Georgeconna

Thanks guys, Got a new workshop a month or so ago as I was evicted out of my nice a cosy room so have not got much done in the way of building over the past year and I joined the local RC flying club for a change of scene so the new cabin has given me a gee up. Need to fill it with a layout as well at some stage!!

On the Garden Stuff it is my Dads layout, At the moment he has one Isle of Man Engine, Caledonia, A couple of bogie Coaches and a few 4 wheelers and some freight wagons. which were kits.The IOM stuff only come out once in a blue moon and he is a waiting for some Beyer Peacock loco to arrive. I I sold about 10 of my Murphy locos I might just about get a live steamer!!

Heres some piccys of the Rolling stock we have so far. These are not my shots.

This is the one we are waiting on, They are usually produced in lots of 50 so we have to wait till it reaches the MOQ before work is to go ahead. One of the Pevril locos was sold of by the RSPI making close or over a E1000 on ebay, If you miss the boat on the models there impossible to get. I think this type of loco also operated from Ballymoney in NI.

Not sure if these guys have been mentioned here before but they do some lovely Laser cut models to suit O and G Scale. The kits are very precise and go together easily.

Heres the link: http://www.ip-engineering.co.uk/acatalog/T___D_15_mm_Scale_Wagons.html

Check out the other products that do as well, There some interesting stuff. I see the ol fellas mas pressie!!

Cheer

George

Nicely kitted out, JdAM, AMRAAMS, Winders kits by themselves. Great looking model as well. Seen the Shaw 16s in this scheme for real back in 97 in the uk....

No, Were gonna go with screwing the track down into Rawlplugs drilled into the block and then the ballast. I think it is about 120 feet of track in all.

Everyone will be a Rebel after next Saturday!!

Rich, The Pics tell I lie, I did 99% of this, the ol fella telling me where I am going wrong!! LOL

Hi Folks,

Hope you don't mind me sticking up some info on the fair here. It was a great success last year and has given us the funding to get a few more layouts this year, We hope to have at least 7 on show all going well.

We have some different traders from last year so it is quite different from the 1st one. We try to encompass quite a braod spectrum of modelling with railway, Plastic, diecast, Boats etc. The only problem we have it the Venue is too small as we have a massive response to the fair from other traders.

Doors will be opening a bit earlier this year to alleviate the crowding we had last year.

Heres a list of the main displays that are going to be there:

Ed White Model Railway Accessories

Diecastmodels4u http://www.diecastmodels4u.ie/

M&M Diecast Models: http://mandmdiecastmodels.com/crane-diecast-models.html

Studio Scale Models: http://www.studio-scale-models.com/

Model Rail Baseboards: http://www.modelrailbaseboards.com/default.html

Michael Morris Card Kits

Dublin Model Shop AKA Walshies: http://www.dublinmodelshop.com/

Max Decals: http://maxdecals.com/ New IAC Decal Sheet out now

RB Productions: http://www.radubstore.com/

Atlantic Model Boat Club

Detail Matters http://detailmatters.co.uk/

8Ft Flesichmann HO Model Railway

16ft US HO Model Railway

Connaton N Gauge Model Railway

Wellingtonbheag N Gauge Irish Model Railway or possible new n Scale layout on show.

Kieran Nolan - William Britain's Collectable Model Soldiers. http://www.wbritain.com/newrelease.cfm

IMPS Ireland - Cork Branch

Shamrock Miniatures - http://www.shamrockminiatures.com/en/webshop/home

Decs Model Garages http://www.decsmodelgarages.com/page_1.html

16ft N Gaage Amercian layout by James Dewar

DCC Smoke and Sound layout from Mark Dunlea

Kevin Meanys Irish Railway Figures

All Scale Models http://www.allscalesmodels.com/inf/About-Us

If you like Lima Class 47s I hear there is going to be a massive offload by one trader...

Also many other private traders selling Railway, Plastic kits, Diecast, Circus etc will be on hand. Depending on the turnout I hope to be able to Donate some proceeds to the RPSI this year.

Hope to see some of you boys and girls there

Thanks

George

Heres a couple I did myself, Used Revell Satin 364, Decals are Guaranteed Irish from Studio Scale Models

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And heres the Second Installment, bit more done and the track bed has been laid and settled. Pond dug and infill in the inclines and the over/under bridge as ready to be poured.

Not Strickly an Irish layout but it is in Ireland so hopefully it will fit in. Maybe some T&D or Blackrock and Passage G Scale will come along some time soon!!

I started this with my Dad last year and was at it on and off. It had a long gestation time with the Garden hose being contorted into some impossible and over ambitious track plans so in the end we chose a simple dog bone with one end flipped over if you get my drift.

At first we will be using Isle of Man Rolling stock from Accucraft until some Irish stuff come along!!!

Heres a few pics of progress over the last year, after the plan was laid out we got soap stones and set these proud of the soil so it is easier to strim and cut the grass around the trak without damaging it, Track is all Peco, of course the ground undulates so give it a nice feel as it goes along disappearing in some cases. We will have a pond and bridge and deep cutting. Tracking layout should begin withing the next week or two.

Heres the 1st set of pics.

This came along half built and unpainted so I finished it off, A monster of a kit it is but impressive when finisihed...

That looks more like a Dc-8 than a 707, of course EI never flew 8s which were a far better looking aeroplane.

Yeah I heard about the Swiss Venoms, What a sad sight from when they used to be bombing about the sky only a few years ago

If you can send me a Poster or flyers I would be happy to stick them up in Marks Models shop in Cork for you.

Regards

George

Given the year it was I had to do one of these as well. This is the old tool Airfix Lanc and will most likely be my last given the newer tooling is out.

Great to see a aviation section...The flight fest influence perhaps.

This is the nice new tooling from Airfix, Went together well, one of the few kits I did this year so far/7q. Next one will be in IAC colours.

Decoders have arrived into Ireland from what I have been told, Packaging has to be sorted out as they don't fit into the Current MM Chip blister pack and then they will be on the Shelves very very soon.

Saturday the 23rd of Feb.

If anyones around this Saturday a chap will be giving a demo on how to make moulds and how to cast your own parts and the different resins available, Denis uses car parts as examples but a handy lesson if you don't know how. Its free as well. This was first given last year and was very interesting.

Kick off is at 1845hrs, Space is tight in the shop as we mostly have about 15-20 people at the gatherings.

The meetings usually focuses on plastic kit modelling so if anyones in Cork is interested do pop by on the normlly on the last Saturday of each month, Bar December / Holiday leave / Personal reasons. Check Marks Models Cork on Facebook/ Irishscalemodeller.com for info.

tks

George

You can only program with the pro box and its €200

Marks Models had the Probox in stock till fairly recently, Price E119.99, You can read back CVs etc with that unit.

They also have the new decoder in as well.

Cheers

George.

If your around Dublin drop it into Jim in Marks Models, Hawkins St and he should be able to sort you out as he has spares for all the MM models.

tks

G

I came Across a Program on BBC 4 Last Monday Night (I know its late telling ye now), It was pretty well done and about Narrow Gauge Railway in Wales and how people got together to Rescue some of them, There was some Excellent cine footage of NG railways back in the 50/60's along with industrial steam.

It was repeated again on BBC 3 at 9pm Wednesday pm.

Review blurb by:Patrick Mulkern

This charming film shows how a band of volunteers preserved derelict narrow-gauge railways and dinky Thomas-like steam engines. A lot of their labours in the 1950s to 70s were captured on remarkable colour cinefilm.

There’s the story of the Reverend Teddy Boston who bought a clapped-out engine called Pixie and built the Cadeby Light Railway in his rectory garden. Even more ambitious were two projects in north Wales: the Talyllyn railway that used to serve a slate quarry, and the Ffestiniog, whose restoration required a new tunnel through 271 metres of granite.

Fittingly, Jenny Agutter, forever associated with The Railway Children, is the narrator.

About this programme

Part one of two. The story of the visionaries who rescued some of the narrow gauge railways that once served Britain's key industries, including its mines, quarries, factories and docks. Home movies reveal how volunteers set to work to bring the lines and steam engines back to life after they disappeared in the years following the Second World War. Narrated by Jenny Agutter.

Next Mondays is about Standard Gauge railways and preservation featuring the Severn vally railway and KVR Railway.

Watch out for it as programs on BBC4 tend to get repeated, it is an hour well spent unlike the IR tripe some time back.

Heres the Link for more info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collections/p01277qd/steam-railways

G

Great stuff Des, I'll be on for 13 as I need to do a rake for a chap!!

Keep us posted when there ready to order.

G

Any chance there could be a night done in one of the Dublin Marks shops too? I think it could be a winner, failing that one of the clubs even? Good idea guys.[/TE]

 

This one is going to be in Cork, as I am arranging the Set up down here. Sorry guys. Going by the Response I have it will have to be outside the Shop environs.

 

Marks Models in Dublin shop is not a great layout for demos, No space.

 

A better bet for Dublin would be with the MRSI or SDMRC in there club rooms I would imagine. Maybe some enterprising individual can approach those guys or Des may be going down that avenue already.

 

 

Cheers

 

George

Had a little Chat with Des today and we discussed the possibility of having a weekday evening with him where he shows how easy it is to tackle some of his kits in his range along with Soldering Tips. Also They will be available to pick up on the day.

This will be held in Cork City.

I normally have a Modelling evening in Marks Models Cork the last Sat of each Month (except Dec) but I hope that this would generate large interest so the shop would be out for doing the display, obviously numbers pending. If a room was booked then I reckon it would be about a E5 each to attend. We will be looking at getting a camera and Audio Visual Display for the Demo. The E5 will be to cover the Room cost only.

This will be happening in the new year once SSM and myself has settled the details.

Check out this site on :

http://www.studio-scale-models.com/

If anyone is interested please PM me so I can do up a list of numbers.

Tks

George

Irishscalemodeller.com will be there with a plastic Models display as well. sounds an interesting day out.

Heres a bit more:

http://www.itsafeeling.com/events/title,29976,en.html

An Exhibit of Model Railways and Dungarvan Historic Railway

Category: Exhibitions and Shows

From 24 November 2012 to 25 November 2012

Does the event recur: Not Applicable

Starts at: 11am - 5pm

Admission: €8

Disabled access: Disabled Access

Event Details:

An exhibition of Model Railways and Dungarvan Historic Railway. A magical Christmas atmosphere by a log fire. Tea and coffee.

Contact: Margaret Flanagan

Phone: 058 41321

Email: coolecottages@eircom.net

Web: http://waterfordcottages.com