Flying Snail

I think he might pass for a member of Ireland's other police force at the time, the DMP: Dublin Metropolitan Police. However, as the name implies it wouldn't have had jurisdiction down the country in places like Northport Quay

I'm very much looking forward to seeing what nuggets you've unearthed! Enjoy the tour (that goes for everyone on here partaking too! )

Congratulations! Its an excellent layout!

Very nice indeed!

Do you know was it dark olive green instead of black, and saffron instead of tan .. or the other way round with the lighter colour on top?

Knock, Knock open wide, see what's on the other side, knock knock any more, come with me through the magic door ...

The Passion of Saint Tibulus is what came to mind for me ...

I’d be inclined to think that either arrangement could still result in the same basic flow of staff. Whether it was a balcony pay hatch or an internal desk/counter, you could still have a line forming up the steps on one side, with staff waiting their turn, and then exiting via the steps on the opposite side once they were finished. That kind of one-way circulation would make sense in either case and would help avoid blocking the queue. Just speculation my part as I haven't seen evidence of either.

this really brings out the beauty of the GNR architecture!

I'm very sorry for your loss. I hope you find comfort in your memories together and that brighter days will come again.

I think you're hoping for a bit too much here in terms of downloadable fonts – for a lot of those older liveries, there simply isn’t a “ready-made” font in the modern sense. That’s why the examples shared above by Mol_PMB are very useful – they’re exactly the kind of reference you need if you’re trying to recreate numerals accurately, even if it means a bit of drawing or tweaking yourself. Probably the only way to really capture the look properly to be fair.

Plenty of great modelling going on here - as David says, its different but thats what makes it interesting to me. I'm looking forward to seeing this documentary if it will be publicly available?

I have a few and they're lovely carriages alright ... sure if your doing another run, maybe through in a few GSR or even GSWR while you're at it too lads? Anyone for the DNGR???

Likewise - very excited. I know from the lads' updates here that they're a few weeks away yet, but the email might confuse someone not following along with the updates here as it says 'Current Order Status: Arrived In To Stock' before then saying 'Latest ETA: May 29, 2026'

Excellent. I've just put an order in