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That's it Andy, the Worsley Works kit is already here.

Park Royal Coaches I used Park Royal sides from Worsley Works along with underframes and roof from Comet. I also got a resin bodied kit from IFM so I've ended up with 5 coaches. I blocked out the circular windows on some of the coaches. Some Coaches will be painted CIE Green and the rest Orange/Black. The other Coach in the picture is a K15 which is part of another Project.

My current project is building brass coaches and I decided to use Bachmann Commonwealth bogies. Then the problem arose in how to attach the plastic bogie frames to the brass underframe and most importantly be able to run properly. I consulted with 'Hidden Agenda', my engineering guru on these type of issues and he outlined the principals to follow. This is what I came up with using Evergreen Tubing 224 & 226 and plastic card. I tried this but it did not give me enough clearance for the bogie to swing freely so I added a plasticard collar to lift the bogie. A square piece of plasticard is fitted over tube to act as a retaining nut. Finally a test run to ensure all ran freely.

BARRIER WAGONS SSM brought out Barrier Tank Kits which will go along with the soon to be released Ammonium Tanker Kits. The Barrier Wagons sit on top of 42' flat Wagons also supplied by SSM so you have to build the Flats as well as the Barrier Tanks. The build is straight forward except for the Flats which are 'fiddly' in parts. The kits are in brass which can be soldiered or Superglued. The resulting Wagons are quite heavy resulting mainly from the brass tube used for the tank body. Looking forward to the release of the Ammonium Tanker Kits and to run an 'Ammonium Train'.

They are Fox letters and numbers, 2mm. A tedious process, I started doing numbers but gave up.

Finished building my Vans and painted them. I attached a Provincial Wagon (UTA Van) at the end of the rake to show the difference in size of these 24' Wagons. I did a short video of the wagons in action on "Kirley Junction"

UTA Brown Vans. The Brown Van had either a 14' or 15' wheelbase which ruled out using anything in the Dapol kit range. I contacted Cambrian Models and Parkside Dundas who were excellent in trying to meet my requirements. Both put forward underframe suggestions. The Cambrian ones involved cutting and lengthening the solebars of some of their wagons while Parkside had a Plate Wagon chassis (PC16) with a wheelbase of 15'. For the bodies I used Evergreen 4080. Roofs to meet the 24' length were not available but I stumbled across Coopercraft who did RFC MON Roof 50' (Ex Monster Vans) and cut them to fit. The underframes in black are the Parkside with the 2 grey from Cambrian Models. Waiting on some Evergreen Channel to finish off the door runner's and then ready to paint.

Colin, they are supplied as part of Dapol Stanier kit. No they are a distance apart as you can see if you view the video.

CIE Bredin Coaches I built three coaches, a Buffet and two Corridor Standards, using JM Design Kits. They are coach side overlays designed to fit a Dapol Stanier 60' body shell. I must congratulate John on these excellent kits and also for his aftersales service for people like me who have difficulty in reading written instructions. Buffet Car Corridor Standards I did a very brief video of them running at Kirley Junction but I still can't embed the clip so here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl4ta8iJ1EY&feature=youtu.be

I decided to put all my projects under one heading rather than start a new topic every time, so here goes. NIR CAF 4000 Just completed a conversion of a Bachmann Class 170 into a representation of an NIR CAF 4000. The main work was in the roof, getting rid of the 170 bits and adding roof ribs and vents. Otherwise a repaint job but the livery design meant lots of masking and re-masking to get the NIR livery. The decals are from Railtech. I did a short video of the CAF in action on Kirley Junction and tried to embed it with out success. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09EZOnOV4KQ&feature=youtu.be

It's turned out really well David

Just something magical about your layout Gerry.

Excellent progress David

Superb detailed work, excellent finish.

Fantastic workmanship -well done.

Just had a quick look through this new Web Site, well done, a great start. I'll be following your progress with interest.

John, try Dart Castings for a donkey: http://www.dartcastings.co.uk/dartcastings.php

Thanks for the new pics.

What about a Christmas update Hunslet for all your followers, I'm dying to see your station developing?

Hi Hunslet I took up this hobby in Autumn 2009 and built a layout in the loft to match the space I have. Then I discovered Irish models and the possibility of making them. My main focus has been on making, converting, scratch building all kinds of rolling stock. One of my problems is I have not concentrated on a particular area so my stock ranges from UTA/CIE to NIR/IE current stock. I look with envy at period layouts like Kilagan, Cookstown Junction and your GVSt project and have decided to ditch my poorly constructed layout. My next problems is what era to cover and will probably go for one that will cover past and modern eras but it’s all still in my head. Hence no photographs of my current layout as it does not meet the very standard set by yourself and others.

But for your mention in the Irish Group section I would have missed this. This certainly brings back memories, I was in Gt Victoria Street the morning it was bombed. Love your housing detail not to mention all those Railcars. I thought Colm was the only one who had a go at them. Please put up more pictures of them in the Irish Group Section, especially the DH. It's my next major modeling project and am in the process of gathering up the bits and pieces. Continuing success on your layout project like myself confined to the loft for space.

Excellent layout and very atmospheric, it just draws you in. I appreciate all the technical details given.