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bhoulihan

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  1. I have controllers for sale in cork area have pictures all never used if interested can contact me here
  2. hello I am not the best of soldering I am looking for someone in cork willing to help wiring up the tracks for me as I don’t trust the prewired fishplates
  3. My new model railway room

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    1. Georgeconna

      Georgeconna

      Nice one, I remember you from Marks when I was there! Thats looks to be a great set up!

  4. bhoulihan

    bhoulihan

  5. Just wondering. If any members trying their locomotives and rolling stock with hunt couplings on their layout or even change the couplings on their Murphy model locomotive or likes of Marks Models going to order some as have pay sterling Price of 15 pounds for a packet of 10
  6. Just wondering if member uses kingspan foam on top their baseboards as a foundation as they would pink or blue extruded foam boards on their baseboards in the USA or would you use cork
  7. I am doing a new layout on to a old baseboard but some of the old baseboards tops have spilts in the baseboard tops I was due to get a hobby shed for it I wouldn’t be able to get it for a while and due to covid 19 I will not able to get new replacements tops for a while it be a while before I can see my new layout design up and running
  8. Just wondering if anyone would have used Kingspan foam board as part of their building of their baseboards or part of the plan
  9. Hi wondering if hunt couplings would work with Irish coaches on your model layout as they are a uk company that makes them as they are new on the market and would you try them
  10. I have a layout using peco track but I want to replace it with fliechmann ho flex track with a new track plan when I get some track in the near future so I am wondering did any members have tried the fliechmann track
  11. I have a dcc layout but I have a few dc locos and rolling stock is there a way of running dc locos on the layout on it I have a hornby R8012 HM 2000 controller can just swap controller
  12. Every time I try a locomotive it stops at the same electro frog point  every time 

    1. Broithe

      Broithe

      That sounds like the switch blades, as in the picture I just posted - try making sure the moving blade actually connects to the fixed one.

  13. The. Peco points are a good electro frog points & wired correctly  

    1. Irishrailwayman

      Irishrailwayman

      Perhaps the wheels are wider or need to be re- gauged?

    2. bhoulihan

      bhoulihan

      Thanks for the tip

  14. Do anybody have trouble with peco points when trains go over them that cause a short every time even though you clean the track & clean the loco wheels & oil it
  15. I am just wondering what is the easiest way to ballast the track the old fashioned way using 50/50 glue water washing liquid or try ballast magic by deluxe material as I never ballast track before and which type of ballast is the best to use
  16. At the moment it's just 1 locomotive just stops at the point I have test the rest at the weekend
  17. When runs on my layout the locomotives keep stopping at the same part of the point is anything Ivan do to sort it out as I clean the track before every run and clean the wheels on the locomotives as my ecos command station keeps showing the short sign as the loco comes near it any tips will greatly needed
  18. I am looking for someone to take them of my hands for free
  19. If u want u can have them for free I can give to you if you're around cork I can post them to u
  20. I have a lot of hornby track peco power motor points & other items for sale or good home as I am only working on doing a Irish layout
  21. I am wondering is where can I get the esu ecos 50200 digital command station in Ireland as I have trouble finding it here
  22. I am from cork and I am looking for help with a simple lay out and wiring with a track plan as my baseboard is in 3 parts as I am not greatest u can contact me at billhoulihan@icloud.com
  23. Hi there I have a small problem I am debating to use foam underlay from woodland scenics r don,t use any on track plan I am to build & is flexi track any good
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