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Great idea jhb.... I'll add something to the Resources section and start compiling... we can then add in all submissions!

Absolutely lovely Kirley - dripping with the feel of a slightly damp evening, with just a bit of chill in the air

Wow± That finished, weathered grey is breathtaking!

Lovely find Richard - thanks for sharing! For those (like me) too lazy to scroll, here are the direct links http://www.sutherland.davenportstation.org.uk/ws-189.html http://www.sutherland.davenportstation.org.uk/ws-196.html

Hi Jack, Looks good - thanks for posting!

What a beautifully subtle paint job. !

What a cracker George!! Thanks for sharing!!

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I've butchered the peco points a bit, removing the spring, trimming off the 'handles' on them and soldering jumpers to power them directly (and cutting the default wiring connecting the frog to the blade). This way, the motors can do their thing and they maintain the tension when thrown to hold the blade in place, and each point is a self-contained powered unit, with insulating joiners to the rest of the layout. This way you're not depending on the point at all to conduct and can weather the bejaysus out of them, including the point blades, and just keep the surface of the rail clean. I've used woodlands almost everywhere, with a run of Noch / Gaugemaster ballasted underlay too. Both work well but once ballasted the noise deadening isnt' fantastic either way! (still a lot better than cork though!)

Thanks for the feedback and comments lads. As Rich says, I run the site and give what time I have to give it for the joy of the hobby and the pleasure of the learning and banter on here Ably assisted by those more 'senior' members and hard working moderators to keep things ticking along in the right direction and spread the good word! In between I try to find time to run a few businesses and build Amiens Street, in between three kids On the contributions, that's the big one - there are no questions too silly, no plans to crazy and no work too basic or 'beginnery' (is that a word!?) The community as a whole can only grow and benefit from the contributions of all its members and that, in truth, is the sole purpose of this little corner of the internet

http://bit.ly/18lT42F Lovely little tpo van!

Ciaran -you're probably the most 'go to' reference site online for us lot! Mere thanks are not enough! If you even need free hosting

Those walls look beautiful! Are they card?

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I might have to raise the limit

Nice one! I've a great idea for a joint giveaway we could do

The moral of the story is get posting and tell your friends Huge thanks to Glenderg and Dave (BaseboardDave) of this parish who passed out flyers to the unsuspecting public at the weekend promoting the site I'm working on some freebie ideas too - watch this space.

I thought I would (having actually looked at them) share some statistics and numbers around the site! For the Year to date of 2013, we've had: 234,000 Unique Visitors to the site, who visited 520,019 times, viewing 9,251,687 Pages on the site (an average of 17.79 pages per visit). Unique visitors per month has grown from 15,380 in January this year, to around 30,000 per month now, and continues to grow! In terms of site members: 446 Members are registered on the site, of whom 186 logged in, in the last 30 days. The greatest recorded number of users at once was 258 at the same time, and Steve34 is our newest member! Since the site went online a year ago, we've had at least one new member a day, with the greatest single day for new members adding 45 members! Between us, we've posted 35,492 posts on 2,300 topics in the last year, and created 37 blog posts! 37 members have more than 100 pm's in their Inboxes, with 3 having more than 450! There are 8,104 files and images stored in the community, the largest file stored on the site is http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4522&d=1355835797 - The CAF Mk4 drawings at 3.58MB and the most downloaded file is http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3484&d=1352452518 from heirflick (at 24,161 downloads!) I hope that gives a small flavour of the thriving and growing community Irish Railway Modeller is! It's only made possible by the selfless contributions and sharing of all the members. If you are modelling, or building a layout, or planning one, do please post - contribution and discussion literally keep the site online

Here is an earlier video of the Cobalts in action on the Platform 1/3 Loco release

You've done a stunning job on them! God bless yer eyesight! Any more of the multiple units? They look quite heavily modified!

Just wow!! Please send us more photos - pretty please!!! I've borrowed some 'ideas' from Connolly but to do the station faithfully is still on my bucket list :)

Just wow

As you say, I didn't want the BUZZ THUNK of the normal points, I also required computer control, so any solution had to have a digital control side. I reviewed the tortoise and cobalt and tried one of each but went with the Cobalt as they are much smaller, the DCC decoder is integrated, and you get additional switches to allow the addition of signalling and frog control, all with just two wires to the motor. In practice they are solid, reliable, throw beautifully and are very quiet. However, I hit 'wierd' issues around programming them, with roughly 50% of the motors I ordered. After many attempts and tweaks without avail, I'm awaiting a replacement box of motors at the moment. An odd issue certainly, but not one that's put me off them, and the customer service from Modelshopbelfast, Gaugemaster and DCC concepts was faultless.

That's a good question! When fully finished there will be almost three mini layouts, each joined by mainline. Amiens Street terminus includes two long push pull platforms, ostensibly the enterprise platforms but also for mk3 and 4 sets. Platforms 2 and 3 have the loco release road and are for all of the above as well as loco hauled and specials. Platform 1 at the front is the shortest and is intended for the commuter dmu service. ( maybe in time emu too) The additional sidings at the from here are dmu stabling with the facing two lines a running shed for same. Opposite is a freight yard (top three lines on right) a small per way years then three coach sidings and the shed. The shed and coach sidings have access to all platforms with some shunting required by the pilot to prepare freights for the road. Then there will be Blackrock Road Depot, a preserved small terminus with associated works and storage yards. There is an as yet unnamed through station on the mainline and Cement yard which will be a small cement unloading yard and maybe a small commuter halt. I'd expect pilots at Amiens street and Blackrock road to be very busy preparing services, DMUs shuttling around (eventually on autopilot) handling the rush hour and then the mainline services competing with freights on the two line mainline. A little like the real thing I'd hope with help to have 10-12 trains. 'Active' at peak use with 4 out on the mainline at any one time! Why I need block detection and automation might now make sense! That or my madness is exposed!