Irish Padre Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) Did some more platework on cab: rear cab upper, and coal bunker front complete with hatch. The latter still needs tidied a little but slashed my finger in mid-construction so didn’t linger once the essential work was done! The grilles were a pig - individual 0.3mm wires soldered in place....used a little plastic jig to ensure all were same length ! Lough Gill and Sir Henry had lost most of the grille wires by 1957 but Enniskillen’s were largely intact. Lucky me. Edited November 29, 2020 by Irish Padre 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 And Enniskillen’s platework starts to come together ....since slightly amended to make the coal rails closer together 6 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) ‘Large Tank’ gets large tanks. I’m in a Tier 4 area so may as well be busy....cab front is only tack soldered for now - needs to head forward. Simply in place to see if character of loco is finally emerging .... Edited December 21, 2020 by Irish Padre 6 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) Rolled a boiler and tried out some fittings...dome sprue needs filed off a bit more...only a test fitting but it’s getting there I think! Edited December 27, 2020 by Irish Padre 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hopefully the ‘face’ of the loco is beginning to show .....nothing fixed down yet but trial fits are encouraging.... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Looks very promising. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) Cheers Kirley. All soldered up now with door fittings installed.. .. Edited January 16, 2021 by Irish Padre 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I admire your patience for such a build, but it looks like it will be well worth it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) Slow progress ...included taking 4mm out of the boiler which was too long . That was fraught..... But on we go. The end is in sight although as I remember from Duke Of Edinburgh expeds in the Mournes, the top of a mountain can play tricks on your sense of perception....you aren’t as close as you think ! Adding a capuchon from brass ring means an NER chimney is transformed into the GNR one Enniskillen acquired in the early 50s. Sawn off and squeezed in a vice, a 3mm brass d ring for a handbag makes a passable water balancing pipe - and a very convenient brace for the cab steps. The ‘piano front’ in the top photo has been tidied up since ! Body almost done now...... brakes and sanders next.... Edited February 11, 2021 by Irish Padre 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) Enniskillen as she left Dundalk after final GN overhaul in 56. Fair amount to do yet but end is in sight.... Edited March 25, 2021 by Irish Padre 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Great to see it in colour, you're on the home run now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 And she moves....bit of fine tuning required but making progress... 8 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Some amount of work and I would assume blood, tears and sweat has gone into this build, but the video does everything justice. Realistic layout and station that oozes atmosphere 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Valve gear, coal and dirt added. Sorry about the cotton wool ‘steam’. I just couldn’t help myself. 12 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Well done, an excellent model. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted April 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 12, 2021 Lot of painstaking work done on the little details, really good looking with the weathering. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Lovely finish to the model, very realistic, well done 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) At Uckfield show last week, ‘Enniskillen’ had an outing on David Holman’s ‘Belmullet’, by kind permission . Here she briefly appears crawling on a cattle train. Excuse the dodgy camera work! Edited October 22, 2021 by Irish Padre 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Good to see posting again, you've been away for a while. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Padre Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Cheers Kirley. Been focusing on 3mm scale 3 foot gauge for a while as I had a short notice exhibition layout to build - pics below. Back to 7mm now! 21 minutes ago, kirley said: Good to see posting again, you've been away for a while. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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