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Which CBSC loco is in the backlog?
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You wouldn’t……would you
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Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
Once again, no one called it!!! -
Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
Funnily enough we are actually doing probability chances of that happening are 1/1 just 1 minute now -
Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
Funnily enough we are actually doing probability chances of that happening are 1/1 -
Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
The last time it was a live video from Hornby magazine, but this time it’s difference since it’s not a joint accurascale announcement -
Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
The math teacher will be wondering why I’m staring at my “calculator” at 1 o clock -
Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
I don’t think a single person could have predicted NIR mk2’s last time where credit is due watch as IRM release Something like the 8200 class dart so once again we will be all wrong. Yes please -
Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
Good idea….if much of the stuff theorised is announced…..many remaining A classes will become more attractive to buy -
Brand new IRM Announcement - Tomorrow (Thursday 3rd Feb) at 1pm
Westcorkrailway replied to Warbonnet's topic in News
Park Royal, laminates, bulleid wagon And add “pedestrian footbridge” to that list -
After putting the provided chassis up to the terrier chassis, part of me wants to just try replace the wheels
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British locos and stock that can be disguised as Irish
Westcorkrailway replied to Westcorkrailway's topic in Irish Models
So there is a chance we will see very rare GSR era snaps of Dugort harbour someday?! I’m waiting for hattons genesis coaches come out, and if there as good as they look, I’ll paint them in post 1955 CIE green -
464 is numbered and ready to go….or at least the top half of it is…..at least I can build half a loco! overall a huge difference between my converted Adams radial and bandon tank older brother no.479. right now she sits on a tri-ang wagon awaiting that sweet sweet chassis….I know Fowler 4F has been suggested In the past, but if anyone has any suggestions for what I can put underneath this loco, it would be greatly apericiated…..I don’t think 464 likes being a 4-4-0T too much
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466, 469 And 470 (the latter was only there for a year) went up to dublin. 466 wore CIE green from 1948. Although 467 may also have worn green… Another option would be to role it out in what 00 Works perceived as the CBSC livery. I beleive this is another approximation of what some believe the CBSC to be like. The white lining on some coaches made it easier to identify some old kinsale branch photos I came across
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I have no clue what the Green Bandon would have looked like, presuming it would be something like the one in the thread posted above, maybe minus the pale yellow transfers (I think your right in one, maybe 2 Bandon’s got CIE green) there is a 3d printed model there for experimentations so you never know, it may wear that CIE green 466 wore briefly while doing suburban services
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More deveopment of the bandon tank shell, gone is the brass (which looked great to be fair) and in with with Satin black. From my photographs, it’s a perfect colour for CIE’s glossy black which very few engines wore but 464 was one of them (my profile picture on this forum as it stands is the livery I’m shooting for) but of course, these locos wore GSR grey and 3 variants of green I’m sure it all makes sense to just use the provided chassis and try to clue that together, which I might do for the craic, however it’s import to point out that if I didn’t have the factualits for making a body (I used nail scissors, tweezers and knackered bottle of superglue) I certainly don’t have it for a peice that requires such attention as a chassis, I’ll reiterate that my Fellow young west cork modeller had a full workshop of tools, solder and even the poppys workbench took, and he was unable to do the job when I purchased this kit a year or 2 ago, it was always my aim to try and find a doner chassis for the loco. I hope I can still find a good one without a good bit of modification. (Hence why I don’t have wheels, or motor this loco usually comes with) even if I found a decent 0-6-0, 2-6-2, 4-6-2 or 2-6-4 loco, any of those could be within reasonable modification for this loco
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As a native West Corkonian would say “Era lash on the primer and the paint and twill be fine” Started looking at options for finishing the loco. My terrier chassis looks a bit ridiculous only being 1 foot larger the bogey wheels (in 1:1 scale) as while the bogey is perfect size, the terriers 4 foot Wheels are off by a 1.2 feet. And are not tight coupled. Some ideas for donor include Fowler 4F, Thompson L1 and some other 0-6-0t chassis like that of the Bachman billy
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I made good use of previous threads on assembling this kit by @Mike 84C and @Georgeconna. Without there respective threads I probably would have been unable to attempt the piece because I was able to make the shell so easily, if I were to try the MGWR E class/J26 what would be the best donor 0-6-0 chassis
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When the 141s came out, I was an infant! Unfortunately, we won’t see the MM 141 ever again, due to it being wrapped up with Bachman. I’ve been looking for the Black n tan 141 for ages . A few pop on on Ebay now and again for ludicrous prices. A FAIR price for those models due to the demand would be €200-€230 range if there was any justice
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Yes I have….that’ll come back to bite me I’m sure
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bandon tank shell is (aside from the roof that refuses to attach despite putting on the correct curve. It took a fair bit of figuring out as I found the constructions hard to follow. now as for the chassis, I reckon such a peice is beyond my ability. I’ll try toy around with a few options. But for now she didn’t look to bad.
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I think that perhaps you may be disappointed by how crude this yolk is going to end up looking!
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Ahhh perfect, I remember seeing that Bachman set when I was young and wanting one, unfortunately Back then, I was light years away from being able to afford it. Somone aught to convince UK companies to make a similar set again…..and then Hornby would try to copy it and sell it for cheaper!