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Galteemore
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That’s ok. You can find them online or make them yourself. Having them ready at the beginning means you can use them to set chassis up so that loco will run right. Have you got some good books to access ?
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Looks good. Have you got coupling rods for the loco? It’s a real foundation for everything working right !
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One of the most helpful aspects of the ‘Big Green Book of Glorious GSR Greatness’ is the gazetteer at the end listing known models of GS locos. There is a 670 listed as a Fry loco - no 670 herself of the I3 class. Along with B3 no 362, it is simply listed as ‘not on display at time of writing’. As they also list Drew’s Cultra collection, the clear implication is that the I3 was still somehow attached to the Fry collection proper.
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I think he was simply contracted to build various display cases for the museum c1994. I don’t think the models were ever in his custody.
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Question 2 - the Inchicore scene was made by a professional model maker - from Enniskillen I think. Drew did not do scenery - operation was his thing.
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Books are a great resource both for information and inspiration! Unlike years ago, finding 2nd hand books is fairly straightforward. Sites such as Biblio and Abebooks make it easy, so titles that I regret not buying can be snapped up. I’d passed by the Flying Snail book a few times but kept coming back to it. One you probably should look for, given your interests, is Clements and McMahon - ‘Locomotives of the GSR’.
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And a rather nice retro Sligo Leitrim train it is too! Strange to think that the real thing was still running then ...
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I have vague memories of this place in the early 70s when the NWIRS had a short demonstration line at the side of this property - I dimly recall a railcar shuttling back and forth. In the early days post closure, the business proprietor who owned the site used a railway signal to indicate whether the premises were open or shut.
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https://www.steamtrainsireland.com/rpsi-collection/42/railcar-1
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It’s one of those, I think, converted as a parcels coach looking at the doors. Classic 70s York Road.
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That’s it. On way to Whitehead either that day or later. I grew up in Carrick too - and went to school by train from 1983-89 - but never saw track in that yard, although the sheds were still there.
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Might explain why he was there....who was he working for at that point?
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Great stuff - l like what’s on the screen -can’t beat a bit of Sligo Leitrim! Every blessing for your family at this time - can see why you need a place of retreat and solace. And a nice candid view of the man who has given us access to so many wonderful modelling research photos....
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30 thou brass?! Wouldn’t fancy trying to cut that off the etch!
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Obviously the drawing’s wrong MM - there is also a 7mm card kit from Alphagraphix with an underframe kit to match...
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Looks good to me Angus. Spindles look about right. Nice bit of soldering.
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Anthony Burges’ ‘Chasing the Flying Snail’ makes reference to a trip on D5 no 550 in 1953. His experience was unfortunate due to appalling fuel which led to abysmal steaming (he fired the loco on at least part of the trip from Dublin to Dromod). He was glad to leave the footplate - the rough riding can’t have helped ! (Original post edited to reflect my mistake).
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https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=jewellers+bench+peg&safe=strict&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=sivn&sxsrf=ALeKk02n7wR0KhivX31dAqLoT9_X8pDKKw:1586258950198&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk8P2Jm9boAhVfQxUIHSULDq8Q_AUoAnoECAwQAg&biw=375&bih=628#imgrc=fY3VnsdHfjMQZM
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What a cliffhanger Edo - I kept hoping that little J15 didn’t fall off! Great news / look forward to seeing more.
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Nice drawing. You can do it yourself with a flat piece of brass rolled round a broom handle or dowel - bit laborious but can be done. Or use brass tube - which can be a heat sink though and thus hard to solder. If you’re going to be doing a bit of this over time, slip rollers such as these are a good investment - they will roll a flat sheet into either a gentle curve or a complete tube and anything in between; also useful for forming wagon roofs etc.....
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Great stuff! Something about the view out the window looked familiar. Lovely scene - and something not often recorded
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Enniskillen?
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Yes indeed - support the Home Team! If they haven’t got it, Slaters are good for 7mm wheels and will supply Irish loco axles on request. Buffers - try Roxey Mouldings or Northants Model Railway Supplies.
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I thought abandoning RTR modelling would put an end to that - but it’s got worse! All those lovely tools and materials ...
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Please stop these helpful posts, lads. My Amazon wish list is crying out for mercy now!!!
