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  1. Galteemore
    Ex GSWR D10 class. Withdrawn 1957. Picture is post 1930 as it received a Belpaire boiler that year.
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    Gort workbench

    Galteemore replied to Noel's topic in Workbench

    This is really good, Noel. Very nicely observed.
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    Genius idea about the jig. Wish I’d thought of it yesterday....
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    Fantastic view. Typically varied MGW style consist. What a wonderfully Irish railway it was.
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    Please do! I’m on the final furlong of building an Irish Beyer Peacock tank loco with similar features so it would be interesting to see how someone else approached it. As careful study of the locos shows, there are distinct family likenesses between the CBSC, BCDR and SLNC tanks, as one might expect. I have used an interior view of a BCDR cab to inform me as my prototype was very camera shy in that regard...
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    No problems. I realised that but I think the wheelbases may be similar so it might give you some ‘known dimensions’ if all else fails....pending a visit to Cultra to measure up no 30 yourself !
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    Worth contacting Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (part of wider Science Museum group) who hold the BP archive. My brother has guardianship of this built by the late Fred Graham - I know it’s the larger 4-4-2T but I could ask him to make some measurements....
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    I also heard that saloon versions of cars were more common in Ireland than hatchbacks.
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    Excellent stuff here. Wonder if there’s any chance my school transport might feature....
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    Lovely work Eoin. Levelling and centring boilers is tricky work and I’m sure you’re glad it’s sorted.
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    Big shout out to Collon Press. My volume had actually arrived in poor nick having been hammered around by couriers unknown in its lengthy journey (no fault of the publisher). A chance comment to Collon immediately resulted in a replacement book winging its way to me, signed by two of the authors. Top service, top book -if you haven’t got one, get it now. In my day job, I’m exposed to a great deal of quality scholarship and this is right up there. These will be much sought after in years to come.
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    Nice - Fox transfers ?
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    Having converted a steam loco (that I built from a kit) in 7mm from 32mm to 36.75mm it can be rather complex, given all the nooks and crannies involved. Splashers are an issue as you say. Also brake gear - especially if there are pull rods outside the wheels. 4.5mm is not an insignificant amount of space to find!
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    The grey one would work but I suspect yours is SECR grey which is a little light - would really need a dirty wash...see also
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    Yes I’d recommend Sparey too - got a great retro vibe ! And this....
  16. Galteemore
    Look at this beauty from 1949....
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    Excellent work Noel. Building a real location is both constraining - you have to capture certain things - but also liberating because it gives you a template to follow. This is looking really good.
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    That’s lovely David and instantly dates the layout - an ideal signature piece. Beautifully built - I thought it was by Solido or similar! Know what you mean re Arceurotrade - this arrived for me last week....
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    That looks a treat Eoin!
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    Me neither....you’d need a lot of pots of 61.....funnily enough I actually broke into my old Humbrol stock earlier today as this thread was starting: decided Enniskillen’s backhead needed some gunmetal on the regulator and firebox door. It’s a great paint - slight rub and it gets a nice metallic sheen. Hope it gets easier to find
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    Yes, seems to be an issue, Humbrol especially. My local Hobbycraft don’t supply Humbrol anymore. Some of my purchases are old stock from small eBay sellers I think who still have some. But it has taken searching...
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    I use paste flux. Arguably more clear up! 2 benefits to it - it’s fairly static when in place, and you can see it more easily ! Wash off with dilute meths or Viakal. Washing also shows up which sleepers weren’t properly soldered....as you can see!
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    Gort workbench

    Galteemore replied to Noel's topic in Workbench

    Looking good Noel. It’s really satisfying to build something like that - especially when it shapes up so well!
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    Thanks everyone. Just glad it worked. It was hard to start, Angus! I did the first two cuts before I went to bed that night - meant I had to fix it... It’s not over yet though - just noticed now boiler is set in place, the washout plugs are too high.....
  25. Galteemore
    Via Ballynure....
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