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That's more fantastic news. Congratulations Gareth to you and your family it's a wonderful time that is priceless. Rich,

A wonderful and joyful occasion in anyone's life Stephen. Orla sounds like a beautiful name. Congratulations and the happiest of times for all the family. Rich,

As the lads have said feel free to upload more of your work and don't worry about using the BR models. It is very interesting and I'm sure the thread will become popular. If you can apply yourself to other areas of the hobby as well as this, you'll have no problems. I look forward to seeing more. Rich,

Great information Eamonn with photos as well. 078 had the large bonnet side logos in 2005 I have a shot of it somewhere. It would be nice to know when she was converted to the LED type marker lights, I am assuming 2002. If we take the model as it will be released then it's fair to say that she ran in that livery with old style marker lights small logo for 7-8 years, and maybe 2 or less years in the LED marker lights small logo configuration. I think it is an interesting model for MM to release, a bit to early for my plans but a tasty model all the same. Rich,

Very nice work. The illuminated buildings give it a nice contrast. Rich,

The winning bidder put in his bid at the earlier time and the other bids weren't big enough to out bid it when made at the later times. The other bidders would have been informed that they hadn't met the amount required to out bid the highest bidder. They obviously decided not to bid again and the earlier bid won the item. As the lads have said nothing unscrupulous has gone on. I have to agree with Fran a nice price for a triple grey 37 with big T logo. Rich,

Interesting question, I remember seeing 078 on Beet duty many years ago and it carried the small logo as modelled but the marker lights had been changed to the current LED type. I saw the loco sometime later (not to long after) and the larger logo was fitted. I would say that the time it ran with the small logo and revised LED marker lights was a lot shorter than the time frame that the model depicts with the old type lights. I have a huge interest in liveries myself including some obscure arrangements and it's something I like to see modelled also. HTH and good luck with what ever loco you choose. Rich,

You're spoiled for choice in your neck of the woods Seamus. Plenty of interest to see in the Depot and Mr Graham on your door step. I may have to make a trip to that neck of the woods for a few hours. Rich,

An excellent choice John. It's nice to see people taking steam modelling into the mainstream area of the hobby. I'll certainly be supporting some of your other projects and the best of luck with this venture. Rich,

Fantastic memories, it is a gift to be able to grab a readers attention in a way where you can make them feel the heat see the scenery and imagine that you are on the journey too. Thank you. Rich,

Thanks for that John. I was thinking that the loco in her preserved condition would make more sense sales wise. Rich,

I know that with steam locos changes are made mechanically and cosmetically in preserved condition. Have any such changes been made to 461 that would dictate as to whether a kit was produced in preservation or as delivered condition. I think Davids and Marks track record with what they have produced so far would be a much better prospect and that is not being disrespectful to Mike. I think Richie's post sums up my own feelings and makes a lot of sense. Rich,

I believe that US modellers refer to Bachmann as botchmann in the US Fran when it comes to their diesels. Total opposite with the BR outline, thank God. The fact that the kit's come pre decorated is I am sure the best of both worlds for modellers. Rich,

Great voice and some fantastic songs Eamonn. I only watched the video for cloud busting the other evening while flicking through the music channels. Donald Sutherland looked young, I must be getting old. I love the contrast of her voice with Peter Gabriel on don't give up. Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd discovered her when she was sixteen and the rest is history. Excellent choice. Rich,

That turned out nice Fran, good job. I agree it's nice to see some US models available here, hopefully they might take the plunge and stock some more products. There a lot of people here modelling and interested in US railways. Rich,

Dave I fully accept and respect your opinion. We were talking about livery errors and I was hopefully confident that they would be corrected on the IE-IR locos. Thankfully LMSNCC has posted a link that proves that the models have been corrected from the pre prod images, so huge respect to MM. The photo I posted was the best example I could provide to explain clearly where things were amiss. I did commend MM for correcting the cabside numbers from the pre prod models of 071-082. Some people add extra details and some of the members here provide great services in weathering and painting to take the models to a new level and beyond what their customers would describe as model trains. It was just an observation and was not meant in any way to belittle the fantastic models that the 071's are. I just like the detail and printing side of the models to look right as it is one of the easiest parts of producing a model to get right. There are plenty of photos out there that can be used to aid production.. I personally can't wait for the IE locos to be available as they look amazing on the Hattons link posted by LMSNCC. Dave I hope that this has cleared things up, if it made it look like I was having a rant it wasn't my intention. No hard feelings. Rich,

The cab side numbers were corrected on the freight liveried locos so I would be hopeful that the chevron will be on the IE-IR models. The large IE logo on the bonnet need to be a bit smaller also. The bonnet side IE logos on 071 and 082 are a bit large looking when compared to prototype pictures. They should have a black border which would have made them look closer to scale. Rich,

Just to add to what Pat has mentioned, the headlight housing was painted orange on the as delivered locos. Rich,

Cheers Dave, it will be nice to have the option of throwing a Galway EGV into an IE set for a bit of variety. Rich,

Interesting, I know that the Restaurant and EGV were being released in the Galway livery. There were also supposed to be some Standards released in IE livery, two with black roofs and one with an orange roof. I wonder has this been changed and all releases will be in the Galway livery. Rich,

Those photos are great, thanks for sharing. The railway certainly had a lot more character then. Rich,

I'd say DA99/5 are the ones that would be best suited to you Stephen. SSM do a nice kit now and they can be made working. The Springside ones are of an earlier type to the LED ones that IE use now. I think with most layouts running in day time settings the ones Eamonn has recommended would be fine. They used to do a set with one red lamp and the rest were clear so be careful. Rich,

That was a good find Fran and looks excellent. It was a fair few years ago when that was offered to the collectors club. It really blew the Heljan 57 models out of the water. Rich,

That sounds good Des. It's always a good test to send the items to a pro like George Dent, he's a fine modeller. Rich,

That's a real gem Pat, good find. Thanks for posting it. Rich,