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Something small to start with... http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway Stations B/Ballina/IrishRailwayStations.html#Ballina_20040705_0005_CC.jpg The Rawie buffer stops are something that feature all over Ireland at this stage. The is a 1/87 version available on Shapeways but it looks a bit too small for OO gauge.

Thanks again Eoin. Yes, it's the heavy coats of paint applied to these vehicles that was scaring me. The often look like Mr. Kipling cakes!

Thank you for your reply #Tarabuses. I thought there might be a site for such questions! I'm always willing to give a respray a try be it railway or vehicle, once the glazing can be removed! I hate hate hate masking windows! When respraying diecast vehicles should the paint be striped back to bare metal or can paint (undercoat and final finish) be sprayed over the factory applied paint job? Thanks Eoin!

A quick question for IRM HQ, and I'm surprised no-one else has asked yet.. have you considered a twin or triple pack of the 42' flat without any load?

Hi All I'm a big fan of layouts that have given some thought to the road vehicles. When you think about it, they really form part of the scenery, and with a little bit of thought they contribute hugely to the overall feel of the layout or scene. With that in mind I realise that I have a 'fear' of kit bashing or re-painting rtr vehicles, which doesn't make sense as I've no problem taking a saw to a brand new €60 wagon or carriage. So my question is this. Hattons have some bargain Plaxton coaches at £8 at the moment... https://www.hattons.co.uk/9696/EFE_26615_Plaxton_Paramount_3500_coach_Blackburn_Transport_/StockDetail.aspx I would like to pick up 4 or 5 of them and convert them to Bus Eireann colours, with some varients, school bus etc. How do I go about this? Anyone have experience, or could point me in the right direction (youtube, other forums etc.) Do the models come apart easily, what paint to use, decals etc. This is a very general questions but I'm looking forward to giving this a go!

As I said on facebook, Wow Wow Wow!! This really makes modelling Irish railways even more appealing to a broader audience such as UK and American modellers, who might appreciate the similar rolling stock, GM locomotives and so on. This is positive news for all us modellers all and I'm delighted to see the sucess of this venture so far! I am concerned as pointed out previously at the number of releases this year, and laying out my wish list I leave you all to do the maths! 4x 121s 10x ferts 4x Guinness 42's 10x 42' Bells 4x Ballast Ploughs I'm starting to feel faint... and I still haven't bought any bubbles yet!

Oh dear. Now that's ugly!

#Railer, #BSGSV, thanks for that info, and I’d love to see a picture Railer if you could lay your hands on it! That’s interesting about a push-pull coach getting the livery also...

Can anyone remember a 121 class locomotive briefly getting an orange & green hybrid suburban livery at some stage in the 1990s? Possibly around the time the DART extensions were being proposed. Did any coaching stock receive similar? (Apologies if I might have asked this before on the previous version of this site)

Another Craven Restaurant, which never made it to the show

Ah that’s the shot I was looking for! Thanks RedRich!

Hi All In the attached picture from Inchicore Works (credit eiretrains.com) it show a 201 in for heavy service, and part of the body shell has been lifted off. Can this be done with the 071s and 141/181s if required? I know that they have many doors along the side of the body, which probably makes it easier to service, but can the entire or part of the hood be removed also? And just to clarify, I,m referring to the real thing and not the models! http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway Stations I/Inchicore/IrishRailwayStations.html#Inchicore_20060908_023_CC_JA.jpg

That's interesting! But I'm wondering what the cost will be?!

George, my own personal experience is that the show is well worth going to and has improved greatly over the years. Depends what you are looking for, I’ve picked up lots of small unusual items in the second hand bins, especial vehicles and accessories. Lots of new items also, but no cheaper than what you would buy online.

Not quite continental modelling, but just came across this video on YouTube of an abandoned original Eurostar set, sitting in a siding and vandalized and graffitied. Just wondering if anyone knows the location, and how this set ended up here. Is it going into preservation, or refurbishment or something? I thought they were all to be scrapped.

Sorry Rich! Still getting my head around this new site layout. Thats outstanding, and I apologise for jumping to the wrong conclusion there. Well done to IWT!

I assume you mean IRM in the above statement? Unless the lads have diverted the IWT container train to Blackrock for a truely stunning entrance on Saturday afternoon?! To reiterate Rich's sentiments, well done to all involved!

Jesus lads, Bundoran looking well there today!

The other thing I’ve been working on over the summer is a depot for my PW machines. This is basically something similar to the depot behind Kildare station. The frame and shell is nearly complete, and I tried to get a little bit of detail on the inside. Once it’s all assembled and painted up I’ll add signage and gutters and as much small detail as possible, then get some track down and build a yard scene around the building!

So in the next picture you can see the undercarriage of the body and I’m exploring if I can get a motor onboard without taking up too much space. On the real thing the engine is sitting up on the deck and a shaft goes down through the floor to power just one axle. If I could replicate this I’d be happy. The other option is in the cab, but I think a detailed cab would really make this model so want to avoid that. Any thoughts or suggestions?

It’s been a while but I’m back at the work bench for the first time in ages, and I damn well intend to finish something for once this autumn! I have a corner in the shed that’s gonna have a small terminus station and some permanent way sidings so that I can store all of the PW and yellow machines in one place. So I’ve decided to tackle Irish Rail number 734, the odd looking sandite machine that lives in Kildare. I’m working off measurements that I’ve garnered from lots of photos, and if it looks reasonably to scale then I’m happy enough!

I’ve just been rooting around the interwebs and incredibly (or maybe not?) I came across this piece of bedtime reading. It’s simply called ‘Rule Book’ and is 392 pages or rules relating to the operation of trains and on-track plant on the island of Ireland. A quick skim through and on page 358 for example, there is an interesting list of current PW machines. https://www.translink.co.uk/Documents/Corporate/publications/rule%20book/140401%20Rule%20Book%202007%20%202013%20Mergeda.pdf

Thanks Andy and Garfield! Yes, the Mashima is tbe way to go. To follow uo on Andys post, High Level Kits Limited (http://173.254.28.51/~highlev3/chris/Pages/gearboxguidepage.html) have a great tool on their site to answer exactly the question I posed at the start of this thread.

Hi guys Is there such a thing as a motor that would drive or connect to just a single axle? I'm thinking of building a piece of on track plant, something like the old plasser sandite unit. Any thoughts?