Patrick Davey

So much so, they asked for an udder sermon.

Mighty Kevin! Great to see you back at the buildings again. I love how you never shy away from a challenging prototype!

Lovely shots Ernie. The Athlone cabin almost looks Great Northern!

Cracking Hunslet sir!

Magnificent altogether - Alan & Jamie (and my non-forum friend!) have done all the work, and I get to keep the locomotive!! It looks fabulous, and I hope I don’t ruin it by replacing some of the moulded detail and attempting a decent paint job….. Sincere thanks to both @Tullygrainey and @J-Mo Arts

Mega work David - how have I missed this! No. 74 is a favourite of mine, as she seems to have been caught by the photographers of the time on a good few occasions. She looks great with the crew!

That was a very helpful video on resetting the decoder, I’ve done it and still have the same problem, as @Signal Post anticipated

I can confirm that the marker lights do not illuminate when this is attempted. The only way I can get them to work simultaneously is by swapping in a standard chip. IRM I think recommended I reset the chip to factory settings but dopey me wasn't able to follow the steps

Yes I am familiar with this video. I have watched it a few times but my soldering skills would not be appropriate for this level of precision!

I’m using an NCE PowerCab and it definitely does weird things from time to time - usually when I press F11 for rear marker lights, the whistle sound activates first, a second press does as expected. Some other times when I select an already operating locomotive, it other turns off or changes direction! Possibly all related?

@Signal Post - here’s a summary of the cab light issue with my A classes: This is Part 1 of a 2-Part series And Part 2:

@Signal Post thank you for those kind words! As far as I recall I believe I tried swapping decoders between locos and the problem matched the decoders, and all of my sound decoders had the same issue, 1 EMD and 2 Crossley. But I will try it again to make sure. Updates tomorrow and thanks for offering to help!

Well I did use iMOOvie

Absolutely none of which was done by me

Update on the 3D printing: The excellent file created by @J-Mo Arts has now been printed on a resin printer - quite an improvement from the previous print!

Looking superb Alan!

Thanks Kevin, very kind! And yes, guilty as charged re. the music! Thanks a mil JB - very kind words! I thought you would approve of the ‘instant’ unboxing! Thanks David! Thanks Alan!

Just magnificent - mills always make a good layout subject!

If it is, it's the most realistic track weathering I have ever seen!!!

I'm very sad to read this - I only had very good experiences with Dave. I hope everyone finds a resolution.

Lovely stuff!! Keep the updates coming!

Great to see an update and the abbey looks fantastic!!!

Coincidentally, I happened to be at Capecastle today and with the owner’s kind permission, I took some more photographs.

SOMETHING EXCITING!!! A while back I noticed that @J-Mo Arts of this parish had done some amazing work creating a CAD image of the locomotive I’m hoping to have running on Capecastle, Ballycastle Railway No. 2 ‘Countess of Antrim’. He very kindly sent the CAD file to me and a friend had a go at printing it, and the results are very encouraging! The Countess has returned to Capecastle!! Alan and I are currently assessing the potential of this print as it was done using a mid-range printer, so it may not be fully useable as it is but it’s certainly a fantastic start!! With sincere thanks to @J-Mo Arts A short clip of The Countess running on Alan’s previously built brass chassis. I am being totally spoilt here, between @Tullygrainey Alan building the chassis and @J-Mo Arts providing the body! FullSizeRender.MOV

Hi everyone - I’ve just uploaded a new video to my ‘Brookhall Mill’ YouTube channel, entitled ‘A Class Act’. It’s an appreciation (not a review) of the IRM A Class models which were released back in 2021. I’ve put a good bit more effort into this video than was the case for previous videos, so I’d be very grateful for any comments and also any corrections!! It’s centred on my Clogherhead DCC layout and has lots of sound effects and a newly-composed soundtrack too. Lots of people helped me with this video and also with my A Class ‘journey’ to date - all are credited at the end! Thanks for watching and I hope you all enjoy!! Patrick https://youtu.be/J5QyaovuGIo?si=b3tPdTyVQ6NXpmoV