josefstadt

Weshty, I don't know if you do searchlight signals in your range. These were to be found at various locations on the CIÉ network and some lasted until the 1980s. The ones I remember best were on the south-eastern suburban between Connolly and Merrion which were replaced by the first type of DART signals (themselves now being replaced by more modern versions). If you don't do them, and if anybody is interested in including that type of colour light signal, I came across an American company, BLMA models who produce a very nice model of the H-2 searchlight signal. While these are based on the US prototype the look almost identical to the ones used here. Check out the website BLMAmodels.com to see examples.

Freight trains like the one in the video wouldn't be bad either!!

In the picture BosKonay's post above (#2) the Dutch Vans by DC and Silverfox are indeed of two different prototypes. The Silverfox kit is of the original Dundalk Engineering Works 1969-built 'Dutch'vans (3157-66), which were used on vacuum braked trains. The DC Kits version is of the Inchicore Works 1991 modified version (4601-03) which were used with the MkII air-braked stock.

The original is 57 feet over buffers so that should come out as 228 mm - about 9 inches.

They aren't really like any thing Irish from the 1970s/80s era. If you want to repaint them I would suggest avoiding the Supertrain/MkIId liveries, but go instead for the earlier livery as applied to the Cravens coaches. While not terribly accurate, the models would be representative of some of the stock for the era you want and you could run them with the Cravens. I'd suggest numbering the two coaches 1432 and 1433. These were 7-window standards dating from 1956 but which were still in service in the mid-1980s. The arrangement of toilet windows was different, with small winfows at each end alongside the entrance doors. Also, the large windows on the models look like sealed units whereas the originals had sliding lights at the top like those on the Cravens. For the van, use the same colour scheme and number it 2557. None of these vehicles would have carried the white line under the windows, only the original one above them. Hope this is of some help.

I posted this also on the 'Photos of Models', but it might also be of interest here: the June issue of the magazine Model Railroader has an article on modelling the sounds of passenger diesels. This includes details of how to model HEP sounds. While the article relates to Amtrak diesels, it might be of use for the HEP on the 201s.

Didn't the Irish come up with that long ago - we call them hedges!ROFL

The June issue of the magazine Model Railroader has an article on modelling the sounds of passenger diesels. This includes details of how to model HEP sounds. While the article relates to Amtrak diesels, it might be of use for the HEP on the 201s.

Hi guys. Thanks for the heads up about the new site which looks excellent. Well done to all concerned. Josefstadt

Like the pic of 112 at Connolly in post #3 with a little detail to set the loco apart from the other 111s - the ex-IÉ frame for the driver's side window at the near end. Was 112 trying to morph into an IÉ loco as it had been down here so long!!