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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.

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

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.

Wonderful. Looks well and should run well too - will float along on those springs.

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.

Indeed he does. Thank you ! Fabulous pic

Delightful. Windows are exquisite

They do take a long time!!

Got a copy and thoroughly recommend-some v useful drawings for modellers

EBay can be good. Other suppliers include Metalsmith and Squires. About 15 thou thickness will do a lot of modelling needs.

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….

Nice clean work thus far. How will you arrange the wheels in terms of movement - is centre axle sliding ?

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!

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

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

Fabulous. Could easily be Larne Aluminium or Carnlough Limestone

What a beautiful little engine. Really captures that dainty Peckett look. The platework has a nice patina about it.

I was pretty sure IE and NIR were still in business ?

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

Very nice. Shades of Dave Rowe’s seminal 009 ‘LLareggub’……

Excellent. Thats quite the set-up you have

Now that’s more like it. Well done !

To Abbey Road via Penny Lane ?

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

Her crew are off fishing in the stream, so?