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  1. Galteemore
    Fabulous - I figured someone must have had pics of the event !
  2. Galteemore
    Could that leading coach behind the VS be one of the ex LMS coaches which ended up on the GN? It is rather narrower than the other stock
  3. Galteemore
    Amazing to think those blue GMs have done longer in service than the SG3 class !
  4. Galteemore
    That’s part of the RPSI’s current problem. No one in NI qualified to drive main line steam!
  5. Galteemore
    Fabulous stuff Patrick. I think the RBAI railway society ran a tour shortly afterwards with an ex GNRI U class. Hint hint….
  6. Galteemore
    Now that has to be one of your biggest challenges to date….
  7. Galteemore
    Yes it probably is. By 1964, though, it was a rare sight to see a CIE steam loco in Dublin. Steam on ex GN into Dublin persisted until 66, mostly Jeeps by then. The last VS run was in 65
  8. Galteemore
    Last pic is especially interesting. Steam ‘officially’ ended on CIE in ‘63……just as in NI occasional steam lingered on until some months after the final spoil train.
  9. Galteemore
    Fab. Have checked and that is Galteemore Snr in top pic - young man in brown jacket walking towards the photographer
  10. Galteemore
    Looks absolutely fabulous. I was a little troubled at the start of this project at the thought that we would never see the little CVR tanks again. But the transformation into Swillybegs has actually included them and introduced a whole new cast of characters. Really exciting to see it developing.
  11. Galteemore
    One of those tat things. But look at the GNRI crest on the wall. I grew up looking at just such a one every day! The artist has actually done a fair render of the Hornby Dublo look
  12. Galteemore
    Now that’s really good
  13. Galteemore
    Fab work. Here’s one for starters - Eire Trains by Ciaran Cooney
  14. Galteemore
    Great stuff. Kato unitrack is a great place to start with N - like Lego track for adults! Plugs together and is designed for frequent assembly /disassembly so ideal for trying out layout plans.
  15. Galteemore
    Great stuff. You’ll be making 6 wheel coaches next.
  16. Galteemore
    Reminds me of an idea that briefly blazed a trail when I was a British N gauge modeller. In some ways this worked because the whole thing was transparent.
  17. Galteemore
    That looks terrific David, although I appreciate the effort involved. Sounds an ideal thing for a 3D printing mod
  18. Galteemore
    Interesting. Took me years of being interested in trains to work out that I prefer researching and building them to running them. Quite apart from anything else, in a display case they never stall or derail….
  19. Galteemore
    On the original etched boiler spacers it wouldn’t have / they’d been etched too large! Adrian included a ‘revised’ smaller set which the original builder had snipped off the etch (despite not being at that point in the build when he/she stopped construction). Thankfully the ‘PPs Revision’ discs were still in the box of miscellaneous empty etch sheets and random bits of wire….
  20. Galteemore
    This is fascinating and kudos to @seagoebox for recording it. Mac’s influence clearly rubbed off! Be interesting to know what names applied in steam days. 111 was always known as ‘The Sergeant’, for instance. Some ‘class’ names were applied. Thus PPs - and presumably the similarly equipped Ps - were known as ‘the wee bouncers’ because they had coil and not leaf springs. SG3s were, famously ‘Big Ds’. I have heard V class referred to as ‘Pounders’ but this may be an early usage as the name doesn’t seem to have percolated through to the late 50s.
  21. Galteemore
    A positive post before the inevitable frustration of adjustments kick in. Boiler rolled and it fits - just……
  22. Galteemore
    Laois and Let Die Dr Naas
  23. Galteemore
    I suppose, @jhb171achill, it also depended how the paint was mixed that particular day, which explains the variations. I’m sorry, I couldn't help myself …I know you have a facial expression you reserve especially for that bon mot….
  24. Galteemore
    Lovely. Always a great moment when you start putting the primer on and see the model finally blending into that image you’ve held in your mind for months. I’d be interested in what thinners you used Alan. The SG needs stripped I think - patch painting would not work and there is so much encrusted dust needs shifting; if I strip the paint, the dust will go with it!
  25. Galteemore
    Great and elegant solution. That little photo essay summarises many hours of effort and frustration I can imagine …….
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