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Hi driver301 You are doing a spectacular job on Connolly Station, I'm looking forward to seeing it if the opportunity arises. You will be glad to hear that the development of the N DART body is near completion. The body prints are now cutting to an acceptable level, which was a trial n error exercise over the last couple of months. The next item is the jig tool to wrap the body sheet to the glazing structure and a few moulds for;- door rails, roof vents, pantograph recess and corridor connectors, dare I say its then done!! Eoin

Hi Stradbally Museum has one of the William Spence 0-4-0 1ft 10 gauge Tank engine No 15 preserved, these are one of my favourite narrow gauge steam locos and are just an amazing sight in the flesh. If you get a chance to go there- do! they have a great collection of narrow gauge stuff, working and not. http://stradballyrailway.webs.com/locomotives.htm Eoin

iarnrod Going by the photo you posted above, would it be an option and more economical to respray the locomotive you intend to use to match the MM Mk2s colour? Eoin

Hi Walter I'll have a coffee- that is in Cork next week, the DART will be there! Eoin

Hi I picked up my first 2 MK II's, 1st Class & EGV, today from Wrennie at the Bray show, in his words " bleedin rapid " and a few with 088- slight colour variation but I can live with it. Again " bleedin rapid " Eoin

Hi Walter Will see you on Sunday, if you have any OO gauge sitting people, bring them with you- I'm looking for more Eoin

Hi Dave That looks really great, and yes the pricing is cool. I look forward to seeing-n-playing with it at the Bray show... Eoin

Hi Westhy Yes, a very nice shot Eoin

Hi Riversuir226 That photo just answered another question- 'Where is the cow-catcher/wheel guard mounted' Thanks for posting Eoin

Hi Kirley Thanks, very helpful to see. Eoin

Hi Excellent photos, they answer nearly all my questions on the bogie sides, their a great help to finalise the drawing to make the templates for moulding aclass007 I have been referring to the Downpatrick C photos on flicker for a lot of info Thanks guys for the help Eoin

Hi Horsetan I passed on your message to Steve, he chuckled and recited the whole scene from the movie, needless to say but I will - 'watched a lot' Eoin

Hi All Dave;- No prices yet, I'm still working things out- etched bogie frame for a single motor unit, bogie sides and under frame box. I will post up pricing at a later date. aclass007;- Yes, I'm producing the white metal bogie sides and under frame box myself. The first C's I'm building are going to be silver, the SF kit bogie sides are not great so I have decided to do this. Also white metal and NS wire driver ladders will look the part with the silver livery and wont need any finish, they can be painted for other liveries. Does anyone have or know where there are photos of the C bogies up close and want to share? this would be very helpful Thanks Eoin

Hi All Thanks for comments Noel The wheels will be 12.6mm, I reckon wheel slip would have been a characteristic feature of these engines- I like it, it feels real! When DCCed there will be a bit more control over the motors. Yes more weight will be going on- Kit parts, white metal bogie sides, a lot of brass bits, wires n chip... Some photos of the bits;- Eoin

Hi To follow up on the Class C chassis here, as mentioned on the 'Class A' thread;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/3921-Class-A?p=61132&viewfull=1#post61132. I have now assembled a test set-up chassis and ran it through a bit of testing;- [video=youtube_share;t0OIScr3i7s] Video of the first test run of a chassis for a Silver Fox Class C loco kit. PCB board with two Tenshodo motors, 66gms steel weight and Kadee 146 couplers. Total weight at 162gms. A powerful little engine, works very well under this analogue test. The slow running is great, it can pull the 4 Cravens around radius 2 bends with full buffer lock! I have not tested full speed yet, but up at 3/4 throttle is scary- at scale the speed is up to ramming the driver back in the seat with his mouth starting to take on that balloon shape like a fighter pilot in full 10gs dive! The wheels are still 14mm, I'll change them when DCC-ing the motors and installing the bogie frames. Eoin

Hi Dave Great track plan, looking forward to playing with the storage crane. And cant wait to see the servo points control system in action, it will revolutionise the DCC points control and save on the costs. Bring it on.... Eoin

Hi David Yes an interesting looking engine. Life is strange- I was looking through a railway book the other night and noticed this engine in the background of a photo, its fly-wheel, circular door and narrow cab caught my eye! Then I see your post today... Eoin

Hi Paul Yes both flavours will be available, the spud motors have to have the internal pick-up removed and the motor wired for DCC- I do this if required. Some shots of the 'C' ECMCHAS! coming together;- A few wires and a little fettling on the buffer beam and off to the test track Eoin

Hi All The following is the report I mentioned earlier; Myles Tierney has had a number of conversations with Nora Owen whom represents the group supporting the move to the Casino, from these discussions the following is understood; 1. The issue of the location at the “Casino” in Malahide of the model seems to have been finalised. 2. Outstanding legal and other matters regarding the model have been resolved apparently. 3. The planning of a new building (5,000sqft) on the site to house a layout is under-way. It has been suggested that consultation and input from committed railway modellers would be welcomed regarding the actual layout and generally. Now would be a good time to contact your local councillors [if you live in Fingal] to press for this consultation. Other interested people should consider contacting their local T.D.s and express support for such consultation.” Eoin

oops! wrong link above, should be this;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/content.php/302-CIE-J15-0-6-0-Drawings Eoin

Hi All A late happy christmas to all and the best n better for the new year I got the SSM CIE Ploughvan & Wickham Inspection Car Kits from Chris... Dave I knew what you were saying Eoin

Hi All I picked up a copy of 'Scratch-Building Model Railway Locomotives' by Simon Bolton, from Diarmuid (DermoBookman) at the last Bray Show of 2014. Interestingly the author uses a J15 locomotive as the main example throughout the book, the loco is not dissimilar to our J15, and with a bit of drawing modification one would have a fantastic set of instructions to scratch build a J15. The book only deals with the build of models with a slight introduction to the tools used- soldering technique and painting is not included, although in the construction soldering hints are suggested, and when not to- recommending using glue. Great pictures and easy to follow text with a lot of tips n tricks. Definitely a very handy addition to the model building reference bookshelf and perfect for a novice teetering on the edge of opening that etched kit-bought 10 years ago, and melting solder. Irish J15;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/content.php/327-DSER-NO-15-%28RPSI-no-461%29 Eoin

Silver! I love the silver ones Eoin

Hi Great stuff Kirley, keep the photos coming, I'm keeping notes for- I'm getting a few of these as christmas presents- cant wait for christmas! Eoin

Hi Dave Yes, it will be available as a kit or RTR, made to order for those interested, the chassis design will fit (with adjustments) the Class A, B, C & 121- all projects on the design workbench!! Will I put you down for 10 Class A units?? Eoin