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  1. Galteemore
    Always thought that W and T loco looked like a Hornby clockwork one! The coach is an MGWR hearse van, which had a ‘coffin turntable’ inside. Adavoyle station most interesting- signal lever frame was located in a front room of the house. Quite what js being signalled here is rather puzzling, unless the signal beyond the bridge has been placed on that side of the line for sighting purposes.
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    Lovely work Alan. Almost looks like 6 separate etches to be cut off….suggests to me some kind of strapping to be located near each wheel set - possibly on solebars? A careful study of prototype pics may reveal the answer….sadly I’m nowhere near my Coakham books.
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    These IRRS books are fab. I have several of the SLNC ones. Invaluable for anyone seriously modelling MGW/GS/CIE given the longevity and wide distribution of these coaches
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    Thanks Ernie. Probably 1115 goods ex Sligo. Note the carriage tacked on at the end. This means that the 7:20 ex Enniskillen would be steam worked that evening. If the 1115 didn’t run, then the 7:20 would be railbus worked.
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    Wonderful. Looks well and should run well too - will float along on those springs.
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    Indeed it could. It’s actually better than the photo he took just a few minutes later or earlier which features in this book. The engine is clearly in fine fettle, ready for the hard climb up Kilmakerrill summit. When this pic was taken - May 57 - Enniskillen was the most recently shopped SLNC loco and the most mechanically sound loco in the fleet.
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    Indeed he does. Thank you ! Fabulous pic
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    Delightful. Windows are exquisite
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    They do take a long time!!
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    Got a copy and thoroughly recommend-some v useful drawings for modellers
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    EBay can be good. Other suppliers include Metalsmith and Squires. About 15 thou thickness will do a lot of modelling needs.
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    I also use Roger’s chassis and that’s right. The wires are soldered solid at one end only. This allows both alignment and flex as necessary. Good little system. I even took it off one coach when scrapping it and it was robust enough to fit to a new build. The old coach incidentally, an MGWR mail van, was donated to an English modeller who turned it into a mess room! You can still see the mail bags through the window….
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    Nice clean work thus far. How will you arrange the wheels in terms of movement - is centre axle sliding ?
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    Glad all went well. Really hope I can see this layout for real soon - love the atmosphere and always good to see Sir Henry making an appearance. Know what you mean about the uniform - can’t imagine what it must have been like fighting in NW Europe in that gear in either heat or damp - can’t imagine it dries quickly. I’m quite happy to keep my historical re-enactment to 1/43 scale!
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    Excellent stuff. For a small stone built station, try Florencecourt. Alphagraphix do a kit - just ensure you get 4mm scale one http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway Stations F/Florencecourt/IrishRailwayStations.html#Florencecourt_20060620_002_CC_JA.jpg
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    Gorgeous model of a significant and fascinating prototype. For forum members who may not know the story - and the role these locos played in WW2 artillery action - it’s here : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_D3/12
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    Fabulous. Could easily be Larne Aluminium or Carnlough Limestone
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    What a beautiful little engine. Really captures that dainty Peckett look. The platework has a nice patina about it.
  19. Galteemore
    I was pretty sure IE and NIR were still in business ?
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    Lovely. What a splendid use of your talents. Those old ‘Nellie’ locos have a real charm. Jim McGeown uses them as basis of his 7mm starter kit….http://www.jimmcgeown.com/Loco Kit Pages/Starter Loco.html
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    Galteemore replied to Murph's topic in General Chat

    Very nice. Shades of Dave Rowe’s seminal 009 ‘LLareggub’……
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    Galteemore replied to Murph's topic in General Chat

    Excellent. Thats quite the set-up you have
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    Now that’s more like it. Well done !
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    To Abbey Road via Penny Lane ?
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    IRRS Ardnacrusha tour says yes. 1962. I suspect you are only including 4w coaches for completeness, but for the avoidance of doubt, they were not a fixture of the Irish scene within living memory
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