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Cheers Des for the update, and the efforts you're making. Would anyone have a photo of the engine exhaust on the roof or even a photo of something similar? Any help greatly appreciated. Richie.

Sweet! Nice editing on the vid too!

Sorry Dave, it's just my aul' fella is 73 and he has a "girlfriend" too - it's hard to tell what age group is referenced when a bloke says "girlfriend" anymore... my bad

.. I have my eye on her attic

So that's what the youngfla's call it these days then? R.

Having seen that Kirley, I have formally given up any hope of DCC and that leap. *

*digs out grey Lima 12V transformer to hide behind.... DC for the win....

Dave, can't wait to see your layout shortly, given all the stuff you've bought - €600 from UK, Bridges etc, include your MDF wizadry - no excuse for brilliance

Tidy work on the front window frames on the B Class and front appearance in general. Talk about progress, you must be a hairs breath away from spraying her? What livery are you going for? Same goes for the bus, assume a yellow livery, Noel?

Richie.

I wish I had more time today to go through his workbench "blogs" - (confusing layout over there) but from what I've seen and the few bits published in BRM and MR of late, his work is second to none. I loved the elastic band between bogie and chassis, and his method of slimming it down. A bit of lateral thinking never hurt a modeller! R.

Got a link to that lunatic on RMweb Rich?

Woohoo! Thank you sir! R.

(sorry seamus)

Bormann, Frank, Keitel, Frick & Goering sentenced to death

Hess, life imprisonment

Paddy Murphy 3 points for speeding

Classic!

knowing my luck their sold be now. i'd be interested in any with line drawings or detailed photos of irish stock or locos, rather than books stuffed with pretty shots for postcards!

time period irrelevant, in fact the black n whitier the better! richie.

didn't win either of 'em seamus it appears! happy reading Suir! R.

The centre spacing for express points (long ones) is 50mm centres -the spacing for shorter points is 67mm centres. This is what you can fit on a two foot board, with a scale 201 thrown in for scale purposes. Richie.

(I can see fellas eyein up ikea shelves now trying to get Inchicore on em! )

PM Sent to register interest.

Welcome aboard Driver, I've only seen photos of WellingtonBheag, but it's wonderful, especially given that it's N and all the bashing and hacking that's required! Seeing as it's Colbert, I'll be paying special attention, and looking forward to seeing it develop. "Know what I mean, kid?"

For those unfamiliar with his layout work, heres a link to Wanderers photos of Wexford show last year.

Richie.

Yeah, hopefully Seamus.

Lads, please keep the commentary coming. I'm working on one also for a Client, but have yet to receive the Class 55 chassis & motor, so it's great to be able to see the potential solutions before I get stuck into that side of things. Richie.

PM sent. Richie

Over Bridge Cork

These three below possibly belong in their own thread, but since they were unusual, I thought I'd pop them in here. Mods, feel free to move if you to a historical thread if you wish.

"Dublin 1914 - British Army Soldiers on Duty on Butt Bridge", Custom House in background, porter kegs at the dockside too. I have a problem with this since the bridge wasn't built 'til 1934 and they aren't on the swing bridge.

Apparently same day 1914 troops leaving Tara street Station to go stand on the elevated richochet/sniper friendly bridge...

"Troops protecting the signal box at North Wall Yard - 1911" GSWR can be made out on the roof of the wagon, and signal box reads "NORTH WALL YD".

I don't think the top two are from 1914, either 1911 or 1920. Richie

You're welcome - Full skinny on Cahir here...

http://irishrailwaymodelling.com/showthread.php/829-Cahir-crash-1955

A few I have from a chap who collects this sort of stuff... Hover over the image for date and place.

I'd love some 20's - I even priced having Dapol make a run - let's just say you would have needed to sell then for 30+ each to break even!

off topic but was that including the CAD/CAM work also ( cos i could do that for nought.) With all the biomedical and pharma companies here, you'd think the guys who make their high end disposables and packaging could squirt out a bit of plastic for a fiver.... shocking really.

Rich, fully agree. why there isn't a 20' flat is beyond me. I'm sure a run of 504 of them would sell, as an unpainted chassis only.

Stephen, i'd like to see that sulzer come out of its cabinet, and or even a black n tan 141, pulling a mixed rake of passenger, goods, some oils, and all in back n white! When's the grand opening anticipated, i assume we're all invited and it's BYOB? :tumbsup:Richie.