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    Fresh eYes.. ....Mid 50's with 5 kids from 8+ to over 20
    Living in southeast midlands.
    total allthingstrainmodelling newbee, on steep learning curve.
    interested in industrial history and a lot more, occasionally work on railsides and infrastructure as subbie

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    irish rail for now, used to have many more until santa brought the train set

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    parent, farmer, contractor, materials supplier & more.

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  1. years ago, I got done from a site like this , i suspect its a fake site. selling models https://www.uitlr.xyz/products.aspx?cname=irish+train+sets&cid=25
  2. is the pandemic over? we have been so busy at work past 3 years, i haven't had much time as usual. hardly ever time for IRM. the update , i have all the faults sorted bar a few wires, over 25+ turnouts installed all now leveled perfect, (very time consuming) a base undercoat of landscape scatter, grass and lots of ballast to take the look of the sand base of the model railway, as scenery will have to wait until turnouts are automated where sand was unforgiving in getting the track level , with pvc and sand over painted ply base, to undo anything, just pour water over pvc/sand it leave 30 seconds, add more water, and excavate the sand, oh so easy, everything come up so trouble free, no track nails and no solid glues. my dec/jan break was ruined by one big family cough and cold, so i just worked on model landscape. thats finsihed for now so its time to plug it all in again. as i had to dismantle the entire layout 3 years ago to install block occupancy. If and when i get the trains running again i can post a video when, IF it runs again, as we now have broadband, but not in train attic yet, it will be.... happy christmas for 2023... in-case its another hectic year, and i dont get back
  3. Hi Ken. we supplied seeds for the recent works to stabilize the Avoca mines in about 2018, if i can find the landscape architect i ask if there maps ? it may take some time, ..... as those files are archived
  4. There's lots of web chat unverfied/unofficial talk of boycotting all countries that support Russian war . including China and India. that will slow down production boycott also suggested for Germany and France also if No Fly Zone is not enacted. we may all have to buy kits from local makers.
  5. Wonderful photos, just saved page to my fav's, something i rarely do. i just love those photos of the GSWR wagons: and GSR wagons: ,GS grain hoppers, equivalent to LMS grey in England Ranks wagon and the CIE grey thank you, as usual...
  6. chug a chug chooo chooo, and another train set rumbles around the xmas tree, and another family get sucked into mod'rail at their peril. Seasons greetings and a happy new rail model.
  7. is it not a garden railway? who needs a room
  8. photo 20 of 52 shows the platform, p`16, what i suppose is signal box, cute! https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-brockagh-lower-glenfarne-co-leitrim/3547904 theres even enough room to store all the empty IRM boxes photo 13 has rusty shed industry in background, drool drool
  9. is there a video about fitting the loksound chips? to the A's
  10. thanks, Robert, I think your footbridge is one of the nicest models of anything to do with Irish rail , since i saw the post the other day, i just keep wondering where a foot bridge will fit on layout, found three spots at least,
  11. are there any other options for chips, the warranty is 12 months on A's, i need a chip to test the A,s
  12. Sorry Robert, i missed this post, yes i would love a footbridge. if I am not too late.
  13. Oct 2021, 3 full years since i started this my first layout, being a crop farmer, I have no time to model railway from spring to November, but will make up with lots of time off in winter. Irish rail continued to buy our seed products for landscape repairs on the permanent way, one job was sowing the Irish rail Biodiversity works in the portlaoise service depot, we supply a specialist bespoke product to grow on rocky gravelly soil out the back lot. I did blag me way so i could visit the depot to see where the seed mixture was going to be planted, (to get it right! of course)and get a close up look at the depot, but in the end was too busy to go, as the harvest was hectic this sunny year. I did say i was railway modeller with Construction card, PPE and all, if Irish rail continue to buy, a visit is still on the cards. The Layout. at the very end of a long winter and late spring, I finally got a loco to run around all the tracks, so the power is correct and connected. all well, bar a few bumps and badly sloped bends on inclines, but as its all laid on sand, just wet the track, lift and add more sand and PVA. there a dodgy track in a tunnel, again thats just a leveling issue. The post, brought a new A or two and these lovely engines will like other sit in boxes, unused until i get the track perfect. I had planned to install my first turnout motors, but if i get the track running perfect this side of christmas, i will be happy.
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