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Brookhall Mill - A GNR(I) Micro Layout

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Patrick Davey

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34 minutes ago, LARNE CABIN said:

Hadn't heard of Sunrise Models before, Patrick. Had a quick look there, and looks interesting! Thanks for mentioning them! I'm thinking of something UTA ish for Harbour Road on Larne Harbour!

Definitely worth looking up, the chap who runs it is called George Heaney and he is very decent and very attentive to his customers, very highly recommended!

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30 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

Definitely worth looking up, the chap who runs it is called George Heaney and he is very decent and very attentive to his customers, very highly recommended!

Hear, hear. I have one of those GNR buses from George (in a box upstairs. I must stick it on the Richhill forecourt). Recommended supplier.

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A lot of action at the mill this weekend.....firstly, the glazing was completed in both buses, a job I had been putting off......

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Then I received two brake vans back from Gareth Brennan - I had built a Provincial Wagons GNR(I) brake but had given it to Gareth to finish off.  I had also given Gareth my JM Designs CIE brake van to have some transit damage repaired and he also added handrails for me:

 

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Gareth was also priming some carriages for me: 4 ancient Hornby compartment vehicles and a Provincial Wagons GNR(I) Y5 passenger van - all have since been painted to represent the classic GNR 'mahogany' livery:

 

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Decals and weathering are still to happen, along with a few small final details.

 

A productive weekend!

 

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Outstanding stuff, Paddy! Captures the era perfectly!

Question for the assembled company - I have several of those carriages too, which I bought for half of nothing on fleabay a while back, but they have old, coarse-sized wheels, which just bump over the sleepers of fine scale code 75 track.

Does anyone know what would be suitable wheelsets to get for them?

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6 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Outstanding stuff, Paddy! Captures the era perfectly!

Question for the assembled company - I have several of those carriages too, which I bought for half of nothing on fleabay a while back, but they have old, coarse-sized wheels, which just bump over the sleepers of fine scale code 75 track.

Does anyone know what would be suitable wheelsets to get for them?

R8096, if they are 12mm, which if ancient they are likely to be, rather than 14mm.

Beautiful work with the stock, Patrick. Only one thing missing from those buses/ Howden-Meredith wheels ! ;) 

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GNR(I) LORRY PROJECT

Recently I came across this picture:

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From the very interesting www.louthnewryarchives.ie website - well worth a look!

It's a GNR lorry (not sure what make) and it reminded me of this old Cooper Craft AEC Monarch lorry which I built about 40 years ago:

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So I thought I'd have a go at refreshing the model to look a bit more like the GNR lorry.  They're not the same make of vehicle but close enough I think for the model to pass the 'two feet' rule.  So a quick repaint followed, along with glazing, and decals were commissioned from Tom at Endon Valley Custom Decals (very highly recommended!)

Works for me!

 

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The past few weeks have been all about the cobbles......

 

1. The area to be 'cobbled' was built up with thick card, to a depth of a few mm below rail height:

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2. DAS clay was spread across the area, over a layer of PVA glue.  The clay was left to dry for a week or so, then sanded to tidy it up a bit:

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3. The sanded clay was painted black, for two reasons: to make it easier to see how the scribing would progress and also to add depth to the eventual grey colour:

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4: Then the scribing commenced, this took ages:

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With hindsight, I should have made the cobbles smaller.  The area jutting across the bridge will be for the coal lorry to park, and there will be a pile of coal to the right of it.

5. A couple of coats of grey paint were then applied by brush and sponge:

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6. Some individual cobbles were picked out in darker grey (should have done more of this) then a black overall wash was applied:

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Note: The remaining black areas will be where the low relief mill buildings will be located.

7. A few washes created a bit of texture and variety of shading:

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That's where I'm at now - next will be some drybrushing with greys and white, then some green scatter material will be added between some of the cobbles, to give a finishing touch.

 

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Just now, 2996 Victor said:

Fantastic work on the cobbles - more like setts, if I may say so - but no doubt about the superb outcome!

Cheers,

Mark

Thanks Mark and yes that's true, as they should have been smaller!  But maybe I'll say 'setts' now to make myself feel better!!  Cheers 🙂

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32 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

Seriously good, Patrick. I applaud your methodical patient work.

A bit worried by the huge bus fleet - or are they "Rail Replacement Buses" while the line was being upgraded?

Thanks Leslie! No need to worry, these are supplementary to the rail services, bringing workers from such isolated locations as Aghalee, Stoneyford and Hannahstown 🙂

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16 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

Thanks Leslie! No need to worry, these are supplementary to the rail services, bringing workers from such isolated locations as Aghalee, Stoneyford and Hannahstown 🙂

The good folk of Culcavey, Annahilt & Ravarnet will also need transport - or to they go by UTA?

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1 hour ago, Patrick Davey said:

More progress - brick pillars topped off with capstones and lifebelts provided above and beside the culvert. Also some weeds added, along the wall and between some of the setts and pavers. 

Fab workmanship, Patrick, just the right degree of greenery makes those setts and slabs look so convincing. The whole scene is looking really superb!

Cheers,
Mark

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23 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Excellent work Patrick. The layering of height effects is a world away from the billiard table with track on it one often sees (and I have often produced 😫). For the era, I think the lifebelts would be red and white, though. 

Ah - that’s what I need to hear, excellent! Cheers GM

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3 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

I'm tempted by that GNR passenger Y van......... need to check which was the one which ended up (briefly!) in CIE green.........and find a rationale for it to be pockling about in Wisht Kerry in 1963...............

 

Well, JB, Mrs McDonald has one left in her stock for Wexford, I think (heavy hint), and I have others here in Surrey!

Great stuff, by the way, Patrick!

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I wasn't happy with the spacing of the short rails between the running rails on each siding, nor was I happy with the layout of the cobbles/setts between them......

So it was all excavated and the surrounding areas masked off:

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Then the short rails were relocated and a new layer of DAS was applied:

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Am much happier with the look now - leaving the clay to harden for a few days then painting and scribing shall commence.

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