Flying Snail

You need to watch the bills with seagulls - don't try to wing it or you'll get in a flap!

I think @jhb171achill is using reverse psychology here ... and trying to push you into building him a WCIR 4-wheeler to remind him that they existed. He probably told Eoin Murray there was no way he could produce an authentic rake of 6 wheelers in 1950s condition - probably said it was impossible to weather a brake third so convincingly that folks wouldn't be able to tell if it was still in traffic or on the scrap line.... Eoin's 6 wheeler rake is stunning, it'll fit in perfectly in Dugort: Looking forward to the pictures and tales from Dugort that they'll be a part of. And I for one, would love a WCIR four-wheeler - just sayin' Thanks for the update. Looking forward to these too - I think they'll help to build interest in the 40s - 60s period. Would have loved to see them in GSR and GWSR liveries too.

Oooh, exciting .... unpowered I take it, or dare we hope for the long anticipated Irish Steam announcement??? Edit: I expect it'll be another of the super little bulleids, given the title of this thread .. but hey, you never know!

Welcome on board James! You've definitely after falling in with the right crowd here if nostalgia is your thing! I have your book on Small Layout Design (really enjoyed it, and keep returning to it). I'm looking forward to seeing how this project develops

Simply stunning - its a great livery, great to see it back!

Goods traffic is about to increase significantly at Dugort, it might escape Todd Andrews axe yet! This is a nice wagon, I'll definitely pick up a pack

Big anniversary for CIE coming up on 1 Jan 2025 .. would be a nice way to acknowledge it

nice ... but whats this 'ish' bit? ... does that mean we get flag logo instead of the 3-pin plug?

The original and best livery! Do some of them still have their front gangways? If so, I hope its applied to some of those for the real authentic look! It feels like yesterday when they first came out ....

Nice .. 154 was one of my three Babies today!

Oh, they'll be well hid! My fall back line when she happens across me playing with a new loco that she hasn't seen before is that the liveries are interchangeable - vinyl overlays or some such

Since we're still speaking of threesomes: Just received notification from An Post that I have three on their way to me today Don't worry - herself is at work and the dog won't grass me up

Great builds as always - love the weathering on the brake 3rd!!

Comparing design notes??????? Very impressive work by the way Killian and GSR - Nice to see the WLW in the mix as well as the Queens!

Apparently you'd also need to be emissions free @jhb171achill. My pot belly runs on Guinness, so thats probably no good anyhow

steel under frame and wheels ... go on, you know you want to

Now that we've seen he's a dab hand at the old metal work too, I fully expect him to decide to mount it on a steel under frame and wheels by summer .... watch this space!!!!

You'll have an old pot belly stove in there, surely?

Hands down the best 1:1 scale model of a SLNC (or any company's) van to grace these pages This is a really great project, I really enjoy following it. Well done @Gabhal Luimnigh!!!!!

Updates as of last Tuesday here:

Just watched it now - nice video of a great layout!

Nice looking loco!

It looks like a couple of J15s had gearbox issues in Raheny in 2022 ....

They're moving fast, I see 186 is already out of stock and three more are already down to single digits!! I have a few on their way to me, but I was holding out until pay day to see if I would grab a couple more .. looks like I'll miss that train