Patrick Davey Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 Some sneaky late night scratchbuilding…… two rickety looking picnic benches knocked up from the sprues of a now-built SMS laser cut product! These will be suitably weathered and placed on the flat area outside the derelict tea room. 7 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 6 hours ago, Patrick Davey said: Some sneaky late night scratchbuilding…… two rickety looking picnic benches knocked up from the sprues of a now-built SMS laser cut product! These will be suitably weathered and placed on the flat area outside the derelict tea room. Just realised this should have gone in my Clogherhead thread 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Could you table an amendment with the mods ? 3 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 17 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Could you table an amendment with the mods ? Possibly, but it would be no picnic 3 Quote
Galteemore Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Yes. Might leave you feeling like a basket case. 2 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 4 minutes ago, Galteemore said: Yes. Might leave you feeling like a basket case. Yes, and maybe it shouldn’t be boxed into this thread 1 Quote
derek Posted February 11 Posted February 11 10 hours ago, Patrick Davey said: Just realised this should have gone in my Clogherhead thread You're staying up far too late Patrick. 1 1 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 On July 4th 1945, a visit was made to Brookhall Mill by a special publicity unit of the US Army, supposedly to acknowledge the role the mill played in the war effort. The exact nature of this role has never been fully revealed and repeated attempts by historians to access closed government files have been thwarted. There must be a story there somewhere...... (Otherwise known as 'a flimsy excuse to build some classic Airfix models' (although the staff car actually came from a model company in Ukraine.....) 10 Quote
TimO Posted February 17 Posted February 17 It’s probably for the linen table cloths used in the officer’s mess. No wonder it’s not on government files. 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) On 16/2/2024 at 10:17 PM, Patrick Davey said: On July 4th 1945, a visit was made to Brookhall Mill by a special publicity unit of the US Army, supposedly to acknowledge the role the mill played in the war effort. The exact nature of this role has never been fully revealed and repeated attempts by historians to access closed government files have been thwarted. There must be a story there somewhere...... Yes. I have the files in my attic. I'm negotiating with the Irish Times, but they need to seriously up their offer. I can only reveal, at this stage, that the President was planning to have a bit of a party at the White House to celebrate the fact that a seventh cousin of his once met an African man in Missouri who had been to Fenit on a timber ship one time, and having set foot on the pier, was Irish. Thus, by association, the President was too. That's what he wanted new table cloths for. I remain tight-lipped about the President's daughter visiting Mr Weaver, and that locked-up chalet near the beach in Clogherhead. I do not believe that the signalman on duty at the time was..... Ah. I won't say any more. Edited February 17 by jhb171achill 1 4 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 11 Author Posted March 11 Delighted to be bringing Brookhall Mill to the upcoming Bangor show!! @Tullygrainey Alan Nixon of this parish will be giving me his generous assistance (look out for the snazzy red polo shirts!) so please come along and say hello! 5 Quote
Metrovik Posted March 16 Posted March 16 On 11/3/2024 at 7:55 PM, Patrick Davey said: Delighted to be bringing Brookhall Mill to the upcoming Bangor show!! @Tullygrainey Alan Nixon of this parish will be giving me his generous assistance (look out for the snazzy red polo shirts!) so please come along and say hello! Really looking forward to seeing Brookhall mill in person in Bangor, Hoping that Patrick will have lots of specials (that he will no doubt come up with a brilliant reason for). Any chance that @Tullygrainey will bring along some BCDR influence again? 1 1 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 2 hours ago, Metrovik said: Really looking forward to seeing Brookhall mill in person in Bangor, Hoping that Patrick will have lots of specials (that he will no doubt come up with a brilliant reason for). Any chance that @Tullygrainey will bring along some BCDR influence again? 100% to the BCDR visitors! Looking forward to hopefully meeting you in person MV! 1 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted March 16 Posted March 16 2 hours ago, Metrovik said: Really looking forward to seeing Brookhall mill in person in Bangor, Hoping that Patrick will have lots of specials (that he will no doubt come up with a brilliant reason for). Any chance that @Tullygrainey will bring along some BCDR influence again? It’s been rumoured… Mr Weaver hasn’t said no 2 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 16 Posted March 16 33 minutes ago, Tullygrainey said: It’s been rumoured… Mr Weaver hasn’t said no He’s busy elsewhere. He’s so angry about Gt Victoria St being replaced they even named the project after him. 1 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 19 Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Patrick Davey said: Pensive Jinty. That's the week in 1957 that they borrowed one from the UTA to assist with a busy time........... 2 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 Replaced the batteries in my lighting circuits in advance of the show this weekend. 6 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted March 20 Posted March 20 11 hours ago, Patrick Davey said: Pensive Jinty. Nice one. You can almost hear it creaking and clicking as it cools down. 42 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Replaced the batteries in my lighting circuits in advance of the show this weekend. Five minutes after this shot was taken, Mr Weaver went round switching lights off and muttering about bills 1 4 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 22 Author Posted March 22 All packed and about to leave for Bangor. They really look rather undignified when they are dismantled and crammed into the car for transport! 7 Quote
Gabhal Luimnigh Posted March 22 Posted March 22 1 hour ago, Patrick Davey said: All packed and about to leave for Bangor. They really look rather undignified when they are dismantled and crammed into the car for transport! Best of luck Patrick, I will get to see it one day 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 22 Author Posted March 22 (edited) All set up and fully functional! Grateful for the help of Alan Nixon and Kieran Lagan for the weekend! Edited March 22 by Patrick Davey 6 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 22 Posted March 22 (edited) bonne chance avec le spectacle….it really should be French, Belgian or Québécois layouts in that room! Edited March 22 by Galteemore 4 1 Quote
Broithe Posted March 22 Posted March 22 36 minutes ago, Galteemore said: bonne chance avec le spectacle….it really should be French, Belgian or Québécois layouts in that room! Moulin de Chateau Ruisseau. 1 3 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 22 Author Posted March 22 4 minutes ago, Broithe said: Moulin de Chateau Ruisseau. I am assuming that’s ‘Brookhall Mill’ in French……..! 1 Quote
Broithe Posted March 22 Posted March 22 17 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: I am assuming that’s ‘Brookhall Mill’ in French……..! I hope so... But, I am not reliable. I once tried to explain to a French chap on a French campsite that there was a crowd of midges every evening, where he was pitching his tent. I'm not sure what I was actually saying, but it wasn't "flies", it might have been "handkerchiefs" or even "mountain goats". I was also interrogated by an old boy at the last house half-way up a mountain. I think I got the tense slightly wrong in his question - I thought he asked me "Where are you from?", so I told him and he got very animated. Thinking about it later, I think he actually asked "Where have you come from?" which was only the town at the bottom, which would probably have been less impressive to him. I do believe that he thought I had walked across Europe specifically to go up his hill. 4 Quote
Signal Post Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Best of luck at the show. I'm really looking forward to seeing it tomorrow having followed its construction etc. on the forum. 2 1 Quote
Signal Post Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Didn't manage to make it to Bangor today after all. Got up early and went down to the kitchen for breakfast only to discover the small matter of a leaking roof.......! Hopefully all sorted now and planning on getting up there tomorrow so hopefully will get to see Brookhall Mill and finally meet @Patrick Davey and @Tullygrainey. 3 1 Quote
Tullygrainey Posted March 23 Posted March 23 45 minutes ago, Signal Post said: Didn't manage to make it to Bangor today after all. Got up early and went down to the kitchen for breakfast only to discover the small matter of a leaking roof.......! Hopefully all sorted now and planning on getting up there tomorrow so hopefully will get to see Brookhall Mill and finally meet @Patrick Davey and @Tullygrainey. Oh dear. Hope tomorrow has fewer hitches for you. Look forward to seeing you. We're tucked away in a side room. From the entrance, turn left and sharp left again 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 23 Author Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Signal Post said: Didn't manage to make it to Bangor today after all. Got up early and went down to the kitchen for breakfast only to discover the small matter of a leaking roof.......! Hopefully all sorted now and planning on getting up there tomorrow so hopefully will get to see Brookhall Mill and finally meet @Patrick Davey and @Tullygrainey. Jeepers that’s horrible - hope it’s all sorted now and that we’ll see you tomorrow! 1 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 24 Author Posted March 24 (edited) What a great weekend at the Bangor show! Particularly great to chat to the following forum members: @Kirley - thanks Kieran for your help! @Signal Post - super to meet you Damien! @Metrovik - and super to meet you too John! @Dunluce Castle - great to see you again Nelson and to meet your dad! @Dave - thanks again Dave for the BHM baseboards! @leslie10646 - thanks for the two lovely new wagons, Leslie! @WRENNEIRE - good to meet you again Dave! And of course a special word of thanks to @Tullygrainey ~ thanks Alan for your amazing help over the weekend! Here are a few photos of Brookhall Mill from the weekend, more to follow, along with some video clips. Edited March 25 by Patrick Davey 9 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 24 Author Posted March 24 10 minutes ago, Galteemore said: So sorry to miss this —arriving one day too late! Are you in town? 1 Quote
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