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Hi Some of you are up early This baby will be shunting her own rolling stock- 3 carriages are planned, one first class which looks like a stage coach and two third class, one will be enclosed and one open to the elements. An enclosed carriage still exists and is on display up north. There is an OO gauge one planned but I thought it would be easier to develop the design of the model in O gauge first. Mr & Mrs Fry built one which still exists in the Fry Collection, I tried to get a look at it while preparing my drawings but to no avail. murrayec

Hi All I got a bit more done on the Hibernia over the last few evenings Her are a few shots of the outer frames attached, foot plates installed, one of the vertical cylinders erected and of course the name plate;- The port face and valve gear has yet to go on the back of the cylinder, and then I can plastic mould it to make the second one murrayec

Hi Thanks guys for interest Nelson, I will take you up on that offer when the time comes, but the 3 1/2'' version is some time off, it's in a long queue of large scale projects- it's round about no. 5. Though you will like large scale project no. 3 as well- an 'Northumbrian' 3 1/2'' which will be completed first, its a kit of cast and blank metal parts I bought through one of the mags and is a training exercise for the 'Hibernia'- I've done a bit on the wheels..... to many things going on..... you know how it is murrayec

Hi All Here is a project I have been working on for a long, long time! But it is now finally coming together as you can see from the attached photos of a test build of the chassis in plastic card. The Hibernia was one of the first loco's to run in Ireland on the Dublin & Kingstown Railway in the 1830's, it was built by Sharp Roberts & Company in Manchester from a Roberts earlier design loco called 'The Experiment' . The first design was unsuccessful, mainly due to the vertical cylinders & bell-crank drive design pounding the track and rattling the engine to bits. Unfortunately these design failures were past on to the Hibernia and two other engines;- Britannia, and Manchester bought by the D&KR directors, much against recommendations by some of the engineers advising the company. But the loco's came at an economical price tag. I reckon Sharp Roberts had a box of scarps hanging around in a dark corner of the workshop, remnants of the ill fated Roberts Experiment, and found a way of offloading the box for a fee. The Hibernia after 8 years of troubled service decided to commit suicide, so while the engine-men were attending to their own servicing- it blew up. This prompted the D&KR to have the two remaining engines of this type inspected and overhauled, but they were sold a year and four years later. Reference for The Experiment = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiment_%28locomotive%29 Reference to Hibernia side elevation drawing = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Colin_Douglas_Howell/Galleries/Planet_and_other_similar_2-2-0s_of_the_1830s = http://www.memoryprints.com/image/88968/unattributed-steam-locomotive-hibernia-1834 When I first saw a drawing of the Hibernia some 30 years ago I was fascinated, it's curved cast iron chassis, vertical cylinders, mad looking bell-crank drive arrangement, and side railings- typically Victorian and alike a horse drawn coach design. I love it. Back then I set about researching the loco and collecting what information I could, there are no photos (cameras did not exist at that time), side view drawings are all that I could find and even these turned out to be incorrect, though through perseverance and many discussions about this type of early loco design I eventually completed a full drawing spec. The pictures are of an O Gauge test chassis model, just erected in the last week, this test assists in getting the brass work drawing correct for etching the parts and see where there may be trouble assembling the model. The ultimate goal of this project is to build a working live steam 3.5'' Gauge model, hopefully in less time it has taken me to get to this stage. Next stage is the cylinders, bell-crank and drive rods murrayec

Hi Tony Walter does packs of these little guys, they come in all colours and are screw fix to the wires-(do solder the wire ends first), they are a neat little plug n socket and can daisy chain through the hole shown in that green one. I throw a bit of shrinkie over the body and shrink it, to cover the screw head- just in case. Boskonay's idea can be made yourself with small block connectors and brass nails with heads removed. They do require a screw driver to disconnect which can be a problem when in under a layout. murrayec

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Hi Riversur226 I second what dave182 says; I have been watching forums for many years and only recently started to contribute in the past year or two. The workbench area of the IRM site is my favourite, I watch this area and glean tips n tricks on all manner of projects and it inspires me in my own- your workbench thread included.... - I was delighted when you upgraded the camera! In my opinion- you have weaved many threads through this site, you made comment, prompted answers and discussions, you have been a major contributor to what it is. I hope you keep a bit of an eye on things here, and that we will see your signature here again.... murrayec

Hi I picked up one in Easons during the week for €4.00, I only opened the box this morning;- Very poor assembly- glue and finger prints all over the place and warped plastic. Poor paint finish. Bogie wheel missing. Plastic louvre missing on front splasher. Very poor wheel castings with flash between the spokes. Not great at all but still worth €4.00. I bought it with the same idea as Dunluce Castle, something to goof with and if you make a mess it did not cost much! murrayec

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Hi jhb171achill Thanks for your comment and support Yes hands are full! sometimes production seems to be going backwards! murrayec

Hi BosKonay Thanks for the vid link Hi garfieldsghost Thanks for the offer to record, much appreciated, at the moment we are working digitally with samples and hope to adjust the sample we have to suit the DART horn. I will keep you posted on our progress and may call on the offer in the future. I went out to record the horn about 3 times so far, each time I took a lot of video but not one Hoot!! Sounds we have; Horn - soon! Motor accelerating Motor de-accelerating Motor even running Wheel squeal Compressor/generator Thanks again guys murrayec

Hi All Can anyone direct me to a video that has the DART Air Horn Sound in it? We are working on the sounds for the Sound Option and any help would be appreciated. murrayec

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Hi I want one, two!!! it's deadly murrayec

Looking forward to pics on the 'Warbonnet Workbench' murrayec

Hi Warbonnet see;- http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/2573-Book-Tips/page2 murrayec

Hi For you Warbonnet as per discussion on etched kit building;- George Dent does a good job on soldering brass kits in 'Kit Building For Railway Moddelers Vol 1 - Rolling Stock' Crowood Press. DermoBookman has this one in stock. or Ian Rice's book 'Etched Kit Building' by Wild Swan- I got a copy at http://titfield.co.uk/Book_shelves/A3_main.htm. They have the Holt books (the Bible) also but a bit pricey! murrayec

Hi Warbonnet I bought other items and metal at the same time- postage was £16.90 Great work David by the way, I love little devices with nuts, bolts, springs n things- real model engineering. murrayec

Hi Warbonnet I believe that tool is around £80.00 or so Have a look at this link;- http://www.metalsmith.co.uk/rivet-embossing-tool.htm . I have one of these and they are in the £65.00 range, it works brilliantly. murrayec

Hi BosKonay Her is the new jacket for Amiens! Test prints back from the printer yesterday, it looks pretty good. The chaps machine is running really well at the moment. I was not to sure of the new IR logo, but it looks great on the green background. Pity about the front logo, they should have kept the colour in it. Sadly destined to be cut out at a later date! murrayec

Hi This is for you BosKanoy, I remembered today that I took this video at a Liffey Valley Show last year. [video=youtube_share;DY7uCMEx600] A bit of Irish 'n' American! murrayec

Richie Checkout this link, there is a drawing here, its low rez but it could help after you get it into photoshop!;- http://www.bulleidlocos.org.uk/%28S%28cbrttsxmp3ux3fopgk21yrq1%29%29/_oth/cc1_itb.aspx murrayec

Hi Thanks for all the great comments, I'm chuffed myself as to how they are turning out. Boskonay I'm sorry I do not have more images of the current build, 2 of the sets are now gone into service. I'm so much behind on completing them, the minute they are ready they are out to the owners. I wanted to do a video of the whole batch complete, which would have been great to see- an 8 coach windowed DART train! it would have been a first. But, sadly its not to be this time. I am finishing each order separately- I find its far easier on my head, and I devote end time on each order to get it right, running well and no mistakes. I will post images of the next 2 sets when the bodies are on- should be next week! I have discussed with the owners that we have to get them all back together at a show or the like, to get photos and video- all agree. In the next build I should have more time murrayec

Hi All Just to let you know, I now have the new DART Logo Livery as an option;- also -you got to check out this web page, some classic DART shoe box modelling going on here;- http://homepage.tinet.ie/~cronews/bushmills/dart/braystation.htm murrayec

Hi Phil Here's something for your BnM info file and some may not know;- This is a BSA C15T trials bike that the BnM foremen rode around the bog on in the 60's, I know its not a train but I always wanted to make a model of one but never had a reason. I'm not sure if its applicable to your model location but they did have a fleet of them! When I saw the tractor tipping wagon- oh and the vice, I could see one of these bikes, weathered and leaning up against the side rail murrayec