irishthump

Great work... Absolutely gorgeous paint job!

Yes but I missed this thread. Sure none of this Irish guff would be of interest to me

 

They had some nice footage of Westerns and Warships on one episode and a tour of Toton depot. That was good enough for me!

Yeah a watched a few episodes and they visited a few interesting places, but too much bleedin' steam for my liking!

I think it was made around 10 years ago as far as I can recall.

That would be about right, they had shots of the "new" Luas, so 2004 would be about right.

So you've seen it before? Jaysus you could have warned me!

Well it was a load of cack so you did'nt miss much!

Basically a little PR slot for IE. Don't know when it was filmed but you saw MK3 push pull stock sitting in Heuston and Arrow trains all over the place. And Barry Kenny talking about huge investment in the network!

The simplest option to date would seem to be where you simply buy the loco(s) you want, in advance.

 

Once enough have been sold, the production can commence...

Am I missing something here or is there a difference between actually paying in advance or "pledging"? I imagine in the case of a pledge you still pay out....

Fair play, boss!

121 class (option for dummy non driving 121 for pairs)

It was discussed before, but a dummy loco costs very nearly as much a one with a motor.

Sorry guys, but I can't see myself shelling out in advance for the production of any model, especially with the timelines mentioned.

As for top 3...

1 - 121

2 - A Class

3 - C Class

Tell me this is not on the BBC again:facepalm:

Is is streamed anywhere that you know of.....

No, it's on Discovery Shed. Part of my Sky package, don't know if it's streamed anywhere. They've had a load of railway related shows this past couple of weeks both real and model.

No harm in that except that the existing threads on DCC should probably be placed there:dig:

Absolutely!

Suggestion for the "Powers that Be";

With all the discussion about DCC sound and DCC control in general, maybe it should have it's own seperate section?

Just a thought....

This series has been running for a few weeks on Discovery Shed. They've been showing back to back episodes all day, but the 10pm episode is about Irish railways.

Might be worth a look....

Very impressive!

Although I've ordered myself a Lokprogrammer, I might be tempted to get one or two of these. Does Mr Soundguy offer a reprogramming service for decoders?

Sad to see the physical shop gone. I fear that in an online market, MSB may come in to difficulty even more so with them being undercut by box shifters like Rails, and having lost their main attraction of being able to physically see the item. Pity about it

Yes it is sad. Although I was never in the actual shop I had a lot of dealings with Gareth and found him always to be very helpful.

i know someone that was waiting nearly 3 months as well.

Yeah, it's not really acceptable when I can order a decoder from other suppliers in the UK and have it posted the next day.

But like I said I don't think it's down to MSB, Mr Soundguy does'nt seem to be able to keep up with the demand.

I phoned about six weeks ago and spoke to a helpful chap who explained they were out of stock of sound chips, but were expecting delivery end of October. I was put on a waiting list, but never heard back so phoned numerous times recently to try and ascertain if they had arrived and if I could now order. I always got a phone answer, but they couldn't tell me anything, despite the website suggesting they were in stock and and order able by credit card. I gave up and bought from another source. I got the impression they were extremely busy with the christmas rush. The previously helpful chap never phoned me back despite me leaving my number on numerous occaisions.

They always seem to have a backlog when it comes to these decoders, and to be honest I think it's down to whoever is producing them. The last time I ordered one it took 3 months.

Does this mean bad news for the shop in Cork? I hope not, they're brilliant to deal with

I would'nt thinks so. Marks Models in Dun Laoghaire is the latest in a long line of shops based in the same shopping centre that have closed over the last few years. From what I hear the rates on the units was very high.

Is that Bailey's in the squeeze bottle?

Me secrets out!

Damn you all with your nice clean workbenches!

180mm approx, measured on the inside from cab to cab. About 184mm inside between the two buffer beams below the cabs.

Thanks for that! Well the F7 chassis should fit easily, time to start tinkering...

Use the F7 and just fit longer sideframes, unless its an eye level layout 2 inches from your face you would never know...

That would be a last resort. But I think the longer bogies would work, and I have a few spare.

So can anyone tell me the dimensions of the resin body?

The problem is - the A class is very short for a 6 axle chassis - The B101 class is even shorter. Easier to fit 2 power bogies than a central can motor chassis - but depends too on how much work you fancy

I'm thinking of using an Athearn F7 chassis and fitting it with 6 wheel bogies from an Athearn SD40.

Mind you I have'nt even got a Silverfox kit, that's why I'm asking about the dimensions of the resin body!

Does anyone know offhand what length the chassis has to be to fit the Silverfox kit?

I'm sure you could find an Athearn or kato HO chassis that would fit without major surgery...

Hi irishthump

 

Looks stunning,

 

I like to spooky shed- it's levitating!

 

Eoin

Yep, I've been meaning to do something with those support beams in the front!

Although I should say the concrete on the refuelling point in the first pic was done slightly differently. I used 5mm MDF covered with the same mixture of paint and plaster but filled between the rails with tile grout. I did'nt come up any higher than the sleepers which meant I did'nt haveto cut channels for the wheels. I think it turned out fine.