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Again, thanks to all who came by at Bangor. Thanks especially to Ellen of NDMRC and her team. I removed my own new vans (40% sold) and put up Enda's items instead - the new PalVans, the skeletons - a very free-running, useful item for people with containers of every sort - all of which Enda supplies - Unload, Coal, Oil - Thanks especially to all my customers. Several lines of kits are down to zero!

Great to meet up with @LNERW1, @josh_, @Tullygrainey @WRENNEIRE and others today. My stock has taken a nice dent, but I haven't run out yet! If you're making a trip here on Sunday be sure to have a look at Enda's new PalVans which look just terrific - an absolute winner if I'm any judge. Thanks to those of you who came by today and helped reduce the number of boxes I have to take back! Leslie

Well, all set up, all I need is a few customers. I have a boxful of Enda's wagons, containers etc. If you can't see them out on the stand - ASK! I only have 6 feet to show stuff! Even if you don't buy something, call by and say Hallo.

They are "convertible wagons which were to be found on GSWR, MGWR, LMSNCC, BCDR (?), SLNCR(?) and DSER to sorta with. @jhb171achill will write you an essay when he has time off from sucking up to Americans!

Thanks, @Westcorkrailway, it only seemed the sensible thing to do as Enda was away risking his neck playing with cars. Enda is making various things I always wanted to offer as part of my range. Especially his Uniload Containers which I spent a couple of hours measuring up with our late and revered pal Anthony - there was one in the Car Park at Heuston! Alas, then came the pandemic ...... I like containers and his little orange boxes fit nicely on the same flats as my multitude of Bread Containers. I can't beat his skeletons (his are RTR and mine are kits and were the same price!), another useful vehicle for the average Irish model railway.........

This is a list of the layouts / trade stands / attractions: Alas my efforts to get the PDF file listing them has produced some strange results. Maybe NDMRC will list them properly for you? There are three halls, plus Atrium plus flying area! Lots to see by the look of it! Hall 2 RyanMoore-The Island of Sodor Donegal Railway Museum - Inver 40 HRCA(NI)-Hornby3Rail 41 PaulSavage-SilagecuCng 42 DonegalDad-WinterLayout 43 AlanNixon-TheStoneYard 44 IPMSN.I.Branch 45 Glenabbey-Jonesville 46 DonegalDad-Modellers’Corner 47 Donegal Dad - Starter layout 48 IanDonaldson-Thomasthetankengineandrelatedvehicles 49 TanyaKe,yle-KilronanHalt 50 TanyaKe,yle-UncleBere'sRailway 51 MichaelSmirh -EuropeanTramway 52 Gerry Byrne-Cynwyd 53 MichaelWhite-TheFfarquharBranch 1 Recepon/Ballot 4 GaugeOGuild 5 Diecastmodels-1/43and1/64diecastmodels 6 AllThingsGames-Boardgames,cardgames,TTRPGSandaccessories 7 ProvincialWagons-OOGauge Irish Wagons 8 RichardMcLachlan-Brasscoachbuildingdemonstraon 9 IanHouston-Transportbooksanddiecastmodels. 11 Andy'sModels- 12 IrishRetroTransport- 13 Downpatrick&CountyDownRailway 14 DavidO'Rourke,NDMRS–HobbsEnd 15 NDMRS-NewMemberEnquiries 16 NDMRS-Middlehurst 17 NDMRS-ClubSales 18 NDMRS-Olsville 19 NDMRS-Asterixvillage 20 McCullough's 21 Outlaw'sHobby&CraJ 22 NorthernIrelandAssociaonofAeroModellers &CraJ 22 NorthernIrelandAssociaonofAeroModellers 23 SeaHorseModelBoatClub-SMBC-StacBoatDisplay 24 Café 25 NDMRS–Getyourpicturetakenbesideyourfavouritetankengine 30 MarksModels-ModellingGoods 31 NewCrossWagonWorks-Pre-ownedweatheredmodelrailwaysetc 32 GMiniatureS-Sceneryproducts 33 NDMRS-ChildrensColouringZone 34 ExplodingDice-ExplodingDiceLocalGamingCharity 35 WoodlandModels-Woodenandcardrailwaybuildings. 36 ModelElectronicRailwayGroup-NIAGdemonstraonstand 71 FirstBangorMRC-BallymacarretJuncon 72 AnnandLorraineMiniatures-StylesofArchitecture 73 AnnandLorraineMiniatures-TudorHamlet 74 PSNMODELS

Likewise, looking forward to seeing your latest masterpiece, Alan Where do you find the time to do it? It takes me a week to build a platform!

Hotel already booked. PW will be there! Yes, congrats! A great club.

Pity that all the track isn't Peco Setrack, then you could do all of this. Pretty good choices1

While there may have been a short intermediate period of ownership, I believe that they DID all end up in the "South". I must have a look in the GNR wagon book which shaded in some wagon numbers to indicate where they went - if my memory serves me. Des Coakham was the man to tell you these things and I'm pretty sure I checked in 2007.

Equally gutted that I'm losing another good customer on the day! I hope that the Gig goes well!

I'm surprised that no-one associated with this exhibition has publicised it here - or did you all know about it already? As I'm wearing myself out getting stuff together for it, (and crossing the Irish Sea to attend) I want to see some customers!! Perhaps someone in NDMRC would provide the details to drum up business - I'm a mere "trader".

JB, you're slacking - taking five years to answer a query!

Sorry, Patrick, I thought that it was you! It MAY have been Colm F - the only other person modelling the BCDR back then.

To add to @jhb171achill's comment - I understand that the LSWR "Road Van" as sold by Kernow is a good approximation of a BCDR brake van. See: https://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/p/43665/SB003G-LSWR-10-Ton-Goods-Brake-Van-number-S54466 Patrick Davey got the Smallbrook kit of one and altered it. @Patrick Davey - please advise? Thanks

Colin Alas, the BCDR was history before they were built! Leslie

Right, about those big parcels, which I showed elsewhere on this forum .... This is what was inside: which, in case it looks familiar - IT SHOULD! It's a repeat of my very first wagon (2008 vintage, on left) with an early repeat (No. 2229 on right). For newcomers, it's one of 134 vans built by the GNR at Dundalk (1954 - 56) for bagged cement traffic from the factory by the river at Drogheda (hence the "Return to ...." which was removed later when they reverted to normal van status. If you want to have as in early CIE days (the whole class went to CIE on the dissolution of the GNR), just slosh a bit of grey paint over the "GN" (which is what the new owners did) and apply a Flying Snail - I'll even give you a pair! Also, for those modelling later Irish railway history: A further run of my ex GNR(I) Bagged Cement Van as it ran in its final years when they were used as simple "Vans". Seen all over the place, so, I hope useful to some of you? £19 or €23 each The Sterling price includes postage to UK addresses.

Aaarrgghhhhh! The Works of the Devil - or at least his associates - money-grabbing Victorian capitalists - aka Thieves and Murderers......... I take hope from the fact that Stuart was on a "Standard Gauge" coach when photographed. Good luck, young man.

Talking of "my vans" - leave me alone, I've got to deal with this lot .. . This his how DPD deliver things. Thousands of pounds worth, left on doorstep and courier removed himself (?) before the 85 year old in residence could get to door and ask he, she or it to bring it inside. Yeah, yeah, Accurascale, it ain't a 20 foot container!

Yes, @Mol_PMB, but the eagle-eyed will note the Meat Van - a variation I didn't do - but an easy conversion from the 10 ton van, by just adding louvres. There's a nice example on "Ballyconnel Road". Mike, who built it gave me an on-the-spot tutorial on making louvres. This archive gives "The Golden Horde" a whole new meaning! A good cryptic message for you crossword-doers!

Thanks for the Heads-up @Mol_PMB, endless photos of Class VS No.207 courtesy of the late Norman McAdam, who, fine chap that he was, was a real devotee of the Great Northern. We owe Norman a significant debt of gratitude that he was a prolific photographer and left his collection to the Society which he served so well for decades. PS lots of AECs on the mainline for the diesel men!

At the risk of boring you all silly by repeating myself, Ciaran's Flickr pages are enough in themselves to warrant IRRS Membership. However, also repeating an earlier warning - you'll lose hours and hours of your God-given lives pouring over the piccies, which are just wonderful. Thanks, Ciaran!

No, David, but I'd buy three Erne, Lagan and Boyne! If the did BOTH, then they'd get FIVE sales - They could use a lot of the same bits? I think ......

Of course, the Compound will only appear when a certain company does the obvious thing ..... As I said before - I'll buy two, the moment they're announced - the two I've travelled behind

No way! Don't take it too hard. Possibly 1964? Lots of nice A Class, single-ended Yankees ...... AND S Class, a Compound on the Thursday trains, No.207 on the Tourist Train, ........