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  1. Galteemore
    That’s stunning. You can create a very convincing 800 by chopping around an LMS 4-6-0 but this is another level. Perfectly captured the ‘face’. Hope you are very pleased. BTW station has a nice Sligo look about it
  2. Galteemore
    Sorry @BosKonay- I’m just used to 7mm where £100 gets you this….. It’s not so much that it’s acceptable, as that if I wanted such a coach by any other means it would cost me a lot more…..
  3. Galteemore
    It’s also worth bearing in mind that these are finished off in an incredibly complex livery at a standard that most of us could only dream of. Give a Ratio LNW kit ( which costs at least £20 )to a professional builder and £100 will not take you very far. Totally agree with @Mike 84C about lighting, which in any case can be like sound and difficult to scale down convincingly.
  4. Galteemore
    Sorry - can’t be much help really as the track modelled above is based on Sligo Leitrim practice - which was odd lengths of rail and as exiguous sleepering as possible! Standard UK sleeper depth and 9’ sounds right. Yes to closer spacing at joints.
  5. Galteemore
    Fabulous. If you are modelling this era ie no steam, go 21mm gauge from the get go (steam locos are very tricky in the main to convert). It just adds that definite ‘Irish’ look even if you aren’t running anything - you can just enjoy looking at the track……
  6. Galteemore
    Lovely structure and beautifully observed weathering Alan
  7. Galteemore
    A polite question to Kirley on RM Web might be appropriate. Tony Ragg posts there only occasionally but a PM might reach him.
  8. Galteemore
    Kirley on RM Web has built one, using etches drawn up by Tony Ragg. So presumably etches may be available for other parties…..pic courtesy Kirley on RMWEB
  9. Galteemore
    Yes, the North Star Sligo tank is very nice - I was gifted a first edition one a few years ago to build….
  10. Galteemore
    Well look what landed thanks to @Rob R and @Colin RLots of cleaning up and fettling ahead. But all the bits are here…..I think..,,
  11. Galteemore
    Got out the Bird’s Custard too I see! You’ve tidied that up nicely
  12. Galteemore
    Bulleid was also a former officer in the Royal Engineers, seeing service on the western front in WW1. Military engineers will do amazing things with whatever is at hand (some mighty constructions were made with Hesco Bastion in Iraq and Afghanistan). It’s not unlikely that he drew some inspiration from what he saw in France, where corrugated iron would have been used for all kinds of purposes.
  13. Galteemore
    LOL Ernie. Those are basically the two locations that define my childhood railway memories. I grew up in earshot of the Larne line and made regular visits to my grandparents in SLNCR-land. On one memorable occasion, we had to rush a parcel of my grandfather’s fresh caught salmon (which had travelled by railcar pre 57) over the mountain to catch the last train from Sligo…. Looks very like the Glenfarne shot shows the 2pm goods out of Enniskillen in mid-shunt.
  14. Galteemore
    How exciting ! Am sure your Midas touch will soon bring this to life. Through station between Comber and Newcastle will allow a nice timetable without having to build loads of commuter carriages !
  15. Galteemore
    Very nice feature. Reminds me of the CCT and GUV left high and dry at Oxford for years when the siding was cut - all swept away when Chiltern Railways built new platforms
  16. Galteemore
    Hang your head in shame This should have been posted on the forum ages ago. Great to see another layout on here.
  17. Galteemore
    Standard fixture on RAF bombers in WW2, and many railway guards vans had axes IIRC.
  18. Galteemore
    Just be grateful it wasn’t listed as ‘Beeching’s Axe’
  19. Galteemore
    Swindon outlet Cadburys. LGB hand painted by looks of it. With a much bigger loco outside the shop door….
  20. Galteemore
    Was it @Horsetan?
  21. Galteemore
    Thanks Rob - I hadn’t noted BIN price till you said! I pressed the trigger as I’ve always wanted a PP since seeing Fred Graham’s clockwork one c1979. It will find a home on my Enniskillen diorama with suitable no - prob 74. Plan is to finish it with all included parts - all my other gearboxes are accounted for, so plan is to use the Canon. I’ve only just finished a GN loco, too…
  22. Galteemore
    It’s already available. Kit no K37
  23. Galteemore
    Also looks like someone has put in the hard yards of chassis and superstructure assembly. So on the face of it it’s only adding details and paint to complete ….
  24. Galteemore
    Anyone know when they’re replacing the platform? These oul slabs keep sticking to my feet ….
  25. Galteemore
    It’s an odd one. Also odd are the quirky things released like Fell and gas turbine locos. I think part of it may be due to the fact that no one under 65 can remember steam in operation - except in the preservation world. So many people can actually now recall seeing steam locos in glorious liveries with pre-grouping stock eg Bluebell. I also suspect postmodernism has something to do with it…..
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