Hi Richie,
When was the Clonmel station bridge changed out? Safety? It was a bit hump-backed alright.
The new one is a block-ish yoke by comparison, not much elegance to it.
Great youtube clip though...
By god, copywriting has come on a bit. Those ads look like something Michael O 'Leary would sketch up in the back seat of the Merc on the way to the office.
It was a well written article too, with a very positive, affectionate and genuinely interested tone. It didn't have the usual patronising, "nerdy" handle attached to it (I'm thinking how Ryan Tubridy would do it...jayzus....).
Looks fabulous, the paint job, the weathering, the detailing!
I thought it was the real thing on a grainy 35mm slide shot for a second! That's how good it was
I see that Oxford have released a new 50's (?) era bus for those modelling the GNRi period.
http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/76/76OWB008%20NIRTB%20Bedford%20OWB.html
Some great pictures here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OXFORD-BEDFORD-OWB-BUS-NORTHERN-IRELAND-TRANSPORT-1-76-76OWB008-NEW-RELEASE-/231070006461?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item35ccd87cbd#ht_750wt_934
A truly great book for northern and pre-CIE eras. But the entire CIE/IR/IE era is covered in six pages, so 'nuff said.
I'd go to Hirch and Doyle "Locomotives and Rolling Stock of the Coras Iompair Eireann and Northern Ireland Railways " as a far more comprehensive alternative if it's laminates and the multitude of variants you're after.
John,
No truer word spoken. The chassis kit may be 50 years+ old but it really does the job, easy to assemble, a tidy little runner and the bonus of metal wheels and coupling gear.
Sorted.
A hearty congrats to you and all concerned on this project, much like this site, NIL is a superb resource for those modelling the irish scene. And the full archive just makes it so much easier to check back on previous work.
Mighty stuff.
Be still my beating heart!
It would make sense to go up so with a full Dulux / Fleetwood swatch under your oxter and a wide spectrum portable white light to indulge in some detailed colour matching....
"In 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts had to cobble together a home-made carbon dioxide filter using a plastic bag, a manual cover and gaffer tape.
A 3D printer might have solved the problem in minutes and helped them reach the Moon"
Ahhh no. One of the fuel tanks blew out and they had to use the lunar lander's engine to limp back home.
This is the quality of journalistic rigour in the BBC? God help us.
I remember it only too well myself. My gran could step out of her shop in Charleville, hail down the bus, give a parcel to the driver and 25 minutes (and one phonecall) later we collected it outside Thompson's Newsagent in Mallow. And this was in the late 70's!