Kingsbridge - old new layout

[Galteemore]

Not my era Noel either but that’s nice. Good sound effects.

[DJ Dangerous]

3 hours ago, Noel said:

Test run for the recent rake of mk3 coaches comprising 7 resprays from various Hornby/Lima donors and one Lima Murphy Model coach bought on ebay (7140). All lightly weathered except the RTR Lima Murphy Model example as I'd like to keep that as produced.

 

PS: Desperately modern for my era so might auction them off for a charity later in the year.

If they come with a grey 071, SOLD!!!

[Noel]

On 24/3/2021 at 7:17 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

If they come with a grey 071, SOLD!!!

Ha, just about to respray an 071 donor (formerly 085) into freight grey. Picked it up inexpensively on ebay some years ago as a potential donor chassis for a B101 kit I have, but think I'll use another Bachmann donor I got off ebay for that instead and respray the 071 into grey.

Rake of 7 resprayed mk3s during covid safety restrictions.

7 Mk3s done, Left to right, Hornby (ex virgin), Hornby (ex Virgin), Lima (ex BR Swallow), Lima (ex BR Swallow), Lima Murphy Model RTR, Hornby Shortie (ex BR Blue), Hornby Shortie (ex BR Swallow). One more Shortie in the paint shop at the moment. And EGV on the cutting bench. Hauled by 182. I don't really like 201 prototype as a model, too long for my taste. I suppose there should be an IR tippex 071 hauling that set.

[DJ Dangerous]

44 minutes ago, Noel said:

I suppose there should be an IR tippex 071 hauling that set.

You mean like 085?

[Noel]

2 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

You mean like 085?

I have another 085 which I bought in Marks Models about 7 years ago.   

[DJ Dangerous]

23 minutes ago, Noel said:

I have another 085 which I bought in Marks Models about 7 years ago.   

The modern side of you is slowly surfacing. Not long now and you'll have a load of yellow PW stuff.

[Rob]

I don't really like 201 prototype as a model, too long for my taste.

Wash your mouth out!!!!

Great pics though

 

[Noel]

5 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

The modern side of you is slowly surfacing. Not long now and you'll have a load of yellow PW stuff.

There's about as much chance of yellow s*** running on our layout as there is of Fr Jack Hackett allowing a nun to push his wheel chair past a pub!   

[DJ Dangerous]

1 hour ago, Rob said:

too long for my taste.

Wash your mouth out!!!!

 

This is meant to be a family-friendly forum!

[Noel]

CIE era goods scene at Woodvale junction on Kingsbridge. B&T with grey J15 !

[Noel]

IRM A class A17 running under DCC with Lenz Silver+ decoder hauling a set of mk3 resprayed coaches (6 resprays + 1 MM/Lima RTR). This loco is such an ultra smooth runner. Really easy to get the decoder into. Love it.

 

[Noel]

Correction A17 IR livery IRM A class now running with rake of weathered Murphy Model Mk2d coaching stock, rather than mk3 coaches which A class did not haul. 

Yea A class had vacuum brakes but mk3 stock was air braked, so A class could not haul mk3 coaching stock. Apologies for the blooper. Video above is A class correctly hauling mk2d stock.

Edited January 26, 2022 by Noel
correction

[Noel]

Play time. A class locos get an outing on the layout today. A23r+A17 courtesy of time travel.

 

[jhb171achill]

Beasts of Beauty!

[Noel]

Found These old photos before migration from BR to CIE

[Noel]

PS: 

[Noel]

IRM's beautiful CIE A class liveries visit Kingsbridge Model railway's Woodvale junction station

CIE A46 hauling bachmann CIE flying snail green stock circa 1961

 

A55 hauling loose coupled goods train pre-containerisation circa 1966

[Noel]

Play time

 

[Noel]

Its been quite a long time since I got to play trains. Had a visitor over the other day who wanted to see 'my toy train' collection so for first time in a long long time fired up the NCE and ran some old CIE trains hauled by kit bashed 121s pre MM, hauling a variety of kit bashed CIE era stock, all from the CIE black'n'tan era (1961-1978), with one hybrid IR invader lacking tippex. 

[Noel]

IRM A class A23r thunders through woodvale junction bound for Kingsbridge hauling the 1974 'Bundoran Special'.

 

Edited April 5, 2023 by Noel

[DJ Dangerous]

On 3/2/2022 at 9:30 PM, Noel said:

Found These old photos before migration from BR to CIE

 

That's probably one of the best photos of Kingsbridge that you have posted. Love it. None of the others represent the massive scale and intricate trackwork.

[Noel]

3 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

That's probably one of the best photos of Kingsbridge that you have posted. Love it. None of the others represent the massive scale and intricate trackwork.

Hi Dave. Cheers. This pic from Page 1 of thread showed the track work in the station mouth. All the BR big four rolling stock is now gone, its all black'n'tan and orange, no more GWR, LMS, LNER.

[DJ Dangerous]

That trackwork alone is something else!

[DJ Dangerous]

On 26/8/2014 at 6:18 PM, Noel said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would love to see these shots recreated with the rolling stock that you now have - maybe even a "drone" style video covering some of them. Too many posts to click like on al at once...

[Noel]

Some CIE era trains on the move. How on earth will I get enough poetic license to run 22k along side these?  May need a Tardis.

 

[Gabhal Luimnigh]

9 minutes ago, Noel said:

Some CIE era trains on the move. How on earth will I get enough poetic license to run 22k along side these?  May need a Tardis.

 

My kind of session, all kinds of everything.

[DJ Dangerous]

Did I not some pics of the IRM NIR coaches in this thread the other day? Was the post deleted?

[Noel]

While taking a photo of old Tri-ang class 37 for Derek today, I snapped this cluster of my 121 models. 127 in desperate need of some weathering.  GM central in the loco yard where once stood lines of BR steam models, back in their boxes, back in the attic.

[Noel]

Kingsbridge is being dismantled and going into hibernation storage in a shed for a year or two. Track will need to be relayed and ballasted. The original peco foam underlay started to perish, so difficult decision decided to store and will work on individual baseboards relaying track and ballast.  In the mean time Gort will move into the layout room for its extension works, and in time Kingsbridge will eventually return with sealed base boards and ballasted track on top of two layers of closed cell 3mm foam for sound insulation. The old Peco foam underlay was fab for quiet running, but aside from not looking as good as ballasted track it started to perish due age, UV, etc.  Out with the old in with the new.

One of the six baseboards in storage in shed.

First jobs was stip the layout of unfixed scenics, buildings, etc, un-plug wiring, lift short baseboard track joins.

Looking forward to working on the Gort extension in comfort indoors with a bit of heating (ie 4 additional baseboards to WMRC specifications). So no running sessions for a few weeks or perhaps even a month. I may spend more time at the work bench on some long delayed kit bashing projects, some resprays, weathering recent IRM stock, RPSI maroon GSV (BCK variant), diy coach lighting, or just get bored and drive trains on Gort.