Horsetan

Ah....now it makes sense. For a moment there I thought the predictive text had got the better of ye....

Come again?

What a curiously blithe, sweeping statement there. Exactly. Farcebook is not a cure-all, but an example of antisocial media.

There'll be a lot of people trying David's methods now, as sales of Liquid Poly go through the roof!

Oddly enough......oh wait, hang on.....up to my eyes in SD90s....

This is where US diesel drivetrains could help.... *coughs discreetly*

I recently opened online accounts with two German retailers of Weinert detail parts. In both cases, the English language version was offered, but only the German language version actually worked properly!!

It's basically the same sort of motor you would find in a CD drive.

Maybe it only works for German-resident customers?

I couldn't believe it when I read it! The things you learn.....

Anything in HO involving brass, nickel silver, etc. will generally be telephone numbers. Ask German, French or Swiss modellers.

The "Jeep" could also lend itself to a "hybrid" project - Hornby Fowler 2-6-4T boiler and chassis, Bachmann "Fairburn" tanks, footplate and possibly the bunker, Hornby Black 5 driving wheels. Interestingly, the regauging was apparently done by whipping off the driving wheels, removing the tyres, turning the centres and crankpins around, then putting the tyres back on. This was sufficient to fit on the 5ft 3in and the frames and motion were not touched in any way!

That could certainly pass for CDR Railcar 19/20 or one of the West Clare cars, or at least the driving cab could, even though the scale is slightly out.

UPDATE: Santa Fe no.669 claimed by Warbonnet.

....and just one item of Kato rolling stock: 35-6003 Chicago Burlington & Quincy Corrugated Business Car, all silver. £15 plus post.

11. 37-2901 EMD SD40-2 Mid with Snoot Nose, no. 6799 in BNSF colours. £55 plus post 12. 37-6311 GE C44-9W, no.4926 in BNSF livery. £60 plus post 13. 37-6312 GE C44-9W, no.4929 in BNSF livery. £60 plus post. 14. 37-6402 EMD SD70MAC Cab Headlight, no. 9837 in BNSF Executive colours. £60 plus post. 15. 37-6404 EMD SD70MAC Cab Headlight, no. 9853 in BNSF Heritage II livery. £60 plus post.

7. 37-6442 GE AC4400CW, no.5615 in BNSF livery. £60 plus post 8. 37-6443 GE AC4400CW, no.5624 in BNSF livery. £60 plus post. 9. 37-6451 EMD SD70MAC Nose Headlight, no. 8802 in BNSF Heritage II livery. £60 plus post. 10. 37-6452 EMD SD70MAC Nose Headlight, no. 9959 in BNSF Heritage II livery. £60 plus post.

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4. 37-6326 EMD SD40, no. 210 in I&M Rail Link livery. £55 plus post. 5. 37-6157 GE C44-9W, no.669 in Santa Fe livery. SOLD to Warbonnet 6. 37-1009 EMD NW2 Phase I, no. 2406 in Santa Fe (AT&SF) livery. £50 plus post

One UP engine available, plus two SF. There are 15 Kato engines up for grabs altogether. See separate "Even more Kato US HO Diesels...." in this "for sale" section.

Here are the first trio: 1. 37-6403 EMD SD70MAC Cab headlight, no. 9838 in BNSF Heritage II livery. £60 plus post. 2. 37-6357 EMD SD90/43MAC, no. 8038 in Union Pacific livery (slogan: "We will deliver"). £60 plus post 3. 37-6325 EMD SD40, no. 202 in I&M Rail Link colours. £55 plus post.

As referred to in NIRCLASS80's sales thread, I also have a box full of Kato HO US diesels that need new homes. A couple of you have hinted that you might be willing! There are 15 of them altogether, all in their original boxes and never run. All of them have detailing parts and instructions, untouched. All of them are DCC-ready. I have got them down from the loft now, and will be listing and photographing each one, with asking prices. First come, first served. Remember postage costs must be added on - these are heavyweight models. I also have other US diesels by Atlas, Stewart Hobby, Genesis and Proto2000, if anyone's interested. As has been done before, you could consider cannibalising the motors, drivetrains and bogies in order to help get your Irish-outline diesel kits running......

Happy New Year. Anything that advances the cause of Irish finescale - and 4mm/21 in particular - has to be worth pursuing.

Very deep now.