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irishthump
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Folks,
A friend of mine unearthed this thing and is convinced it has CIE cast into the side.Obviously it’s a form of ratchet. Just wondering if anyone can tell me what it is/was used for and if that’s really a CIE stamp on the side of it.
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Jayzus. How much are they charging for that job?
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34 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said:
In fairness it’s from a known ripoff artist!
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Apparently all this stuff is up for grabs.....
Lambert Smith Hampton | Assets of Llangollen Railway Plc (bidspotter.co.uk)
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Just now, DJ Dangerous said:
Who? George?
No. That poxy Sam's Trains guy!
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On 30/4/2021 at 10:20 AM, Georgeconna said:
LOL! I reckon that Sams Trains have the get the unboxing exclusive rights for the A class, 1 day long special ( Guinness book of records attempt)
Oh sweet jesus no! That man really pisses me off to no end!
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On 10/4/2021 at 2:10 PM, NIRCLASS80 said:
I very much doubt that Ballyercall will ever make the modelling magazines. I don't think my standard is high enough.
Nonsense! Your work is as good as any (and better than alot) of the work that I have seen in the those magazines.
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18 minutes ago, murphaph said:
Yeah with a Lokprogrammer it's trivial to turn on full throttle. I map all mine like the Americans do as to me these are American locos, so F9 is drive hold etc. but that's personal choice. I want to have things so the same F buttons do the same job (insofar as possible) on all my locos.
Yeah, even without a Lokprogrammer it can be done by adjusting a couple of CV’s.
I standardise the mapping on all my decoders too. It’s great knowing that every loco can be controlled using the same function keys.-
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On 15/3/2021 at 8:22 PM, controller said:
Hi, Is there a way to increase the brightness of the headlight on the MM121 loco?. At the moment it is very dull.
Thanks,
Controller.
Are you running the loco on DC or DCC?
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On 27/3/2021 at 5:23 PM, Noel said:
Thanks Stephen, In the past ESU were not famed for their focus on prototypical driving capabilities just the sound tracks. Their recent 121 project failed in this respect (ie no braking, coasting nor any 'ESU full throttle' driving features).
As I said before, Full Throttle features no longer need to be built into Loksound V5 sound files as it is now a logic function in the decoder’s firmware. It merely needs to be “switched on”. I did this with my own MM 121 decoders.
On 27/3/2021 at 9:44 PM, Noel said:Thanks for that info that looks great. F5,6,8,& 13 look like the prototypical drivers biz!
F28 looks interesting, but I presume F5-Throttle hold converts the throttle inputs to notching commands while drive hold is enabled.
F28 needs to be activated to use “manual notching” on the decoder.
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I dislike airbrushes for fading effects, the result never looks natural to me.
You can also use enamels for dot filter techniques. This class 25 was done that way although I didn’t go for a heavily faded look.
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28 minutes ago, murphaph said:
I'm not sure that item is sold in Europe but even if it is, it's a sound decoder. Just so you know. I'm not sure that's what you wanted. It's also a hard wired decoder, rather than a socket for a decoder. If you are happy to hard wire the decoder you could bypass the Bachmann PCB altogether and solder the wires (extending where necessary) directly to your existing decoder, though I would recommend against it.
Yeah that Select Direct Decoder is a aimed at the US market so it’s not readily available in Europe, although I’ve seen them for sale from Digitrains in the UK from time to time.
It could be difficult finding a pcb to fit, you could also try wiring one of these in place of the board....
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5 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:
Models or fish?
Both!
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6 minutes ago, BosKonay said:
At least 25~33% of Irish modelers are actually in the UK. That’s a lot to do with why some UK retailers stock Murphy models.
They could see a lot of discounted stock coming their way!
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1 minute ago, DJ Dangerous said:
Tastes like monkfish, duh.
Don’t mention the fish!
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1 minute ago, DJ Dangerous said:
Not disagreeing at all, but I think that there's already a thread somewhere on the forwarders.
I'm sure that NIR was speaking strictly from the taxation side of things rather than the incredible utility of these services.
Such a shame that they're now redundant - lots of UK sellers, selling Irish stuff, and won't ship to Ireland. I'm not sure whether that's tragic or comic.
Well I’ll happily laugh at their predicament!
Sorry for being political, but the amount of business owners who voted for Brexit is mind boggling. I have zero sympathy for them.
You got what you wanted folks. How does it taste?-
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22 hours ago, NIR said:
Why the hell would anyone do that. Two lots of VAT are inevitable if you get something delivered in the UK and then get it redelivered to Ireland. It's nuts.
Addresspal and the like were just dodges to make a piddling few quid on delivery charges. There was never a real business case for it.
Sorry but you’re dead wrong there. As was already said it was about being able to order item(S) that couldn’t be shipped any other way.
Parcel Motel and Addresspal were a godsend for me. The vast majority of UK based EBay sellers wouldn’t post to Ireland at all and the ones who did charged ridiculous money. They nearly all offered free shipping within the uk so all I paid was the charge from Parcel Motel or An Post. It’s all finished now.
I’ve recently invested a lot of time and effort into seeking out suppliers within the EU and now that I’m sorted I won’t be ordering from a UK based company ever again. They’re loss.-
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On 9/2/2021 at 8:59 PM, Noel said:
What brexit? Hattons delivered two small orders within 72hrs, duty and vat paid by them apparently!
Postman didn't want to charge Irish VAT on top of the order. This was a new one on me (ie DDP=delivery duty paid), but it looks like post brexit Hattons and some other UK retailers remain in play for Irish customers. Also got a delivery from Rail-tec, again no problems, no vat to be paid this end. Haven't tried Peter's spares yet nor gaugemaster as it seems most uk retailers are out of stock of Kadee draft gear box couplings. Anyway the predictions of doom and gloom may be unfounded unless I was lucky, but all three deliveries were accompanied by customs declarations which presumably facilitated this. Oh yea the order was for some scenic materials for Gort.
Personally Noel, I think you've just been fortunate. The Rail-Tec stuff could easily slip under the radar as transfers come in a flat envelope and as the article I linked to above shows Hattons are'nt exactly a safe bet. To be honest I can't see it getting any better, especially when the transition period ends in July.
At the risk of getting political, to hell to with it, I've lost interest in the whole sh@t storm. They voted for it, let them stew. I'll buy from the EU and the world will spin on.
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Not good news for everybody it would seem, is this a member of this parish by any chance?
Online shopping from the UK delivers financial shocks (irishtimes.com)
Personally, I've abandoned the idea of ordering ANYTHING from the UK. I've oretty much sourced anything I need from EU countries.
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18 hours ago, Warbonnet said:
Would everyone buy an Irish steam locomotive though? The hobby seems to have focused on diesels and I was told by a couple of traders that the Bachmann moguls were a tough sell when they came out...
I'll be up front, Irish steam (or any steam for that matter) is something I'm just not interested in so I would'nt be buying one. I try to support IRM, and to a lesser extent Accurascail, as much as possible. But I can't see myslef buying something I won't run. There is far too much other good products to spend my hard=earned on.
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On 26/1/2021 at 10:37 PM, murphaph said:
Thanks for this. I intended doing this mod as well and actually had assumed that a single led would be found inside. It's a pleasant surprise to read that the required led is actually present but just needs isolating and rewiring. Great stuff.
Yeah have to agree! I was considering using a couple of SMD's (0603 or 0805) and wiring them to the PCB.
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Had a good look through the Loksound V5 manual last night and both the starting and top speeds of the loco while on DC control can be independently set. There is also a setting for allowing the lights and sound to activate before the loco moves off.
Unfortunately though Michael will need acess to a DCC controller to check and adjust these settings.
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30 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:
Hi everyone,
Our beer kegs and fert backs are back in stock due to popular demand! These sold out in double quick time when we did our first run before Christmas, and we expect these to be just as popular. Perfect for your goods yard, lorry or your 42ft flat wagon!
You can order them here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/loads
Thanks,
Fran
Lovely! Grabbed a couple of the keg packs as I missed out last time!
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Just now, NirateGoel said:
Having given it about 40 minutes extra running cab first the whine has only worsened, and is now faintly audible in the bonnet first direction.
Ah not good!
If I were you I'd be contacting Murphy Models about repair/replacement.
Anyone able to identify this item?
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Cheers Noel. I was thinking that myself.
Is that CIE cast on the side? What would this be used for?