Paddy Mac Namara Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Thanks MikeO really appreciate the encouragement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Latest developments, wanted to do something in this corner, so opted for a tunnel and this will allow me to create more landscape on top and town/village scene spent a good bit of time just thinking about how i would do the road ramp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 work on tunnel mouth and landscaping and this area on station upside needed attention 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Thanks for likes and wows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 The hedging looks very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Thanks murph it's NOCH 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 In case anyone is interested in how I made the wall along the ramp. I sieve normal builders sand into 3 grades. Larger pebbles for the wall, next for ballast along track and the finer stuff for general scatter between tracks. The wall is 15mm high by about 10mm deep. I make a mould with two pieces of wood. I smear a layer of vaseline on the wood and the ceramic base (learn’t this the hard way) to stop the wall sticking to it. Spoon in the stones and then soak in 50/50 water/pva mix. It takes about a week to dry, but even still I will need a day in the open air to dry properly. 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 I added an elevated section to the remaining corner of the layout, so I have a tunnel which gives a scenic break. I used the area on top to create and town and country scene, I have been working on this since just after christmas. Lots of detailing still to do, but the core of the work is complete. 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 Thanks for all the wows and likes, any questions feel free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Your walls are an absolute stroke of genius. I will employ that method when I get round to scenery, and no need to paint it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 Video tour around the layout. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Love the dinosaur! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 A tank in the town square suggests Celbridge can be a bit rough at the weekends? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 yeah the tank is one of those airfix kits you get in lidl every so often, i've a spitfire hanging from the ceiling, i think we all cut our teeth making those kits, saving up the old pocket money. I used to do dioramas with tanks and the soldiers. So i got a pack of 1/72 scale soldiers and might paint them up next winter and was thinking of doing a battle scene in the village.... not so sure about it now with a real war unfolding in front of us, seems a bit tasteless. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Quite a long break since my last post. I usually work on the layout during the dark winter evenings. However, this “season” I had a knee joint replacement in late november, so not too much done, until the past few weeks. One job that I’d been putting off, became a necessity. I always used to crawl under the lifting flap at the door, the wiring was a mess, see photo, and reconnecting all 10 wires across the gap was not an easy job. But with the knee, my crawling days are over in the medium term, so I had to come up with a solution so that I could run trains. I got some quick release connectors on amazon and set to work. Number all the wires and even coloured coded them. It works and just takes a couple of minutes to connect up. More updates to follow. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 Some ground cover done, ballasting and Dapol church added to town scene. Before and after Videos to illustrate and some photos. Before.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) And the after video After.mp4 Edited April 4, 2023 by Paddy Mac Namara wasn't happy with the quality of the photos 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Snail Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) hmmm .... something seems not quite right, but I can't put my finger on it Which reminds me: What do you call someone who put their right hand in the mouth of a T-Rex? Lefty Edited April 3, 2023 by Flying Snail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 And the one eyed dinosaur - doyouthinkhesaurus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 sorry might seem confusing what i'm doing just re did the photos and deleted old ones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 LOVE the dinosaur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Mac Namara Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 Thanks guys for likes and comments, the T Rex just keeps popping up in my photos!!!!, a bit like the elf on the shelf. What i love about our hobby is we can create a "world" and its our story. Some of you might get a kick out of this video story i made......not quite the right time of year, but what the hay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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