Flying Snail

Ah, there'll have to be an Irish one along soon enough, won't there?

I'd say there'll be an IRM announcement for their first O gauge loco soon enough too

Welcome to the site @mfowler55 I think you've hit the nail on the head about adapting OO rolling stock and locomotives. As you've said, adapting a OO steam locomotive for 21mm is non-trivial, but it is much simpler for diesels and rolling stock. As I understand it, IRM's A-class and many of their rolling stock items have been designed to be readily adapted to 21mm by modellers.

Nice weathering on the Tara Mines wagons

I'm not saying they're wrong btw - just something I haven't seen before so that piqued my curiosity

Thats a lovely scene with a real early 20th century rural vibe to it. The only 'odd' thing that caught by eye are the shafts on the cart (because I've only ever seen straight ones before). How did they come about - is that a particular style from somewhere?

Nice - I can almost smell the mixture of sea air and decay looking at it

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.