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Fab Trips. Beats Athenry. Off next week and was looking at taking me Dad for a trip from Cork to Galway and back up the WRC, the length of time to do it is nuts.

Da job, You would be well miffed after paying out the 650 for one when they came out. Goo price now despite their problems.

Went for the Black roof ones myself. Had the whole lot of coach options selected and the total price 6 month payout was a sobering 180 per month so cut back a tad. Have to eat too!! When I started the Irish stuff it was just a 141 and a couple of cravens running around a Country Terminus I had in Mind.

Peco did it in Beer the other day riveting...

Nice one on the video, Was planning to go up with my Dad but a deadly case of man flu struck so stayed put. Balls as Marks had some O gauge stuff for me too. Ah well. On the plus side saved 70 notes worth of Diesel so that will go on summit else no doubt as going to Scale Model World in Telford in 2 weeks time.

Had a mission to get 7 set of Tara's for 2 friends. Guess that is a mission abort now. Just goes to show some people are not swayed by uber detail and will happily run stock as such. Maybe a railroad range is forthcoming.

Wise choice, Can also be rereleased numerous times with Different numbers over the next while I expect.

Kinda Called Smuggling that would be.

Have done this am Sometimes lads might have a fix for the issues Stephen rather than sending it back that's all, Others have also done same. No other agenda I

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Love the banter.

FS he probably did it in 2 mins for bit of a Giraffe. Expecting a Rembrandt r summit? Relax dude.

I passed on details to Mark about a lad I met in Dublin last month, He makes Museum Quality 3D prints sand would take commissions, None of this sanding down nonsense. He had a 3D print of a Gemini Space Capsule which was amazing. Top quality gear of the shelf. The Model Bunker™ You can see the Gemini space capsule on a Facebook vid on the link below. It's going to a Museum in the USA. 3D Models Kits (facebook.com) the bomb and troller below I seen in the flesh and were amazing finish.

Better printing there from what I seen Before and its turned out nice.

Saw That at lunchtime, the joys of Tail Lifts. Dunno what the lads was doing on the back of it, should of turned the pallet in the truck. And good luck with the insurance on that as the Carrier has limited liability so hope they have their own!!

Decided to give it a go last night and the result is an engine that does not fall off the track. bit frustrating and fiddly to do especially the spring element as that was expected to ping off into the universe, however it did fall off on to the track thankfully on the 1st test run post-surgery and was put back in where is has stayed put. Only thing that was missing was one of the chain attachment part that hangs off the body and the chain get fixed to . 2 foot steps had broken off and re set To do this I looked at the coupling and removing the buffer beam it looked like I could slip the coupling out without removing the body and that was the case. 2 screws for the Buffer Beam and out it pops, 3 Screws for the Kinetic Coupling and out it slides, just watch that Spring!! Sand down the profile of the main part and re sit. Only thing now it does not like 3rd rail!! Beast of a Model, the weight is something altogether, the cab lighting is unreal along with the engine room lights, Etched footsteps too!. Sound is immense too even just idling! Delighted to have now the 1st two loco from the IRM /Accurascale stable in the fleet. Think that is me full to the brim with UK Locos now, just one more to come and that will be the Leader from KR. 20221020_224017.mp4

Looking at another lessor known forum some surgery is required. seems to be the Kinetic Couplers (not a great fan of those as the Murphy Mk.2's ones and some of the IRM bogie flat wagons don't like recentre) causing the issue. See the profile is changed on the top bar in the piccy below. Screwdrivers are the ready....sometime when the bench is clear of stuff. Nah! they were on the yoke when it arrived, One fell off already on its first lap.

Mine finally arrived Today, Nimbus with sound. Nice one! Rushed out to the shed at lunchtime found it is the only Loco in my Stable with Derails at 2 spots plus a clicking sound from the bogies. Generous enough Curves too and the Similar bogie'd 31 / 201 no issue. More investigation needed but similar to this. from 5.43min My own Vid below also included. Any one else come across this? I don't see any fixes on the nett at the mo. 479397285_20221020_142226(1).mp4

Fingers crossed its a 22000 as that is well outside my sphere of interest and will save me a few bob! Old Gen Railcars had some sort of Nicety's and comfort about them but still don't feature too heavy in my rolling Stock list! A Breakthrough release into TT Scale with 141 and Cravens Train set with correct track would be ace though.

Some bang just behind the buffer!

Just came out a short time back. Loco look very nice too. only Available on line from the Big H. Now was there not a Accurascale box with TT marked on it doing the rounds :). Seems to be the next big thing to make a few quid off of with Peco, Heljan etc starting the flow. Hope it kicks off would be a nice thing to have choice of this year ago as a 125 in this scale would be Ace.

Well that's the Geest ones ordered!! Looking forward to my Nelson dragging these around! Fyffes in the next run I spose!!

Bit more here nicked from RMWEB. Late50s and early 60s: Fyffes to Exeter Central from Southampton. Dedicated, fully fitted trains of proper banana vans. Often Nelson turns (Eastleigh Loco) in 1960/61. Exeter Central Up Yard had a special Fyffes Depot for ripening and distribution. Pic of Liverpool, unreal amount of Wagons Landscape Histories from the Air : Garston Docks (cam.ac.uk) Now I thought it would of been nice to Release a MN Elder Fyffes Loco too at the same time

Could be but these were brought over say on a Ffye's ship so I would expect they would run directly to the companies off loading point for quick handling en mass some trains having 70 vans from what I read.

Bit of a Vid of the History of these...not for kids its seems!!