Patrick Davey

Cheers - won't make it to Raheny, do you know how I can contact Chris? Thanks again

Hi all, I'd be keen to obtain a Silver Fox NIR Hunslet in maroon livery - if anyone has one they'd be happy to sell, I'd be happy to offer it a new home! Thanks, Patrick

Looks very well - well done!

Ha, 8 years this Tuesday! A new layout.....possibly.......

Nice photos Leslie and thanks for the observations on performance. Good move to photograph her in the daylight, I think this really shows that OO Works have made a fine job of the livery!

Oh good grief my U Class arrived. I am in love........

Just been drooling over the new photos of the U Class on the OO Works website. The model looks superb! And it has the rivets on the tender......

Same here Leslie! Can't sleep.........

The pre-production model looks superb to me so I for one will be thanking the very friendly people at OO Works for supporting the Irish railway modelling community with this very welcome initiative

Well spotted there Nelson, am surprised that the first photo we have of this is of the underside - hardly the most flattering angle!

Hi all, does anyone have any suggestions on the best means of producing authentic looking GNR or BNCR (somersault) signals? Are there any signals produced that can be modified accordingly? Thanks in advance!

Jeepers that's very impressive but am afraid it's beyond me - too much electricity!

Cheers!

Very helpful thanks folks!

I have an idea for a layout and I want to keep the electrics as simple as possible, to an absolute minimum. Wondering can anyone suggest an alternative, mechanical, method of operating points from a distance? Thanks in advance!

Thanks folks - I currently don't have a line to run it on so I will probably bring it to a friend's layout to see if she has any life in her! Thanks for the advice - I have ordered the correct transfers from Des so if I can't get her going immediately, at least she'll be cosmetically restored!

Just discovered this grand old lady in my attic - made by a friend from a Studio Scale Models kit many moons ago. Des is going to send me suitable transfers but I was wondering what else I might need to do to get her going again? A far as I recall she was a solid runner but a bit noisy.......

Yes have checked those out, very impressive! Shall keep looking. Thanks again Nelson.

Nelson you are a true legend! Cheers my friend.

Folks I came across two things online a few months ago and now can't find either - one was a brass etch of GNR(I) station building windows in OO gauge, from a UK manufacturer. I might have a reason to need such a useful product later this year but despite extensive searching I can't find it. The other was a GNR(I) station building, also in OO, from a different manufacturer, a card structure if I recall correctly. Wondering might anyone be able to point me in the direction of either? Or both? Cheers!

I have been following this thread with interest and I have noted all the comments. I think it depends on which area of modelling is of interest - for me it's the buildings, lineside structures, bridges and scenery so if these models have any imperfections I don't think I would notice them or care because having an RTR Irish loco (even if it's GNR and not BCDR....) will allow me to construct a fully-functional Irish layout, knowing that I will be able to actually run authentic-looking trains. Am not worried about the absence of rivets from the tender - my focus will be on the polychrome brick building and the signal cabin! U class ordered!

Not too many layouts with a BCDR theme but I had a go a few years back: https://www.facebook.com/ballynahinchjunction1950/photos_stream I know of another model of the same location, currently under construction in N gauge.

David this is the most realistic Irish railway layout I have ever seen, it's truly amazing in every way - I love the 'Sprinks' reference! Maybe sometime you'll provide us with a 'cab ride' video - that would be the icing on the cake! Many congratulations on a superb creation.

Beragh JB?

Shucks JB!