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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

Broithe It's called 'NO Gauge'!! Looking at the photos in the mag, they show a picture with the passenger frame removed from the running gear, the deck is slung very low on the ground rail wheels. These wheels would stick up between the seats- imagine getting the seat beside the wheel.... crunch! Eoin

Hi David Did you ask Branchlines? they got in 21mm gauge wheels and axles for me for two DART sets, it did take a few months though... Eoin

That wikipedia link has a photo and I read about it in 'Railway World' Feb 1962 of all places. It's got loads of B&W photos but I wanted to stick to the rules! Eoin

Did you know India had a rather strange Monorail System in Patiala in the Punjab, pulled by mules? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patiala_State_Monorail_Trainways It was a mad looking affair with a single ground rail, double flange ground rail wheels and an outrigger wheel to balance the thing. Designed like this to save on cost and time in laying track, primary set up to move concrete from the works to site, when the building was complete they took up the track and installed it at the new site. Steam locos were brought in later which were stronger than a team of mules pulling five coaches rather than two for the mules! Thought I'd seen it all!..... The modeller could save 50% on the cost of the track!! Eoin

Hi Dave Stunning work, the level of detail, the realism, fantastic, I cant wait to see it in the flesh and maybe run a train or two over it- maybe even a DART!! Eoin

http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/77-Graham-s-Workbench?p=51957&viewfull=1#post51957

If there was there would be no room for produce!

Broithe That would take some fine modelling! get the bowls or oranges at the wrong height it would be a disaster.... Eoin