Mike 84C

Thanks Wrenneire, yes I am. I would have prefered a more acute bend from the vertical to the horizontal at the buffer beam but white metal has its limitations! Made the best of a poor situation. Now a question, in the parts bag is a cylinder/tank with a pipe coming out of it. Where does it go? 'cos I worked out where all the other detail parts go.

I should have also said that when I mounted the vac pipe I drilled the buffer beams to accept said pipe, put a dimple where the dummy end mounts on the buffer beam and a small piece of plastic strip between the body and the white metal mounting bracket on the vac pipe. And bend the white metal pipe very carefully!

Sorry its taken a week! buttt! I did'nt keep the plastic vac pipes nor have I painted the white metal ones yet L&N grey is not a match I have found yet.

Your new printed wagons have a very DSER look and "feel" about them, excellent. I look forward to more additions to your fleet.

My 121 now has whitemetal vac pipes from 55L much more robust than the Murphy Models one's and a little "beefier" so look better. Or so I think. It all sounds as if my remark made some time ago about my 121's and MM's Quality control was correct which is a shame as I thought the 121 was to be Mr Murphys swansong.

My truck going over the railway bridge loaded with bags of fertilizer! Did that many many times. After my all to brief sojurn with BR

Our Club layout Bantry, is taken apart for storage after every meet, once a week before covid! and our base board joints have suffered a bit. I soldered copper paxolin strips up to the b/b edge and cut paper sleepers & ballasted to disguise the paxolin and the join. Not invisible but its worked! I think the moral of the story is do not pull the b/b's unless you have to. Your b/b joins look rather good.

I may have said something similar before but having been involved at the Festiniog as a volunteer and on staff for near 30 years, maybe you should try selling the idea of putting book knowledge into practise to the engineering and civils depts; of Irelands colleges and universities. That's how the FR built the deviation, laid much of the track on the WHR and built networks of contacts in the railway and civils world. Volunteering on the FR is a recognised opener of doors into employment in the railway world. Many early vols have now retired to the North Wales area and return to restore rolling stock, locos, track etc; Colins, L&B idea is worthy of consideration, the FR model is similar but the board elects itself from its trustees and always has two society members elected to the board. Might sound a little incestuous but I could not possibly comment!

Brilliant photos JHB, your father has done us proud with those photos. Fresh angles on a well known subject. All the Swilly locos were attractive and distinctive. I like the human element and little things like the shovel leaning against a coal pile. Thanks for posting.

Rather moody and atmospheric JHB you should take a bow the applause is loud !

I was looking at the J27 during our club meet last Wednesday. I doubt you will be disappointed, a very nice "nice to have". How do you find the 00 Works Bandon tank? mine is a little "grumbly" still a nice model. And has yours got the large brass washers behind the wheels? Mick

What a transformation Eoin, lots of words could be used but for me only one is necessary; brilliant! It is a showcase for your skills.

Looks like the one I returned with missing handrails is for sale . They came close too getting another one back with a u/s speaker. But its repaired now. The q c does mot seem to be very good, Have others had similar problems?

I wonder if Roger could be persuaded to do the F 6 in 4mm scale? You are doing a lovely job with the kit, just as we would expect!

Just looked through my 2013 edition of Alphagraphix catalogue and it says the 7mm range of Irish rolling stock kits is available in 4mm scale by adding 400 to the kit reference e.g. kit cc9 becomes kit cc409. I have several from them to use as plans. They do quote an email add; sirberkley@tiscali.co.uk. Hope this helps and I am just a happy customer no connection!.

I had not seen that Chris Tarrant film before, I met Jacky Wheelan 10yrs ago he looks exactly the same as then! Probably the same Cap! Very proud of his crushed glass ballast!

Looks like the old marketing acronym FOMO is working a treat! And good luck to the lads at Irish railway models. I hope their success is repeated with the Accurascale models.

I thought I read somewhere that the 400 class 4-6-0 rebuilds could only be turned at certain depots using extension rails? So you may be in good company! Lead, I have a roll of 3mm thick flashing leftover from a building project. PM me if you want some and I'll despatch some. Mic

Over 0n RM Web just recently, I believe on the Wright Writes thread, there have been conversations about photography and ways to clean up old photos to a standard I did'nt believe. It was'nt just photoshopimg them either. I'll have a look because that photo is not beyond recovery.

I did stick at my job till age 69 but last three yrs part time but I had a reason; small wife and large mortgage!! Often the result of second marriages! Also the EU have made the HGV drivers hours regulations so complicated its B----y ridiculous.

My happiness factor is very high! In the hand said green 0-6-0t looks much better than photographs and it weighs enough to pull more wagons than I will ever need. My only puzzlement is what is the small hole in the front top of the saddle tank? Its an odd place for a washout plug. I shall contact 00works.

The hard to manage and unable to find stuff again is why I am not on facebook. One of us in our house constantly trawling through the pages looking for something they found is quite enough. The device may land on the front lawn if that were me!

Pauline is to be thanked for sharing these photos, 100 % excellent photos.

I was tempted, summoned all my strengths but failed. Should arrive next week, I will report my happiness factor. PSSSST there seems to be only 1 green one left and 2 grey ones. Mind the stampede!!!!! Just to say I have no connection with 00 Works except as a customer Mick