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I have to back up @west_clare_wanderer's comment. It's a great resource. Thank you to you tax payers in the Republic for underwriting a great resource! When I was cataloguing the late David Soggee's superb slides, I found a sequence around Palace East and could not work out what was happening. Off to OSI maps, where I blew the map section up and up until I could nearly count the sleepers, could see the exact layout and work out a solution. Better, I think, than ours over here! Honestly never tried the UK one!

Just a heads up to the kit builders. I will have VERY few kits at Bangor. As things stand, I think that I may have had my last kit from my producer. A fairly big order went in three months ago, but I got no feedback until I was told a month ago that the moulds were inaccessible and that production of my latest batch wasn't possible. Bearing in mind that some kits do not sell in numbers to make the cost of 3D printing viable, some wagons may now be in the collectable bracket! This is what I have, which you can PM me to either reserve and pick up, or I will extract from the box and post it to you later. Unhappily, it may be that when they're gone, they're gone! Thanks Leslie

And it was! Ken on great form as always! Lots of scenes which I hadn't seen before with an excellent commentary from Ken.

Ready for launch at Bangor, Provincial Wagons in association with CK 3D printing ((Enda!!!) and replacing a pretty popular kit dating from 2012. A READY TO RUN 3D printed version of the Great Northern Railway of Ireland 9 Ton Covered Goods Wagon This type of wagon was built to Diagram 10 at Dundalk Works from 1941 onwards. The prototype wagon, No.2670 was completed on 28 February 1941. The type was deemed to be a conversion from an existing class of 8 ton vans and reused existing ironwork. The wagons were turned out in batches of eight at roughly monthly intervals from then until 1950. Then after a break of two years or so, further batches were completed monthly from 1953 until 30 July 1957, a matter of months before the dissolution of the railway between the UTA and CIE. There were about 600 wagons of this type and they would have worked all over the GNR system and farther afield. On sale at Bangor this weekend at an introductory price of £40 per wagon

Enda has worked his magic again! The 3D printed GNR 9 ton van - on sale at Bangor this weekend at £40 introductory price.

Or, you can have a copy of the GSR Loco book from The Syndicate (me!) at the original price of £35 (€40), delivered at Bangor this weekend. The money goes to the IRRS as the book was a donation. Let me know, as I'm leaving home at lunchtime on Thursday. Thanks Leslie

Hah! @Galteemore, at least you made sure that the "New U" was "ARMAGH itself (which is in my collection, of course). Actually, I find GNR black with mahogany coaches almost as big a turn on. Like a wee T Tank with mahogany coaches.

No, no Bob! The sky SHOULD be very dull. I once told Andy Cundick that his Valentia Harbour needed some clever use of maybe a double layer of glass with water pouring down it to simulate the real thing!

Another getting ready shot. As well as my remaining kits and the NEW RTR wagons, I'll be selling books on behalf of the IRRS London and through The Syndicate - railway preservation - hence the visible library oof books. NOT the final layout, but close! I have to leave some room for Enda's stock - second year we'll be selling those at Bangor. Thank goodness Linda has the patience of Job! I've just noticed that I'm giving my original Smart Car "Myvanwy" some "air time". I plan to fix her as she's better than my present one - six forward gears, three gear systems (Tiptronic, paddles - I refer to them as Michael Schumacher - and automatic) and good for 80mpg on a motorway run (never exceeding 55!!!!). Off to bed, shattered!

Ah, no, Bob. The "device" comes with two remote controls, so I can pretend it's my model of the Lartigue system. Cabin luggage? I need a whole ship ...... and Richard's car!

No doubt someone from the NDMRC will get around to publicising this event, which is just ten days away. Some of us have to start early. Getting kits and wagons out of the loft is a tiring job, but I had help this year. 'Er indoors broke her foot, so I invested in a Stair Lift, which can be quite useful ..... The guy who sold it to me asked what weight I was - I didn't tell him that I needed it to be able to carry 50 16 ton wagons, the parts for fifteen CIE cattle wagons, a C Class and a Single-ended Yankee!

Now, George, you're boasting about how old you are ...... Zero one - I can JUST about remember that system. Of course to some of us a Zero One is a twelve wheeler German express loco. The modern electric equivalent is a Class 101 - you can have great fun with numbers!

I'm hopeless at times - eighty years are catching up! As well as the coaches etc above, I have FOUR boxes (ie each "set" for each of the following IRM wagons and as they will never run on my layout, I might as well as pass them on to someone who wants them. I can deliver too you, or your representative at Bangor next week. Plus Two - Set E of brown Taras also at £80 a box and TWO - Sets A and D of Fertiliser wagons. Same price of £80 per box. I'm going to be pushed for space at Bangor, so I'm keen to sell in advance, rather than cover my table with IRM's products!!!! Thanks for looking. Leslie

Not knocking you, Paul. In fact you did me a favour, as I discovered I'd listed the same thing twice and had failed to show the Tara and the Ferts!!!!! I'll list those at the weekend at £80 a box. Now, that NIR Blue is very cheap according to my specialist in such things .......

Ahheeeeeem. Dare I say it, but I have those on sale on this forum at a much more reasonable price. See "Too Modern for me" under For Sale where the prices reflect what I paid for them ......

Happy, St Patrick's Day, all. (A good Co. Antrim, Saint!!!!!) Enda sent me my present this morning - the prototype of our next wagon! Minor adjustments and we'll have three wagons to tempt you at Bangor!

More from my "don't really need" collection! Please see previous posts for unsold items. Two sets of these ballast fllats (different packs). Never oout of the boxes! £80 a box (three wagons), delivered at Bangor, or posted at cost to UK. I may be a founder member of the RPSI, but these aren't likely to be run on my layout, so someone who wants them might as well have them. £120 for the three. I took them out of their boxes to let you see them properly. Again, collect at Bangor ....... Also, please see other listings above. Thanks Leslie

As promised, more from Basingstoke. This is Fairfield Jct, modelled (pretty exactly) on the junction of that name to the West of Westbury. Now this layout had some terrific scenery modelling - look at this lane which could have been in Ireland - I'd never before seen Hawthorn in bloom modelled! Pretty good, eh? Now the actual junction, with (incorrectly, they never run here) a car carrying train! And then sans train. The white patch is the sun coming through a window!!!! And finally, the iconic HST in full GWR Bling tearing along - I do approve of layouts with full size trains! IMG_4763 2.MOV More later.....

Two excellent exhibitions in two weeks. First a snip- from Abrail - Market Bosworth (P4). Turn sound OFF for videos - a very noisy place! Station building. Note the lack of the infernal combustion engines. EVERYTHING was correct for 1905-ish (I remember it well). I have never seen a "Lady of the Lake" model in action. No prizes, but why was one of them famous? IMG_4593.MOV The busy yard: IMG_4588 2.MOV And now, Midland Railway meets London North Western ...... IMG_4591.MOV Then this seriously wonderful 7mm layout. Trains came out from a terminal, whirled round the circle a few times and then went back to the terminal; constant changes of trains, shunting continuously and not a single word between the operators - a demonstration of how it's done! IMG_4634.MOV IMG_4632.MOV More tomorrow. MOTD is on! Typical of the English to rob us of the Championship? But they played very well. Enjoy

As promised. Murphy Models CRAVENS Snack Car MM1508 £65 delivered at Bangor, or posted to UK at cost. Murphy Models CRAVENS First Class Coach MM1149 £65 delivered at Bangor, or posted to UK at cost. Silver Fox Models ex BR full brake as Genrator Van £75 delivered at Bangor, or posted to UK at cost. Thanks for looking. Leslie

I'm sure that I have mis-identified these two gents, but I wondered what Gerry Fitt and Ted Heath were doing in Whitehead, let alone transporting?

Folks I've been crawling around under the layout and bringing out things which were stored! Honestly, I have a small mountain of stuff which I know I will never run. Here's a starter, prices in Sterling and reflect what I paid for them I am happy to accept the equivalent in Euros, obviously. If you're on the Important Island, pick up at no extra cost at Bangor. The balllast wagons have never been out of the box, nor the "Spoil" flats. The Ballast vans adorned a siding on my layout for some years, but have never been run! The Guinness DID have a run around the layout - there's film here somwhere! All were bought new from IRM If you're interested, please PM me. Thanks. Leslie

@airfixfan will not be pleased that you missed the CDRJC train at 1min 50-ish. Lovely film - everyone who likes British steam should take three minutes to watch it! PS Thanks for spotting it!

Delighted to know, Paul, that I have added to your backlog .........