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I know of a few guys on the forum here who have an interest in the above, as do I, ( hoping to get a pilot's licence in a few years time when i can afford it) so I thought I'd post a few links. I listen to these regularly on http://www.liveatc.net and follow the flights on http://www.flightradar24.com Liveatc has flight feeds of ground/tower/delivery of all airports in Ireland but the two most popular are Shannon( EINN) and Dublin (EIDW), Dublin being in the top 5 in the world, and Shannon in the top 50. Anyone afraid of flying/ should listen - they are the most professional folks in the world and regularly train continental controllers. Even the air side apron staff are beyond reproach. There is always a small bit of banter between various parties, but it's rare. Have a listen, it's worth it. Then there is Shannon. Anytime after around 2 a.m. it becomes one of the most listened to feed in the world, as they are responsible for half of the oceanic traffic flying from Europe to the states. It also handles quiet a lot of emergencies due to the really long runway and "next parish over is new York" syndrome. Anyone who is up overnight can watch the flights on flightradar and listen to ATC comms at the same time. There are times like now when trans Atlantic traffic is reduced, and there is an archive of atc recordings too, but the forums have cut down recordings of incidents posted, but you must be registered. There is also http://www.avherald.com which posts incidents of everything from bird strikes to turbulence injuries, to serious accidents and almost accidents. All reported flights can be played back on flightradar24. Liveatc has several thousand feeds of airports the world over, from Boston John in JFK, to the Aussie in Shannon ( YouTube it) and nearly all in English. I know it's off topic to railways but it's something that keeps me company in the wee hours of morning, when a goods shed or signal box is being drawn up. Might be of interest to others. Richie.

Ha ha, been trying the stout medicine for years, results inconclusive!

As a suggestion wiggy, I'd take inspiration from scahalanes thread here Good use of long refuelling lines, and a long warehouse to break up the mid ground between where you've placed the two different cement silo areas? Silo's though should be grouped together. Richie

Careful with brake fluid - it takes no prisoners. Wash it off twice afterwards. I did a poor scrub once, and a class 50 ended up like it had the Ebola virus a few hours later.

One option I have used before is to take a small square out of a CD case and work it down with emery board until you get it right, and it's then held in place by wedging it into the opening. That way you can adjust/weather as you need. A little bit of pva to hold in place. Cheap CD covers from a euro shop are thin enough to work nicely. R Oh, forgot to mention that it's an excellent model des, and a real pity I didn't get to see it in the flesh.

Best method Rich. Never tried Anto's method before, but just a quick note on 10A scalpel blades - the tip is very fragile, moreso than 11's, and whilst not a biggy with card, when broken, produces a chisel shaped top that might scratch plastic if you don't have anto's delicate hands. Richie. RR - was it Tim Shackleton doing the demo?

Ha ha that is class! brake blocks etc. looks the business! Richie

Nice video, and some great footage too. Shannon Foynes Port Co. have estimated that it would cost 7 million EU to restore the foynes - limerick line, rather than the boom price of 30m. If the throughput could increase, it would be great for container railfreight traffic.

I find a drop of microsol from microscale is the best to lock it down permanently. http://www.modelhobbies.co.uk/shop/microscale-micro-decal-solution-30ml-p-12009.html

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Um. The skeleton. Dressed up. A dressed up skeleton. Who does that? In a carriage. Possibly in one of me bredins. That has been restored with authentic shiny pine wainscotting from ye olde B&Q. And the plasterboard on the ceiling, excellent choice sir, for rolling stock.... Two things - can a mod move the last few posts to a new thread so seamus can continue to baffle me with his "rust giddyness" and I'll bosh back keenly. And we'll not poison this excellent lead post! Can't remember what the other point was, but it has something to do with "awaiting restoration" and the cut off cockpit of a Lockheed constellation, and dromod not being the Mojave desert. I'll get to it tomorrow. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is usually associated with teens. In this case it applies to an entire museum. Only without any Hyperactivity.

Aha! Uncle Arthur strikes again - a definite scratch build project for my little "Arthur's Quay" shelf layout/diorama.. . Waffles, fantastic bit of info that nails down heirflicks quandary. Thanks indeed. I'll try and rustle up some drawings and post them up next weekend based on that info, we can all have a go!. richie

Tidy work indeed! Is it Tamiya masking tape or did you cut ordinary stuff to size? Richie.

Spotted this the other night too, but i found the background distracting, so here's it cleaned up. I think it's fantastic, and lining up to be a very very fine, and fun layout.

You're more than welcome! It was great to meet lots of the members, even though I missed several, RedRich in particular. I missed all the stands, except Dave Bracken's which was liberally abused, but I'm going to call over tomorrow and give it a proper run through, meet up with Des and congratulate him on the Sulzer above, and put a few faces to names on the other trade stands. Only picked up some buffers and some nice paint shades from Jim Poots. The 071's will have to wait. Well organised as always by the MRSI, a credit. The missus said the sandwiches were sound too!Richie.

Ahhhh, well observed!

Christ on a bike! I thought I'd seen it all, but did CIE have an over eager engineer with a fetish for transforming containers into rolling stock? Looks like a 20ft 1TEU container, chopped in half on a 20ft chassis for ballast? No ballast would have gone all over the shop if dropped from that height above the track... Perhaps a modern take on Bulleid Beets prior to the double bogie 40ft container on 42' flats. Great question seamus!

Well lads, I don't want to colour your excitement, but if in the last 10 years you have oiled a gate, changed a wheel on a wheelbarrow, or wiped your hands on an oily rag, you've participated in more restoration than Steptoe of Dromod has. If you've ever seen an old farmyard with old morris minors shoved into the ditch, weeds growing out of the wheel arches, hens in the boot, and rabid dogs in the front, that'll give you a flavour of what you're in for. Mind you, I've never seen a single engined prop plane parked by a slurry pit.

Cheers snapper for doing that, some familiar shots on there, but the best has to be no 427. Great detail shots throughout. Richie.

Yeah, the one that say's "Freebie Loco's for the IRM forum fan bois"

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John, I'd found a little about the Great Southern Railway Preservation Society here which might explain why they are not in traffic, and aside from the two in Downpatrick, it seems everything else was lost......Except the converted parcels/brake van that became the iconic weedsprayer wagon. I assume Edgar Craven Bredin was the same engineer, along with Beaumont, responsible for both iconic carriage design types associated with his name? Good lord, that's a needle in a haystack find Leslie, a stock list is exactly what I'm looking for, and even a single photo would be a bonus to add to the other seven or so I have. Thanks for the info, really appreciated. I need to sign up to the IRRS If anyone has access to the rust collection point up wesht, enthusiastically described as a transport museum in Dromod, could they grab a couple of snaps of the light green and brown Bredin carriages grounded in the muck, immediately behind the IE platform, if they could safely navigate between the ice-cream vans, RTE broadcasting vans and De Havilland Chipmunk aircraft? I would ask for measurements, but you might trip over the narrow gauge anti aircraft guns. Richie.

lol, it sounds more like you should resurrect the LMS on the North Wall and be done with this Amiens *passenger* madness!

Bumping this thread a bit to say two things - can it be stickied, as the info on page 1 on liveries is a gold mine - JHB, thank you immensely. Second, is there, or has there been a comprehensive book published that deals with the "steels" Bredin carriages? There is little or no information on them on the web. Cheers Richie.