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Killian Keane

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  1. When did Shapeways start offering a resin print option? as one of their designers I must say Ive never been aware of it, granted I haven't been paying attention to them over the past year or two really due to the ludicrous pricing obliterating any profit margins to be had
  2. If NG is on the table, one of these would kill multiple birds with the one stone
  3. I don't think I am giving too much away to say that I am currently tipping away at something for the Bachmann Collett goods chassis (Dean goods chassis would be better as it wont need remotoring but I had the Collett bought before I realised they were the same wheelbase/dia) but Ive started so I'll finish, watch this space
  4. You wont be able to regauge 00 stock as if thats 21mm gauge it'll be to P4 standard, the flanges are much finer and the whole wheel and track standards are different (vastly superior) to 00 Edit; congratulations, very lucky find, much nicer condition than the SSM kit builds in my mind
  5. Regauged Dublin & Kingstown stock, 1834 2nd and 1838 3rd, apologies for the quality
  6. Would you (or anyone else) happen to remember if the late Wille Sherlock was on that tour? I seem to remember him relating a similar sounding incident to me, and that when the diesel took over from the failed steam loco that someone was heard to remark 'work of the Devil'
  7. Here is my own Sharp object, a standard goods engine, its an early effort on my part so it will need largely replacing/redoing, but the tender CAD is recent, albeit unfinished between other projects In terms of prototype they were fairly universal, Clements, McMahon and O Rourke, Locomotives of the GS&WR page 210 show one, much the same dimensions as my own, as having been owned by the Limerick and Ennis Rly, later to become WLWR 27
  8. Another of ARW Montgomerys efforts, which appeared in the Locomotive Magazine for August of 1923 The accompanying write-up is as follows; For many years the goods traffic of the Dublin, Wicklow & Wexford (now Dublin & South Eastern) Ry. between Dublin and Wexford, was Worked by a class of 0-4-2 tender loco. built by Messrs. Sharp, Stewart & Co., of Manchester, about 1865. As rebuilt, at the Upper Grand Canal Street works of the Railway, between 1885-7, one of these engines No. 22 'Bray', forms the prototype of the excellent model we illustrate herewith. The model locomotive has been made by Mr. A. R. W. Montgomery, of Bray, and is to a scale of 1 in. to the foot. The length over buffers is 3 ft. 9 in. and height from rails to chimney top 13 1/4 in. Weight of engine and tender in working order 57 lb. Working pressure 30 lb. per sq. in. Other particulars of the model are as follows: Cylinders, 1 1/4 in. dia. by 2-in. stroke; coupled Wheels, 5 in. dia.; trailing wheels, 3 1/2 in.; wheelbase, 14 1/2 in. Firebox, outside, 5 in.; boiler barrel, 10 in. long smokebox, 2 3/4 in. long; diameter of barrel, 4 1/4 in., containing five tubes 3/4 in. diameter. Fittings include water and steam gauges, injector, sanding gear, cylinder lubricators, safety valve and whistle. The tender is fitted with a hand brake and carries half a gallon of Water. We understand there are still two or three of these engines in service on the Dublin & South-Eastern Ry.
  9. much appreciated thank you
  10. Hello all, I have a friend who is wondering what the livery of the above mentioned line was, I am rather at a loss to answer him, does anybody here know?, Thank you
  11. In Model Railways August 1978 there are drawings for two different MGWR 6 wheelers, I can scan these in if they'd be of use
  12. Truly exceptional work, Ill be interested to see how you get on balancing the 2-2-2
  13. Magnificent stuff, I believe Francis Wishaw, writing of the Dublin and Kingstown in 1841 described those yellow second class coaches as being 'superior to any in use in the United Kingdom', lovely stuff
  14. HMRS have drawings of the 6 wheel brakes, listed under CIE HMRS Drawings
  15. Ive created models and sold them via shapeways before and even their highest quality materials leave a lot to be desired, especially when compared with home resin printers, Ive invested in an Elegoo Mars Pro and its results are similar to those shown by Robert Roche and KMCE above which speak for themselves. I maintain brass/nickel silver are best, for loco chassis at least which is why I'm looking at producing kits which incorporate both, for things like wagons however (I have some West Clare opens and flats on the long finger) Ive found printed works for everything except wheels and couplings
  16. I take it you have these drawings, J Mo? [Cork, Bandon and South Coast, Locomotive 19-20, Erecting Card Drawing No. 3731] - Railroads - Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints - SMU Digital Collections
  17. Aye, the DSER bought 6 of them in 1902, London Road Models make a kit of them (as well as, incidentally, the 'Special Tanks' of the same design as used on the Dundalk Newry and Greenore Rly)
  18. A similar Neilson, their no.1126/1865, according to this site their 1127 and 1144 appear to be the same class so I imagine Oberon was in that range also
  19. Guns in the Heather I believe was filmed on the Long Pavement-Ardnacrusha branch with B151 (was this the only instance of a diesel on the Ardnacrusha branch?) THE SECRET OF BOYNE CASTLE | British Railway Movie Database
  20. I was browsing this Swiss website last night which has a fair few works photos, I reckon a few people on here might be interested in these ETH Zürich - ETH-Bibliothek - E-PICS Index - ETHBIB.Bildarchiv
  21. I think it should stay exactly where it is, or should we have no 5' 3" steam in the republic?
  22. Lovely work as always, I always liked the G2s, pity one was not preserved, were they the last main line 2-4-0s in service in the British Isles?
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