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  1. Galteemore
    Know what you mean. Got the makings of a 1980s Hornby catalogue cover
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    Baby 80

    Galteemore replied to tonybonneyba's topic in Workbench

    Very interesting. Reminds me of Bandai Shorty trains…..https://www.japanrailmodelers.org/pages/modelingjapan/btrainshorty-pt1.html - photo from website shows how short they are compared to a scale model. Allows long trains and tight - very tight - curves!
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    Quick work Bob. Looking forward to seeing this develop. Nice little GER loco too…..
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    Cheers Ernie. That view of the bufferstop at Oldcastle is most helpful - I know now what Florencecourt’s looks like close-up!
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    The Sligo tanks had a reputation for being heavy on coal. They are not passenger locos (90% of SLNC passenger traffic was diesel by time of their arrival in 51) but designed for the hard slog of hauling 25 wagons of cattle over a badly laid 45 mile long rollercoaster. The UTA never used them, even when less than a decade old, for anything other than freight in regular service. 131 is ideal for the RPSI’s Dublin runs with the necessary grunt and acceleration- arguably a U would be even better ….if only we had one!
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    That’s a very nice piece of work / good effort on the peculiar 800 class blue/green paint shade too.
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    Nice work Alan. I use Sainsbury’s bathroom cleaner or Viakal. Spray on, scrub with an old toothbrush and rinse.
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    Ahem…..Lough Erne is a main line loco…the SLNC had no branches
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    And BCDR 30 worked the County Down branches….what IS true is that 90 is the only true branch line loco likely to steam in preservation.
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    Lovely work on the coach David. Real Swilly lines about it. As for the Barclay, if anyone can find a way, you will ! That 7mm scale ruler is a fab tool, isn’t it?
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    Lovely convincing scene. Just need to get ModelU to produce a figure of the young @jhb171achillin flares taking a photo……
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    And here it is…just bought one of his other kits as I can’t justify this one running in Leitrim!
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    Well done - looks great. My eyes tend to glaze over doing work like that
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    Ok. It’s the track then. If you can abolish that s bend then do so - most stock hates alignments like that.
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    Great news Bob - you know it makes sense! Happy to pop over some day and compare notes again…..
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    Is it same wagon every time or do they all do that ?
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    Always nice to see the Sligo Leitrim being used to argue a point……Liatroim bua arís!
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    Fab! Showed this to my dad who was a regular on GN main in these days. He pointed out the loaded loco coal wagons bound for Portadown shed.
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    Air Corps Casa should sort it….images from https://www.key.aero/article/inside-irish-air-corps-casa-cn-235-maritime-patrol-aircraft
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    Bob, to assist your friend, I called by Manorhamilton PW dept and had a look at their jigs. Sleepers are 9’ long and spacing is 2’6 centres (closer at each end of a track panel). As you can see, corporate identity is important in my workshop. Even my lanyard for my ID at work hasn’t escaped….
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    Fabulous DJ. The A class and Jinty did work Belfast docks at same time in the 50s - nice to see them together again. As you have the only model of an A class in the world (AFAIK), this is a unique assemblage!
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    Fabulous. You could sell those, you know….
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    Thanks DJ - glad she made the trip. Although I think front buffer beam may need a tweak, all else seems intact!!
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    Fabulous stuff Ernie. As you’ll see on David Holman’s thread, ‘Enniskillen’ was out and about today in Sussex!
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    Fabulous day on NPQ - thanks David! My locos sternly rebuked for sticking bogie wheels….wonderful to see largest gathering of Sligo tanks since 57 and run my 7:20 stock into NPQ….
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