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Great stuff. Presumably a longer traverser for Dundalk works came with it

That’s just terrific. Really looks at home

Not quite - too committed to 7mm! Tempted to meddle in a small GB S layout though……won’t say how many times I’ve looked at S society website….

Oh I’d love that in 7mm…..

North Antrim narrow gauge. NCC had a 5’3 one

Fab. Lived in Edinburgh for 4 years and never noticed it once !

Now that’s tempting. RDMRC was my club for a few years, and Railex my local show. Trevor’s layouts are stellar. Blakey Rigg is a fabulous evocation of the NER. As for Arcadia, it’s one of those layouts I’d be tempted to walk off with when the owner’s back was turned . Just the right size for me with lots to do on it http://www.s-scale.org.uk/gallery29.htm

That’s interesting. The last ‘railway policeman’ in Ireland retired as recently as 1983…..https://www.btphg.org.uk/?page_id=8045

Sorry Yes, it was an unusual model of policing outside Dublin. The RIC were armed as a matter of course (DMP followed UK unarmed pattern, later adopted by the Garda). Rifles/carbines were carried at the trail, as with Light Infantry and Gurkhas. You were never allowed to serve in your native area, as family pressure could be brought upon you to bend the law. My great-grandfather, although from SLNC territory, spent his career entirely in BNCR country. The modern Rifles regiment of the British Army looks just like the RIC on parade !

Constant running of trains! John’s points are quite correct. The mix he describes is ‘Rowlands Mix’ and was adopted by some 16mm modellers. It’s scenically very effective and could work with the plastic track typically used in 45mm gauge - it was fairly damaging in the long term to the wooden sleepers typically used in 32mm gauge.

Now that’s lovely. Really looks the part. I should point out that RIC uniform was dark green and tended to be topped off with a flat cap, although helmets were worn on occasion. My great-grandfather was an RIC sergeant serving from the 1890s up until 1922 - making the papers on one occasion for nicking a GNRI driver who was misbehaving at 2am on Derry’s walls…..

de Dietrich pls. It’s just about worthy of such treatment!

GNRI Blue and cream?

Glad you said ‘at the moment’ . It’ll be a great way to learn more about this stuff

Looks great! Any plans to motorise it? If the chassis rolls ok without binding it should be quite straightforward

Looks tbh like a drovers van. Attached to cattle trains to accommodate the guard and also the ‘escorts’ for the cattle. SLNC was using them right up until closure.

Asking completely without knowledge but wondering if there is scope for brass laser cutting to replace simple etching ? A firm here in GB can cut sheet down to 20thou, which is a little thick (normally 15-18 thou is used) but it’s getting close.

Almost looks like an ex WLWR 2-4-0 as pilot

The hats suggest late Edwardian early Georgian so c1912

The next issue of ‘New Irish Lines’ will have a short piece on what I think was his very last Irish SG etch. Shame to see him close down

Achingly slow progress on 558 - awaiting the right buffers. Did manage a trial fit of some parts tonight ….note such 558 unique features as the brace across the tanks near the dome, the extended bunker, and the extra rail on the smokebox door.

Fab work Alan. For my PP - and other builds- I use a wood block, custom fit for each model, to help keep it all supported.

Not quite a pay train but similar / this little account gives some glimpses of life onboard such a contraption https://svsfilm.com/nineelms/bug.htm

That’s just delightful. Really captures the look of those things.