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Thanks JHB - now off to hunt for a suitably sized letter M on my GWR transfers sheet....
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Thanks everyone - and the dates are reassuring as the line will be running on a mid-50s scenario!
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Great plan Edo. But don’t rule out brass. One of the few Irish words used on me at home was ciotógach due to my manual ineptitude. And yet I’ve managed a few brass kits / not perfectly but ok....give it a go!!! This was my first one - I broke bits, melted bits etc - but it is very forgiving!
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Inspiring work! Nice to see some bow pen action too..
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CBSCR Preservation / Restoration at Ballineen & Enniskeane
Galteemore replied to DiveController's topic in General Chat
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Indeed - and the SLNC had at least one round post signal, achieved by mounting a semaphore arm on a telegraph pole!
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Growing up in NI on the NCC I only ever remember square posts - think GNRI was the same. I suspect most Irish lines had square or rectangular posts until tubular steel ones came in.
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Thanks Mike - It’s in a book of MGWR drawings published by the IRRS.
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MGWR had such 4 wheel timber bolsters - about 17’ long from buffer to buffer.
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One of the big gaps in the 7mm market is the humble brake van. Alphagraphix do a SLNCR one but there’s nothing from the main lines. So when I needed a CIE brake van I had to make one from drawings. So here’s a glimpse before she goes into primer...it’s an MGWR prototype. Plasticard body and chassis. Handrails 0.7mm brass wire. Slaters wheels and brake blocks. Invertrain axleboxes - thankfully the steps hide the Caledonian Railway markings! GWR buffers from Northants Model Supplies. Worst bit was fabricating the steps and brackets from bits of brass. A painful few hours of soldering....
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Looks lovely! Just right against that U tender in the pic....
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Irish Layouts at Bala Exhibition in Wales
Galteemore replied to Irishrailwayman's topic in Irish Model Layouts
That’ll be Frongoch Camp — short history here....https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-wales-35876886- 13 replies
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Thanks for the tip ! Got my copy and very good it is too.....
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Looks amazing - nice to see a Bandon tank. And as for the snack bar - I’ll have a glass of Cidona please !
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Yes, that’s my suggestion too. Shim under the copper strip . Might be hard to create a solder bump of consistent height
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Thanks! V nice bit of work
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Thought it might have a UM pedigree! Looks great - any chance of a closeup please?
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Looks great, Mike. Is that a blue 4-4-0 I see lurking in some of the shots?
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Carrickfergus cabin is still extant and easily accessible as is Portrush. It was not uncommon for window frames in cabins to be a standard size which may give you a scalar to work off
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Love this idea - Dromahair was my family’s local station. Lots of resources out there now thanks to Alphagraphix. Scaled down on a photocopier, Roger’s kits will be an ideal source of drawings for you.
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Thought I’d better do an update. Baseboards finally painted. And I’ve built a tracklaying jig - almost ready for work. Not exactly Bretland’s system but hey?! First mock-up looks ok I think....
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Maybe it was just the Larne line but I also remember these with arched corrugated roofs? Certainly passed one every day between Greenisland and Jordanstown adjacent to the Up line. Roy Carlisle and Ian Sinclair’s books (which I don’t have access to right now or I’d look!) may help with pics.
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Thanks Glover - have just made a PayPal payment so here’s hoping! I’ve seen old editions which look good so looking forward to receiving