TimO Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 You have an interesting mix of weathering on your cement bubbles. Have you described how you did this elsewhere and if not could you give a description. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Weathering on the bubbles was done by my son Alan who also built them a few years before the IRM models appeared. Dapol Prestwin chassis plus 3D printed bodies he designed. Weathering was mainly acrylics but with other materials added including tooth paste which developed an interesting greenish mould over the years. I tend to use oil based, water and acrylics paints applied at the same time as the 3 tend to separate out and create interesting patterns etc. A bit of progress on the embankment and Mart site yesterday. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 The girders for your bridge look like they would be an excellent choice for the two bridges on Castle Kerry... what make are they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Wills scenecraft SS57 Varigirder. I think I used 2 packs, they also do a kit for the brick piers, I would have preferred stone but I don't think they do one. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Been busy planting trees, bushes grass and weeds today 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Done a bit more over the last few days 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Man Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Great stuff love the bus station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIR Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) I like that 'bit of a station' exit right, effectively making the fiddle yard into a station, and looking very Irish too. Edited April 10, 2020 by NIR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Oh, now that I like. A couple of IR/IE Baby GM's knocking about. A busy freight yard, plus a splatter of Bus Eireann coaches. Perfect Edited April 10, 2020 by JasonB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Today I decided to run the layout, I think over the last 12 months I have only run one train so whilst waiting for the glue to set on the latest tree-bashing I gave the fertilisers a run and one train led to another. Here is a short video Glengarriff_train_tests_15april2020.mp4 13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Got sidetracked today, competition on the way - not long now hopefully. While I think on something for the 1990's - 2005 for IRM to consider! We need Guinness Fork Lift Trucks with the keg cage attachment and Guinness lorries for deliveries. Cement lorries etc Edited April 17, 2020 by Irishswissernie 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I love those scenes, Ernie - very "atmospheric"! At this time of year, I have been since teens, and always will be, conditioned to thinking that it is "May Tour Time", as for most of my life I've been preparing for whatever role I would be volunteering for (nowadays very peripheral!). Obviously not this year, but scenes like this always make me think of what I would see about me as I wandered across sidings where the train was parked overnight, after cleaning out the dining car or something.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 My wife Annie has been going through her old photos of the grandbairns and came across these of the deceased Sligo & Donegal Junction she must have taken on a clandestine visit to the loft Crappy camera! I don't remember building a West Clare 6 wheel saloon! Probably one of my son Alan's. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Man Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Lovely stuff What happened to the stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 All sold unfortunately as we went on to another project which was funded by then proceeds. Two more illegal photos have come to light with Alan playing with a Kitson-Meyer he had constructed. This also has the station buildings lying in the river so must have been in the early days 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) Going through the files, some more video from the last century of the Sligo & Donegal Junction has unfortunately been retrieved. are from the early phase with a lot of the track not even laid and revealing the mixture of track types. All of the 00 streamline sleepers would be buried in the ballast. DOUBLE CLICK ON THE VIDEO to play it or you will only see the top half. Its 4:3 rather than 16:9 Edited May 4, 2020 by Irishswissernie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Great to have found those memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Its been rather too hot of late to do much modelling on Glengarriff, but work is now in hand to complete the Guinness compound and a warehouse next to the Goods shed. The next project is a re-incarnation of the Sligo & Donegal Junction but as a 5'3" gauge 4mm scale model rather than narrow gauge depicting either the 1960's with grey/yellow 121's etc and the last dregs of steam or just post WWll. The railways didn't really change that much infrastructure wise until the end of steam, loose coupled goods etc. The plan is to locate it above the Glengarriff fiddle yards at about 55 inches height and will be end to end with minimum 2ft radius curves. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 I have worked out a rough sketch for the planned Sligo & Donegal Junction which is more than what I did for Glengarriff and also worked out the er usual complicated and extremely sophisticated electricals. When I actually have the boards up and see what the track looks like 'on the ground' I will have a better idea of what I want and whether it 'gels'. Even borrowed some of the grandbairns coloured pencils but not to impressed with them be 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Irishswissernie Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Work is continuing on Glengarriff Farmers Warehouse. The Sundeala has also arrived for Sligo & Donegal Mark11 and has been secreted away in the loft. Next to order is some 2 x 1 for framing etc but as this comes in 4 metre lengths it will have to be cut before I can get that to safety. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Glengarriff Farmers Warehouse is now more or less finished and embedded next to the Loading Bank and Goods shed. Painting is a bit rough because my eyes and co-ordination are playing up a bit. Hopefully it won't be noticed once the foliage etc is done. I have been collecting bits for the S&DJR MkII and have been attempting to acquire some more of the Gaugemaster ballasted underlay. Apparently after checking out some 20 odd online shops only to find its been out of stock for over a year. I accordingly telephoned Gaugemaster to find out what the problem was and the German company who produce it say the supply of the basic foam material has been unable to supply it. Gaugemaster say the German Co. have found an alternative supplier of the material and if things go to plan they hope to start manufacturing the underlay in 2021. Meanwhile good old E Bay has been having a field day with £25 rolls going for over £55. As a last resort I contacted a Trader here in Haltwhistle who usually deals at shows just in rolling stock and he had 3 part rolls which I obtained for £5 delivered to my gate! More than enough for my needs. Some you win! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Today I've started on the last area to be developed, the Guinness Compound. 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 There are some cracking layouts on here and this is one of them. The pics from different angles are how you photograph the prototype and look really atmospheric. Rich, 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 The whole scene just hangs together really well. May well be that limiting the amount of track means there is a nice balance to things. Less important if your main focus is operation, but essential when trying to compose a 3D picture. Nice too, to see the layout from varying angles, a bit like a sculpture, where you can turn it round, whereas a painting can only be seen from one side. Works for me anyway! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Really like the grubby, unkept appearance of the yard area, it's done very well. The cages, containers and pallets of fertiliser look great together in the first shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 What are the dimensions of the fertilizer pallets in mm please? The yd reminds me of one or two fert; depots I have been in. Really most of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 15/4/2020 at 7:35 PM, Irishswissernie said: Today I decided to run the layout, I think over the last 12 months I have only run one train so whilst waiting for the glue to set on the latest tree-bashing I gave the fertilisers a run and one train led to another. Here is a short video Glengarriff_train_tests_15april2020.mp4 What is 192 hauling at the end of the video? Any more Glengarriff videos? That one is truly spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: What is 192 hauling at the end of the video? If it's the blue wagon you're referring to Dave.They were used for carrying bagged cement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, JasonB said: If it's the blue wagon you're referring to Dave.They were used for carrying bagged cement. That's the one, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Mike 84C said: What are the dimensions of the fertilizer pallets in mm please? The yd reminds me of one or two fert; depots I have been in. Really most of them! 19mm x 16mm single pallet or 19mm x 32mm 4 pallets 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishswissernie Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) Glengarriff is looking a bit cluttered whilst I finish off the last bits of scenic work, however I felt the need to escape to the 'man cave' or should it be eyrie as its int loft so I did a bit of videoing. Didn't bother cleaning the track and there's been a bit of movement track wise over the usual Haltwhistle summer heat wave so a bit shaky. A few more photos as well. Glengarriff_18Oct2020.mp4 Edited October 18, 2020 by Irishswissernie 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dangerous Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I could watch videos of Glengarriff all day long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Thanks thats brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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