DJ Dangerous

Progress is slow. Measurements more or less line up. It doesn't have to be perfect to the mm, as I've built in some redundancy. Made one or two slight tweaks to the measurements over the first unit. Supervisors insist on micro-managing. Even Guapa, the fifteen year old blind supervisor who has to eat via a tube, insists on "getting a feel" for things...

Well, got everything home, unloaded and upstairs, but will probably barely get one of the three finished today.

Unless you're in Morocco or Miami, you mean "down there", not " over there"... Are you seeing the pixels in 4K or in 1080, because they ain't the same thing!

Things not exactly going to plan today. Barely have the van loaded, now, at three, and don't rate my chances of having this lot home, unloaded, measured, marked, scored, drilled, cut and assembled before seven, too highly. Will probably have to regroup and fight another day.

J15? Any chance of even doubling the resolution???

Day off today, at the McDonald's McAuto collecting my McMuffins to carb-load for a boost, then off to IKEA after a vet visit... Let's see if I can generate an appropriate display for such a prestigious piece!

Excellent news! If he's back in contact with customers again, hopefully I'll get a reply, too.

Opening the first of FOUR parcels received from forum members these past few months. I have had nowhere to actually safely display the contents of said packages, so let's see if I can come up with anything durable today... Thanks to @Galteemore for this one, exquisite!!!!! @murphaph, @Westcorkrailway and @WRENNEIRE, your time is coming, watch out.

Handy Gort baseboard guides here and here and here, too. Mine is going to be challenging as it has to hang on the back of the door, so needs to be as thin and light as possible, while not looking unseemly when hanging up. Bsically, both running surface and underside will need to be covered while not in use. To be brutally honest, I have some ideas, but they are not tried nor tested, and I have other projects in the way, first.

Where does the sofa for spectators go?

What a beauty, Sam! You thought you could keep a secret, @Darius43? Not from me!

Built by @Galteemore, who wouldn't in a bazillion years allow his workspace be contaminated by something as tiny as OO Gauge? So, are they O Gauge or Gauge 1?

Again, just admiring some wagons, no time to run anything, but soon, watch this space, literally!

I'm West Cork Railway! @leslie10646, you're in deep s*** next weekend when you start handing out wagons:

Is there a Superquinn store up there? Or even a supervalu with SQ sausages?

These wagons look incredible, @leslie10646! Commendations for going ahead and doing another RTR wagon, given the current climate.

And Covid vaccines have magnetic tracking chips, George Bush blew up the world trade centre to steal the gold, the moon landing was faked, and aircraft are sprinkling chemicals on us to reduce the population.

Whopper of an exhaust for an electric vehicle.

Just wondering if anybody here on the forum has dipped a toe into Gauge 1 with any of these?

Not a running session, don't have time or space at the moment, but lined up a few wagons to admire. Obviously the hoppers and the Swanage 7-plank are pure British, but I reckon that the closed vans and the 8-plank open will suffice as Irish-ish enough for me.

I don't think the rooves had been painted black for @murphaph's chosen era, they were still orange.

Hi all. The forum's a real mess for SSM (Studio Scale Models) stuff, and since @Weshty hasn't been too active these past three years, here are some of (probably not all, that's not my job!) the SSM threads scattered throughout the forum: Des Sulivan's forum profile: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/profile/41-weshty/ Member number 41, that's old school! Email: dezsullivan@gmail.com (active as of January 2023) info@studio-scale-models.com (Mails have been bouncing back for years) Website / Contact: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/8185-ssm https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/8547-studio-scale-models https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/8984-ssm-website https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/9393-scale-studio-models https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/13107-des-sullivan-on-the-forum As of today, that's the most recent info / speculation, and it would appear that the wind-down that started in or around 2020 is reaching it's end... General: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/1107-an-evening-with-studio-scale-models-early-2013 https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/4319-dcc-on-studio-scale-model-kits https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/6924-studio-scale-models-worth-it News: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/1800-studio-scale-models-launch-new-range-of-loco-kits https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/2608-new-items-for-christmas-13-from-ssm https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/3318-new-studio-scale-model-releases-for-august https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/4305-studio-scale-models-news Transfers / Decals: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/2371-studio-scale-models-vehicle-decal-update https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/3199-ssm-transfers Ammonia wagons: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/4206-in-praise-of-ssm’s-anhydrous-ammonia-wagon-kits https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/4868-ssm-ammonia-wagon-assembly-guide Container Flats: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/3588-ssm-launch-the-42-bogie-flat-and-barrier-wagon https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/3609-ssm-42-flat-assembly-guide Container Pockets: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/895-pocket-wagon-detailing-studio-scale-models Brakevan: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/356-ssm-30-ton-brake-van https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/1119-ssm-brakevan Mk2D EGV: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/11533-ssm-mk2-genny-kit Poor auld @Sean still waiting for an answer on that one! Six Wheel Brake Third Coach: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/6826-gswr-6w-bk3rd-from-a-ssm-kit Sulzer 101: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/108-ssm-sulzer-101 https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/1452-ssm-b101-sulzer-a-personal-review https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/2173-athearn-sd9-mechanism-for-a-studio-scale-models-sulzer Bandon Tank: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/1699-ssm-bandon-tank GSR 800: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/11953-ssm-gsr-800-cie-b1a-4-6-0 Merlin: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/6821-suitable-donor-chassis-for-studio-scale-models-no-85-merlin https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/7146-ssm-merlin-kit J26: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/4915-tmdssm-mgwr-quotequot-gsr-j26-cie-551-0-6-0t If anybody has anything to add, please do so - personally, I'd love a reply from Des, as I don't think he's responded to any of my mails since January.

Did you ever get these swapped in the end?

Some teaser photos added here: Any comparison photos of old vs. new bogie mounts?

I'm dreaming of a red Christmas bank balance.