Stunning work, your track work with the weathering and details is incredible. The depot and fueling point are top notch. Definitely something I'll be aspiring too
Cheers! I do get strange looks when photographing old car parks and patches of concrete :) wait til you see the next video, the experiment with the powder on concrete worked and I’m very happy with how the patchy old tarmac surface came out!
I am really impressed.with you work. Trackwork and ground cover is second to none. I have Irish blood a great grandmother from Dublin. Hi from NZ. Irish models like NZR ones are out of my price range so I model loosely SE UK. Regards Bernie...have subscribed 😊😊
Thank you Bernie! Appreciate the compliment. Love NZ, we were there in 2007 and drove around both islands over a three week period. Absolutely beautifully and hope to get back again some day :)
Greetings from Wales! Just stumbled across your channel. I'm blown away by your modelling skills. The TMD is amazing, you have taken realism to another level! Love the IR motive power too. I prefer using weathering powders for rolling stock too, for the same reasons you mention.
Thanks Karl, really appreciate your kind comments :) I do love weathering locos, I get a sense of giving them a story and adding the experiences they’ve been through!
Can I ask. Where did you get ur Irish Rail locomotives. I will eventually be looking for some and hopefully some of the old burgandy NIR rail stock. Layout looking great.
They’re rarely available in shops so mostly of them are through eBay, trading with other modellers etc. you’ll usually find them at the main shows during the year, or at the swaps that happen in Bray every now and then. The A classes were new from Irish Railway Models when they came out a couple of years ago. I started building up the collection only two years ago and am up to 26 :) so it can be done!
What paint are you using to weather your 141 121s ?iv an 071 id love to weather but cant find railmatch roof dirt or sleeper grime on amazon or in marks models in dublin.
I know the feeling. It’s very hard to find and then very hard to get from the UK. So i made my own mixes using Humbrol. The frame dirt on the locos for the bogies and wheels is Humbrol 29:160:33 in the ratio 3:4:1 and then thinned down 1:1. After this dries I usually go over it with weathering powders, with mixes of Humbrol light rust, brown and black for oil. You can dab a bit of clear gloss varnish for shiny effects. Everything is sealed with a light coat of Matt varnish. For the body, I did start using the airbrush but have mostly avoided it, focusing on weathering powders. It’s easy to overdue the airbrush and it’s much simpler to correct mistakes with the powders :). I usually give a very light spray along the bottom edge of the chassis with the frame dirt mix above. Next is a very dilute black wash across the whole body to bring out the detail, using cotton buds with thinner to streak down the sides. For the rest of the dirt I use black weathering powder mixed with baby talcum powder in various shades of grey. For oily patches it’s pure black weathering powder. And for dirty areas I mix some light rust and brown. Brushing it on doesn’t work so I find what works best is dabbing it on lightly with a big soft brush. It takes a lot of time and you can seal it between layers if you’re happy with something but want to keep going. Also from experience, make sure and clean the whole body with a soft cloth and either use gloves or a rotating mount to avoid handling. Weathering powders love finger prints! Everything is sealed again with Matt varnish when it’s complete. Hope that helps, I might make a video on the next one I do as there’s some interest in the technique :) happy to answer any more questions if you have them and good luck with your own project!
@@riverbankrailways thats a fantastic help to me.thank you.i love really heavily weathered locomotives.im want to do dublin era of the 70s as I was a kid on trains to school then and the trains were manky.nobody has done a tutorial on irish train weathering.especislly they generally orange iv been cautious to ruin an expensive 071.cheers for the tips on the paints. Dara
Your welcome Dara, that's how I started as well - use something old that you don't really mind if it goes wrong :) I must add a tutorial on the Irish railway model forums for others that might be interested
Stunning work, your track work with the weathering and details is incredible. The depot and fueling point are top notch.
Definitely something I'll be aspiring too
Cheers Malcolm, thank you for that :)
Absolutely amazing work!!!
Cheers Eoin, appreciate it :)
Love the layout. Brilliant weathering.please keep it up 🙏🇮🇪
Thank you Alan, that's the plan :)
Love the attention to detail, very impressive work
Thank you Kir7ley!
INcredible trackwork well done.
Thank you very much, appreciate that :)
Your modelling skills are amazing. All your details are so realistic and probably the best I have seen. I have subscribed. Thank you.
Thank you very much for that lovely compliment - it means a lot :) hope you enjoy the channel, another monthly update coming tomorrow!
Really interesting and informative video. Amazing layout. Looking forward to seeing (and learning!) more. M
Thank you M, appreciate the compliment and am delighted if you are learning from it :) Next video coming later today...
Beautiful work on the hard standing, great weathering job too! Joachim
Thank you Joachim ;)
Incredible attention to detail. This is possibly the most realistic weathering I’ve ever seen. Keep on doing what you are doing man!
Wow, thank you Dario! Appreciate the compliment :)
Love the mix of new and old point control.
Thanks Dibs yard :) the older point rodding was so fiddly, I have massive respect for anyone who puts significant amounts of it on a layout 😂
Your groundwork is insanely good. You have really observed the prototype and recreated it very well indeed
Cheers! I do get strange looks when photographing old car parks and patches of concrete :) wait til you see the next video, the experiment with the powder on concrete worked and I’m very happy with how the patchy old tarmac surface came out!
@@riverbankrailways ha ha. I bet!
Yes I'll keep my eye out for it.
Excellent work
Thank you Walter :)
I am really impressed.with you work. Trackwork and ground cover is second to none. I have Irish blood a great grandmother from Dublin. Hi from NZ. Irish models like NZR ones are out of my price range so I model loosely SE UK. Regards Bernie...have subscribed 😊😊
Thank you Bernie! Appreciate the compliment. Love NZ, we were there in 2007 and drove around both islands over a three week period. Absolutely beautifully and hope to get back again some day :)
Greetings from Wales! Just stumbled across your channel. I'm blown away by your modelling skills. The TMD is amazing, you have taken realism to another level! Love the IR motive power too. I prefer using weathering powders for rolling stock too, for the same reasons you mention.
Thanks Karl, really appreciate your kind comments :) I do love weathering locos, I get a sense of giving them a story and adding the experiences they’ve been through!
Can I ask. Where did you get ur Irish Rail locomotives. I will eventually be looking for some and hopefully some of the old burgandy NIR rail stock. Layout looking great.
They’re rarely available in shops so mostly of them are through eBay, trading with other modellers etc. you’ll usually find them at the main shows during the year, or at the swaps that happen in Bray every now and then. The A classes were new from Irish Railway Models when they came out a couple of years ago. I started building up the collection only two years ago and am up to 26 :) so it can be done!
Is there a club in Bray?
Not sure if there's a club but there are semi-regular fairs - check out: irishrailwaymodeller.com/events/event/162-train-model-fair/
What paint are you using to weather your 141 121s ?iv an 071 id love to weather but cant find railmatch roof dirt or sleeper grime on amazon or in marks models in dublin.
I know the feeling. It’s very hard to find and then very hard to get from the UK. So i made my own mixes using Humbrol. The frame dirt on the locos for the bogies and wheels is Humbrol 29:160:33 in the ratio 3:4:1 and then thinned down 1:1. After this dries I usually go over it with weathering powders, with mixes of Humbrol light rust, brown and black for oil. You can dab a bit of clear gloss varnish for shiny effects. Everything is sealed with a light coat of Matt varnish. For the body, I did start using the airbrush but have mostly avoided it, focusing on weathering powders. It’s easy to overdue the airbrush and it’s much simpler to correct mistakes with the powders :). I usually give a very light spray along the bottom edge of the chassis with the frame dirt mix above. Next is a very dilute black wash across the whole body to bring out the detail, using cotton buds with thinner to streak down the sides. For the rest of the dirt I use black weathering powder mixed with baby talcum powder in various shades of grey. For oily patches it’s pure black weathering powder. And for dirty areas I mix some light rust and brown. Brushing it on doesn’t work so I find what works best is dabbing it on lightly with a big soft brush. It takes a lot of time and you can seal it between layers if you’re happy with something but want to keep going. Also from experience, make sure and clean the whole body with a soft cloth and either use gloves or a rotating mount to avoid handling. Weathering powders love finger prints! Everything is sealed again with Matt varnish when it’s complete. Hope that helps, I might make a video on the next one I do as there’s some interest in the technique :) happy to answer any more questions if you have them and good luck with your own project!
@@riverbankrailways thats a fantastic help to me.thank you.i love really heavily weathered locomotives.im want to do dublin era of the 70s as I was a kid on trains to school then and the trains were manky.nobody has done a tutorial on irish train weathering.especislly they generally orange iv been cautious to ruin an expensive 071.cheers for the tips on the paints.
Dara
Thanks again.iv ordered paints from Amazon and thinner .iv an airbrush iv being wanting to use so will try on an old broken hst and see how I get on
Your welcome Dara, that's how I started as well - use something old that you don't really mind if it goes wrong :) I must add a tutorial on the Irish railway model forums for others that might be interested