Midland Man

While cleaning me ald model rail stuff I found these two Gauge O guild booklets from the late 80s. I bought them in Galway in a book shop ( Charley something was the name of the shop) The shop sell first and second hand books but these looked like they had never been read by the person who was meant to read them. So does any one know a O gauge modeler from Galway who was a modeler in the 80s as I would like to know who they are meant for but anyway it was a lucky find for a modeler who is not a guild member. Here Is a pic of them and hope you all like.Note the booklet with the royal Claud is the first guild booklet to ever have color in it.

The problem I that you sea a wagon but the Mrs seas a really big flower pot on wheels.

If you said that a few years ago you would have been thought crazy but it's better than nothing.

Thanks all By the way I got some white metal today. I am also thinking of getting a second bench just for sodering as the bench I use now (as in photo) is a bit to fancy for my liking. Has any one had the same experience and what did they do? MM

GET INN! By then the station building itself had been halfed on side rail the other bus.

Harcourt street or Broadstone? Even York road carriage shed?

Yes you are both right If you ever look at the rail scheme in Michael Collin 461 always look like the is a trampoline under the boiler as it bounces around the place.

What is the price for one of those

Mayner is right. It is a midland (Irish) C class built by the MGWR in 1915 as the As could not go on the Sligo line as they were too heavy. They were but we're very bad prefomers and all were withdrawn by 1959.

Hey do you have any pics of Moate station. I know it can be a big ask but with no IRRS it is hard to get pic apart from my own collection from books

Thanks all here is the next drawing I've done if anyone is interested in seeing it. It is the boiler. Does anyone know who would roll and build the boiler?

Hey jhb can you do a midland question?

I really do think that will kill the layout. O would probaly be easyer to maintain but would be more regualar. As for the gauge O ceiling layout the day I went there the engine (a j15 not rebuilt) would not run!

How are they going to maintain the locos on the OO layout

Twice the size of you wanted to a copy o the OO gauge layout but a. American styled layout would do in the space only if you move some display cases.

100% right Basebord Dave did a excellent model with bray head and the Dublin scenes being my favorite scenes out of it.My brother who is a military model thought it was on of those Noch kits but it he was wrong. The scratch building is amazing with Malahide station being my favorite.

Another thing that disipointed me was that the trains did not stop at the malahide or mallow model.Simple things like that improve the model for younger people get the imagination going.

So realistic

I thought If you put a O gauge American styled layout That you follows you around would work space wise

So true Fry is one of the lucky one as It was reopened but even then it need more space as you can't bend. To sea the bottom display cases without creating a jam.

Thanks Warbonnet Will more buffers in 7mm come out as for the 4mm I will probably use them for my future OO gauge layout as I find the bigger brand don't put the quality any more MM

Thanks all for buffers and wheels where is the best place to get them 8 know slayers do stuff but in English gauge and modeling so where could I get them.

I am a member of the but I never knew about the online archive how do you log in.

Thanks all By the way where can I get a vice as I find the stuff Marks Models sell is cheap chinease items.

They did it up and the track side looks dreadful! I used to watch the locos and if lucky find a 071.