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  1. Galteemore
    On wheels now. Brake gear and a solebar overlay to do with a few other little bits.....and then she’s off to the paint shops ....
  2. Galteemore
    I’ve used paper in the past - sticks down nice and easy and paints up well. Found a pic of a trial one I’d done for my old layout. If memory serves, was a cut up page from ‘Model Rail’!
  3. Galteemore
    Spent a very pleasant afternoon today with watching trains and talking Irish railways with the genial Mr H - looking forward to next time!
  4. Galteemore
    A mixed few days. Attempt at eau de nil lining on the MGWR van did not go well. There’s no way I’m posting pictures of what happened! Basically because the bilious green running everywhere was washed off as quickly as I could manage it before it dried! So I’ve requested Railtec for a 7mm version of their lining transfers to be added to my flying snail order. The open wagon inches towards the paintshops. Drilled out the axleboxes tonight and glued in the bearings. Glued on buffers at one end and couldn’t resist a dummy run with the wheel sets...the brown bit you see at the end of the buffer beam is a cut up coffee stirrer to blank off the open ends of the plastruct channel used for the beam. Thank you Starbucks!
  5. Galteemore
    Certainly looks right, Ken! Lovely work
  6. Galteemore
    Great stuff, Mayner!
  7. Galteemore
    Thanks Leslie - knew I’d heard my dad referring to the T2s as something - Glover tanks it was!
  8. Galteemore
    And I think GNR (I) men referred to the V class (Merlin and sisters) as ‘Pounders’
  9. Galteemore
    Have also heard the WT class referred to as Mogul Tanks. And of course SG3s as Big Ds.
  10. Galteemore
    70 class also known as Hampshire units I recall? I also remember the C class diesels being called Metrovicks
  11. Galteemore
    On a roll of sorts tonight. Did a bit more work on the MGWR open / end stanchions and some 10 thou riveted overlays fitted..crude but fun.
  12. Galteemore
    Some black on at long last...Eau de nil next ...and thanks to the pics I can see the bits I missed!
  13. Galteemore
    Love this! Was back in Ireland last week and showed my Dad the pics without telling him where the model was of. Straight away he said ‘Youghal branch ‘! Great model
  14. Galteemore
    I’ve certainly used red primer with this which really brings out the redness of the topcoat. My understanding is that grey primer will produce a more brown kind of hue as opposed to a rich crimson.
  15. Galteemore
    Sorry Leslie - only got half the story right! I can confirm that both are exquisite models....,
  16. Galteemore
    eBay can also be good if one is careful and shops around. Rails of Sheffield also carry some stock of second hand locos etc. There’s a model shop in Carlisle - C and M models who also seem to carry a fair range
  17. Galteemore
    Thanks Mayner - that figures. Alphagraphix have produced a kit for one in 7mm which I’m tempted by if I could justify one in 1950s Sligo....
  18. Galteemore
    Sorry - am no expert but looked like a GN Y van or similar - 4 w parcels type van in brown livery ..
  19. Galteemore
    The loco in question is a BCDR one....
  20. Galteemore
    Great show - well done to all involved. Good to see some solid trade support too!
  21. Galteemore
    That’s absolutely right. The gloss finish helps the decals fix. Here’s one I made earlier which was so treated. Now sold to fund Irish kits, it’s a 4’8” former royal saloon built for the LSWR which finished up with Col Stephens. I used maroon car paint on it which was really glossy but a few coats of satin varnish calmed it down.
  22. Galteemore
    I won’t bore you with pics of this ad nauseam but here’s one last look without masking tape as promised. Travel commitments mean this will not progress any further for a week or two but when the black bits and stripey bits are done I may post a pic or two.
  23. Galteemore
    Thanks - that’s endorsement! I’ll post a better pic later. But it’s Rover Brooklands green over Ford Meadow Green over Grey Primer... all from Messrs Halfords
  24. Galteemore
    Thanks JHB - I then tried this...the wearing of the green part 2.... Which to my eye looks closer out of the two to this...
  25. Galteemore
    The wearing of the green - part 1 CIE mid 50s green - now there’s an issue! Being a former modeller of 1930s Southern Railway, I had a tempting can of olive green. But no - not quite the thing. My cunning plan that followed was Ford Meadow Green - but that’s not quite right either..I took a long hard look and tried again but I’ll post that one later tonight when it’s dried a bit
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