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skinner75
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I must have a gander up the attic - I've a few MIR kits unbuilt in boxes that could go to someone who'd appreciate them from a historical perspective
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I gave one of these sets away a year or two ago!
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Don't worry, a proper pandemic will come along and make a major population correction - Covid wasn't it by a long, long way. One with 20~50% mortality rate would solve a lot of the worlds problems...
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I can't see those on any of his ads - either sold or withdrawn. Are you talking about other ads on the site from different sellers?
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I just spotted this on Adverts - went up 3 days ago: https://www.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/model-railway/27875433 May help fill an A3R sized whole in somebody's collection!
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When are the black&tan ones due out?
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As you say George, that is pretty much industrial harvesting, apart from the poor sods (pardon the pun) having to stack the turf by hand for drying out. Get rid of the machine cutting, and see how many people would still like to go out and hand cut the sods - very, very few I would imagine! Not too nostalgic for that part of it I reckon
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Ireland should seriously look at offshore wave power - we are ideally suited for it, being on the edge of the Atlantic and all that. No unsightly-ness that you get with the windfarms - they are placed around 5km offshore, and are barely visible from the shore. Unlike wind, they will provide power on calm days, as they use the swell of the sea. I reckon the Germans are looking at us wondering why the hell we haven't got them in place already!
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No X20 route anymore - which is crazy. It was great for me, as from Athlone to Dublin, it was a straight run up the M6/M4. During the summer, always plenty of tourists in Busaras taking it down to Galway. Yet, the route was canned - go figure!
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Nice! I think the ones Brian Collins did weren't dual rear axle
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Speaking of late running 071, I heard one last night powering out of Athlone close to 10pm last night - not midnight, but still late enough
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Great bit of humour from the driver - legend! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4Xy3OWozA
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Photographic Website Updates
skinner75 replied to thewanderer's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
I've been watching a few of the Mid Hants Railways youtube channel vids - especially the 'In the Loop' ones, and anything rebuild. Very interesting & a lovely looking preserved railway! https://www.youtube.com/c/MidHantsRailwayTheWatercressLine Vid of the Diesel Gala here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6gB3Y8PhhQ -
Please upload the photo here so those of us not on Facebook can see it
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You could always give pipe screens a shot - don't know how close they are to the pattern of grille on the 071, but they are cheap for lots of them: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Tobacco-Pipe-Screens/zgbs/hpc/10342670011 Another option could be a frying pan splatter guard: https://www.woodies.ie/splatter-guard-1104390?gclid=Cj0KCQjw54iXBhCXARIsADWpsG8Ni9YrNcb_QiZyAhYD0capGcoRacnEyyUPS1QjmiWkOTaJOxER_u0aArIBEALw_wcB
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Not ebay, but I spotted this old Lima HST set on Adverts today - may be of interest to somebody here: https://www.adverts.ie/other-antiques-collectables/electric-train-set-boxed-antique-lima/27222158
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Possible replacement for the UK 08 shunter
skinner75 replied to spudfan's topic in Letting off Steam
That's just pure madness alright! Very clever using a refurbished loco bogie as the basis for the new shunter -
Look like kegs to me
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I was thinking radio train myself, but didn't know if they had it back in the 'steamy' days
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Just grabbed 054 - the dayglo panel one I missed, having picked up 036 previously
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Ordered - you filthy temptators!!!
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I think it should read Proto 2000 chassis - probably of the EMD BL2
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Test run it on a bit of carpet, down the back of Inchicore Works
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Same here - blue with the yellow ends
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Ok, just seems weird that's all, if you are based in England
