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I'd say that's correct @flange lubricator, easier to get at. But all the locos would have to have them in the same position! otherwise the corresponding snatcher on the platform would have to be adjusted- height wise for the different locos, if, the snatchers were in different locations? It was a mad system! I wonder did anyone get hung up on one flying through the station? Eoin

Back to the Baseboard. The track plan was traced onto the 3mm MDF sheets and I set about cutting out the track boards, the join 'Jigsaw' pieces were worked out and then the cnc machine cut these out. This is a photo of 3 of the units- 2 curved and a straight. The male parts will be glued to the end of the track boards and the female ones are the jigsaw pieces that straddle the baseboard join. M3 countersunk socket screws into T nuts will be used to fix these down to the plates in the baseboards. The two plates to the right in this photo are the fixing plates, one will be inset in that routed pocket in the foam, the other in the baseboard adjacent . The plates have routed slots to take the track wiring with holes down through to under the board. The rear track and sidings was a complex one! here is a sequence of it going in..... .....and the final fitting & testing of the track boards butting up to their end piece. One of the curves on the sides, and the straight on the front. Before gluing the track boards to their ends I set up the track to see if adjustment was needed- all good, so dismantled it again and out with the PVA....... Eoin

The Fry Museum opening is getting closer. See the link below, a press release on the Co Co's website shows the official opening of the restored Casino House 2 days ago;- http://www.fingalcoco.ie/media/PRESS RELEASE Refurbishment work on Malahide Casino nearing completion.pdf Trains to follow soon. Eoin

I'll bring me own mug! Great news Eoin

A video of the layouts

Looking great @MikeO Looking forward to seeing that 121 up close Eoin

Hi Wexford Model Railway Club Thanks to all who organised a very enjoyable weekend and thanks to all who came over to say hello, chat and comment on the DART models. I love @enniscorthyman's layout, I was opposite him at the show and enjoyed two days of it. Enda's layout is great to, he has great family stories attached to it, I've seen photos on fb but it's better in the flesh. Looking forward to the next one and hopefully my layout will be complete by then!! Thanks Eoin

The date for the May Fair;- I could have a special DART on display at this one?? Eoin

I finally got the baseboards finished to the point of starting to lay the track and test if the DARTs can get around it;- Undercoat going on, Setting up track based on the old system I used for testing models being worked on, but it was always to close to the edge of the board- OK at home but not for display. I took it to the last Bray Fair and found my display table support idea will not work to well, so Screwfix trestles will have to do for the moment. The Seapoint Martello Tower makes an appearance again! and the final solution, I think! all runs well the DART can go everywhere with no problems. Flexible track was used to tighten up the layout to get in from the edges. The track is set up on 3mm MDF sheets to mark and cut out track boards which will be screw fixed to the baseboards with a jigsaw inset track piece for the joins! I have a plan..... Eoin

Hi dave182 Try here;- https://www.menzels-lokschuppen.de/ Eoin

Back in 2015 (cant believe that) I setup a styrene D301, its on here somewhere but can't locate it- the plan was to do a test body in styrene and then body and chassis in brass when I set up my new CNC machine back then! I did buy wheels, cranks and other bits at the time- but alas it all went in a box until I mastered the CNC thing and it got forgotten. This thread and Kirley's posts on facebook recently, has me thinking about it again...... This is a link to an article which may be helpful @john83;- http://newirishlines.org/archive-2/ its Issue 5 on the page list and here are a few photos of the test styrene body being set up;- I can now, when time permits, do it!! Eoin

Hi John83 Yes the boxes are quite different, and so are the door panels n hand rails, the cab on D301 is a bit shorter ending just behind the door, the hand break sticks out the back with an enclosing box, front steps on D301 are different, no ladders on D301, it had water over flow pipes down the side and an open meshed vent on both sides. D301 had outside crankweights and springs- some Class 08 models don't have this so look for one that does, again some Class 08 models have a slim front vent which D301's was quite deep.... Eoin

Excellent Ken, Love the development of this train, like has not been seen before, what next Eoin

Hi Guys After decals and lining is done spray with a satin or matt varnish- 'Alclad II Semi-Matte' does a fantastic dullish job..... Other possibility's if using Halfords paint for air brush- is to ask for matt paint not gloss when ordering, or use Phoenix Pints Matting Agent. Eoin

Mr Bob Take out the glass and use an airbrush to spray lightly a dilute tint on the inside or use one of the tinted stick on window films you can get online, when the glass is out use a Sharpie marker or a Rotring/Mars drawing pen to blacken the frames- carefully! Eoin

Good things are worth waiting for. Lovely stuff. Eoin

@leslie10646 Good luck with the show, Please thank Richard for the issue of brass sheet a few weeks back, though unfortunately I have not had a chance to cut something out of it yet, but I do have a plan!..... Eoin

Amazing Ken, looking great. Eoin

Next Fair is on the 7th of April.

Back to baseboard! So I finished off the steel dowel and bolt system, drilled holes in, routed slots in, and stuck the frames together;- First, was to install the dowel sleeves into the appropriate sides, with sides clamped to fit the sleeves n dowels are bolted up to draw the sleeves into the wood. Once the dowelling was done the frames were stuck together with staples and wood glue, the gussets in the corners have horizontal screw fixings through the frames. 40mm insulation being glued in with No More Nails. Two of the boards bolted up for first test fit, can't put the other two on yet as the glues not dry! Now need to work out the track plan- see if any mods are required, and then we'r a painting...... Eoin

Hi Tom Do as Glenderg says- but if you have a multimeter and it does continuity test? you could first probe around on the oil and see if its conductive, otherwise test pickups to wheels, otherwise test from pickups back to the motor terminals- wiggle the wires n bogie also while doing this test... and see what happens Eoin

Stunning.

Don't forget the Fair is on this Sunday.