Flying Snail

She's a nice little loco alright, oozing character!

Most likely the same sign with a clean up and a lick of paint on the letters. The oil-like stains under the O and T in 'Notice' seem to be present (but much fainter) in the picture of the sign from Sept 20 too. I suppose he may be trying to turn a quick profit???

There's a great picture in 'Father Browne's Trains and Railways' of staff in Portarlington trying to wrestle an escaped calf on the platform during the 1940s. They'd have been glad of that crate!

Don't worry, they did those too https://www.hattons.co.uk/1056112/hattons_originals_h4_6fb_1702_6_wheel_full_brake_72_in_cie_light_green/stockdetail there's also a few 6-wheel 2nds, a 2nd brake and composite lav in light green EDIT: Just realised you probably meant a 4-pack - yes, I agree: they did it for most of the other liveries (including the dark green) so it is a little strange they didn't do it here too. Perhaps as @Westcorkrailway says, its because they don't anticipate as much demand?

Love the shed. This is going to be a very distinctive layout

Looking forward to that - I think modular layouts very interesting. I enjoy the T-Track displays in N scale (hope to see them back again this year too), so seeing another take on modular in a bigger scale will be great. FREMO seems highly configurable too.

Fine looking layout - enjoyed looking at the pics in this thread!

Agree with the other comments - your concrete looks spot on.

Obviously my WCIR carriage triple pack prediction from last year remains a strong contender, but I'll also add a Ruston 88DS in O scale (one eye on Accurascale here, despite the recent launch of a OO one by a rival manufacturer). .... ammonia wagons would be nice too though, and probably have much shorter odds

Very tasty indeed!

@Mayner is correct. It's held in autumn as that means its main target market is less busy with farm work. In the same vein, because it's held on tillage land it has to wait until the harvest is over and the land becomes available.

Plenty of lads here into ploughing I see. Not a surprise really when you think about it ...

I was due to head to it today, but didn't fancy getting stuck in the ocean of mud that the carpark would become.

Welcome to the forum @ninjast. Looking forward to seeking how this develops!

@BosKonay would Mousa Models be another candidate for manufacturer or shop? From looking at their site they also do sides (resin printed or etched brass) for some CIE/IR generator vans Edit: ... and of course, Worsley Works as mentioned by @David Holman above

Its a fabulous scene, and the Peckett really looks at home there!

A very nice engine indeed - it just oozes character!

She's a beauty! Lovely looking loco.

Exciting times - I'll be following along with interest and I'll keep my eyes open for your fundraisers.

Appreciate these things are subject to change (and availability of people and funding), but what kind of timeframe are you hoping to complete the works in?

Agree - its killed trade alright. But to be fair to An Post, there's a shocking lack of understanding amongst UK sellers on what's required. Leaving aside the VAT for a minute - Royal Mail do nothing, absolutely nothing, to ensure the parcels they receive are correctly labelled. Then when they inevitably get stopped and returned to the sender because nobody can figure out if they're subject to duty, Royal Mail just shrug their shoulders and the retailer is none the wiser as to why. Personally, I've stopped purchasing anything dispatched via Royal Mail until it gets its house in order on labelling. Delivery via DHL is more expensive, but at least they know how to label a parcel - and they make sure their customers do too. So while I'll end up getting charged Irish VAT (plus an admin fee) by DHL, I know the parcel will get through.

@Murph, I've a quick question about the Cheeky Bugger (I mean your pub, not any of the esteemed forum members contributing to this thread ). How did you do the window surrounds on the first floor? They look very ornate.

They look excellent Murph - There's probably a nice pint in Nancy Blake's but I'd say Murphy's bar on the quay is the place to watch the football on telly

Walk on DJ, walk on ...

Looking forward to seeing some of your scratch builds! YNWA