Patrick Davey Posted March 24 Posted March 24 Looking forward to seeing the branch set making the full trip down to the terminus! 1 Quote
derek Posted March 24 Posted March 24 great to see the "second section" finally raised up. Looking forward to developments 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 27 Author Posted March 27 (edited) This evening a PW inspection has taken place, and a tin car has visited Dugort Harbour where it will remain at the disposal of the south-western division PW engineer until 1973. Its home will be here or in the spare loco siding at Castletown. We’ll say nothing about the time when the senior porter in charge, his uncle out the Tully Road, and yer man who likes the Beatles and lives next to the Volkswagen dealer in town, took it for a spin out to Caltragh and back at 4 a.m. after a lock-in in McLaughlins, in order to leave the O’Shea girls back to the gatehouse…. My first foray into brass and soldering. Thanks to Des for the kit (SSM) and Michael for his tuition and long-suffering patience with a rank amateur. Edited March 27 by jhb171achill 15 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Great stuff JB. Well done indeed. Brass 6w coach next. And I bet it’s felt really satisfying to see something you’ve made yourself ! 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 27 Author Posted March 27 38 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Great stuff JB. Well done indeed. Brass 6w coach next. And I bet it’s felt really satisfying to see something you’ve made yourself ! 30 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Super - that really looks the part! As a first attempt, I'm happy ernough. I was inveigled into trying this out by Michael Doolan, a Dublin-based member of the gauge 0 Guild, who some here will know. So I've been learning the ropes - or trying to. I saw a piucture online somewhere of a small Wickham car used in some other country - might have been in South America, I forget, which had black "wasp" stripes on each end, which i though looked well. But I went instead for a somewhat work-worn plain CIE-style "factory finish". The window wipers were super-fiddly, and I made a hames of those, but next time hopefully better. Next thing I'm attempting is a small four-wheeled passenger luggage van, similar to some early GSWR ones, which is on offer from Roxey. It's close enough to look Irish. I remember seeing the four Wickhams like the one above all over the system in the 1970s, usually stuffed away up a weedy siding somewhere.......... I will alternate parking this one between Dugort loco siding as shown, and Castletown West loco yard or cattle bank. 3 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 27 Author Posted March 27 Should have added - Mousa Models of Scotland, which I believe is partly defunct due to retirement of proprietor, used to offer a nice brass kit of a six-wheeled first class family saloon. The coach is North British Railway in origin, but like the Hattons Genesis stuff it is sufficiently GSWR-esque to look at home in a fictitious West Kerry setting, downgraded to a second class coach by the late 1950s. Nice looking yoke, though it has to be ordered well in advance. It is definitely WAAY out of my league now and for some time to come, but I'd be keen to eventually see what I could do with that. 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 27 Posted March 27 (edited) Nonsense JB. You’ll be building a fleet of D16s in no time at all. That yellow yoke seems square and free of creases. That’s a basic skill well mastered already. But this does bring home a lesson. If you see a brass kit you like - and can afford it - buy it. The supply line is generally one person deep and all it can take is a bad winter or a car collision and your supplier is out of the picture - possibly permanently. It’s also a fair argument for keeping your modelling focus reasonably narrow - limits the amount of temptation! Edited March 27 by Galteemore 2 1 1 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted March 27 Posted March 27 1 hour ago, jhb171achill said: As a first attempt, I'm happy ernough. I was inveigled into trying this out by Michael Doolan, a Dublin-based member of the gauge 0 Guild, who some here will know. So I've been learning the ropes - or trying to. I saw a piucture online somewhere of a small Wickham car used in some other country - might have been in South America, I forget, which had black "wasp" stripes on each end, which i though looked well. But I went instead for a somewhat work-worn plain CIE-style "factory finish". The window wipers were super-fiddly, and I made a hames of those, but next time hopefully better. Next thing I'm attempting is a small four-wheeled passenger luggage van, similar to some early GSWR ones, which is on offer from Roxey. It's close enough to look Irish. I remember seeing the four Wickhams like the one above all over the system in the 1970s, usually stuffed away up a weedy siding somewhere.......... I will alternate parking this one between Dugort loco siding as shown, and Castletown West loco yard or cattle bank. Excellent! Great start JB. There's one thing you should know though. About this brass kit building malarkey. It's addictive 2 1 Quote
David Holman Posted March 27 Posted March 27 A very decent first step and one to be proud of. Everything else is an extension of this - including moving to 7mm scale/36.75mm gauge. 2 3 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 (edited) Following my post on 24th March, the gap is finally filled. Track connected; all again thanks great assistance from jhbJnr and my Expert Learned Friends (you know who you are). Now, a yella machine takes a spin into Dugort Harbour. Once all declared good, the crew hit the bus back to Castletown West. “Footplate Pass? Nah, don’t worry if you’ve lost it. C’mon up. What part of England did ye say ye were from?” Edited April 15 by jhb171achill 6 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 (edited) “Maura, I can do this on me own. Just open the van door. An’ would ye ever nip into Sarah on your way past an’ tell her to boil up the water, coz I want a bath tonight!” Edited April 15 by jhb171achill 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 (edited) June 1965. The evening train being loaded, by hand. The ramp and the barrow were left in the van of the afternoon train to the junction, so they’ll be passing through the Carrowmore boglands by now…. Edited April 15 by jhb171achill 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 (edited) “Did ye see that fella in the Ford Anglia out by Paddy O’Sullivan’s this afternoon? He must have been going at thirty miles an hour. He’s up in Eddie an’ Bernie’s now all scratched and blood, but the car’s wrecked….” “Ye’ll never lift a thing that big with a hand barrow!” ”Yer man with the Anglia….” ”Never mind the man with the damn Anglia, get this loaded before PJ starts givin’ out!” Edited April 15 by jhb171achill 5 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 Following my first tentative foray into brass, I’m going for something a bit more ambitious now. The GSWR had a small number of coach-type-panelled short-wheelbase four wheel vans which were variously used as mobile tool vans, hearse vans of parcel vans. Several variations. The MGWR had several vans similar in concept, but the Midland being the Midland, the design was about as similar as an ICR is to a grandfather clock. This Roxey kit, a native of Narrow Gauge Island back in the day, is as similar as can be had. Without windows, I thought it might be a reasonable next step. If I don’t make an unholy pigs ear of it (and my expert tutor should hopefully stop me) maybe a carriage next…. So, the kit arrived…. The prototype, by the way, ran on the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, ultimately the Southern Railway. It’ll end up either in CIE dark lined green, or if I make it into a departmental tool van, it’ll either be wagon grey or dark lined green with red ends. Another possibility is very badly faded GSR maroon, for when I’m in early 50s running mode…. 6 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Looks good. See what your mentor says, but if I were building it I would drill some holes roughly where I've put the red spots below, so that I could solder the overlay panels from the back. 1 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted April 15 Posted April 15 7 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Looks good. See what your mentor says, but if I were building it I would drill some holes roughly where I've put the red spots below, so that I could solder the overlay panels from the back. Agreed. Will save a lot of cleaning up….. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 32 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Looks good. See what your mentor says, but if I were building it I would drill some holes roughly where I've put the red spots below, so that I could solder the overlay panels from the back. 25 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Agreed. Will save a lot of cleaning up….. I will definitely take this on board! 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 1 hour ago, popeye said: This will test you, good luck. Thank you, I am sure it will test me, plus my patience! Quote
David Holman Posted April 16 Posted April 16 I have an extensive catalogue of rude words, epithets (and sequences of such), which I find can be very helpful in such work. However, Rule Number One, which is much more useful, is always to stop while you are winning. In my experience, the temptation to fit one more piece almost always comes back to bite you. 4 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 16 Author Posted April 16 6 hours ago, David Holman said: I have an extensive catalogue of rude words, epithets (and sequences of such), which I find can be very helpful in such work. However, Rule Number One, which is much more useful, is always to stop while you are winning. In my experience, the temptation to fit one more piece almost always comes back to bite you. I fell foul of that this morning, and tried to solder a tiny door vent, and made a mess of it. Much fibre brushing must follow - but - I didn’t burn my fingers yet! 5 Quote
Galteemore Posted April 16 Posted April 16 What technique did you try? For vents, sweating is normally the way. Tin both surfaces lightly and then use plenty of flux. Although in 4mm I’d be tempted to superglue them on once the main carcass is done! 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 16 Author Posted April 16 42 minutes ago, Galteemore said: What technique did you try? For vents, sweating is normally the way. Tin both surfaces lightly and then use plenty of flux. Although in 4mm I’d be tempted to superglue them on once the main carcass is done! Yes, that’s what I did in the end. It worked well - albeit eventually! 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 16 Author Posted April 16 7 hours ago, David Holman said: I have an extensive catalogue of rude words, epithets (and sequences of such), which I find can be very helpful in such work. However, Rule Number One, which is much more useful, is always to stop while you are winning. In my experience, the temptation to fit one more piece almost always comes back to bite you. I’ve ordered a copy of “Rude Words for Modellers (00 Scale Edition)” from Hattons. £7.60 + £19 postage + £26.34 brexit charges + £8.09 customs. 1 5 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 16 Author Posted April 16 I have reached another milestone today. I uttered a gratuitously and purposefully offensive word in the direction of a tiny ventilation which fell into the floor, landing in an inaccessible location…. 1 1 3 Quote
Galteemore Posted April 16 Posted April 16 7 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: I have reached another milestone today. I uttered a gratuitously and purposefully offensive word in the direction of a tiny ventilation which fell into the floor, landing in an inaccessible location…. You realise that now you are modelling in brass, the carpet monster has arrived. This creature survives by consuming small parts of etched kits dropped on the floor. 1 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted April 16 Posted April 16 7 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: I have reached another milestone today. I uttered a gratuitously and purposefully offensive word in the direction of a tiny ventilation which fell into the floor, landing in an inaccessible location…. Wholly appropriate response given the circumstances. 1 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted April 16 Posted April 16 4 hours ago, jhb171achill said: I’ve ordered a copy of “Rude Words for Modellers (00 Scale Edition)” from Hattons. £7.60 + £19 postage + £26.34 brexit charges + £8.09 customs. The ‘Drew Donaldson’ edition runs to several volumes. 4 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted April 16 Posted April 16 3 minutes ago, Galteemore said: You realise that now you are modelling in brass, the carpet monster has arrived. This creature survives by consuming small parts of etched kits dropped on the floor. If you have bored yourself to death by reading my E401 kit instructions, you will notice a few places where they say 'these parts are small and fragile so I have provided some spares on the etch'. Amazing how many kit designers don't do that, yet leave large areas of the fret blank... 2 2 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted April 16 Posted April 16 43 minutes ago, Galteemore said: You realise that now you are modelling in brass, the carpet monster has arrived. This creature survives by consuming small parts of etched kits dropped on the floor. Devious little blighter. He's also been known to leave a part prominently in the middle of the carpet a week after you lost it and one hour after you ordered up the replacement. 3 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted April 16 Posted April 16 17 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said: Devious little blighter. He's also been known to leave a part prominently in the middle of the carpet a week after you lost it and one hour after you ordered up the replacement. He also inhabits the vacuum cleaner, causing a strange rattle that makes you wonder 'was that the bit I dropped' when it's seconds too late to do anything about it. 1 3 Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 16 Author Posted April 16 What monsters have I let into my house!!!! 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted Sunday at 14:38 Author Posted Sunday at 14:38 Two old photos have turned up of a goods leaving Dugort Harbour way back in 1927. The loco is ex-CBSCR 472, then recently transferred to west Kerry….. Happy Easter to all…. 13 Quote
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