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Galteemore
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Lovely work Angus.Looking forward to seeing Lurganboy grow !
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Mountfleet Models 1/24 Clyde Puffer.
Galteemore replied to Georgeconna's topic in Aviation & Maritime Modelling
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This looks great. I knew Mullingar in the 80s -busy place then. Want to see more of this !
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Probably worth making a mock up of your board with a few buildings to see how various options look in 3D - this could be a cracking little layout. Have a look at Iain Rice’s books for a few ideas.
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Good idea so far! I’d suggest slanting the scene across the baseboard at a bit of an angle just to vary things a little - will be more satisfying to look at and offer a variety of viewing angles. A slight curve on the scene would be better still.
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Thanks Mark. There’s a bit of residual friction in the system so once the blades are across they tend to stay put.
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Thanks gents. I’ll post more videos when I can. Sorry MM - nothing so sophisticated!! It’s an old technology. Wire in tube. A wire in plastic tube runs under the cork to a plastic knob on the baseboard edge. Wires from the frog are switched by a three way switch beside the knob. The white tape shows where the wire comes out of the cork- you can glimpse where it’s attached to the tiebar. It then dives off to the right and is essentially invisible under the quay branch.
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That’s my thought Eoin - looks like a quick relivery as I think the lining is still NCC style rather than full UTA style.
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You can glimpse where the ‘ C C ‘ of ‘ NCC’ was painted ?
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The Bishops Castle Rlwy -probably the only company that ever looked at the SLNC with envy!
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Did Ellis have an SLNC pic in that book or is it in one of his others ?
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Nice authentic look to it. Reminds me of a shed on my grandparents’ farm in Connaught.
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Layout room - which is multi-use to put it mildly - was rearranged today - complete uprooting of layout and cupboards. Quick test run down the harbour branch (laid to SLNC standards and a terror to locos) was required of course to check layout was running well - or no worse than usual. Rigorous track cleaning still left faulty and intermittent running. Then I checked the loco wheels - a rub with an IPA soaked cotton bud was most revealing ! FullSizeRender.mov
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They are faux B-L - made by Corgi’s parent company a few years ago IIRC.
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Yes, I was interested to see a ‘T Ascough’ on the McGowan letterhead! Ace Kits are a hardy perennial on the Gauge O Guild forum. Some swear by them, others swear at them ! I think Bill has acquired some of his range from some smaller suppliers, and the quality of each kit is dependent on who actually produced them in the first place....
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See Wrenneire’s post above. It was made by an English firm. No connection with Leinster Models AFAIK. In a confusing twist, the business seems to have since transformed into ACE Kits, based at that same Reigate address, who solely make O gauge kits now and I have recently seen them at various O gauge shows. Confused? I am !
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Leinster Models were O gauge
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MGWR style, Mark: the GSR wouldn't have tolerated such excess!
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MMs beaten me to it. They do have a resemblance, although the P has clearly enjoyed a high protein diet.
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It’s an E class and they got pretty much everywhere. This one, ‘Achill‘ became CIE 560 (in altered form) and was used on the Tramore line amongst others. If you have any kind of MGW layout you can justify one. May end up building one as pilot for Rosses Point....
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Great idea to build your own. He does a card kit for £4 of the same thing which might be handy to use if you have trouble sourcing a drawing. I use his card kits as coloured drawings to help me scratchbuild.
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Yes. You could probably alter the windows easily enough - did the original have flat sides or a tumblehome? Hard to tell from the model pic.
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Nice find. Alphagraphix do a kit of a Ford in 7mm....
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The ‘Leinster Models’ kits still have a fair reputation amongst O gauge modellers and have featured in the Gauge O Guild Gazette in recent years. Basic kits lacking in the detail one associates with more modern kits but an excellent basis for making a nice loco.
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No it’s the old Tralee and Dingle inspection railcar.
