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Horsetan

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  1. Looking at the early test photos again, might it be worth 3D printing new outside cylinders to recreate the distinctive look of the originals?
  2. Those are MJT, not Bill Bedford.
  3. A very limited range of Bedford W-irons are in S4 Stores, but not the 5'3" ones which I think are long lost.
  4. If Des is away doing his day job in theatreland, it could be some time before he gets back. Bill Bedford used to produce sprung W-irons for 21mm but, when he transferred the production to Eileen's Emporium (also now long defunct) the 21mm irons didn't resurface. They are probably long lost now. The alternative, I suppose is to start with a P4-compatible W-iron and then graft in a section to widen it.
  5. 16.5 Nothing stopping you seeing if conversion to 21mm is possible, though
  6. I'd laugh if the late Ayatollah Khamanei appeared on that footbridge....
  7. Update: P4 rewheeling completed in about one hour, without needing to adopt any of the YouTube video methods. Two micro screwdrivers to unclip the bogie baseplates are all that's needed. Here's how I did it
  8. £250 tops, if you can wangle it, I reckon.
  9. Mmm, salty....
  10. I don't mind buying one to have a look at.
  11. NCC "WT" tank. He only produced the body for it, and didn't get round to designing the chassis. Do you have a Bredin Third?
  12. Let us know how that goes. There's one item in his Irish standard gauge that I think I might be able to justify this time round.....
  13. Is Allen still taking orders while he waits for a buyer? I notice his website hasn't changed!
  14. Would be better if the Backwoods loco kits were around to haul the things....
  15. Sorry to hear this. Condolences to his family. He leaves the world of Irish railway modelling an incredible legacy and it is to be hoped that his work will not be squandered by those who succeed him. Requiescat in pace. May God be with him always.
  16. Just after picking mine up. God Almighty, the box is huge; looks bigger than the one for the IRM "A". Will see how the rewheeling to P4 goes. Seems someone tried to rewheel one to EM a while ago, and made a mess of it.... https://youtu.be/20fpA6CE1ho?si=TE5jsjh79ZvvP7SS
  17. Not too far south, given that he already owns a golf club in Clare...
  18. To be fair, that's probably already happening
  19. There is a school of thought in Ireland - mostly amongst those who will always loathe the British and would do anything to undermine them - that the Russians should be invited to set up military bases in Ireland. That way Ireland gets to have serious military hardware on its soil without having to pay for it (always a plus), and also gets to keep the British on their toes.
  20. Horsetan

    CDRJC No3

    It was probably no.18 in that case. It was reported in the heritage news at the time.
  21. Horsetan

    CDRJC No3

    They also reportedly got into trouble for using one of the railcars without Council permission.
  22. I'm not sure there were any drawings. Any that did exist may have been disposed of when old records were being cleared out.
  23. Would be a gas to have a 3D-print Sambo as well
  24. Manning Wardle type driving wheels are available from Alan Gibson Workshop, as are universal coupling rods, so "all it needs" is a chassis to match if the wheelbase is known...
  25. I thought it sounded familiar. When I was there, I didn't actually carry a wallet. I kept some cash hidden in one of my socks....
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