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  1. Galteemore
    In an unprecedented burst of effort, ‘Lurganboy’ has taken a Great Leap Forward. Much time has been spent fettling chassis and body to ensure that we get the 5’3 clearances right. In a tag team effort between soldering iron and angle grinder today, the boiler was assembled and trial fitted. Motor hole cut and inside of splashers ground out to allow the 36.75 axle width. Put the bones together and it all seems to fit ….much to do, but it’s been an encouraging day.
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    That’s because I’m able to stay focused. Every time Lambegman sees a strange shed in a field he’s getting out the GN diagram book just in case it’s a carriage he hasn’t come across before.
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    28. Generally crossing houses were occupied by SLNC staff
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    I am only sorry Drew didn’t live long enough to post on this forum…..it would have been quite bracing….. in the Gauge O Guild we have a ‘products directory’ which is a brilliant way to source bits and pieces….https://www.gaugeoguild.com/products/Products_search.aspx
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    Fascinating (for me ) follow up to the Blacklion episode. I had a look at the White Fathers history site. Apparently the railbuses used to stop outside the college to allow students on and off. Checked the data with an SLNC crossing gates list and it checks out - no 7 gates staffed by Eddie Keaney. Another piece of useless information, so I’m quite happy….
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    In my case, only on weekends and when mobilised…
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    We were Reservists so only 50% was appropriate ….
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    Thirteen years after you did that, during my brief naval career I was on an exercise from HMS Raleigh in exactly the same place : summer of 1989 and the weather was totally opposite. Some s*d had taken my boots and I was in a size too small. The drinking water had run out and I well remember tabbing along the course of the Princetown branch with my tongue hanging out and fantasising about drink, any kind of drink. I still recall the sheer joy of holding a glass in my hand in the PoW Feathers in Princetown.
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    Bow pen is the classic way. Or possibly use transfers from a smaller scale ?
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    It’s an Eastern European friend. Hence lack of black tape over eyes.
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    Think I’d watch my step - that road seems to have a very high accident rate….
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    Not many service stations on the M96
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    A similar - and genuinely true - story occurred on the SLNCR c 1950. One of the off-duty drivers was about to ride back from Enniskillen as a passenger on a railbus when an American tourist engaged him in conversation. It was all about life in the USA and how quickly everything was constructed to such size. The driver managed to contain himself until they crossed the border. The American, noticing the fresh concrete of the White Fathers convent outside Blacklion, asked what it was. The SLNC man said ‘I’ve no idea - it wasn’t there when I came past this morning’…..
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    One of the big issues in WW2 aviation was difficulty in navigation (the number of raids that went off course being an example). The golden rule of taking a fix was that a star shot never ever told you where you actually were, but where you had just been. If finding a city was hard enough, just imagine trying to find a tiny bobbing carrier in the dark ….as I have learned more and more about the conditions of early aviation, my admiration for the skill involved has grown. One very distinguished Irishman knew all about it….https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Godley,_3rd_Baron_Kilbracken
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    Incredible stopping power…..
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    Yes, I was comparing it to the Tornado project.
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    When I was at school, the only forum we knew about was the Roman forum..,
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    RTR brass remains a significant player in the UK 7mm market, especially for big express engines. Firms like LH Loveless, Finescale Brass, and Lee Marsh use Asian builders to produce absolute gems. Prices for an express loco c £3000, which is quite fair, considering how much a professional loco builder and painter would have to charge for similar work. The black J50 from Finescale is about £750 - given that the parts would cost me some £250, that’s a very respectable labour premium. Bachmann dipped a toe in the market, but left again. You can imagine what these guys could make of a GN S class….
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    a400M is also a collaborative project
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    Bottom line, I think, is that if you want to be an Irish modeller, some diy is almost always involved. And that’s no bad thing. For far too long I was put off doing old school modelling by fear of failure. Get yourself some plastic card and make a start. It’s fulfilling, rewarding, and incredible way to learn.
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    Usual mix of planning and accident David! Various shades of light grey and very light brown/tan randomly brushed on. I find that a ‘saw’ brush with various length bristles helps give the wood effect. It was even clearer before the PVA mix went on , some of which went over the sleepers. I haven’t done any 7mm scenics for a few years now so this little piece is a chance to refresh my memory and try a few new things….
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    Last week’s copper track looked like this. Now it’s a bit more like the ash ballasted and thus weed infested PW horror that was SLNC track…..bit of rail cleaning and vacuuming required before we can run anything….
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    It is actually far more frustrating than the ads - wonderful articles and tutorials with blank spaces where the photos once were….
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    Looks like final shipping preparations. Cab at right being crated. As indeed your Flickr account says when I clicked on the image…..Fascinating to see how it was done though.
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    @DoctorPanmight know. Or @Broithecould find a civil engineer in his Yellow Pages.
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