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For everything else, there's virtue-signalling.

The Dundrum starter signal has a lattice post, and might be better represented by the kit from Studio Scale Models, kit ref. S12. The only disadvantage is that you'd have to build it, but it's a lot closer to the photo than the GWR signal.

The only real difference between these and the Lego couplings is that the Lego mounting arms were rigid, with the magnet discs pivoted horizontally, so they didn't drop unlike the ChrisDraw ones.

This is basically the same type of magnetic coupling system that Lego (and possibly also Playmobil) used back in the 1970s....

Bugger. Missed out again.

Normal for Dublin

FTFY. SSM waited 5 months to receive a new batch of J15 etches.

Yes, they happen to be President Xi's dreams.....of domination.

Turd World.

A catheter with a tube leading to a strategically-placed bag might be alright in an emergency....

I'm sure there are retired 'RA gunmen out there who may be at a loose end and who might be glad of some practice to keep their hand in....

Comparison with today's satellite view of Clones, and - engine roundhouse aside - it's hard to believe a railway ever passed through there or that a once-extensive station existed.

Before doing that, have a go at SSM's Wickham inspection car. At 27 Euros, it's not going to bankrupt you if you mess it up. All brass, so your soldering skills will be tested, but not complex. Once you're satisfied it's gone together, I think the E/J26 will be ready and waiting for quite a lot of soldering. Don't make the mistake that one past Forum member made of launching straight into the 800 class 4-6-0. He ruined it and it was a terrible thing to watch it happen. 170 Euros down the drain.

As much or as little as someone is prepared to pay for it. 65-70 quid would be fair. It's the previous generation model now, but would only have particular significance to devoted Pete Waterman fans. To everyone else, it's just a decent Black 5. Other Black 5s are available.

I feel sorry for anyone who ends up being Executor for his Estate. It might be easier just to heave the lot into a skip.

That fella is well on the way to becoming a hoarder in later life.

To be honest, it doesn't look that much of an advance on the previous generation. I suppose there's only a certain number of times that you can squeeze the juice out of a lemon.

Did they? I only ever remember seeing a photo of a single one there.

In the 1990s, one ended up in Vic Berry's scrapyard in Leicester. Always wondered how that came about but, then again, there was precedent for it; a few steam locomotives were shipped from CIE to Spain for scrapping.

YES!!

"The Birds"?

....or their droppings....

Is Crossley back in business?

New SSM J15 etches have arrived, and a new batch of kits are apparently now being packed... Goes without saying, if you want one, now's the time to get your order in, as it took five months for the etch company to get round to producing the relevant etches.

Dear God, I thought my DC Kits Derby Lightweights were bad enough, but to have to tackle MTK......