Patrick Davey

Looking forward to this very much!

Some more pics. Nearly there!

Looking great Kieran, such an elegant loco!

Much appreciated Hunslet, thank you!

Almost! Just a bit of work to be done by the forestry commission.... Nope, the train came so she's happily well on her way towards the seaside!

An outdoor photoshoot - natural light makes it all look better!

More scenic work today and the light helped the photography a bit too!!

Great to hear Keith! Good luck with the project!

Ha ha thanks Colm! Apparently Worsley Works do the corridor coach sides but as for the loco......em......if it wasn’t for the valve gear I’d have a go ok!! Loving your Ballycrochan Line btw!

Thanks Dave!

Yip well spotted - the platform and track are too far apart, could be fixed by major surgery to the platform edge so am contemplating that.....

Divine inspiration maybe.....

I had a go today at making the station name board using Slaters 3mm letters - with the over 40's eyesight working against me, the result isn't overly pleasing, so I may have to admit defeat and print this from the computer.

Three levels - am imagining a bird at the top of a tree looking down at the bus which is overlooking the station....

Nothing quite like close-up photographs to show you when you've messed up....!!

More work on the fencing today. And I can't resist filters!

Ok here's another one - with the Reverend Mother waiting on the train back to Ballycastle.

Cheers Hunslet!

More details added to Capecastle today.

Thanks Pat, they are birch trees from the Faller range, one large and three small. I have seafoam trees ready to assemble too because that end of the diorama needs to be quite heavily wooded as there was a plantation above the tunnel. Thanks for the nice comments Pat, appreciated.

Many thanks Kieran, appreciated.

Hello everyone, I haven't posted in this forum for a while due to being away from the scene - my last project was Ballynahinch Junction in OO gauge, thankfully now residing in the splendidly appropriate setting of the BCDR Royal Saloon at Downpatrick. I've been planning a GNR-themed micro layout over the past few years, baseboards and track all acquired, so more of that to follow I hope. In the meantime I decided to try and refresh the skills by building a diorama, and the result is Capecastle, seen here in the attached photos. Am close to finishing this project and it will be displayed at the Whitehead Model Railway Day on November 9th. Many thanks as always to Colm Flanagan for his encouragement! Hope you all like the photos. Many thanks, Patrick

Did OO Works do a black U as well as the blue one? I managed to get the blue U and also the black UG but didn't know there was a black U as well!

This is fantastic - full marks!!!

Nice model Kieran, your prolific output is mind-blowing! Looking forward to seeing the loco in action.