WRENNEIRE

So. I'm looking for a new model maker............................

Applications on a postcard.....................

Whats wrong with them?

Should have a few pics next week, she's in the paintshop at the moment

New Hornby Cl 55 chassis fitted, which is DCC ready

Couple of pics of a correct profile Mk 3 Irish restaurant as opposed to a straight Lima repaint

Consist for JHB...

Last year wrenn posted his new number plates and it seems he is the proud owner of an Mercedes e class in wexford it's a peugeot galway Renault Kildare Hyundai Clare ford focus Longford is between Roscommon and Cavan and for base boards

Farm layout Wicklow a John Deere

Can we incorporate a breathalyser into the site Steve?

Talkin about me or the models Bosko

Why indeed David?

I cannot stop myself picking up the older stuff

I picked up a Slainte Express set only last week, just cant stop

In the back of my mind I have a half cooked idea that someday I will go on the exhibition circuit displaying the older RTR stuff from the

late 70's - early 80's, keep your eye out here as there are some weird and wonderful yokes still to come

I have a good pal, a fellow collector

Every now and then he comes up with the goods

Sent me these pics during the week of a LIMA CIE Freight set

I had never seen it before

Yet again its one of their "special" sets

The loco is the HO 4F they produced during the late 70's, but with OO couplings

Battery controller

The freight is all OO gauge

Great find Dan, (ya bastard!)

Since first posting these pics this set now resides in D5 

CIE Steam Freight Set 10 3723A

Keep digging Walter

I would love to see her again,and I am trying to see If I can get up to

DownPatrick at Easter.

Couple of small adjustments needed to the Dapol kit

Buffer covers need to be removed

Brake pipe fitted

Buffers enlarged

Running number hand painted in the series 647A - 651A

Any feedback from this show?

It clashed with Bray and I was unable to attend.

Could someone do something similar on the DART please?

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My favourite.....

Picked this up a couple of years ago with some Mullingar staff's

Any idea what it is?

Availability: Out of stock

As you know Minister, we've been here before

One of the conditions on the 1.5mill is that it is spent on this project

If it is not they lose the lot, but it will take around 1 mill to put Casino House back in order,

Planning permission has to be sought and obtained if they are going to build somewhere to run the Fry

Maybe not in our lifetimes.....

Wrenn - I had completely forgotten it was 0 gauge!!!!!!!

Not looking forward to getting old JHB.....

There are about 2 acres of ground with the Casino, I presume that it comes in the deal?

Casino House is too small to run the Fry Model railway that ran in Malahide Castle,

It may be used to house the original Fry models that were displayed in the purpose built building at Malahide Castle but would not be capable of housing the running model.

As it is an O Gauge layout I do not see any MM models running on it any time soon.

The Fry Model Railway

The Fry Model Railway is a large (2,500 sq ft.) working miniature rail display, initially constructed in the 1920s-1930s. The railway includes models of stations, landmarks, locations and Irish landscapes from throughout the 20th century.

In 1976 The Fry Model Railway Collection was bought by Dublin Tourisim from the late Cyril Fry's widow. During the early 1980's the collection was overhauled and a new layout built at Inchicore Works by retired CIE craftsman, Tommy Tighe. The collection was eventually relocated to Malahide Castle and opened to the public in July 1988. The Railway was a great success, and became a well loved local treasure, until it's closure in 2010 due to funding and the redevelopment project at Malahde castle. It has been decided that the Fry Model Railway will be housed in the stunning Casino House.

If the return of the Fry Model Railway to Malahide which was its home for years is not cause for celebration enough, what makes this development even better is that it protects a very important building in Malahide which has remained vacant for a number of years and fallen into dis-repair. The decision to rehouse the Fry Model Railway to Malahide ensures the restoration of the Casino building to its former glory, and the 1.9 acres around it as well as the walled gardens. The project will now include the addition of a coffee shop which will create an extra six to eight jobs adjacent to Malahide train station.

The Casino

The Casino was probably the most photographed house in the country. Built in the late 17th Century it was originally a shooting lodge for the Talbot Family (of Malahide Castle). Vacant since 2004, it's future had become a cause of concern for the locals, as what was once a beautiful thatched cottage, slowly fell into disrepair and seemly left to the mercy of vandals. This has all changed now that it's purchase has been confirmed for the purpose of rehousing the Fry Model Railway.

Enjoy Malahide have been campaigning on behalf of the Casino for a number of years, and in June 2011 in an impassioned plea to Fingal County Council, An Taisce, Dublin Tourism and the Heritage Council, we asked "Is there any purpose to which this jewel of a building could be put for the people and community of Malahide? Almost 40 years ago the bold and enlightened decision was taken to acquire Malahide Castle and its grounds from the Talbot family. It was an investment that has yielded extraordinary benefits to the community." We are now so glad to finally see such a wonderful resolution to this story, it's something that will be treasured for many many years to come and we must give recognition to the extremely hard work of Gerry Rafferty of Malahide Tidy Towns, to local TD Alan Farrell, and special thanks to Senator Darragh O'Brien who we were in correspondence with on almost a weekly basis throughout the process.

Casino Lodge is still in reasonable condition and will lend itself to full restoration. The intention is to retain all the historic features as well as the thatch and to restore the lodge and its curtilage.

Project Development Overview

The project will have four major components:

The construction of a new museum building to house the Fry Model Collection and other children’s and educational displays, a shop and visitor toilets;

The restoration, preservation and conservation of the historic Casino Lodge thatched building;

The professional conservation of the Fry models, the upgrading of the presentation, and particularly the interpretation of the Fry Collection and the layout;

The treatment of the site as a heritage, educational and recreational amenity for the community of Malahide.

Stick up a pic and let us see, Marks has silver fox rtr mk3 vans in town for E99 each, don't forget Hornby are doing mk3s this year in raspberry ripple livery all they would need is to mask the black/white and spray orange and the diner should be the four window we had here.

You will have to wait till after the Bray gig

I wont have them till then

Personally I am not a fan of the S/Fox van, lacking good detail

The one I hope to have on Sunday will be a lot cheaper but more importantly a lot better

The restaurant will also be a correct model of the Irish one, not a respray

So fancy a trip to Bray?

Lima set from the Early 80's

Not mine I'm afraid, but it is in stunning condition for a set thats 35 years old

8319TW

The letter W on these sets indicates OO Gauge couplings

Another strange one from Lima

Battery controller for HO & N gauge, OO not mentioned

Continental outline wagon bottom left,

I would be very interested in one of these sets if there is one out there collecting dust!

Hope to see you there Walter, should have my usual array of Bargains!

Picked up some IE/IR 141's/181's last week, will be dragging them along

Hope to have some prototype EGV'S & Restaurants on display, looking for feedback to see if it would be a worthwhile project