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nah - a whip round for a non-Apple phone would do the trick I reckon. (Photos taken sideways so they don't appear upside down!)

Prices start at £2,338 per person for the 2 day trip

I went for a Hakko FX-888D soldering station - very good range of temps supported, along with a variety of tips. Price ain't bad either. You can also get them with an analogue dial for temp selection instead of the digital display if you prefer. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hakko-FX-888D-Electrical-Digital-LCD-Repair-Soldering-Station-Iron-OEM-Equipment-/141849297805?hash=item2106e0838d:g:D~wAAOSwxN5WaSeT Temperature range 120° - 899°F (50° - 480°C) Digital display shows °F or °C Maintains idle temperature within 1.8°F (1°C) when set to 400 - 899°F (200 - 480°C) Ceramic heating element and sensor ensures rapid heat-up temperature and fast thermal recovery Password protected temperature setting Pre-set mode allows you to store up to five (5) pre-set temperatures Slender, lightweight ergonomic iron handles Compact design takes up less bench space Wide selection of tips available for soldering SMD and through-hole applications Use with Hakko T18 series tips ESD Safe

Ah right so - just remembered Marks having a sale on Irish stuff a week or so ago, and thought the Mk2s were on it. It was Cravens I saw now I think of it

Scumbag probably went and ordered more stock from Marks after you told him!

Not bad at all!

True! Steam wouldn't be my thing - I'm still delighted with the good news on the 121 front from MM!

two things to try: 1 - Sell iphone/ipad & get an Android phone/tablet or 2 - Turn whatever you want to take a photo of upside down!

There's a mention of it in this months Model Rail. Pricey at £255/£265 though!

I wouldn't mind - the only mk3s I have are the two red executive ones

Hi BosKo, I'll take that off your hands for €100. I'm in Athlone, so if you want to send me a total - I was unsure if the €100 included postage, or that was extra, I can pay using Paypal. cheers, Andy

All I can say is I'll be buying a couple of each livery. If they are as good as the 141s, then they'll fly off the shelves. I've been waiting a long time for MM to do the 121, and wasn't happy when there was talk of them not being done. They'll be sweet whether they run single, in pairs, or mixed with a 141! Hopefully we'll get 124 & 134 in the IE livery, as they ran together so often towards the end

just ordered a copy there - looking forward to it!

No problem - not from the usual suspects (Markle or Video125), so I was surprised when I found them too. The cab ride (vol3) is excellent

'Off the beeten track' series of three dvds by VideoLines is excellent - covering the 1998 beet campaign. First dvd covers the empties, second covers the loaded trains, and the third dvd is a cab ride from Waterford to Wellington Bridge. I've been rewatching them over the last few days. Available from http://railwayvideo.co.uk/irish-railways.html

I think they were to allow cooling of the brake lines, but don't quote me on that!

I checked in Woodies - €4.70 for a Dremel brass wire wheel brush. Went on Ebay, and got 50 steel wire brushes, suitable for Dremel, for €10 from China.

After 5 mins using the brass wire brush, there were about half a dozen wires left on it! Most having hit me in the hand or face as they parted company from the wheel

Wear safety goggles when using the wire brush, as wires have a tendency to part company from the wheel & can go in any direction. I've been using wire brushes in my dremel to clean up some tricky to reach parts of an engine block, and wires wear flying off it in all directions!

The way I remember it is Port & Left have the same amount of letters!

Check out this vid from the Netherlands - similar to the German locos, with the wheels painted red & the body in black. Do you reckon they've got enough motive power on this one? ;-)

Try hitting it with a hammer and then getting a proper phone!

Plenty of G scale Deutz for sale here, for those that want to try something in the garden! http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ZENNERSHOP-GARTENBAHNEN/Dieselloks-Spur-G-/_i.html?_fsub=6609059018

Copped that after I got a bounced delivery message. I resent to the above - just checking did you receive it (Andy Skinner)

could be, but even if the settings have too much blue/red/green, I am still going to notice a difference between one and the other, as it is the difference in shade that I am noticing, not how close the monitors representation of the actual colours is. Best bet would be one of those paint sample scanners though