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Hi All Following a suggestion from Dave Lindfield, we decided to install bar couplers in place of the traditional flat magnetic couplers. The bars are 3 mm dia. By 13 mm long and are inserted into vertical holes drilled between the sleepers. Six bar magnets, in two rows of three opposite each other, were used. A first attempt, using weaker magnets, was not successful, so we upgraded to N42 Neodymium magnets. These work but seem to require sensitive adjustment to the Kadee coupler “hooks”. Further adjustment will need to be done, but the overall effect is very neat and unobtrusive. ...and here is a photo of my 3d printed buffer stops, glued, fettled and painted CM

Hi David It was all black n white up to the 70's and even into the 80's in places, a lot of planning offices had the code 'you can have any colour walls you want as long as it's white' Eoin

Hi David Great to hear you were over visiting, all great places... I can answer the one on the Clon Model Railway Village, myself and baseboard Dave did a 2 day show there 3 weeks ago;- The station building is great, the model village is great;- they have two Park Royal coaches and a diesel loco out front not going anywhere, they've taken parts of the villages around the area and scattered them throughout the layout with viewing paths, bridges and vertical sleeper railings- hat's off to them they have done a very neat job. But, to me, the Gauge 1 model railway layout was very disappointing- all the track has been laid at the lowest level even below viewing footpath and it just looks like a model rail layout, patrons are looking down on roofs! There are plenty of hills and embankments but no one thought of running track at high level. With the history of railways in the area and some of the structures still existing there was no attempt to integrate them in the model. And the trains are German or other, but no Irish local stuff which in my book is a must for a venture like this..... I'd still pay €11.00 Eoin

Hi Borithe Excellent to see the photos Though some chaps not in proper uniform- they should have been shot! Was there many attendees? Eoin

Me to, John It looks great, my choice would be CIE/Inchacore cab Eoin

Hi All The next show is on on; The title has changed a little but it's still the same gig See you there Eoin

Weshty You've used up all your 'u's Eoin

Hi Glenderg I'm using Stixall clear by Everbuild and I get it in Wurths in Ballymount- it's like Tek7 but stronger and cleans off the DART glazing far easier than Tek7 Eoin

Hi Dave182 I researched this myself some time back, I bit-the-bullet and am making my own...... Dart Castings do a coach dynamo which is halfway there but no cooling fins- not all motors have fins! The pics below are of the patterns for moulding Gauge O motors, these are from a long running project which is shelved for the moment. As you can see the motors could be used in Gauge OO- the 'Chief Mechanic' is HO so the small motor is suitable for most uses. The larger one would be good for a big crane or the like. When I complete the moulds I can make you a few.... Eoin

I thought of a Sci-Fi film prop- 'Model 7698-B Master Blaster' or do you remember the RTE adds long ago - 'Stamp out sarcoptic-mange-mites and Liver Fluke'!!!! Thanks btb- I was wondering what I was doing wrong when my tongue was turning DART green! Eoin

Hi Here is a very useful tool if doing a lot of fine gluing using a syringe. Standard syringes can be very hurtful on the hands if a viscus glue is being used and after applying the glue to a DART body print with a standard syringe I can do nothing else for several hours! This unit is really comfortable to use, one can place the glue accurately with one hand and no strain. The unit comes with 30 clear barrels, pistons, end caps (if using different glues the barrel end can be sealed), and a range of tips. Its from adhesivedispensers.co.uk and cost £67.00 including postage. If doing a lot of fine gluing you got to get one Eoin

Some test prints of a fuel tank;- Two versions of the fuel tank. The blue is in 00 scale and the grey in H0. They were both produced by uploading a free library design and the printing on my 3D printer. The design is in H0 scale, which I then reprinted by scaling up to 00. Both lower photos illustrate the coarseness of the printing process using my XYZ da Vinci 1.0 printer. Will Brexit mean that we will now have to change from 00 to H0? CM

Hi David Lovely stuff,

Hi Well a hardy bunch came out yesterday to the show, the weather was disastrous for this beautiful venue but overall the show was well attended- myself and Dave had a great day meeting new and existing customers, and a few forum members- all in their wet gear! Great to meet all Dave took a few photos;- Eoin

Hi All The Bray Show is on this coming Sunday;-

Hi Dave It's flush inkjet print on mat paper card- a photo of stone wall Photoshopped and made fit the CAD template for the bridge foam structure cutting- as seen in previous posts above. There is a little bit of shading added here and there with grey Magic Marker and white pencil 'Highlights'- it works well giving a 3d appearance...

Hi The back scenes went up on the wall today and DART 8101 was sent out to test the scenes and the new stone cladding added to the road bridges;- The Dublin road bridge.... ...and at the other end- the road bridge to the timber yard- love the mountains through the arch! Eoin & CM

Hi Here a a few shots of the back-scene, its three sheets mounted on card;- After a disastrous start trying to stick the scenes straight to the wall, we changed tack and stuck the scenes onto card and now they will be stuck to the wall - much easier. Luckily we started at the end that we had a spare scene- as we are using 1 and a half the same scenes for the length of the layout. A few little blemishes on the first attempt- I think we can fix them, the other two worked wonderfully after reading the instructions again!! Eoin

Hi Excellent, looking great- tanks! Eoin

Hi The Section 8 planning process is for planning exemption of alterations to a protected structure where there is not a material alteration- an extension is a serious material alteration so this should not be allowed- who knows when its the council applying!! it will still go on the live planning register for public view and comment, I'm not sure of the process off hand- I'll have to look that one up... Eoin

Hi I just posted that Tweet on the 'Fry Model Railway for Malahide' Facebook site asking the question if the display is going ahead and where- go on this page and 'Like' it's in the visitors post section Eoin

Hi The models are stored in the Writers Museum in town and the layout all dismantled is in a Fingal Co Co store... There was a planning permission given for a restaurant change of use and a small dinning room extension in the yard between the existing house and the garage structure, back in 2006. This is the only location an extension can be constructed and there would not be enough space to install the layout- there is very little space on the site as the original gardens have been used for housing and apartment permissions- houses in courtyard style permission was granted in 2002 for the front garden, completely enclosing the listed house!! If anything happens I personally think it will only be models, books and bits housed there with no layout! The site just does not have the space. I've just checked the Fingal Co Co planning website and no application has been lodged Eoin

Excellent work, busy postmen...