Galteemore

It’s an interesting figure, as it’s about 5mm actual discrepancy give or take in OO , O and gauge 1. OO gauge is about 25% underscale for 5’3”. In gauge 1 that shrinks to 10%.

Agree with all of the above. Iain Rice would have used this layout in his books as an example of the standard to aim at.

That top photo is calling out for a caption Ernie. ‘that oul PP behind us was a lot more reliable!’

Totally agree. It’s a lovely idea but the small size of NI (and the airport) make it uneconomic, I think.

Good plan. You could gently sand the lining down. Or just strip the body in a bucket of dettol or IPA and start over. I recently did this to an MGW van which time travelled from CIE to MGW livery…..the danger of overpainting is that you can blur the sharp finish of the model with too many coats.

Marcway.

Here’s some of mine.

Code 100

Hi Patrick. I think that the UG would indeed look better in plain black with that lovely ‘GNR’ on the tender. Sadly, it’s not the same tender type as UG No 79, which was uniquely turned out of Dundalk with passenger loco style ‘G N ‘ and crest !!

That would be delightful! He did also of course build some splendid tank engines..

That would kill off the railtour industry

Not the comfy chair !

Sweet dreams…..

Some of it is here https://www.lner.info/locos/O/o4o5.php

Great stuff Patrick. Always a relief when the wheels turn properly again! Might you consider swapping out the red water bag for a dun-coloured one? The rest of the scene is so nicely muted that such a small change might help it blend in even more.

Peter’s Spares ? https://www.petersspares.com/

Commercially available from Regner…..https://www.gardenrailways.co.uk/regner-255901-guinness-no12.html

Yes, it’s odd, given that, unusually for an industrial railway, it always had a tourist dimension in its heyday.

The late Tony Miles or one of his crew built one, to be seen at SDMRC, I think. @Horsetanmay know more. Footplate was widened by 6.5” and distance between cylinder centres by similar amount.

That’s a pretty warped view of things

Yes, it was length of traverser and the size of the shops - 39’: Glover tanks needed their buffers removed to fit in! Whether the GN actually needed a 4-6-0 is also a moot point….the proposal came along in 1911, before Glover’s arrival and the design of the S class. As an NER man, Glover was well used to 4-6-0s but obviously chose not to build his own. Indeed, on the NE Glover would have seen how Worsdell’s R class 4-4-0s took over work that the 4-6-0s struggled with! Pic by M Peirson. The S proved that a large 4-4-0 could effectively do anything the GN asked of it and an S on form with a top crew was even a match for the V and VS. And unlike them, it could also work the Derry Road - and even reach Enniskillen if the civil engineer wasn’t looking….. Sorry Patrick - thread creep!! What would Mr Weaver say?

Now there’s a lot of familiar faces! Wonderful event - thanks for sharing. Last time I had a running day with Norman was about 25 years ago when we ran our live steamers on each others lines. Is that a GN 4-2-2 he’s built lurking in the background behind the NCC 2-4-0? Lovely models. And a fabulous setting. Know anyone who could compose a Planxty in its honour ?

Funnily enough the Jubilees were influenced by Irish politics…a large number of the class were named after places that the UK had constitutional ties with. Up to 1938 one was thus named ‘Irish Free State’ - then renamed to ‘Eire’ !! Four were also named after the Irish provinces. https://www.farishnspares.co.uk/graham-farish-by-bachmann/jubilee-eire-name-board-b6012.html

Incredible given that she was once considered unrestorable and was simply bought as a source of parts ! Have a close look at her centre driving wheels…..https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/two-lms-jubilees-ended-up-in-woodhams-yardthe-other-one-45690-leander-left-in-1972this-one-45699-galatea-due--473581717037851916/