derek

Finally had a go at pouring the water for my river. (did a pond in the town too but that's a story for another day. -No landscaping or anything there yet). Took two boxes of W/S deep pour water- stuff doesn't go far. Made some bullrushes and reeds for along the riverbank. Made the rushes from 0.35mm fishing line, dipped in glue to form a "head", then brown paint. Reeds were just very small rips of green plastic. Stuck them in DAS clay and painted same colour as river bed Then came the moment of truth................

You're fine @Mol_PMB, I was only having a laugh. When I said a couple months ago that there is more to worry about in the world than fractions of millimetres in buffer spacings, my post was removed. Still not sure why. At the time the lads were getting a bit flustered on the subject. Can I just say you are a total mine of information, well done

Oh Jesus! Not buffer spacings again. I'm saying nothing anyway- got into trouble last time.

That took some dismantling I would think. Had you a good reason Noel, or is there a serial Mad Smasher going nuts with a sledge hammer?

No Alan, you don't seem to struggle with weathering, or anything else for that matter. Absolutely love the bridge. Excellent

Welcome to the forum Paul. Looking snazzy there in front of 007. The Hunslets really do seem to have created a spark on here. Where in Limerick did you live? Asking as another Treaty County man.

OH Yes , oh yes, oh yes! Can't wait to see this progress, Alan. I will be watching it like a hawk, so no slacking ha ha. In fairness, you have great headway made already. You will have to begin raiding the Costa again for the stirrers.............. Best of luck with it(layout not stirrers) Derek

Great to see a new posting of a layout, even if the layout itself has been around for a while. Changes things up a bit. Agree with @Patrick Davey- you shouldn't have kept this under your hat Paul. Absolutely love the river- Woodland Scenics water?.

@Adrian, I have just realised that you are the genius behind Depot #8 as well as this. Mother of God man!. Where do you find the time for it all? (or the motivation). I haven't had the drive to go near my layout in a while....

Looking great @Adrian. You have some time put into that, but well worth it. Maybe you should stay away from the ol Heineken when operating power tools, and you might never end up with broken saw blades ha ha . Only kidding. Perhaps you will tell me it is non alcoholic. I am a Joiner by trade for 43 years and the thought of beer and power tools mixing is absolutely alien to me. Anyway, you are doing a cracking job, keep it up That was some amount of cutting you got through without a chop saw..... Looking forward to more updates

Spare me! I have a Porsche too - It is about 3 inches long and sits on a shelf above my train layout. Bet you tell nobody about your car?....... My late Mam had a good saying- "if you can't say anything good, say nothing at all".

Hi Brendan. Maybe you should just send it back to the lads at IRM under warranty. I had trouble with the 141/181 that I bought from the new batch too. As you say, my older one MM 141 is a far better runner. I found IRM (Patrick)great to deal with. When I wasn't happy with the first replacement they took it back again and it came back perfect. You should not have to "tweak" anything after paying out for a brand new product. As I say IRM were more than accommodating. Sorry fot the late reply Derek

Why oh why does everything electric have to be so damn ugly. Ugly electric cars and now this monstrosity

You're fine @Stoby. If said Fair Man wants to reveal himself, it's up to him. ............... If I come across an orange set , I will be sure to let you know. Keep a handy 250 in a safe place

Fools and their money and all that.............. I got 3 sets in the past 6 months from a very fair man for 125euro a set. Oh well........