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    The only jobs for young fellas out this corner of the country is working the deli in a supermarket. Indeed, you can’t exactly buy that in the centra near the station
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    Was in the West Cork model village and noted this. It’s quite hard to see due to the reflections on the glass but it was an 1896 CBSCR shunting competition. notice how the wagons and soft covers have CBSC initials.
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    Applying the transfers to these coaches needs great precision to get into those areas. Is there any update on a new roof? i might pick up a few more of these as I fecked up the snails and the application of the lining wasn’t particularly good. especially If there as cheap as 3 quid….. I’m sure something will have to be done about those white lined wheels too!
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    Don’t tell the authorities, god forbid they find my turf stash…Eamonn would give me a life sentence
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    My father and my neighbours have some pretty intact CBSC trackbed, I always had a pipe dream of laying BnM track and having a railway that goes from near the main road to a lake. I’d have been ne if those locos disguised as a silver G and improvised coaches all refurbished in the farm workshop……. yes you may ask what stuff I’m smoking
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    I do love those sort of square cabs the Ivatt GSWR tank engines had
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    Has to be at least 7mm
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    The black n tan 121s from memory was the quickest to sell out
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    The Railways of West Cork “reflections and Reminiscences” has had a 2nd edition Now in paperback (to elevate problems the hardback had with staying together!) and edited to remove any mistakes the last edition may have contained with a few added pieces here and there These books have not been available since 2019. I would encourage anyone who may have wanted one then, to buy one now. Ecpecially with the reduced price of €20 https://modelvillage.ie/product/the-railways-of-west-cork-reflections-reminiscences/?fbclid=IwAR3rgdKap-MqIL4nQdZq-t6ZyU1HXwchjbqkk70XOfmZ_uZoP11sf_OpMos
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    I’m 19 on Saturday, I’ll count myself in that under 30 bracket…. And I applied for most of the stuff IE have advertised. Cad drawing, Technical drawing and engineering all done for the leaving cert in a couple of weeks…..still haven’t a notion what I’ll actually end up doing though ps: Donkey kong is about 40 years out of date, very amusing
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    He was well hidden…..unfortunatly the route wasn’t well signposted enough and many went out the wrong door….. he was beside the presidents coach in the coach shop
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    I could have well been behind you when you asked Sean! I asked about the 201s and he said “they are coming out” however upon asking what colour the underframe is going to be, he said “we haven’t got to that’s stage yet” it will be a long few years till we get the 201s
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    I agree…..plenty of 071s, plenty of railway companies ~072 midland and great western ~073 Great northern ~074 Sligo Leitrim and northern counties ~075 Dublin and south eastern ~076 Cork bandon and south coast ~077 county Donegal joint committee ~078 Cavan and Leitrim ~079 Dundalk, newery and Grenore ~080 Waterford and tramore ~081 West Clare ~082 hill of howth ~083 Listowel and ballybunion ~084 Cork, Blackrock and passage ~085 Cork and muskerry ~086 londonderry and lough swilly ~087 Tralee and single ~088 Dublin and Kingstown no idea if what I just put down is even correct
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    And a few of if the standout locomotives 071, or it’s new name Great Southern and Western with the broken wheel back! The standout for me, 134 THE RETURN OF THE MIGHTY HALFWAY RUSTON 141 and my first ever encounter with No.85….crisp as ever Presumably that’s the kit SSM make
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    7mm layout at inchore….full of CB&SCR locos…..and that was just the entrance Fran are you sure the bandon tank 7mm isint on the way? Paddy murphy’s stand
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    Teaser for who ever is up today I’m there 2:30-4
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    some more viewing material pre-open day the 07:00 cork train is packed as we speak
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    Great! ill buy that grey 071. Looks a bit bigger then the A class locos….must be 7mm….
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    getting this topic back on track, I have just received no.475. It was the one of if not thee last ones left been sitting on this locomotive for a year now and considering there won’t be any F6, Bandon’s, J26, st.molaga, argadeen or Baldwin tank engines being made anytime soon in RTR, might as well get it. I remember first learning of this locos existence and being confused. I think it’s only duties was branchline work and maybe it worked cork-clonakikty a few times Despite the GSR grey being plain as per prototype. The brass peices are beautifully done. The loco weighs a lot more then the A class. The locomotive Dosnt re-invent the wheel with its performance the loco also dosnt like going round corners with some screw in the connecting rods being to tight or something. I might try and look at this later
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    I’m tempted myself to do an SSM J26 kit, would J72 chassis really fit underneath the kit build?
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    TMD/SSM completed E class/J26 00 gauge with no W&T style extended coal bunker. Preferably in GSR grey or a black livery.
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    Perhaps “Rails to Northport” and “Rails to Dugort” is in order
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    Just there the Irish railway record society has put Joe st ledger footage of 184 in that livery running on Inchicore open day 1970 for anyone interested
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    Such an interesting preservation history! Too bad there is a good chance she won’t return to service even in my lifetime.
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    My favourite of 184s “fictional” liveries is seen here with the “lined CIE green”
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