Patrick Davey

Very nice Tony - watching this one with great interest!

So I managed to repair the drawbar of my OO Works UG, following advice from Roderick. She runs very well - was able to bring her to Colm Flanagan's layout this morning and Colm put her through her paces and she impressed his expert eye although the 'straw' lining was apparent to him immediately!

Count me in for one of each Leslie!

Queen's Quay actually JB, so even better than Dundalk's.....

So the broken piece of the drawbar assembly has been removed from the drawbar itself and superglued back into position. Shall wait a few days before screwing the drawbar back onto this. Come on folks, what about a bit of sympathy for this heart-wrenching situation???

Rebecca at OO Works has, in her usual very efficient and attentive style, responded very quickly with advice from Roderick that super glue should work here as it is a clean break. Will be a day or two before I can do this - shall keep you all posted.....

Yip as I said JB the light in the photograph makes a difference but it is most definitely not white. Pity about the damage - it's a really lovely model!!!!

My UG has arrived and straw gets my vote, see attached closeup - the light makes a difference: the lining on the boiler is a true reflection of the actual colour. However, disaster has struck - damaged in transit.......I have sent this pic to OO Works and await their advice!!!! It seems to be a clean break.

The connecting rod is easily sorted but am wondering....would running a yellow felt tip across the white lining soften the blow a bit? Or would a felt tip not 'take' to the model?

I don't have a copy of Derek Young's UTA in colour so can I ask is it the case that the white lining on the UG should be yellow/straw and the connecting rod should be red?

Great video - enjoyed that, thanks Kirley!

Lovely model - looking forward to the video Leslie. Echo from me to JB's words of praise for OO Works!

Photos now on the OO Works website, in the 'News' section. As much as I have little affection for the UTA, the lined black livery looks very attractive. Another superb model, mine is in the post!

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!

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!

Hi Patrick, I do a complete plug and play servo system for points. I can build the control panel and supply everything you would need to switch points. Check out my website http://www.modelrailbaseboards.com and my YouTube channel for further information https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZu99wOvQiUo9Cd127zYqyA

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