Curragh layout

[Peter]

 jhb171achill I will make all the fencing be a carriage width from the track. Thanks for the suggestion. 

I added some scatter to the vinyl mat yesterday. What do ye think? There will be a road where the black tape is on the right. 

 

[Peter]

Here's a few photos of my progress with my layout. 

 

One photo shows the Curragh platform on the main line between Newbridge and Kildare. It also shows the bridge next to it and the level crossing nearby. There's a certain amount of artistic licence with the positioning of it all. 

Another picture shows the Curragh siding with central platform. The bare grass patch on the left is for the goods shed and the bare patch on the right is for the spectator stand at the Curragh racecourse. 

The final picture shows the siding to the ballast pit outside Newbridge. I made the hill from expanding foam which I think worked nicely. Still some shaping to do etc. The fiddle yard on the left will be covered by a back scene. 

Edited January 17, 2019 by Peter

[Broithe]

Is that a sleeping bag in the bottom picture?

Dedication!

[Peter]

Haha. It is. Well spotted. Come hell or high water I'm getting this layout finished soon. I spent more time staring at it last year. 

[Peter]

A bit of progress on my layout...

Newbridge ballast pit and hill is taking shape. I have my first bit of machinery, a bulldozer.

Caravans arrived, for er, the traveller camp on the Curragh. 

The small hill will feature the square of trees in the last photo.