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Mike 84C
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Why is there such a shortage of toilet paper ? Here in rural Lincolnshire its an endangered substance and talking of which, tates thousands of tons grown here and more chickens live in Lincolnshire than people, well they do for 34 days till the next lot come along. Both missing from local Tesco this week. Best get in early for the silver shoppers hour!
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Here's some pictures of my K1 which was converted from a BR/SR Bachmann model. They have been posted before but my memory fails me as to when .
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Narrow Planet do the GSW cast number plates, I have used several and they are very good. Check the website. Southeastern Finecast will sell a white metal cast Wainwright pattern dished smoke box door and I think Andrew at 51L has etchings for the circular GCR/LNW pattern smoke box door handles. And if you really fancy a K1 without to much expence buy a Bachmann N1 on ebay and remove the BR/SR details, its not hard.
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Hi Eoin, Just got a C class kit. So before I go down the hornby cut and shut route how is your kit of parts coming on? It seems to have gone quiet and thats a shame, it looks to have such such potential. Mick
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BtheB I like Peco code 75, works well, robust but will take a bit of abuse, a good range of switches and crossings, easily modified for DCC, lots out there on the s/h market ( or there is this side of the Irish Sea). New is stocked almost everywhere. Works for me.
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I almost wish I had'nt asked the question. Again I thank everyone who has so generously and freely helped in my quest. Yes ,lets get back to West Cork and what a wonderful place to be. Mick
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Seek and ye shall find. Thank you so much to all who took the time to reply to my request. The scanned timetables will be of great help, now for lots of printer fun or not!
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Is there any WTT information out there for the West Cork Lines? I'm particularly interested in trains to and from Bantry '50's until closure. From what I read the service was quite sparse but two trains a day is not going to keep the public interested ! and we need to build an operating sequence for the layout. Hope you quys can help and thanks in advance. Mick
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Looks like you have rediscovered Floquil Grimy Black with your grey mix. I will forward the email I had from Richard when I have worked out how to move from outlook to this site.
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Ingenious thinking outside of the box or even the bus! It looks brilliant
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But still plenty of z--------wits on the A50 going home on Saturday. When I was there on Sat there were were quite a few Hands of God appearing I hope running was better by Sunday.
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Total model envy! Shame to just keep it in a glass case.
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Spot on David, the brickwork is brilliant.
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Thanks Guys. Sit on my hands and be patient.
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Anybody heard from Wheshty lately? Is he on a cruise? pm,ed him a few days ago and no reply which is not like him.
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Did you not like the model George? Although its a good starting point to make a much more CIE looking loco.
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I hope all you guys at IRM had a wonderful Christmas, have a Happy and prosperous New Year. Thank you for my Christmas card, the subject was excellent and the card unexpected.
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I also have a set and totally agree with DiveController. Mine did come with a 220v transformer. They are to 4 mm scale = 00.
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When I was into US Narrow gauge I have bought Thinfilm and Champ decals that were very old! I found that one or two coats of gloss varnish over the whole sheet helped retain the integrity of the bits I wanted. I also found SSM decals to be very delicate and I try to float them onto a model then wick any excess fluid off the model with a tissue. Then the Micro Sol/Set treatment. Base preparation is Johnsons Kleer in the area where I want the decal.
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HI Dave, if you are at an exhibition where the MERG group have a stand , look at their handsets; very neat but you do have to build it. That puts me into the not enough lifetime slot.
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Brilliant response, thanks very much. Any information helps.
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Thanks for that DiveController , love the little video. Unfortunatelly I'm old enough to have driven one, for profit.
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A few questions! in the 1950/60's were the local fuel distributors owned by the multi national companys or by by local companys running in the majors colours?. Would a tanker operating in County Cork say in Esso colours be registered in Cork or Dublin? Are transfers available to do either option? And were S type Bedfords as popular in Ireland as in GB in that time frame? Over here everybody used them but would they have been used for hauling oil products in Ireland?
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That looks really good David, makes me want to walk down the shed sign the 'book' and go somewhere! maybe on a J5? You are raising the bar pretty high and mines a pint!
