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Hi Yes a great day, lots of bargain railway stuff, great to meet all the guys down there and the Kids loved the DART. Thanks to all who came over to chat and give support I took a few shots late in the afternoon when things dyed down a bit;- A punter givin it a go! Eoin

Hi Well now isn't that interesting, there must me some truth in my Cork man source! If it was designed by a German, this would logical lead to German insignia, whom they took it from the Romans, and the Romans took it from........ Eoin

hi i'm at the Cork Show- i'm told here that a German man in the German embassy designed the flying wheel logo, most likely the Holland bus and it could be still used in Austria! eoin

Interesting stuff, did you not see this section;- As inscribe on the entrance arch of the UN headquarter in Geneva, perhaps no one has ever articulated the true essence of humanity as Sa'adi, the 13th century Persian Poet: All Humans are integral members of one frame, Since all, at first, from the same one essence came. When by hard fortune one limb is oppressed, The other members lose their desired rest. If thou feel'st not for others' misery, A Human, therefore, is no name for thee. Though, when we went to Ireland to protect our King, All we came back with, was a bloody J15

Borithe you beat me to it! it was the J15 they took after the Guinness & Whiskey! Eoin

Hi David Lovely work, they are coaches I am looking at doing. I had a part built Tyrconnel kit in my hands only 3 hours ago- having a look at a fellow modellers work. It had a raised roof across the middle. You've now put the idea of scratch building them in card in my head.... Eoin

I bet there were Persians on the six wheeler after the design desk boys for nicking their logo! Ahruuu Mazda Eoin

Hi I love the flying wheel logo, and they should never changed to anything else in my opinion. This type of logo was not invented in the 1940's, although the 1940's design desk played a blinder by inverting one of the wings! The 'flying wheel' or it could also be called the 'flying wings' harks back to the early Persian Empire, whom had a symbol of their god 'Ahru Mazda' the supreme creator, god of light, which in its simplest form was a disk with outstretched wings on both sides, the complex form had a human figure standing in the disk. The Egyptians and the Romans adopted similar motifs and used it in carvings, decorations for all types of things, and jewellery. The symbolism was of the sun disk (representing the god of light) suspended in the sky by wings of a bird- naturally! what else back in those days held the sun up in the sky. Later with the oncoming of boats, cars, planes n trains in the late 1800's some of the manufactures adopted the motif again as company logos and to adorn the front and sides of their creations. The symbolism had changed slightly, substituting the sun disk for a wheel with many different variations of the theme;- front on, looking downwards, and side on. SS cars used a 3d flying swallow with outstretched wings, later when SS changed to Jaguar they used a logo not unlike the Persian motif, Bentley did the same- a disk with a big 'B' in it and wings on both sides. Other companies also used this symbolism on motorcycles, army uniforms, bicycles, etc... It was and still is generally used in the transport industry to signify wheels, flying, and speed, the most recent application I can thick of is the logo on the front of the new Mini car. Eoin

If I may M'Lud, I concur with my learned fellow and commend and support his issue of such a fine recipe... M'Lud..... Eoin

Hi Yes, I have one of those green engines also- still have the box to! Broithe I also had some of that Lone Star set! your photo brought back memories- I swooped it for a Class 08 diesel which was painted orange and CIE'd, I think I was around 9 or 10 years then! Eoin

Hi Kirley Just looking at the video- great stuff, the layout is looking very good, I love the photo backdrops they add a realism in the video that makes one think I'm looking at the real thing. On the wheel slip- if those flats are the white metal ones, there's got to be some weight in their frames alone- my guess on the cause of slip? Eoin

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