Kirley

Can you give a rough idea when they will be available to purchase?

Thanks for the article; it makes me want to convert my MAK to DCC as she has not run since I changed layouts

Des, I believe there is a keen interest in these wagons and of course any flats. Looking forward to a release date.

Gareth, If you ever decide to do another batch, I'll place a definite order.

Just shows you how lucky we are today to have main supplers like Murphy Models along with SSM and many other smaller but excellent providers of Irish Models

Welcome to the Site, your layout sounds intriguing!

As you can see in the pictures the current stage of the A Class. Now I have the Cattle Dock out of the way I'm working to complete it

Very helpful data telling it as it was.

I speak from experience – unless you want an out of scale A Class or C Class stay away from these MTK kits.

I have them, they are sitting in the "to do box" for about 8 months.

Cattle Dock for Kirley Junction I used a Ratio Cattle Dock kit + a part completed one from ebay which meant I had to make up the missing bits. I also used a Wills sheet of cobble stones which I bought from the Model Shop in Cork about 3 years ago. It just goes to show everything will come in useful someday in the modeller’s world. Now I have to merge it into the Kirley junction layout and I’ll put up more pictures once I have that section completed.

A lovely piece of railway history, thanks for sharing

121 Class for sale, MIR kit, original whitemetal body http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310554923026&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123

"Windows - WD40 sprayed on a clear CD cover and cut with a fine saw." That's a good tip, thanks for sharing Richie.

Looking good

Really like the way you did the two liveries of the Jintys, they make my one look like a toy in comparison

It’s not really complicated, it’s just fiddly work, having ten resistors and a total of 20 wires running to them and the blue, yellow and white leads from the decoder. Patience they say is the ability to endure, amongst other things, provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties ---but I'm sure you have plenty of it. Good luck with your A Class.

Good to have you back on line Anthony, great paint jobs, so that's why you were asking all those questions about livery! The town scene is really coming together, I like your backscene.

Thanks Kevin

Not yet Gareth, I'm finishing off an A Class and want to get it out of the way before starting on the Sulzer. Also it would be good to hear if there any construction difficulties from others but according to Weshty it is a straight forward kit to build.

Finally got round to putting lights onto my A Class. I used Micro LEDs from Express Models for the Marker Lights. The LEDs are connected by very thin wire with a plastic coating and have a mind of their own. The Headlights are white 3 mm LED’s. Because of so many LED’s I used a piece of plastic card to mount all 8 resistors. When I first tested the lights with a 9v battery only the white lights worked so I tried it on AC and all lit up like a Christmas tree, (the red must need more power). You can see all the gaps where the lights meet the Loco body so I need to cover them and paint the covering silver to stop leakage as suggested by Killucan2. Next is the routing all the wires out of the way of the chassis and motor. But I’m pleased to get this far with everything working.

If you phone round a few they should tell you if they don't do it who in the area does

Patrick you are a man after my own heart, but since I got the modelling bug the vinyl has taken a back seat which is just as well as I was running out of room to store it.

Kevin I use an Airbrush, if you want to use aerosols go to a good Motor Factor and they should be able to mix any colour and give it to you in a spray can.

Package arrived yesterday Des but unfortunately Santa’s little helper got to it first so I’ll have to wait until Christmas Day to get my hands on it.