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Keep going Eamonn, it's looking good.

Very tastefully done John.

Thanks Anthony but the chassis are level, it's the vacuum cylinders on some wagons are sitting to high, above the wagon floor level, causing the containers not to sit flat.

Got the decals on. The Overhaul Codes on the decal sheet were letters above and numbers below but there was not enough room on the solebar so I separated them and placed them side by side, I hope this is right? I forgot they were Weshty's decals and put Hombrol varnish on to seal them and some disappeared. Still having running problems with the wagons, probably my building as no one else who has made them has raised this issue. I'll have to keep tweaking.

Thanks Gambit for your reply. I have already taken other's advice and posted an image of a table on Irish Coaches under Questions and Answers looking for help in filling the gaps. Unfortunately I was very disappointed in the lack of response to my question.

4 months is to long a break from this layout, more pictures please.

Sorry Dave I just invested in Xuron Photo-etch scissors at a lot more than €12.

Finished building my 42' Flats, two parts of the build I found difficult was the attaching of the Vacuum Cylinders, there was very little surface to stick to the frame of the wagon and it took a number of attempts to get there. The other bit was the lugs, there are 42 to each wagon. It was the filing the burs off the small etched parts, you have burs on 3 sides, that was so tedious so after doing 126 I was losing the will to live. I was anxious to see how they would run as in my experience flat wagons can be very unstable. The test area would be a part of the track that reverse curves over points. Failed on first go, the wagons jumped the tracks. I tried them with containers and they ran well on the straight but did not like the curves. I had used Richie's method of attaching the couplings and did not realise that they do not snap home in the 'pockets' so some came loose. I'll glue them and that should sort that problem. The bogies are attached to the wagon with a screw and nut but one of the nuts came off. So some fine tuning is required but the first Christmas 'invasion' arrives tomorrow so modelling will have to be curtailed.

Knowledge is a wonderful thing, thanks Richie.

Thanks Noel, that's helpful. The best I could come up with is: My problem is besides the serial number, I'm not sure what the other numbers refer to and if they have a pacific place on each wagon.

Decals for 42' Flats Can any one advise on where the decals go on the SSM kit? Besides the Serial Number, there seems to be 3 other numbers, GRLK No., ULT No. & a DLT No.

Thanks Dave.

I did a very short video of the 3 CIE Bredin Coaches I built from JM Design Kits. The coaches are pulled behind my A Class A7. It’s a Silver Fox body with Hornby double power bogies and a very smooth runner.

Just finished my build of JM Design Coach Kits. I built a Buffet and two Corridor Standards and must express my praise for the quality of these kits. I have built MIR, Comet and Worsley Works kits and I would put the detail on John’s kits ahead of these. John suggested use extra bits to add more detail on the roof, buffers, door and grab handles so I followed his advice. When I went to paint the coaches I found the door and grab handles were in the way of the masking tape. Out they came and unfortunately quite a few of them disappeared into the ether. That’s why some are missing until I get replacements otherwise the build is completed. Buffet Car Corridor Standard Coaches. I did a very short video of the coaches in action which can be seen on my Kirley Junction Layout Thread.

Thanks Richie for the latest edition of your guide, it's in front of me while I work.

Thanks for the latest update Eammon, it been a great help

Following this thread with interest, please keep the pictures coming.

Superb, right down to the ivy growing up the side of the building. You have great modelling skills.

Hopefully Dave you are going to do a series of the MIR Kits, looking forward to it.

42' Flat Bogie Wagons I've been itching to open Weshty's 42' Flat Kit and make a start. At last I've worked my way through my projects and it is time to give them a go. I decided to solder rather than use glue and as you can see some finesse in my technique is still required but they are now SOLID structures. The benefit is you don't have wait until the glue sets. Again I would praise Glenderg's excellent guide but would recommend you cross reference it with SSM instructions. If you want you use the 42' Flat as a working model these sections must be removed to allow the bogies to swivel. Also I found the tabs you fold down to attach the solebars very useful.

I'm trying to gather information on coaches that came into CIE's possessing from 1950 until 1963. Craven's and BR MK II & III stock followed and is well documented. I've drawn up a Table based on the years coaches were introduced and have gathered it from various sources in books, internet and the many valuable imputes from Site Members. I started this because I wanted to know which carriages were Bredin's, Laminates etc. As you can see there is lots of gaps and I looking to see if I can get that information. Any information in the table is also open to correction.

I wish to insert a table from 'Word' into a Post but am unsure of how to do if, if it can be done. I had a look at the 'Table' button but I could not get it to work for me.

Thanks BSGSV & JHB. Logos - to be or not to be! That's interesting that 1 logo per side was the rule yet some preserved stock have 2 logos per side as have the Murphy Model/Bachmann CIE green coaches, was their research that badly out? I suppose as with lots of Irish Railways matters there is no definitive rule.

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