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A truly great man. I wonder if he had an inkling what he was letting the world of boys into. Surely, that is how we all got started, with one of his sets.
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100 years of irish railway photos
dingle replied to Glenderg's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
Great stuff, just been poring over the NG album. I will have to tackle a Clogher Valley Rail Lorry. Regards Ken -
Great stuff! Looking forward to hearing from you. Regards Ken
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The drawing I put on this thread comes from a friend on the Yahoo site, no further information available from them.
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Well, I took your advice and emailed the Archivist of the IRRS about ten days ago, sadly no reply.
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Any of you boys interested in old tinplate trains? I picked up this oddity off Ebay for 0.99P. As you can see from the pictures it is a little smaller than the old Hornby clockwork, (the van on the left). Rather crudely made, the sides, ends and roof, folded up from one piece of tin. The floor is a separate piece, with little lugs holding the body in place. No idea of the maker, just Made in England printed on one end. Any ideas? Regards Ken
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That is one of the beauties of scratch-building, "its never the same thing twice". When wagons go in for repair, I am sure even the twelve inch to the foot scale come out looking different to when they went in.
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Went out for a meal tonite with some friends to the Black Horse pub in Thetford Norfolk. On the menu, you have guessed it, a Black Horse Burger. One friend remarked, "they are made with the horse that came last in the 3-30 at Newmarket"
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Lovely work, David. You are building one of my favourite railways. Regards Ken
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Working on a couple of Cork & Muskerry Rly convertible vans. Used for dry goods and/or livestock. The door control gear is a bit unconventional, but it works for me, as the loading ramps are hinged at the bottom. Next on the blocks will be a Cork, Bandon & South Coast Rly. brake van.
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No luck in Dereham Tesco, they only carry the Black Pud. Further searching necassery!
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Well, it looks as though Tesco locally carry them, so will try to give them a go! Regards Ken
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There are still a couple of replies missing from this thread. Someone replied to my Irish Cheese request, for which I thank them, also I asked "What is a Clontakillty Sausage?" Regards Ken
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Yes, that one is still missing, plus my request for info on Irish Cheeses.
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Well, that is strange. Some of the replies on this thread have been chopped. Was it something I /We said?
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Cannot find a Food thread here, don't any of you boys eat? Try this snack. Chop up some Hard Cheese, (Mrs Temples is best here in Norfolk). De-seed & chop some red & green chillies. Add some stuffed green olives. Drizzle with Sunflower oil. Take a piece of each ingredient on a spoon, munch away. Goes well with a good bottle of red.
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Listening to ELO "Out of the Blue" today, working on another Cork & Muskerry Convertible Van, looks like this;
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Looks really great, Kev. Where do you sleep, under the layout?
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Thanks, Rich, I will look out for them. Regards Ken
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Any interesting Irish crime writers? Or should I re-read my Maeve Binchy collection.
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Unusual Policeman, that H. Bosch. I guess my favourite would be Trunk Music with his presence. How about The Lincoln Lawyer, tried that yet?.
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Any of you boys read books? I used to like John Grisham, his early stuff was really good, but his later works leave me cold. I moved on to Michael Connelly, Kate Atkinson, then Peter Temple. He is Australian, real nitty gritty stuff. Suits my aged temperament. Look out for Truth, open a bottle of red, and settle back.
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Thanks very much for all the information. I had a feeling that the seats would have been fixtures, cannot imagine them being loose & spinning around. I will put some pictures on my Workbench thread, as I go. Thanks again! Regards Ken
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I tried to contact the Ulster Transport Museum for info, but their email system won't work for me. Not suprised really, as I don't have much faith in the internet. I spotted this picture on ebay, the carriage described as 1st Class My model looks very much like this, with 9 windows, and a dividing wall in the same place, splitting the carriage into 2 thirds/ 1 third in compartment lengths.
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The attached drawing was supplied by a friend, it came with a Branchlines Kit he bought. Apparently there were two types of 1st. class carriage on the CVR, the longer one had 12 windows, the short one I am building only 9 windows. As you can see, there are differences in the seating layout. Now, this is all hearsay to me, so hoping someone here can confirm, either way. Regards Ken Regards Ken
