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  1. Galteemore
    Funnily enough, my first ever Irish layout was based on what this line might have looked like had it survived into the 70s. I modelled ‘Grange’ in a box file, here with a 141 indeed. Poor quality image but all I’ve got !
  2. Galteemore
    Almost certainly the lower rungs of the GN motive power ladder. P/PP class for passenger (possibly even J). AL, PG class for goods. Possibly C class railcars too, and a JT class for local trains. Or you could just use what actually ran to Bundoran, such as the odd U class. Try Sprinks 1970 SLNC book for background.
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    Thanks Mark - I won’t deny I’m tempted by a MERG gaslamp twinkler for the station and signal cabin….,
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    As in many other areas, the SLNC ploughed its own furrow in the area of train control. Block and staff instruments were kept in the station house, not the signal cabin as other railways did. I purchased a Peco signal box interior kit recently, and as I can’t prototypically use the block stuff they provide in an SLNC cabin, thought it should go in an authentic location! As part of my station build, the Peco machines (which are not quite correct but beggars …..etc etc ) has been painted up and installed in the station office….it will be invisible in the gloom when the roof goes on but I’ll know it’s there ! The green cabinet is, of course, for secure storage of the tickets that were issued in lieu of the train staff. The left hand instruments are Belcoo-Florencecourt, right hand Florencecourt to Enniskillen.
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    Wow wow wow. Couldn’t resist putting that last pic through a sepia filter…..absolutely wonderful atmosphere.
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    Yes, the panel layer only needs to be 20 thou - 0.5mm.
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    If you are looking at a cottage industry approach, might be some mileage in offering silhouette cutting or similar of the elaborate MGW coach side panels to use as overlays in the Jenkinson style of ‘panel and box’ build. By offering such panels, a huge amount of work would be saved, as the actual construction of the coach carcass is a fairly simple task. In terms of Shapeways, my own experience has been similarly mixed!
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    Thanks John. I have used a simple beam before, but on this occasion I will have to use horn blocks on a driven axle, which will require CSB of some sort, I fear….
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    The Upperlands ones on your actual Flickr site today are also lovely - glad someone captured that just before it all vanished
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    Would have been so much easier to use an off the shelf cardboard kit - but that scratch build looks so much better! Love the little architectural details that give relief and character to this.
  11. Galteemore
    Wow. Very nice to see, too, a Sligo Leitrim engine and carriage
  12. Galteemore
    Rough guideline is lower the speed you want, the higher the ratio. Over 100 ideal for a small shunting layout.
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    Excellent @Mayner I have just acquired several sets of HL Hornblocks for a project. How did you spring them, please?
  14. Galteemore
    100% agree. Any steam loco is simply an assemblage of different sized cylinders and boxes, really. Start off with something simple like a loco spectacle plate. Identify just what it is that makes this loco’s spectacle plate different from another. Look at drawings, look at photos, and try to copy what you see…not what you think you see….before you know it you will have one finished part.
  15. Galteemore
    I did!! And a few others - Sharman, Ahern, Williams, Holt…..
  16. Galteemore
    Both are good. If you have to pick one, I’d go for the first one. He basically builds a GER J15 in it and guides you along the way. It’s probably not a million miles off what your J26 would require - a guide to building a simple six coupled loco.
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    Post your progress here Mark. We have all had to learn this stuff. I’d also recommend Simon Bolton’s books on scratch building - very accessible and user friendly. Eileen’s is great for many things but can also be pricey. Try watch suppliers like Cousins. Metalsmith is a great place to buy your sheet metal from.
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    Not a bad idea at that, David! Can’t check dimensions right now but an MGW P is close-ish….images from Mike Morant
  19. Galteemore
    They’ve already robbed it of its glorious 5’3” axles. What damage could be worse than that ??
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    EBay can also offer rich pickings through various small outfits offering 3d and resin prints. Smart Models have been a huge help to my latest project.
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    Lovely little thing - had 3 of them back in the day. But the chassis was very hit and miss. Anyway, she’s lost a few bits already so it’s not like she’s mint….but it’s always hard to carve up something nice!
  22. Galteemore
    I stand corrected Leslie - it was indeed Cork!
  23. Galteemore
    The lovely -and frustrating - thing about modelling a location is that it gives you a discipline to follow. Throws up all sorts of challenges as you work out how to replicate a particular chimney or lamp bracket…. Just be careful in your choice of prototype or you will end up replicating the short comings of the real thing…Newtownards, Manorhamilton etc etc…..;)
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    She had a few episodes like this . The early 60s green was ok - the late 60s ‘Darling Lili’ was not!
  25. Galteemore
    Like so many preservation movements which ran steam whilst main line steam was still extant (Bluebell, KWVR etc) the RPSI felt no need to replicate the grey dullness that could be seen in all its authenticity around them! I also suspect that the shed staff at York Road were rather keen on sprucing her up.
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