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  1. Galteemore
    No problem to a man of your skills Mr H ….
  2. Galteemore
    This may refer to a c1900 state, but E L Ahrons, who saw the locos in the flesh c1890, explicitly says that the frames were green. (Ahrons, Locomotive and Train Working in the Nineteenth Century, Vol 6, p.57). The GNRI, prior to 1914, certainly did have a livery scheme with lined green uppers and darker coloured frames - described by Ahrons as ‘claret’ (p.70).
  3. Galteemore
    Lovely project - although I think most accounts seem to suggest the green was all enveloping: frames and all ! Not that I have a vested interest or anything, having recently done painted green frames on an MGW model ….
  4. Galteemore
    If Nelson had won the Battle Of Santa Cruz in 1797 the Canaries might now fall under eBay UK!
  5. Galteemore
    Excellent. As you say, a real Co Antrim style here.
  6. Galteemore
    I think a change of diet too if it’s making noises like that !
  7. Galteemore
    And a most useful development for Irish modellers seeking to do 4 mm scale 3’ gauge …..will be loads of useful bits and pieces now….as a former 3mm scale modeller I thoroughly recommend 3mm Society membership btw….
  8. Galteemore
    Also bear in mind that many sidings and lesser lines were ballasted with ash rather than stone. Chris Nevard has a good technique worth googling.
  9. Galteemore
    Excellent stuff. Loads of variety in the Scandinavian scene - have enjoyed some trips in that region.
  10. Galteemore
    Very nice indeed. Adding a smokebox door wheel might help the illusion further.
  11. Galteemore
    Great stuff - looks like Enniskillen cleaners have been at 101! Think it’s 41, though, as she has brackets on tank front that 42 didn’t have. See this image from Mike Morant https://mikemorant.smugmug.com/Trains-Railways-British-Isles/Irish-railways/Irish-railway-archive-3/i-76RJTpt
  12. Galteemore
    Well, quite. That last photo is simply fabulous.
  13. Galteemore
    I have seen a few round Cardiff and the Greater London area in recent months on ‘company’ duty.
  14. Galteemore
    Brilliant. On the whole, CIE narrow gauge locos seem to have been kept quite clean up until those last few years. 12 looked very different in 1959
  15. Galteemore
    I did a bit of trial and error here. I made the main structure from card, used quoins from plasticard and then gave the quoins a little skim over with a thin layer of DAS to give texture. But there’s a number of ways to skin this particular cat….as you’re finding out. Looking good though.
  16. Galteemore
    Nicely sets the scene at that end David. Subtle work as ever.
  17. Galteemore
    It’s Castlebar’s new metro system
  18. Galteemore
    Learned about clamping the hard way when a set of loco frames broke loose at a thousand plus rpm. I was lucky to escape with grazes. Any chance of a close up on your suspension system, please @Northroader? Sounds an ideal fix.
  19. Galteemore
    Lovely work. Totally agree re pillar drill. Essential tool - certainly for 7mm.
  20. Galteemore
    Worth joining. Their online shop is great - both cheap and efficient.
  21. Galteemore
    Excellent work. Nice tip too, re the corners. Bit more space saving than shallow angle coving would be!
  22. Galteemore
    Yes, wouldn’t find them in a location where passengers would cross them. As @murphaphremarks, sometimes to be found in yards where the route switching is essentially predictable and the turnout will only ever operate in a certain sequence.IIRC Shane’s Castle 3’ line had a similar set up to allow quicker run round.
  23. Galteemore
    The perils and delights of trying to model a real place !
  24. Galteemore
    How lovely that black looks when clean! Awful headboard though!!
  25. Galteemore
    Interesting one. How thick is the card ? I would try dry brushing something like Vallejo stucco, or gesso, which will also give a very fine textured surface. I used it on Florencecourt and then painted over it. You could also just paint it up slowly in layers of dry brush acrylic of your chosen shade.That will dry very fast and shouldn’t warp or distort the card. A quick waft of primer shouldn’t hurt - one or two quick passes with the can should be ok.
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