Cilldargan

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Thanks Bud hope your injoying running your new rolling stock down under in Cilldargan

[FrankS]

Things are moving along at Cilldargan

The new Container Terminal is now open for business .................

The Sugar Beet Campaign is in full swing ~ Here we see 4whlers being loaded at East Cilldargan ~ Wagons by Hidden Agenda ....................

The tracks are now in place at Cilldargan Town Station ~ awaiting the arrival of Peco platforms. And newly arrived NIR # 112 is seen here on mundane duties hauling a ballast train - both Brake vans coutesy of Hidden Agenda and Anthony - great work lads

and, finally an idea I had for displaying large versions of the scale sized signs on the layout on the facia board - handy for when my eyes get worse

Looking forwards to the signs from Glenderg, to add to my collection.

Cheers, from down under

[FrankS]

B*****r, picked the wrong photo, this is what should have illustrated the Cilldargan Container Terminal ..................

Sorry about that ...........

[Guest hidden-agenda]

All the pics look great and keep them coming Frank.

[BosKonay]

 

Just beautiful, your eye for layout and the stunning integration of backscene are inspiring!

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Stunning Frank, Stunning

[Glenderg]

Ha Ha, I remember a couple of those signs from Snappers thread! Good use sir, and I love how your layout looks busy without being tooooo busy, if you know what I mean! That said, yer man with his hands in his pockets might do well to lift some of that beet off the track shoulder and least look busy. Or is he a supervisor?

[irishthump]

Fabulous work, Frank.

 

What make is the container crane?

[BabyGM]

stunning:trains:

[josefstadt]

B*****r, picked the wrong photo, this is what should have illustrated the Cilldargan Container Terminal ..................

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Sorry about that ...........

 

Why be sorry? Two great photos instead of one! Fabulous work Frank.

[Kirley]

Excellent work Frank, please keep the pictures coming.

[heirflick]

i echo what kirley said..excelent!

[scahalane]

Excellent looking shots, love the gantry crane. My only critique is the scale of the beet, perhaps use something like sesame seeds. Keep the shots coming please.

[Guest hidden-agenda]

I remember some one mentioning Barley. Cheap and easy to paint i believe.

[Mayner]

I like the Ford Thames tipper truck on the beet, fairly typical Irish truck from the early 60s

[FrankS]

G'Day Guys,

Thought I'd post an update on what's been happening on the Cilldargan Section, CIE.

Well, the simple answer is 'not much'.

The layout runs round the walls of the (roughly) 16' x 10' rear Bedroom. The layout room has to also do duty as my Study, My Library and an emergency spare bedroom. Which means that while 2 sides of the layout are built on a basis of (approx) 4' high IKEA Ivar shelving the other 2 sides run along a shelf built in to 8' High Ivar bookshelves and can't be much more than a foot wide.

However, my eminently sensible, confirmed-bachelor son, has suddenly announced that he's going to commit marital suicide and move out, doing the whole bit engaged, married, rent a house, buy a house bit,. Which means that his 12' x 12' bedroom will be empty. Against all expectations S.W.M.B.O. announded that I could have it for my study/ library. When I picked myself up off the floor, I realised that there are good and bad aspects to this: ie

The GOOD - the layout room can now just be the layout room, enabling wider boards not impeded with vertical supports which in turn will enable larger radius curves which will hopefully eliminate derailing steam loco trucks.

The BAD - until it actually happens, and my son mounts the marital scaffold - there's not much point in doing any further building as it will have to be torn up in a year or so. so things have come to a stop for the time being.

 

So, I'm still adding to the stock (awaiting the CIE liveried 071s) but that's about it for now.

 

In the meantime I'm keeping myself out of trouble by reving an interest of 45+ years ago and buying old Egger-bahn HOe equipment on E-Bay and building a small HOe logging layout set in the Carpathian Mountains to run it on.

[WRENNEIRE]

The BAD - until it actually happens, and my son mounts the marital scaffold.......

Jasus Frank, I had to go down to the fridge and get a roll of the good jacks paper I keep there for emergencies

 

Think I still have a load of Egger Bahn bits in the attic if you are looking for anything in particular

[FrankS]

Thanx Wrenneire,

I'll send a PM.

[kevrail]

G'Day Guys,

Thought I'd post an update on what's been happening on the Cilldargan Section, CIE.

Well, the simple answer is 'not much'.

The layout runs round the walls of the (roughly) 16' x 10' rear Bedroom. The layout room has to also do duty as my Study, My Library and an emergency spare bedroom. Which means that while 2 sides of the layout are built on a basis of (approx) 4' high IKEA Ivar shelving the other 2 sides run along a shelf built in to 8' High Ivar bookshelves and can't be much more than a foot wide.

However, my eminently sensible, confirmed-bachelor son, has suddenly announced that he's going to commit marital suicide and move out, doing the whole bit engaged, married, rent a house, buy a house bit,. Which means that his 12' x 12' bedroom will be empty. Against all expectations S.W.M.B.O. announded that I could have it for my study/ library. When I picked myself up off the floor, I realised that there are good and bad aspects to this: ie

The GOOD - the layout room can now just be the layout room, enabling wider boards not impeded with vertical supports which in turn will enable larger radius curves which will hopefully eliminate derailing steam loco trucks.

The BAD - until it actually happens, and my son mounts the marital scaffold - there's not much point in doing any further building as it will have to be torn up in a year or so. so things have come to a stop for the time being.

 

So, I'm still adding to the stock (awaiting the CIE liveried 071s) but that's about it for now.

 

In the meantime I'm keeping myself out of trouble by reving an interest of 45+ years ago and buying old Egger-bahn HOe equipment on E-Bay and building a small HOe logging layout set in the Carpathian Mountains to run it on.

 

The layout looks bigger than you have described. Can you post some more pics of overall size. It does look a great layout.

I have a small room and I would like to see what you have done as it may give me an idea to use as musch space as I can Thanks

[FrankS]

Hi Kev,

I'll take a coule of long shots tomorrow to give you an idea and I'll see If I've got an overall track plan.

Taking the photo from fairly close up tends to make the layout look bigger, that's what I aim for anyway.

Cheers,

Frank S.

[Kinvara-Train]

Cilldargan House - again

Actually this is the module I'm using :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsHUJMqM1mQ

but, I couldn't find the video yesterday.

 

 

 

PS - If your computer makes an odd noise while checking this out - it will be my wife muttering that someday I'll have to account for my sins

 

can be bought in Bray tomorrow,only for over 21's

[Aussie Phil]

Nice layout mate. Inspiration and nice to see another Irish layout in oz

[Paudie Riordan]

Thats fantastic. What software did you use to design the track plan

[Irish Rail]

Fantastic layout

[jhb171achill]

Absolutely outstanding! Very atmospheric, very realistic.

[burnthebox]

What a trully mega layout, & stories to boot, makes railway modelling a real pleasure, well done Frank, can we have a video please,