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It was like a cattle-mart over there with people trying to get stuff! I was over there just after 9 this morning and there was no sign so they must have been snapped up:(

LIDL are supposed to be doing a nice Digital Marklin set for €49.99 for today only in their warehouse clearance sale. It wasn't there this morning but they're constantly re-stocking so maybe later on it will appear.

Thanks for posting pics, they really are stunning looking models and fair play to Paddy Murphy for all his hard work, a gent to talk to as well

Maybe not

Here's hoping Kildare can pull off a surprise tomorrow against Cork!

As far as I know there's one still visible on the old Tullow branch at Sallins, where the wagon sidings used to be later in life. This picture from Eiretarins shows it, I think its still there ( I should really know seen as its beside where I live ) http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20S/Sallins/slides/Sallins_20090601_015_CC_JA.html

I think he means the incorrect yellow 'smiley face' on the MM model, its not quite smiley enough 207 looks fantastic, I really like this livery with the full yellow face.

The layout looks fantastic, thats some choice of stock you have:eek:

You can use scotch pads (green or brown colour works best) to make hedges. You can get them in different sizes too for large or small hedges. Cut them into strips and cover in foliage for well manicured hedges or for rougher hedges; cut wider strips, fold in half, and staple at the bottom again cover in the foliage of your choice. They're much cheaper than store-bought hedges and depending on what foliage you use they can look great.

Thanks Anthony:tumbsup:

I started my first layout when I was 13 or 14 and have moved onto my second (long way from being finished) and haven't lost the train bug yet, despite 'other interests' but you're making me feel old now and i'm only 22!:D

Lovely looking model Anthony, do you mind me asking what paints you used for the silver and green and where you got the transfers; I have a 150 sitting in its box that I've been threatening to do something with for ages:D

Looks brilliant as always Anthony:tumbsup:

Fiddly bits.......?

If you read what I wrote you would see that I stated that cycling requires the skill of the cyclist along with that of the manufacturer; would you get anywhere on a bike made by a cowboy:). Like I said you can't really compare the two, its been said that soccer is a gentleman's game played by thugs and rugby is a thugs game played by gentleman so it would be easier to compare the two.

Cycling requires a 'machine' so is more based on the manufacturing and skill of the bike maker than solely the skills of the cyclist (which are still required), soccer requires a skill from the player, the ball (or the 'bag of air' as my Dad calls it) has little impact. Both are completely different really so it is difficult to compare them and besides; if all men were cyclists there may be a shortage of children in the near future:ROFL:

As good a job as Trap has done to get us to the Euro's, with a very limited squad, in fairness a photocopier could do his job at this stage; any one of us could have named his starting 11 for this match around 2 years ago, let alone a week before. He insists on picking the same players despite them making the same mistakes every game. The purpose of playing 2 defensive midfield players is strange, neither of them can pick a pass to save their lives, at least Gibson can. I think O'Shea and Dunne in central defence with Stephen Kelly at right-back would be a stronger defence too, St Ledger can't even make the Leicester team, though to be fair he has done relatively well for us in the past. Rant over:D

I knew they were going to a good home:)

Glad to see some of the models got out of their boxes:). Layouts coming along very nicely too!

Looks like its going to be an excellent layout Wiggy, nice amount of rolling stock too:)

Layout and models look brilliant, more video's please=D

I think there was one in Model Rail a few years back when they did an article on the IE mk3's, as far as I can remember anyway:D

As far as I know only the 121's and 201's were fitted with door controls too so when they were being used as standard coaching stock with 071's and 141/181's a guard had to stay in the driving trailer to operate the doors.

I use the Hornby Elite and have never had any issues with it, its easy to use also; but I've never experienced other systems so I wouldn't know what to compare it to.

The layout and stock looks brilliant:tumbsup: