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I guess boxed sets like the one on ebay at the moment are selling purely to collectors. I've probably got 6 'running' Limas, as opposed to the boxed mint ones, which have been weathered, detailed, etc, some even have DCC chips installed on the old Lima motors. they still sound like tractors, but look good

I guess the Limas are heading for the shelf so

Not worth the effort? I've heard mixed reviews of the model torque too...

Just came across this http://www.diesel-trains.co.uk/shop.html Specifically this one, suitable for the Lima 201 for just £12.50

Lovely work ! I'd disable any of the youtube / stability / options on upload as they tend to make the videos give you motion sickness!

The Murphy release can still be found, albeit they tend to be a little pricey now given the rarity and small run...

I've seen costs of £200 per square foot for layout building to a 'moderate' standard. If you want exhibition/museum grade, keep adding...

I think lots of modelers would echo that but the economics have to work I guess. Even a twin pack of standards would likely sell very well.

In my experience the best sound reduction is achieved with ballasted foam underlay. Gauge master/noch make excellent versions in both grey and brown ballast. Followed by woodlands scenics foam and copydex fixed ballast. Foam or cork with Pva set ballast is in my opinion just about the same as ballasting right into the baseboard from a sound point of view but you do get the elevation and ballast shoulder.

Exquisite - love the wet, drizzely, irishness of it all!! Stunning work!

Lovely shots - the GM's look well at home on the valley!

Station closed after landslide http://www.thejournal.ie/waterford-train-station-landslide-1245324-Jan2014/

Happy new year!! I wonder what treats 2014 will bring us!!

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Model-Irish-Railways-OO-NIR-Hunslet-DL-Class-Kit-No-102-Falcon-/171203786155?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item27dc8a75ab MIR Hunslet

Plenty of crazy folk on here with a grá for the yanks

Lovely shots!

Seems to be the season for Birthdays on the forum! http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/member.php/7-garfieldsghost Happy Birthday

Lol, I won't mention that I used the restart to update NginX, Varnishd and tweak the caching settings then so ;p Cheers lads Back to the layout I should go!!

All done

There might be a few minutes here and there of impact to the site as I patch the OS to centOS 6.5 and update some software!

Absolutely right looking! Lovely job!

Some lovely detail , worth exploring on the PC!

lovely trackplans here http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,533576,775373,7,9

The signals are Newcastle West?