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    4. Irish Model Layouts

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  2. Photo Galleries

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    2. What's happening on the network?

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    3. Photos & Videos of the Prototype

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  3. Railway related Modelling

    1. Aviation & Maritime Modelling

      From Airfix to ZTS Plastyk - Aviation Modellers are go for takeoff!

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    2. Bus models

      Single or double decked, modern or classic - no model railway is complete without a bus!

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    3. Trucks, Vans and cars

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    4. Buildings and kits of buildings

      A forum for discussion, dissemination and build blogs for railway related and layout buildings and kits

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  4. Non Irish Railway Modelling

    1. British Outline Modelling

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    2. US / Canadian Railway Modelling

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    3. Continental European Modelling

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  5. Shops, Manufacturers & Services

    1. Shops

      Official stockists in Ireland of Irish Railway Models and related items.

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    2. Manufacturers

      Manufacturers, large and small of Irish Railway Models, Stock and accessories

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    3. Services

      Painting, Resprays, Weathering, Detailing, DCC Installation and more!

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    4. Defunct and Closed Down

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  6. Letting Off Steam

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      Rapido USATC S160 2-8-0

      By Horsetan · Posted

      No. The cylinders appear to be exactly in the right place. What Rapido have done is to insert a thick washer/bush between the coupling and connecting rods in order to fill in the difference in gauge. Removing the bush allows the coupling rods to move outwards when P4 wheelsets are inserted; connecting rods and return cranks don't need moving out, as they're already in the correct alignment.
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      "Voiding the Warranty" - Mol's experiments in 21mm gauge

      By Mol_PMB · Posted

      I’ve fitted the glazing and the smoking labels. In 4mm scale the latter are only impressions- the lettering isn’t quite readable. The transfers also look a bit faded in colour, but the real things faded too. They are applied to the inside of the window glass (and it is real glass).  Anyway, the trouble with taking a closeup macro photo and then posting it in a large size is that it highlights all the imperfections I hadn’t spotted with the naked eye. But sometimes life is too short to worry about the roughness of the paint! This picture also shows the door bangers from Archer rivet transfers.    I’m pretty pleased with how this is coming together, but there are a few tweaks I’ll make to the body etch artwork before making it available to others, to correct some minor issues I’ve had to deal with in the build. 
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      Rapido USATC S160 2-8-0

      By Mol_PMB · Posted

      Will you have to move the cylinders out too, with the re-gauge?  I'd be interested to see some photos of how you go about the conversion of something like this.

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