Glenderg

7 hours ago, Broithe said:

Oooh - it's been scanned? 

Wexford County Council Planning Department did. Well, a site plan at least. 

I just scaled their plan drawing and that front elevation photo. 

9 foot high from ground to eaves/gutters, 50 foot long, 10 foot wide. 

R. 

11 minutes ago, popeye said:

These will look great weathered, beautiful, can't wait.

The pallet loads look amazing.

So if the top bars can be removed the loads can be taken out, cool. 

Popeye, 

When we were designing the wagon, this was critical that folk could remove the loads if they wanted to run "empty". The top L channel is push fit for this reason, just requires some delicate handling to remove it.

There's a bit of fun and games taking out the restriction bars in the two central bays, but shouldn't be a problem to seasoned warriors like yerself! 

Richie 

43 minutes ago, Rob said:

This kinda looks like what l am looking for but if l could avoid the assembly at all possible with a RTR one, hence the appeal !!

It's RTR. But....it's 1:87 in scale. 00 is in 1:76.2, so about 10% smaller, and there's no guarantee the "grabby bit" will fit 00 scale containers.

https://www.hattons.co.uk/108981/oxford_diecast_76stob020_konecranes_reach_stacker_eddie_stobart_/stockdetail.aspx - this might be worth a respray.

3 hours ago, Noel said:

I paint an oval of gloss varnish, wait 48hr for it to completely dry, apply decal over it using decal fix and then allow to dry for 24-48hr, then apply matt or satin varnish over it to seal as required. Rushing the process can trap moisture which may cause milky translucent look.

I need to dispel a few myths about adding decals, on foot of the above. One requires a super smooth surface to apply the decals. It is not necessary to apply varnish, which in itself adds an additional layer to the vehicle finish. If you gently polish the area with superfine wire wool, or a "magic sponge" you will have perfect adhesion. George's solution with the floor finish is bang on for having a uniform finish. 

Any milky white finish has nothing to do with water trapped under the decal, it is caused by the humidity percentage of the top varnish layer and the product used. Humbrol gloss cote is particularly awful at this. For varnishes, I always use Windsor and Newton artists varnishes. I don't recall ever seeing an "old master" from Sean Scully et al with milky white streaks. 

If you don't have decal fix or micro sol or micro set, a touch of white vinegar will do the same to melt the decal onto a surface, but use sparingly. 

I hope that's of use. 

Richie

1 hour ago, spudfan said:

Do you think the hierarchy at IRM towers have watched the video and hatched their next release? Imagine the cost of a working model as per the video!

Superb video..! Is it the RM 90 machine that IE have? Min curve is not suited to second radius, to say the least! 

Just eyeballing those drawings yer man had pinned up, I'd say you are in the order of 6 foot, maybe 7 as a piece of rolling stock. It would be a mammoth scratchbuild, I've often toyed with the daydreaming bit, especially for outdoor layouts.

If you did make it, it would have to have scale speed, lay ballast and glue, clean the sleepers, make an espresso, then add a shot of "good stuff", and deliver it to the thirsty operator. *

Richie

*not actual specs 

Joe, where did you source them, might be useful for other members here? Have you a link? Do they come with resistors ? 

R. 

There's no context/photos/links here - what are you talking about? 

The first signature appears to be O'N, presumably the author himself. 

Brunswick Green - gloss. 

Looking good so far, but I'd get a box of 18 x 3mm screws and secure those reinforcing triangles and all other joints, 38mm centres. Those joints will eventually fail without proper wood glue and screws and undo all the hard work ye're about to venture into, despite alignment dowels. 

Best of luck with the project, looking forward to seeing the results! 

Richie. 

3 hours ago, popeye said:

Bad luck lads, your better than all of them. 

Cheers popeye, personally gutted, but upwards and onwards. 

Des Coackham's book on the BCDR has the profiles of several 6 wheelers at the back, and a few look bang on to me, particularly the 5 door variant. R

@warbonnet has been generous enough to tag me as having some responsibility here, but I need to expand on that slightly.  Myself , Fran, and Pat all went to DCDR to survey and spent the day snapping and measuring. It might be my job to convert that data to plastic, and it near killed me to make the 3D model, but it wouldn't have been possible without Pat's middle of the night conversations with China, nor his understanding of the prototype, nor Fran's queries of "Did this version not have this type of yokemedoo*", and "can we have this DCC functionality", nor Bosko's "I want a meellion of these for meself,  so they'd better be right"

(I may be understating Bosko's input here for some poorly executed comedy effect, but IRM wouldn't exist without him. Simple as.)

In summary, this is a joint effort, based on the work of all 4 of us, and there's still some work to be done, we'll all chip in to make it as fantastic an A - Class as it deserves to be. 

R. 

*I don't do technical speak at all! 

LNWR had a significant presence on the North Wall Quays, so much more than a regional franchise. What everybody calls the LMS station is actually LNWR, along with the adjacent hotel.

Anyhoo, Leslie, enjoy the show, I've been a member for too long and have yet to get my teeth into a show, but looking forward to seeing photos. 

Richard 

Can I just clarify that that colour I provided above is for colour matching to MM RPSI MK2's and Bachmann Mogul Train Set Mogul and Coaches - it's not representative of the accurate colour of the protoype! R

The Hornby MK3 "Shorties" were brought to market in a bid to squash more stock on your average layout. The awful tinted windows and of course the length, are the giveaway. The window pane all along the bodyside is a single piece of clear glazing and is just awful. There's nowhere to mask off for window opening, so bang those ladies back on fleabay for an easy life. Have a go on one of them though, then take yer learning onto the correct length coaches. 

The standard foot long-ish Hornby version is a one piece body mould, but if I recall correctly, the glazing is superglue bonded to the interior of the coach and is near impossible to remove without breakages, so you'd have to use liquid masking fluid or similar to respray and save the glazing. 

Best of the lot is the old Lima's, in my humble opinion. It's a softer plastic than the hornby one, so any mods to roof or ends are straightforward, with less threat of personal injury. The Oxford coaches have some serious profile issues with the prototype, so wouldn't advocate that route. 

HTH

Richie

With that gradient, all is missing is weight. Load up the tender with lead, see what happens.. 

R. 

I see little mention of steam era traction, particularly a saddle tank cobbled together Maunsell piece of goodness...well used to pilot duties.  There's a silent majority who like a Sambo, just saying. 

My colleagues have yet to be convinced, so thumbs up folks for " Make Sambo Great Again" - We can do this!!!

This extends further @jhb171achill, I've seen this oddball font later on, and I suspect it was done by some chap in a drawing office, as it makes no "design" sense.

The central "O" in the 6 should be an ellipse, rather than a circle, and similarly with the 9. The central extension on the "3" should be straight, not curved, and the "2" is wild wrong. From a font design POV, , it's rubbish, but that's why we don't use a font off the web - all our stuff has custom letters and numbers, like the above. CIE are going to keep me busy til I get into a pine box... 

Very grateful for this. 

Richie. 

Afternoon Folks. 

Heritage Week is shortly upon us, so I thought I'd post some links to rail related events around the country. 

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/tour-of-mullingar-railway-station

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/open-tours-of-railway-museum

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/west-cork-railway

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/guided-tour-of-glenfarne-station

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/railway-photographic-exhibition 

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/all-aboard-railways-of-co-donegal

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/baltimore-railway-station-past-present-future

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/agm-and-launch-of-the-phoenix

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/historical-walk-in-mallow-town

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/open-day-railway-crossing-cottage

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/vintage-train-rides

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/drumboe-donegals-favourite-engine

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/railway-walk-siúl-an-tsean-iarnród

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/steam-train-visits-kilkenny

Donegal knocking it out of the park, so far! Feel free to post any other events of interest I may have missed. 

Richie. 

Will be attending this one meself... 

https://www.heritageweek.ie/whats-on/event/the-port-line-tour-of-dublin-port

Noel, I think the lads are referring to the fact that there is a wealth of historical information in previous issues of this magazine, which may be of use to members. Commentary on the state of current model railway publications is all over social media, and other forums/fora, can we not stray off topic here? I find this stuff particularly useful, as will anyone else searching here in years to come? 

R.

Ed, 

Have had a look at the Ordnance Survey maps, they were both overbridges, or at least that's how they were drawn. As for type it appears to be an "ikea" type rivetted metal frame, with two supports of cut stone either side. I don't imagine it was any different on the other side either, as every structure is very industrious and "value engineered". 

Similar to this type at Moyasta. 

Hope that helps, but it's not definitive. Richie.