Four Masters Bridge, Glengarriff & other former Irish models/layouts

[Irishswissernie]

Its a Tank engine and therefore carries its water in the saddle tank and coal in the bunker behind the cab rather than having a separate tender. Looking at the instructions (I don't use DCC) there is space in the boiler to fit a chip which will need to be cold wired, OO Works do not provide this service. I notice that whilst the loco comes with a 12 month guarantee for manufacturing faults fitting a DCC chip also voids the guarantee.

[jhb171achill]

Seeing that is tempting me to buy one in GSR livery.............

With six-wheel coaches shortly to be a reality, perfect loco to go with them.

[the Bandon tank]

I bought one in the GSR livery a couple of weeks ago. I purchased it directly from OO Works. Delivered by On Post, no import duties paid. Very happy with it.

[jhb171achill]

43 minutes ago, the Bandon tank said:

I bought one in the GSR livery a couple of weeks ago. I purchased it directly from OO Works. Delivered by On Post, no import duties paid. Very happy with it.

Superb!

[Westcorkrailway]

11 hours ago, the Bandon tank said:

I bought one in the GSR livery a couple of weeks ago. I purchased it directly from OO Works. Delivered by On Post, no import duties paid. Very happy with it.

Interesting.......

[Mike 84C]

I was tempted, summoned all my strengths but failed. Should arrive next week, I will report my happiness factor. PSSSST there seems to be only 1 green one left and 2 grey ones. Mind the stampede!!!!!    Just to say I have no connection with 00 Works except as a customer

Mick 

[Mike 84C]

My happiness factor is very high! In the hand said green 0-6-0t looks much better than photographs and it weighs enough to pull more wagons than I will ever need. My only puzzlement is what is the small hole in the front top of the saddle tank? Its an odd place for a washout plug. I shall contact 00works.

[Irishswissernie]

Progress at Four Masters. Building up the embankments etc

[Irishswissernie]

Getting plastered at the Drowes River

[Galteemore]

Nice to see the CBSC tank earning its coal. Nice Beyer cab windows - can see something of a family likeness to the Welshpool and Llanfair locos here 

Edited April 4, 2021 by Galteemore

[the Bandon tank]

Looking very well, any chance of a close up shot of the  loco.

[Irishswissernie]

Done

[Irishswissernie]

Some more progress on the bridges board.

After I had built the original baseboards I decided to push the bridges board back a few inches so that the radius of the curve from Five Bridges station could be increased. This has introduced a 'kink' in the back drop, now filled in, which will be hidden by trees in due course.

[jhb171achill]

2 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

Some more progress on the bridges board.

After I had built the original baseboards I decided to push the bridges board back a few inches so that the radius of the curve from Five Bridges station could be increased. This has introduced a 'kink' in the back drop, now filled in, which will be hidden by trees in due course.

Love the old road bridge on the left. How did you make that up?

The stone buttresses are a good detail - I know a bridge just like that on a very rural road in Co. Mayo, which is believed to be almost 300 years old.

On 21/3/2021 at 12:03 PM, Mike 84C said:

I was tempted, summoned all my strengths but failed. Should arrive next week, I will report my happiness factor. PSSSST there seems to be only 1 green one left and 2 grey ones. Mind the stampede!!!!!    Just to say I have no connection with 00 Works except as a customer

Mick 

Meant to ask earlier - is there room for a DCC chip in those locos?

[Irishswissernie]

On 28/2/2021 at 8:15 PM, Irishswissernie said:

. This is the road bridge at Four Masters under construction. This will form the backdrop to the girder railway viaduct which is planned to have an open deck hence it will have to be built before any tracklaying on the extension from Glengarriff can be laid

Described in this post from Feb. The prototype was damaged in a flood a few years ago and Donegal County Council advertised on the net for tenders to re-construct it. They also posted scale drawings showing the work to be done which were roughly followed so the dimensions are fairly accurate although if the prototype had been re-built to the same standard as my handiwork thenthe Council Building Inspectors  wouldn't have been very happy!

  

 

On 20/3/2021 at 1:05 PM, Irishswissernie said:

Its a Tank engine and therefore carries its water in the saddle tank and coal in the bunker behind the cab rather than having a separate tender. Looking at the instructions (I don't use DCC) there is space in the boiler to fit a chip which will need to be cold wired, OO Works do not provide this service. I notice that whilst the loco comes with a 12 month guarantee for manufacturing faults fitting a DCC chip also voids the guarantee.

 

 

Edited April 11, 2021 by Irishswissernie

[jhb171achill]

On 21/3/2021 at 12:03 PM, Mike 84C said:

I was tempted, summoned all my strengths but failed. Should arrive next week, I will report my happiness factor. PSSSST there seems to be only 1 green one left and 2 grey ones. Mind the stampede!!!!!    Just to say I have no connection with 00 Works except as a customer

Mick 

Now the CBSCR green one is sold out, and probably only one GSR grey one left.

[Irishswissernie]

He is still listing 4 on E Bay 2 each of grey 472 & 475 but I would contact 00 Works direct to try and avoid Vat duplication etc or have them  deliver to a UK address.

[jhb171achill]

4 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

He is still listing 4 on E Bay 2 each of grey 472 & 475 but I would contact 00 Works direct to try and avoid Vat duplication etc or have them  deliver to a UK address.

Yes, I've actually just emailed him!

I am in the lucky position of having a bona fide address in the UK (Wales) as well as here...... I can get stuff delivered to either.

[Irishswissernie]

Having spent the last few weeks identifying and annotating 2000 negs, not much progress to report on Four Masters although I have completed the basic plaster work and work has commenced this week on the Drowes River Grain Company Warehouse which will disguise the right hand exit to the fiddle yard etc. This is a fairly complicated plastikard structure which is situated at an angle next to the backdrop but at least the windows will all be just wooden boards so no sashes etc to be made. There will be a sack hoist to the 3 floors to be added next.

[Irishswissernie]

I have slapped a bit of basic colour on this morning to get rid of the 'snow' scene.  Hopefully 130 + 127 will draw the viewers attention rather than looking too closely at the paint job.

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by Irishswissernie

[Galteemore]

Great work Ernie. Looks very effective 

[popeye]

I love the bridge and river, they will look great when finished.

The roof on the mill looks a little odd though, could it not have a level top edge?

[Irishswissernie]

The Mill is set at an angle to the backdrop which is why the roof level is how it is, hopefully it won't be so obvious when the backdrop is fully painted with trees etc so there will be far less contrast between the dark roof and blue sky.

[StevieB]

One of the most realistic scenes I’ve seen in a long time.

Stephen

[Irishswissernie]

Its a few weeks since I managed to do any more work on Four Masters Bridge, but have done a bit today. The main hold up was finding a source of small fragments of stone and sand so that I could detail the river bank. Last Saturday we went to the seaside and I filled a small doggy bag on the beach but on getting it home realised that the contents were a kaleidoscope of colours with a high content of coal dust etc. Not very suitable unfortunately. I pondered over where I could find a supply of material with more appropriate colouring and it came to me this morning that approx 90 seconds walk away from where I have resided for the last 30 years is the River Tyne which possibly might have the odd pebbles and correctly coloured sand.

I accordingly dragged one of the dogs out for a mid-day constitutional and on finding a suitable supply loaded a dog bag and put it in my pocket. Disaster! One of the old dears observed me doing this, and didn't notice that the contents hadn't just seen the light of day from the dogs rear. My behaviour has no doubt been broadcast through the local Granny Mafia Media and I shall no doubt be getting a few peculiar looks over the next few days! 

Here are a couple of views - appears to look (and smell) OK

[popeye]

It looks very well indeed.

I like that low angle view.

[KMCE]

Very Nice!  Everything well blended together to develop the scene.  Super work.

Ken

[StevieB]

It really does look like the real thing. Well done.

Stephen

[murphaph]

Shades of Monasterevin for me. Love it.

[JasonB]

Fantastic stuff. The details added along the river bank has really helped blend everything together, along with the mill which looks right at home. The 121's crossing with the gypsums complete a great scene.   

[Irishswissernie]

Still 'vegetating' at Four Masters Bridge with a lot more detailing still in the pipeline

[Galteemore]

Nice convincing scene taking shape 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Galteemore

[jhb171achill]

32 minutes ago, Irishswissernie said:

Still 'vegetating' at Four Masters Bridge with a lot more detailing still in the pipeline

Classic scene!

[StevieB]

I expect there’s a good reason why B131 is running bonnet first.

Stephen

[Irishswissernie]

7 hours ago, StevieB said:

I expect there’s a good reason why B131 is running bonnet first.

Stephen

Propelling wagons into the Mill siding. I just missed the train arriving from Ballyshannon and managed to catch a view of the loco on the bridge as it reversed in to the siding with the 3 wagons.

Edited July 2, 2021 by Irishswissernie