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Horsetan
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Comet Models now up and running with the new contact details in place. Get your orders in, so!
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God Almighty, the green Customs label. Those were the days....
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Question re CIE Coaching Stock ( Mk2A etc)
Horsetan replied to Junctionmad's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
Was there any change in width between Mk.2a and Mk.2d vehicles? -
When I read it in conjunction with the coaches section of the "Modelling Irish Railways", it all starts making sense.
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Will there still be a kit option for 461?
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I'm just after buying the last copy of it at the Waterloo bargain bookshop (closing down in Jan 2015) for £6.99 - a fascinating work.
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I'd be biased towards steam, e.g. no.461, and it would be helpful if it could have allowances to convert to 21mm gauge.
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Ah, but which Monday?
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Model Era - Is it an age thing or am I just a dinosaur?
Horsetan replied to Noel's topic in General Chat
That's partly because Irish railways have perennially been short of money, not helped historically by unrealistic hopes or the more modern love affair with the car. Broken down / decrepit / neglected became part of the charm of the whole thing. -
I visited the Warley show once. Once was enough.
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...including principles. Just look at governments (and local governments) in modern times.
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A fair number of British mainland shows have been much worse. Fortunately, all the ribald remarks about brutal BO seem to be getting through to the extent that the recent Scaleforum show was BO-free!
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Anyone tried a Dapol 52 under a Silverfox A Class?
Horsetan replied to BosKonay's question in Questions & Answers
Yes, I have a number of these still for sale... *discreet kof* -
I thought it might be loco-related. Just didn't know which one. Had hoped for the J15 with "Z" boiler option, as per 186.
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Anyone tried a Dapol 52 under a Silverfox A Class?
Horsetan replied to BosKonay's question in Questions & Answers
Unless ye're really good at sawing up mazak, this is not a route I'd be trying. The Dapol 52 bogies/gear towers, motor and flywheels may be adapted, and the drive shafts will probably need shortening to fit inside the "A" shell, but the underframe and mazak internal casting are another matter altogether. -
LOL. eBay rubbish is always amusing! "Gosturde" (his real name is Greg Diffen, he originates from Australia, and he owns and runs a big collection of American Studebaker cars) is infamous for the hilariously unrealistic price tags that he places on almost all of his stock. There's some real sh*te that he's been demanding over top dollar for - hence he's been stuck with them for years. See also "micmcn" of Cartmel, whose asking prices are also unreal.
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Why be scared? The tools and gauges are available to help. The only thing that's different is the track gauge; all the other track-building principles remain the same. Hopefully the degree of rust on the rails - a characteristic of much of the network - will also be portrayed!
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I wonder if that's loco-related....?
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Thanks. Think that has fixed it now
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I have always logged in at this address. Should I now change this to remove the "www" part of it?
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That's what I thought, but I'm definitely having to log-on twice. That also makes me wonder: if I don't log into my photo albums, does that prevent everyone else seeing my photos?
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Am slightly mystified by the requirement to log-on twice - once for the Forums, and again to see my photo Albums. If I don't log into my photo Albums, the Forum prevents me from seeing my own photos that are part of my posts. Is there a way of adjusting Forum settings so that I only need to log-on once?
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Sure, 'twas going that way.
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Should that not be "c-arse-tomers"?
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One question (which maybe I shouldn't ask, but it's one that I have had personal experience of) that intrigues me: - with your collection presumably running into hundreds of models (some of them clearly very rare or one-of-a-kind), what arrangements will ye be making for the care of it "when the time comes"? Will it all go to a museum?