 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looking great Kirley. The Church is brilliant and that gate is wonderful too. Is the fence from Peco? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Absolutely brilliant - that gate just screams irish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looks brilliant,and fills the corner well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttc0169 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Nice work Kieran,a lovely scene,that gate looks the part also. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Looking great Kirley. The Church is brilliant and that gate is wonderful too. Is the fence from Peco? No, I find Peco is a nightmare to put together. These are Ratio fences which come in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northman Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Your layouts coming on great Kieran:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Just finished, if you ever are, another scenic section. This time I wanted to do a farm scene and I squeezed one in alongside the main railway line. There's Eamonn after delivering the Christmas mail You note the Trains don't faze the cattle, they are well used to them passing, but give them an interested stare. Corrigated Iron Sheets come in very useful to plug the gaps in the hedge. The selection of farm animals available is very limited (can’t get a Mullingar Heifer for love or money) but with the help of paint brush there’s not a Frisian in sight. I was able to use some more of Weshty’s gates, I really like them but they are very fiddly especially when you model them to open and close. It’s amazing the time it takes just to do this small section trying to encapsulate the “feel” of the farmyard, if anything it’s probably too clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Lovly shots there Kirley,and poor Eamonn is still delivering the Christmas post,and going gaga looking at letters cards parcels for the last two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGM Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Great work The detail of the layout is brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Absolutely stunning :) Massive inspiration ! That farmyard is just gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevrail Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Just finished, if you ever are, another scenic section. This time I wanted to do a farm scene and I squeezed one in alongside the main railway line. There's Eamonn after delivering the Christmas mail You note the Trains don't faze the cattle, they are well used to them passing, but give them an interested stare. Corrigated Iron Sheets come in very useful to plug the gaps in the hedge. The selection of farm animals available is very limited (can’t get a Mullingar Heifer for love or money) but with the help of paint brush there’s not a Frisian in sight. I was able to use some more of Weshty’s gates, I really like them but they are very fiddly especially when you model them to open and close. It’s amazing the time it takes just to do this small section trying to encapsulate the “feel” of the farmyard, if anything it’s probably too clean. Kirley layout looks fantastic. The detail in the farm is amazing. looks like the one at Cultra in the folk museum More pics please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Excellent! Especially love that shot of the back of the liner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Kirley Junction – Some Trains, showing Class A No. 23, Class 111, No. 112 and Gatwick rake, UTA Jeep No. 50 and MPD UTA No. 32. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=fjbpNa5OtQ0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfjbpNa5OtQ0%26feature%3 Dyoutu.be Edited January 14, 2013 by Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Layout is looking great:tumbsup: Love the farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scahalane Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Look'n cracka lackan, love the farm diorama. I especially like the paint effect on the barn roof and the roof slates. Great to see you got the lights working on your aclass, she's looking well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 K tried embedding the video for you I think you need to go into your YouTube settings and click the allow the embedding button. Great video BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 K tried embedding the video for you I think you need to go into your YouTube settings and click the allow the embedding button. : Went back into YouTube and clicked the Allow Embedding, hope you can sort it out now Anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krose Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 That's a great farm scene, I think I'll incorporate 1 into my layout. Once apona time when the railways ran in Donegal, the line passed through the middle my grandfathers farm. He did the gates which are still there along with the old barns and a farmhouse like the ones in your diorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Never took you for a farmer K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 That's a great farm scene, I think I'll incorporate 1 into my layout. Once apona time when the railways ran in Donegal, the line passed through the middle my grandfathers farm. He did the gates which are still there along with the old barns and a farmhouse like the ones in your diorama. That scene just has to be recreated..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hidden-agenda Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The farm is excellent K well done with the cows well worth all the work you put in and nice videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger711 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Excellent work Kirley, just one thing I would do is to remove those bases from the Cows and just glue the legs to the ground, unless they are going to be milked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 well done kirley..great attention to detail there. love the hay scattered in the yard....not enough sh.t lying around though, - you have the cows well trained!!! if you throw a few chickens under the post van you can bill eamonn for 'foul play'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 just one thing I would do is to remove those bases from the Cows and just glue the legs to the ground, unless they are going to be milked! It would be hard to milk those bullocks but your point about removing the plastic bases which got covered in overspray (are nearly all model cattle Friesian?) is one I will defiantly get around to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 As I had got some of Leslie’s (Provincial Wagons) Cattle Wagon Kits I had to display them in the proper surroundings. I adapted two Raito Cattle Docks to fit the space I had set aside on the layout. I modified one of the wagons so that the door could open and close to provide a more realistic scene. With that through put of livestock there is always a residue left behind and the is always someone who gets the job of shovelling s..t. It can be approached from either side with walkways to the Cattle pens. I’m not sure how protypical this scene would be in Ireland, if fact then only photograph I can recall was the one in Rails through The West where they were loading Cattle of the Platform in Ennis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I’m not sure how protypical this scene would be in Ireland, if fact then only photograph I can recall was the one in Rails through The West where they were loading Cattle of the Platform in Ennis. The remains of the Ballybrophy on, not long before it went.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Absolutely fantastic!!! The opening door is a genius touch! Absolutely love it - your eye for detail - and the pace you're getting scenery done is staggering!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 They look great, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGM Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Great scene, the scenery is brilliant on the layout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scahalane Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Looking great, this is the kind of madness that went on in Cork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Looking great, this is the kind of madness that went on in Cork Fantastic find!! "Some of them weren't enthusiastic rail travellers"..? "..like you'd see on the Tokyo subway.." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwbPdF5dIgQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Looking great, this is the kind of madness that went on in Cork superb! really enjoyed that clip - thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks Scahalane for the video, it was not an easy way of loading cattle, some gates or more men would have made the job alot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirley Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Short video of my new Mark 3 Rake in SuperTrain livery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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