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Hi All Well now I'm sure you noticed things are moving along slowly what with other commitments and the like.... but here are a few shots taken today of the concrete paved surface of the timber yard. As seen in previous posts the surface is cardboard with several coats of coloured plaster, the replica joints are knife cuts with a soft pencil line run in the cut, lead pencil dust is also smeared around to give contrasting effect More layers later... Eoin

Hi All Last weeks show was pretty well attended, thanks to all and keep on coming Next Bray Show is on Sunday 24th of April;- Eoin

Yes please ex-wrennie, that would be fantastic- I can give you dibbs on my first born as it aint happened yet! See you Sunday Eoin

Dave It looks amazing, I like the car crusher and the man in the cab Eoin

Hi All Bray Show is on this coming Sunday, hope to see you all there.... Eoin

Hi TDR It's a M4 threaded insert- drill a hole bigger than the insert and screw it in with a hex key.... M6 and M8 are easy to get here but the smaller ones I get from modelfixings Eoin

Hey Broithe Here is a simple mod for your small cutting mat;- The mat is mounted on a off-cut of MDF leaving an edge all round, a steel ruler is stuck down on the top edge of the mat, flush with the top edge of the mat to give a straight edge. Engineers square runs along the ruler straight edge to give a 90deg cut. This is a clamping arrangement for an end stop for cutting several items to the exact same length. End stop set-up for use in cutting steel bar to length. There is a grove cut in the mat to hold the bar in place while the end is filed square. Set-up for angle cutting, the protractor runs along the ruler straight edge. I use this for cutting all materials- metal n plastic, and some times use it as a guide to set-up model parts to hold and glue- using the square and other bits of metal to hold. One of the most used items in the workshop Eoin

Hi All The next Bray Show is on Sunday March 20th;-

Hi All Here are a few shots of a sanding jig for the belt sander, made from mdf with fence plate to slide n guide the work into the sanding belt. The plate is removable so different types can be installed..... ....and in operation on a bit of DART stuff Eoin

Here is an interesting one, in the cab 2 of an A;- Eoin

NO, NO, JHB keep posting them up, we'll fix them.... Eoin

Hi Dave Hope your not working on that fantastic layout today- day off its your birthday! Happy Birthday to you Eoin

Hi All Don't forget the Bray Show is on this coming Sunday 10.00 till 2.00. Eoin

David Very nice, that standard is way acceptable- great detail Looking forward to seeing it on a chassis. 12 of them! wow Eoin

Hi All The 121 at the start of this thread visited the workshop today, while the chap was picking his light up Class C 204, it appeared in its new livery paintwork by 'Tonto' Coming along very nicely, CIE decals and lights is next , and possibly sound... Eoin

David There is a drawing here;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/content.php/258-201-C-Class-Locomotive-Drawings Try and find a book 'Irish Metro-Vick Diesels' by Barry Carse ISBN 1-898392-15-3, a wealth of info, construction pictures, numbering conventions, and more photos Silver, it's got to be silver... Eoin

Hi David Your right there man! I know it was a test bed prototyping thing but he could have made it a bit more appealing, it might have got better support to.... On the subject of the side elevations- I thinking the design was handed! that is the driver cab with the door is diagonally across the boiler from the other driver cab? this is why it looks like there is photos of one side only in the Shepherd book. That would mean the detail photo granddad posted above would be at the other end- other side! Eoin

Hi David Interesting, any pictures? It would be great to see Eoin

Weshty Yes, the comparison shot shows up the angular windows on the Silver Fox 'C' Eoin

Hi Guys This is one of his scratch diesels, he takes it so far and then the owner finishes off;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/5379-Class-C-7mm-Model?p=85546&viewfull=1#post85546 Eoin

Hi grandad The picture at bottom page 68 of Shepherd's book is telling- one can see through both cabs to sky beyond! she's got to be the same on both sides- windows at least. And, it's a while since I read the text and I do remember something about offset boiler, but the drawing on page 48 shows the boiler in the middle- so gangways both sides by the drawing Eoin

Hi Here is a few shots of a big 7mm Class C built by the same MRSI chap with the 'Another 121' previously featured. She was in the shop for lights to be fitted Slightly propped up at the front so she doesn't take off And a comparison shot with my OO C as the 121, I got to get me one of these.... Eoin