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Hi David & Mike I thought I'd re-post this here for future reference, I hope yous don't minds.... Eoin

Hi All Thanks very much with the fantastic comments Should have a video of it on the Greystones Layout- it's home, on Friday next.... According to Mr Clements all 5 of this type spent their entire lives banking and shunting at North Wall goods yard. But in our minds 617 'Pioneer' escaped and can be seen shunting in Greystones very soon.... Westhy We need a number for the front buffer beam?- there is a picture of 618 showing it's number on page 202 of Mr Clements book- it seems to be a dark colour on a white drop shadow and numbers would be 2.5mm high.... Eoin

Thanks Noel That's his sandwiches, sure that Inchicore vintage chap wouldn't be able to eat an iPhone.... Eoin

No. 617 is now complete;- Some serious horsing to get the body on over the chip, wires and light board, but eventually got it to work! If one is going to do this job I would suggest taking off at least another 2mm from the top of the chassis to make it easier. A few little touch up will be done- take the shine off the coal and replace the coupler with a shorter one. The lads are having a chat about their new command. and just a picture to remind where this came from. off to the track next week for some trials. Eoin

Hi David Interesting article, the simplest way to extend the axles would be to cut them and sleeve them with brass tube to the broad gauge size, taking note of the square ends and setting them up to run true before soldering- the drive axle would have to be extended off centre, or if the brass sleeve used is not to thick- ream out the drive gear to fit?? Eoin

Hi Paul We used to have them here, two coach, but they kept crashing into things and they removed them... Eoin

Hi David I have considered this several times, the Ixion model is lovely, it's even more akin to 'Erin' (300) a contractors engine used to construct the Wexford to Rosslare Railway and then used in stock on the Waterford & Wexford Railway. Erin had the outside rear bunker, round windows, and the Ixion model only needs the steam dome, sand boxes, and maybe a buffer change. I reckon the wheels only need counter weights installed and its pretty close.. Eoin

Yep, I reckoned you'd be on soon! you must be in need of a horn?... did you get the 100ohm speaker? Eoin

Hi All I'm sure you will be glad to hear Gauge-N-Sean had a successful time in the shop, and is out on the rails running in the new linkage. All is going well for recovery and will soon be notched to full throttle.... Eoin

Hi All Here is the first Class 8100 DART Model with sound. It's a preliminary set-up as it is practically impossible to capture a clean running sound of the train, so I'm still looking for a motor sound that works. It's an ESU Loksound V3.5 chip which is a bit limited in the programming area compared to the current V4 chips, but hay it has a horn.... Eoin

Hi I don't like split chassis, they are not fun when worn a bit! Much prefer a nice brass chassis and the axle type gearbox as there is incredible slob in these split chassis gearboxes- once the gears are up and running they centralise and run OK, but starting off and slow running can be a problem. I find the Hornby chip to be no worse than any of the other cheep chips! It's mainly the running gear on this type of chassis that give the problems- sloppy gearbox, mad plastic axle sleeves that you cant stop the wobble- causing problems with the rods, and of course old bumpy wheels. We will have to see how it runs on the test track Eoin

It's alive! it's aalivee! Installed the chip tonight and after a lot of jiggery-poke it came alive, very messy running at first but some dismantling and changing wheel positions I got it running like a rusty old steam loco on one cylinder. After a drop of more oil, adjusting the quartering to the best spot, and when the motor warmed up it started to run pretty OK, it's probably fairly prototypical!! Its all a bit tight in the electronics cab and not quite going together! some more planning required.... Eoin

Excellent popeye It's looking exceptionally well, some beautiful neat work Eoin

Hi & thanks all for the comments Here are a few shots CM took on Friday after a few more trees were installed... CM & Eoin

Hi jhb Just picked up a copy of 'Rails Through North Kerry' today- excellent stuff, great photos, just breezed through it after dinner- looking forward to the read. My favourite is 'Rails to Achill' , Achill Station is a modellers dream and the book is very helpful in that matter... Eoin

Hi All Sean is in the shop for a lower drive rod linkage replacement, if the prelims went OK today the procedure should have happened by now and he should be on the way to the steaming shed! These linkages can be tricky, so some careful running in is required- so we will not see Gauge N at the Fair for possibly 2 months.... Speedy recovery Sean Eoin

Hi Slavek Yes the dimension is 1016mm(NMRA do it in inches hence the 16mm if I remember correctly)if you use the feet adjusters you will be in the range- say lowest 995mm, highest 1025mm. There is a pdf copy of the drawing for downloading here;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/2465-Modular-OO-Layouts?p=52044&viewfull=1#post52044 Summer/Autumn is the one, if you progress this any further please show pictures and give the product names and reference codes, so this can be discussed Here is a link to a layout I'm landscaping at the moment- Summertime! Seapoint will be similar;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/4213-Greystones-Model-Railway-Layout?p=103131&viewfull=1#post103131 Eoin

Hi John The plan is a transition scenic area at module connections, within the individuals modules the scenic can be to their choice but it would be nice to keep the same vibe through the whole layout! The modules can be stand alone dioramas or integrated into a home layout and unbolted out for the modular thing- this was discussed back in the thread.... Good luck at the show up North, we'll be in Cork at a show that weekend Eoin

Hi The number plate erecting ceremony was this evening, all went well and now its numbered... I had the same Humbrol Clear Matt problem on the plates- dried out white! It's still a bit dull so I'm tempted to use a Gloss to make it clear again... Eoin

Hi Slavek If you mean 'where is it stored' it's at baseboard Dave's workshop in Edenderry, see his Facebook link above- setup and awaiting some attention. If you mean 'where is it based on' Seapoint is adjacent Dun Laoghaire a suburb of Dublin. When my workload frees up I will be going down there to add some stuff I've been working on for it, if you are able to travel there at that time we would be happy to meet... I'll let you know when I'm going. Eoin

Hi Paul I believe it doesn't really matter the size of the resistor used with a DCC chip, the chip is throwing out 12volt and the resistor is limiting it to less! Actually I'm going to install another on the power out of the chip as the lights are a bit to bright! Eoin

Hi Slavek Don't mind Kinvara-Train! he's from the West:) If you go back in this thread to earlier posts you will find that this system is designed with NMRA & Freemo spec in mind, we found the NMRA spec to be sound but Freemo seems to change with each different group setting up! You will also notice that some of the items you have brought up are discussed back there also.... The drawing I prepared is for discussion and demonstration of the idea, Seapoint Modular Layout is a real live demo of the system and viewing it one can see how it can be adapted to fit other systems that are NMRA compatible- also it's not fixed, it's a design process open to all who wants to contribute Eoin

Hi Slavek Single track boards can be incorporated, they need a transition board at each end to come back to 2 track and agreement as to which track of the two to connect to.... Eoin

Hi Colin R See here;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/2465-Modular-OO-Layouts?p=37185&viewfull=1#post37185 Eoin