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O gauge DCC sound version is amazing. Horns play Amhrán na bhFiann

got your name all over it @Darius43

Agreed Leslie. Fabulous set of pics and some especially good GNRI ones.

Love it Darius. Always had a soft spot for fire stations - spent a fair amount of time in them 45 years ago as my dad was a part-time fireman in NI. Mind you I do prefer the old school appliances they had to modern machines…. These ‘set piece’ scenes are attractive for modellers but often look as if they have just been planted without context. This looks very well indeed, and the scene hangs together as a whole.

Braver man than me! My Irish locos, crude though they are, will only leave the house under strictly controlled conditions…..

Fair price folks. If you want something that’s nicely finished off and looks ‘Irish’ it’s a no-brainer. Plus, for the especially devout, having been once owned by JHB, they count as a secondary relic.

What if they do a VS, Leslie? Will you buy 5? Heresy I know, but I think the UTA livery would have suited both V and VS.

Nonsense JB. You’ll be building a fleet of D16s in no time at all. That yellow yoke seems square and free of creases. That’s a basic skill well mastered already. But this does bring home a lesson. If you see a brass kit you like - and can afford it - buy it. The supply line is generally one person deep and all it can take is a bad winter or a car collision and your supplier is out of the picture - possibly permanently. It’s also a fair argument for keeping your modelling focus reasonably narrow - limits the amount of temptation!

Great stuff JB. Well done indeed. Brass 6w coach next. And I bet it’s felt really satisfying to see something you’ve made yourself !

Please do Leslie. Make sure it’s prior to 30 Sep 1957 ….

Looks great Leslie and a degree of undulation is normal. Can’t wait to see 207 running through !

Agreed. I think a lot of people would snap these up.

All modelling is a compromise Fran Key thing is actually consistency. As long as everything on the layout is of a similar standard it works. Judging by the quality you are churning out you won’t have an issue. And it is always far more satisfying to look at a model and think ‘I made that’.

There’s been an upsurge in small O gauge layouts driven by the availability of small RTR locos such as the Minerva Manning Wardle - pic below. Indeed, I actually had one of these on pre-order before I threw away all my GB outline ideas and went 5’3”. A lot of people in GB have have ‘light railway’ style layouts to allow a variety of stock. Such a small tank would probably sell well to this market.

Hi Fran. That’s very fine work! Depends what the item is. If you are making, for instance, working level crossing gates to be motorised, then making them able to move is important, and may involve some compromise of scale to make it robust. Generally though, the emphasis in a railway model is scale fidelity. This is where physics comes in and some materials such as plastic have limitations - they are simply too fragile when very thin. The sunburst gate you have so beautifully drawn would work best as an etching on brass, which would be thin enough to get the right definition but also strong enough to stand up by itself.