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Horsetan
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9 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:
Or not having to pay the eBay prices later
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Would be interesting from a statistics point of view to see what percentage of initial sales of new releases actually go to eBay traders / price gougers.
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39 minutes ago, Mayner said:
The same feeding frenzy Panic at Missing Out appears to develop each time a new Irish RTR model is released....
Being cynical, I'd say the panic is more to do with missing out at the chance of turning a quick buck on eBay...
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Incidentally the old Sharman "B" profile was little different from his original "Mike's Models" wheels, which had a "universal" profile and flange thickness supposedly suitable for use in both EM and P4.
Having samples of the Mike's "universal" wheel and comparing them to a proper P4 profile reveals that the only real difference is the thickness of the flange - it should be possible to skim off just the back of the "universal" flange to end up with a wheel that will work for P4 clearances, being about 2mm wide overall. The tyre tread doesn't need touching at all unless you're really fussy and fancy skimming a bit off the front face.
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1 hour ago, Darius43 said:
2600 Class DMU kinda sorta not really
Repainted Bachmann Class 150. Fair to middling effort but the cab front is way off.
Not Murphy Models…
All for £250 plus postage.
Nothing like a bit of greed, is there?
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On 16/6/2024 at 11:18 AM, Horsetan said:
The wheels are a bit of a challenge, as the correct diameter just isn't available - nobody makes a 5'1" wheel, and even when Sharman was still in business he didn't have an appropriate pattern - and the nearest equivalent recommended by Des is a slightly larger diameter.
Most of the time, this isn't a problem unless the wheel centre makes the whole thing look bigger than it actually is....
On the J15 I have now ended up with two types of driving wheels, one being an old set of Sharman 5'2" 16-spoke pin between, and a currently available set of AGW wheels which are marked as 5'0 16spk, but pin inline. The Sharmans are very slightly too big in overall diameter.
The tyre wear allowance that was commonly adopted in steam days was to permit up to 2" in wear before new tyres were needed, so the AGW wheel is suitable. BUT...and there's always a but....the crankpin is inline with the spoke. The available photos of no.186 as she is now clearly show crankpins set between the spokes.
When a model is moving, nobody's going to see that kind of detail, but when at rest it's something you can't unsee once you've noticed it.
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35 minutes ago, Colin_McLeod said:
Fancy a detailed study of Google Maps? lol
There's a few parts of Google Maps for Ireland that don't seem to have been updated since the early 2000s as the overhead view is very low-res
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Just now, Colin R said:
I am not sure if I have asked this question before ( but I think I may have), but I do wonder how many coach bodies survive today at various farms and stables around Ireland
Who knows....?
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On 21/6/2024 at 11:01 PM, Killian Keane said:
Presumaby one such working or a weedkiller train
Unfortunately I havent any widths to hand, will reply again if I find anything
The Woolwich 3500 gallon tenders kept the same body width as the ones coupled to many "N" class moguls on the Southern Railway/BR Southern Region, so will likely be 8'3" wide.
However, the overall footplate width was widened by around 6 inches to allow for 5'3" gauge, so the Woolwich tender footplate would be 9'6" wide.
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43 minutes ago, Noel said:
Yes it’s unfortunate that the UK and Ireland suffer a criminal, yob youth antisocial culture that is far less prevalent in more civilised European countries. Walk the streets of other European capitals late at night and you just don’t see such. ...
This is probably not true of France, where the government long ago lost control of the Paris suburbs, and hasn't had much sway over much of Marseilles for decades.
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1 hour ago, minister_for_hardship said:
New security hut at government buildings...hmm..
What did it cost? Is it big enough to park bicycles?
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1 hour ago, Maitland said:
..., IIRC that 1948 assessment bellyached about the Woolwiches on the grounds that they didn't make full use of the Irish loading gauge.
I'm not sure that widening the cab and tender would have produced a useful improvement in power output....
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51 minutes ago, Horsetan said:
No, but the Church probably made sure of that back then
....and I'm reminded that there were Church homes for "troubled" people, miserable though these were.
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24 minutes ago, Galteemore said:
..... After all, it’s not as if the youths of late 50s Leitrim had much to entertain them.
No, but the Church probably made sure of that back then
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1 hour ago, jhb171achill said:
That’s exactly what happens in the north too.
”Poor fella came from a broken home”
”He didn’t realise that bricks break glass”
”He’s studying hard at college”
Verdict: Guilty! Fined €10, if he has it; if not, sure lookit, never worry….
To be fair, like Britain, Ireland also has a proud tradition of vandalism and arson. It's kind of ingrained, and any target is fair game, whether it's a heritage railway or migrants.
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On 8/9/2024 at 1:25 AM, NorthWallDocker said:
Congratulations for your finds, Denis. Now, perhaps, some Halling motor bogies....
...and articulating them. If I recall correctly, the Anbrico arrangement between cab and passenger section was fixed, so the cab did not swing.
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3 hours ago, spudfan said:
HO figure set Dominatrix and customer | HO gauge (modellbahnunion.com)
Trying to figure a way of including this on the layout...
I'm not sure any excuse is needed.
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3 hours ago, minister_for_hardship said:
The lighting packs look well but were ancient 6 wheelers that brightly lit in reality?
Some may not have been lit at all.....
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Feralism is one of few consistent growth areas at the moment.
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On 21/9/2024 at 11:30 PM, Mayner said:
....Wife is from a part of the States settled by Scandanavian's with the coming of the Railroad in the late 1800, one of her classmates a farmer has a classical 'sing song' Scandanavian accent not unlike the Swedish Chef in the Muppet Show.
Minnesota, by chance?
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26 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:
Can’t see the same EU money tree growing these days, especially with Ireland’s currently good financial position…
Those days are gone. Ireland is in sovereign wealth fund territory now, assuming they don't spend the tax surpluses on bicycle shelters.
EU needs to reserve money for those hoping to join the EU, like Serbia (good luck with that), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania (major cannabis source) etc.
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2 hours ago, Mayner said:
...Interesting Dairy Farm Managersand Stockmen/women from the Philippines are much sought after in New Zealand alomg with trained medical staff having an excellent work ethic.
Britain has nicked loads of Filipinos over the decades for the NHS and care home staff.
Luxury cruise lines such as Cunard are substantially crewed by Filipinos, who have a lengthy maritime tradition
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6 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:
I waited for Mr McLachlan to arrive - he's staying overnight before Scaleforum tomorrow.
We both think that the roofs are a bit angular, the Clerestories especially so.
That said, as Richard E-H has said above the GNR ones look close-ish. The GNR(I) had 48ft coaches "fairly like" these and the Irish ones had the low eliptical roof, so a relative win? I'll probably go for a set of these.
The Midland railway clerestories have the beautiful MR Crimson Lake - BUT - a VERY BIG BUT, AWFUL ROOFS. Anyway, the NCC didn't have anything like them!
The LNWR ones have a high arc roof - COMPLETELY UNLIKE the fairly flat LNWR ones.
So, good for we GN types with poor eyesight!
Might it be possible to swap roofs and correct the ends accordingly?
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21 minutes ago, amdaley said:
I suppose if I had the rich widow I wouldn't need a mortgage
There might be some Russian ones available
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1 minute ago, amdaley said:
There must be some way of measuring up the doors, panelling, etc. to see if those bits could be adapted into actual designs.
I'm thinking cut 'n shut...
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Earth Calling IRM.....?
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Park Royals. Sounds almost like the name for a popular type of biscuit....