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Hi Here is my take on a West Clare Walker Diesel in 4mm for a chap doing 00n3. The body is a Worsley Works brass etch which looks very nice and shiny in its bag, after doing a bit of research I reckon it will need a few extra holes and some score lining... Extra .5mm holes being added for; - Head Lamps, Marker lights, Water fill, Exhaust brackets, Screen wipers, Horns, Vacuum pipes, & Couplers. This was all done with the parts still in the sprue as its easier to hold this way. After cutting out the chassis and cab parts, removing the cusp and sizing things up, a plan of action was formulated. There will be four main components to build as individual items- Chassis, Cab, Bonnet 1, & Bonnet 2. When these parts are complete it will be decided how to put it together. I left some of the sprue in the chassis to give a bit of reinforcement while building, this will be removed when the time comes. After playing with the cab parts for a while I decided it was time to build the jig I had been thinking about for holding body parts while soldering. This cab is a bit twee and just about fits together, there is a few gaps when assembled on the chassis, I think the magic etch offset line was not used so gentile persuasion will be required and a jig is the man for this! This unit is designed to be adaptable for other kits n stuff Windows on first, slightly ajar Then three sides are jigged up, the chassis has slots and half etched lines to aid, but the parts just don't quite make it- a bit of filling later I think. The fourth side goes on when the other three are soldered. Tack soldering here only, to get it held in place, then finally soldering off the jig to complete.

Hi chris That's the Maritime Museum Boys - it's a ship from the Museum as far as I know, scratch built by a patron some time ago..... Eoin

Excellent George Great to see the above and to see you this weekend Keep it coming Eoin

A video of SDMRC's Dun Laoghaire DART Station Eoin

Back in style heirflick Nice tank 279 coming on there Eoin

...I don't have them, yet Eoin

Hi Borithe I could do this with the DART- put an Gauge N DART in an OO DART Eoin

Stunning Borithe Now that's a proper model village Eoin

Hi A know someone who will be delighted to see this, and I know a few who wont! It's the Mock DART, the body was made pre window era and sat in a box until recently, now it's just about finished and ready to go into service.... .......the Mock DART was a model built back in early 1980's to show the public what the train was going to look like, so this is a model of a model! I wonder is that a first? Eoin

Hi Glover It's this one.... .....I'm told by one of the chaps involved that they were the same down south Eoin

Just keeping you up to date, I know the photos are the same as previous but the J10 617 are in these ones, testing out it's new legs n gears, a few problems with the track showed up- 0-6-0 loco is a good engine to test track!! ....and pushing back to Dublin as the DART is on its way.... Eoin & CM

Hi Glover Have you seen Provincial Wagons now do a pretty good Cattle Wagon kit? its not the same satisfaction as kit-bashing to achieve a goal, but if your thinking of a train of them this might be a quicker starting point.... Eoin

Decisions, decisions, - when in doubt do them all..... Eoin

I really like the new system for inserting photos, makes it far easier to add in text descriptions now that one sees the photo in the editor Great Eoin

Hi 617 had its buffers painted red, SMM decal number added to the front buffer beam, new axle spacers and final drive gear installed which has improved the running- minimal lurch now. I sourced the replacement axle spacers from Peters Spares.... And a shot pulling a bit of freight out at Greystones yesterday morning Eoin

Nice one BosKonay, it's looking great Eoin

I wonder how I could get me hands on some of those millions- it would help DART expansion! Eoin

Hi decauville1126 pm sent Eoin

http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/6212-Gauge-N-CIE-DART?p=99729&viewfull=1#post99729

Hi R. Yes it will be available later... I did NS wire ones for the Class C sides but to much fiddly work, so the A's will be brass etched, to be folded up and soldered! Eoin

Hi decauville1126 I'll put you in the mix for a set, the chassis will be available soon, it still needs a bit of work to finalise, and it will be available as components as required, or ready to run I will pm you as soon as I check out postal cost for the sides to England Eoin

Thanks StevieB Yes I can run off a set for you if you want, a set of 4 is €25.00.... they will need a slight clean up with sharp knife, a file and fibre brush Eoin

Hi Here is a few photos of the finished loco with its new smoke box door n hook, which I forgot to post up at the time it was finished Eoin

Hi While moulding the Class A bogie sides I made a mould to replace the damaged break shoes, here is a few shots..... This is a photo of the four castings and one of the original parts the mould was made from. Much easier than the A stuff cause its nice thick parts and the metal flows through the mould- even when the mould is cold! Eoin