Galteemore

Looks like plunger pick ups too ….do those have enough spring in them to cover P4 width?

Well done - I wouldn't be brave enough to use superglue !!

Very neat soldering !

Wow what a story Darius. So glad it made a difference

Thanks for that. Very informative!

Terrific. Always liked those locos

Main effort of late has been finishing off some printed cattle wagons. These arrived in fairly good shape, 36.75mm wheels already fitted, with just painting, fitting of bars (0.7mm wire was what I figured would work) and putting the doors on. As supplied the planks had a distinct curve across the length of each, so I cut new planks from 10thou plastic and superglued these on top. Make a very nice rake. Ther is the odd irregularity, but one tends to look at a whole train in the case of wagons like this, so it all blends in. Cattle trucks, like signal cabins, are tricky to make, and this has saved a lot of work. Just need to fit couplings (thinking of using S and W). The 7:20 has a few empties tonight !

Looks fabulous Patrick - well done!

Very nice Patrick. The buffer housings should really be black to replicate GNRI practice

Lovely Patrick. Narrow Planet/Light Railway Stores can do BP worksplates, although in 4mm a dot of red paint or fine liner might work just as well

Ballymena had 2, including an unusual one with double arms ; one SG and one NG.

More common in NI perhaps

About 68 years before the second!

Ironically it’s the Anglos and the English who have actually invested significantly in Irish preservation - the Guinnesses at Straffan, the Cosbys granting access at Stradbally, Lord O’Neill at Shane’s Castle, David Laing at Giants Causeway - and it was English enthusiasts who kept money rolling into the 70s-80s RPSI tours. A few more eccentric peers might actually have been a good thing for Ireland’s preservation scene ….