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Thankfully not! But he might buy it and build a wall round it, and make Kerry pay........

A link to Ken's Class 800 drawings;-

With recent requests for Class 800 drawings I post below KMCE's scanned drawings in pdf format. It was Ken's intention to complete out a general arrangement set of drawings and make them available to fellow modellers, sadly time ran out for him, but with these drawings he will be remembered. scan751 front.pdfscan752 Side Cab.pdfscan753 Side Valves.pdfscan754 Side Front.pdfscan755 Third Cylinder Section.pdfscan756 Third Cylinder Valve Section.pdfscan757 Boiler Tubes.pdf Eoin

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Didn’t realise Trump became mayor of cork…..

"IXION" had to be returned. One of the motorised bogies was not working.

This was my go at the Worsley Works laminate etches, though a few of my own bits were added! Eoin

But there’s a shipping fee of £$€200 per item to any address in the Rebel County….

Deltic is 1’ longer

Nice - were these your longest prototype? Longer than the Deltic?

The new arrivals keep rolling off the production line and into our hands here at Accurascale Towers as we continue to catch up on our backlog and finally see some light at the end of the tunnel. Back-log is rather apt, as today we reveal our production sample Class 50s! Demand for our hoovers has been huge. So much so, we had to extend the size of the first production run of these iconic beats twice over. This resulted in the delivery delay (as well as some tooling refinements throughout the process) but we are delighted to announce that production is now complete on our EE Type 4s! We received the production samples just before Chinese New Year began last month, and have been assessing them ever since. Overall, the decoration, fit and finish, as well as build quality and performance are excellent and we are delighted with how they have turned out. We have observed some minor fettling points such as fit of the removable roof hatch and some smaller details, and have asked for these to be improved before delivery. This will be fed back to the factory once they open next week, but we do not foresee it causing any major delivery delays. Once we hear back from the factory as they assess our feedback and make a plan of implementation, we will have a confirmed delivery date which we will then share with you. But, they're very close to setting off from the factory to our warehouse! In the meantime, let's check oogle our vacs! With the recent arrival of our Mark 2c coaches, these 50s make a very timely appearance in our quest to build out full train formations in a joined up range of models. We are currently sold out pre-order, but will likely have some stock back on sale after they arrive with us, and your local stockist may still have availability too, so be sure to check them out! Watch out for a more accurate delivery date within the next two weeks, but look forward to a spring delivery for your hoover! View the full article

Christ I didn’t realise you could get Irish models for free….must be looking in the wrong places!!!

I’ve no experience of building in 7mm apart from one diminutive narrow gauge scratch-build and a few O:16.5 conversions using proprietary OO chassis but I’ve recently had a chance to look quite closely at a variety of standard gauge 7mm locomotives, both kit-built and scratch-built. What I’ve seen suggests to me that while 4mm work can be described as model making, some of the work that I’ve seen in 7mm approaches miniature engineering, especially when it comes to things like suspension systems, gearboxes and working inside motion. Respect! Alan

Hi quality multi-media NZR coach kits with 3D printed bodies, underframes and roofs are produced in S and 9mm Scale by locally based suppliers, so print size and distortion shouldn't be an issue. https://nzfinescale.com/emporium/164-kits/bp91-addington-car-kit/. Main priority at the moment is completing a long list of unfinished projects.

Nice one John. I did some outline etch designs for the Laminate underframe some time ago, as well as a master for the CIE version of the Commonwealth bogie sides. My main issue was to capture the roof and side strapping detail while keeping the build and solder work required relatively easy. (ya know, cut, bend, bolt or solder with minimal parts). Like yourself, floating rather than progressing it (just too busy on other projects currently). But who knows!

Check here https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/resources/

Those coaches do look very nice! The tiny percentage of shrinkage isn't noticeable, but the unavailability of the 60' coach kits used as a donor is now a problem. I agree that a 3D printed core would be a good approach, and would allow the distinctive profiles and widths of the Irish coaches to be better represented, as well as making them scale length. You would need several variants of the 3D printed core to cover all the types but I don't imagine that to be a major problem. Quite a large print though - can your suppliers to than and would it stay straight?

Doubt if it is a kit, as all Worsley stuff is just a set of etches. So no castings and no instructions either. On the other hand, they make a good start for any scratchbuilding project because they remove the need for a lot of marking and cutting out. Generally pretty accurate in my experience, but that lack of instructions can make identification of parts difficult. Have a look at my workshop thread for the Swilly Barclay 4-6-0T I build last year

Interesting to hear of the problems with larger scale stuff, but that Rio Grande stock is fabulous. I could easily be smitten, had I the space...

ln hindsight a 3D printed core or shell would nicely complement the overlays for early CIE coaching stock I produced about 10 years ago. The overlays for CIE 'standard" 61'6" coaches were 'shrunk' to fit an Airfix/Dapol 60' Stanier coaches, but could be re-sized to the correct length and height. BSSGV 1901-4 Brake 2nd Open 2nd Buffet car. Ironically while I built several of these coaches for customers, I did not keep any for myself which kind of adds an incentive to build some scale length/width coaches for myself.

Possibly Accucraft 7½" Ride-on through the Corridors of Power https://www.livesteamstation.com/accucraft-ride-on Only thing there made in China, possibly some concessions from Xi, so Donald, Xi, Putin and Kim can play trains together and give the rest of the World a break.

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has built the Worsley Works Passage tank kit (Cork Blackrock and Passage Railway - CBRPR) and how did you find it to assemble? Think I found a ref photo on web of one assembled (attached). Thanks

Apologies donated

Are you looking to purchase, or donated ietms? Folks here would possibly like to know.....