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  1. Galteemore
    Suitably green after that west of Ireland dampness. Nice work.
  2. Galteemore
    Great stuff Ernie. Isn’t this the railtour working to Ballaghadereen when the steam loco allocated failed ?
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    Asahi tanks

    Galteemore replied to a question in Questions & Answers

    That’s correct. Guinness were well aware of the practice and there was a certain brand of biscuit tin which could be used to draw off just enough ‘overfill’ in each cask without diddling the customer. Story is in here I think https://www.amazon.co.uk/Round-Ireland-Gear-Eric-Newby/dp/0007367929/ref=nodl_ Just to keep vaguely on topic, Newby’s book also includes a few snippets on what it was like travelling with a bike on CIE trains in the 1980s - I remember his account of an ex Rosslare train.
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    Asahi tanks

    Galteemore replied to a question in Questions & Answers

    Some might say this one was even more important, Noel....
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    Cracking pics today Ernie. Downshire was my station for school - amazing to see what called in that day in 1968!
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    Hopper isn’t a million miles out.....https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/rpsi-collection/41/8309-ballast-wagon all looking good!
  7. Galteemore
    Agreed. That fourth shot, of the light just catching the top of 188 and her train is just magic.
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    Nice. That’s a very fair effort. NCC locos and their UK equivalents can be like the ‘false friends’ you get in language learning - a word that looks like one you know but is actually very different! There’s a host of subtle differences between a WT class and any Stanier/Fowler/Fairbairn/Ivatt. This model captures the NCC look nicely though. A smokebox door wheel and a UTA roundel will be the icing on the cake!
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    Given that Joe Biden is the first Irish-American president for a while, and a known railroad fan, I can just see an IRM presentation of a 121 on the White House lawn...would make a nice news item in Model Railroader....
  10. Galteemore
    Excellent. Part of the ‘knack’ of this business is working out what the signature features are of any model and getting that right - such as these doors. I can already see those distinctive side windows of a P van shaping up.
  11. Galteemore
    Excellent stuff. Got one of these to build so will be coming back to look at these photos!
  12. Galteemore
    Thanks John. I agree about the Castle Rackrent echoes. What a treat those WLWR locos look.
  13. Galteemore
    Shades of Owencarrow or Gleesk. Very nice.
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    This is very exciting. I can see a series working best, as the subject is huge. As a starter, I’d suggest looking at a fairly small outfit. Plucking a name out of the air, SLNC? No personal axe to grind, of course
  15. Galteemore
    Great stuff. What the Lough Swilly might have looked like today...
  16. Galteemore
    In my defence, your honour, I had a load of Nectar points on eBay which paid for the set! I’m intrigued by the technique as I have a rather special project to trial it on (which I will post here if it works!). One of many military modeller techniques we can learn from.
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    Excellent tip here. The ‘dot filter’ technique is one I’m planning to use in a few weeks time. Mig ammo do some sets especially designed for it https://www.migjimenez.com/en/oilbrushers/1172-light-fading-set.html
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    Thank you! Always good to see work in progress: such photos have been of great use to me in my muddling efforts. This is coming on very nicely. Is that compensation I can see on one of the axles?
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    Would like to see some photos if possible please !
  20. Galteemore
    Excellent start. Beware, this gets very addictive!
  21. Galteemore
    Duck test, 2’ rule. Passes both for me! Nice work Noel.
  22. Galteemore
    Where does one begin to comment? Simply spectacular. Really evokes Victorian elegance. I can identify with the exponentially growing list of jobs...... This has been a huge project for you, involving new techniques such as lathe work. It’s turning out incredibly well.
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    Gort workbench

    Galteemore replied to Noel's topic in Workbench

    Great stuff Noel. This problem solving is a key part of the modelling process. On my regular running route there is a very steep and unpleasant hill - I often save up a problem that needs solving to give my mind a distraction from the torment my lungs are in!
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    Yes - that’s him! Roy Grayson purchased 27 from NIR in 1970 and then sold it to the RPSI in 1980. Here’s the relevant magazine. - complete with a letter from one JHB Snr....https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/38423919/five-foot-three-number-25-railway-preservation-society-of-ireland Over 40 years since that photo was taken - and in 1980 Lough Erne was barely thirty years old.....
  25. Galteemore
    This was the handover in 1980. £5k it cost the RPSI then. Equivalent of £21k now. The planned (never happened) restoration was estimated to cost £15k in 2021 prices!
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