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Richard EH

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  1. Great to see you Leslie, & Robert, as well as meet you Darius! All in all, a great weekend, seemed like we've never been away, but of course, we've lost some good friends over the last three years. Richard.
  2. Hi all, Looking forward to catching up with friends this weekend at Warley. I'll be helping on stand A, but when not there, will be over at Inver, which has had a lot of work done on it by the club in tribute to it's creator, John Seward, a great friend to Irish Railways at Warley show, and more widely, over the years, or the IRRS stand. Here's to a great weekend! Richard E-H
  3. Yep, sorry about that - hence why I put the note up front about it so expectations are right at the start. I know there are UK based modellers on the forum, including me, so we shall see if there's any interest in it. I'm in no rush to part with it, but if anyone is interested, do let me know. Richard.
  4. Hi all, I've one A class surplus to requirements, A30, in silver, mint, boxed, test run only. Happy to provide photos if required. £169.99 + postage at cost. (I'm UK based so please bear in mind any extra postage costs as a result of our self imposed exile from friends (- sorry about that....!)) Cheers for now! Richard.
  5. These two are looking great, really good work! Never seen a mogul done like this before, so watching with interest! When I did my jeep (described on here a few years ago, the lining was the nightmare for me - the straw and red UTA lining is really difficult to get right. I ended up doing the straw first, light coat of varnish, and then the red inner line which seemed to work ok, but was really difficult to do. Needless to say, I couldn't find a source of transfers that would do the job. Richard. These two are looking great, really good work! Never seen a mogul done like this before, so watching with interest! When I did my jeep (described on here a few years ago, the lining was the nightmare for me - the straw and red UTA lining is really difficult to get right. I ended up doing the straw first, light coat of varnish, and then the red inner line which seemed to work ok, but was really difficult to do. Needless to say, I couldn't find a source of transfers that would do the job. for my later BCDR tank, James Hilton finished the painting and lining for me, link here: https://paxton-road.blogspot.com/2021/05/commission-irish-4-4-2t-paintwork.html Richard.
  6. Fowler tank needs a bit more work to get it there, I've a thread on here somewhere on how to do that... Richard.
  7. Still seems a shame Hornby haven't done a U2 from their 2P, such an open goal for them! Richard.
  8. Hi all, For sale, 1 Murphy Models/Bachmann 181 class, 188 in CIE Black. Good condition, horns fitted, and accessories as pictured. Great runner. Some weathering/paint to roof grille and fuel tank. Priced accordingly, £140. Postage extra, to be confirmed and agreed, at cost. I'm based in UK, happy to post to Ireland, elsewhere, but costs to be agreed as part of sale. Any questions, please ask. Richard.
  9. The Oxford rail/or Hornby, Adamas radial makes a good BCDR locomotive. I've converted an Oxford one, James Hilton did the finishing, photo here; https://paxton-road.blogspot.com/2021/05/commission-irish-4-4-2t-paintwork.html Note, I've no link to James, just a happy customer! Richard.
  10. Interesting topic, perhaps something around differences in maintenance approaches to 5 foot 3, or links between ir/nir? Have you joined IRRS? maybe some help there, as well? Good luck! Richard.
  11. Thanks guys! With the ballasts and 121's it's a pricey christmas! I know, no pleasing some people is there......! Thanks guys, for all your efforts in bringing us such quality models! Cheers for now. Richard.
  12. I have one of these kits, it looks great... just need the time to start it! Richard.
  13. For sure, it's a trade off between a well applied livery and an exact match on length, width and pannelling style. I may have a chassis or two spare if the bodies re bodged into a bogie coach... I'm sure there'll be folk doing similar - if the 6w chassis runs well..... Richard.
  14. Afternoon all! Had picked this up via the earlier thread on this, below. I think that one of the GNR six wheelers does suit a GNRi Q3 as well as a few others as listed. It's great that Hattons are mulling things over for the irish market - I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do with these models! Cheers for now! Richard
  15. Looks good John! I'll have one at least! Richard
  16. Hi John This is a really interesting development, as a GN modeller, the open wagon is of interest. Yes, it's pricey, for sure - it'd be easier to keep each unit at around the £50 mark, as £100 is a big lump in one go....! I'll fill in the survey, good luck with the venture! Richard.
  17. A curious choice, but perhaps it's as a result of it's use on the LSWR as well. Ah well! Richard
  18. Hi all, I see Oxford Rail have announced a rather nice crane: https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail.aspx?id=697 anyone know if any ever ran in Ireland? Cheers for now! Richard.
  19. Reasonable run on the original batch, but they've been out a while and are sold through. Ebay or occasionally on the for sale or wanted page on here your best bet! Cheers for now! Richard.
  20. Hi all, Hattons have announced today a new range of four and six wheel coaches in 00 scale, today . Link here They've seen a gap in the market based around recent Victorian locomotives - with nothing to pull! The first batch will be available in 2021 and comprises a number of combinations and liveries - too many to list here, but the link will show you what they plan to do! The only big omission so far seems to be a full brake - perhaps that will emerge in time. They are clear that the models are 'generic' - not based on any one prototype, but aim to provide a generic style and type of the period. Livery application is likely to be good of course, a real plus point with some of the more ornate liveries - LNWR in particular being an, umm....challenge to say the least! Hattons have released key dimensions for us to mull over as well, also taken from the RMweb thread here "4 wheel Body length - 105.2mm Body width (over body, not handles) - 31.9mm Wheelbase - 60mm 6 wheel Body length - 129.2mm Body width (over body, not handles) - 31.9 mm Wheelbase - 42mm centres In regards to accepting 21mm wheelsets, it may well be possible but with the 6 wheelers especially it wouldn't give much room left to play with to negotiate curves." Clearly, at a width of 31.9mm (8ft), they're going to be narrow compared to the broad gauge's more generous loading gauge of around 9ft. For modellers of irish railways, what do they offer us? Something that's a great base to work with, I think, and I've been scouring a few books this evening to try and work out what the first batch might offer us: GNRi - the 6 wheel, all thirds in GNR teak look like a decent portrayal of a GNRi Q3 6 wheel 5 compartment coach - a couple of mil too short and 4mm too narrow, but not bad for a coincidence. These did go early, before 1948 though - but if the teak is a good portrayal - can't see why it wouldn't be - I can see me getting a few of these! DNGR - If only for the livery alone, hattons are producing some LNWR vehicles, example here, which might suit if you squint for the DNGR.... Some of the other liveries/vehicles may also be of interest.... Others A quick look at Des Coakham's Irish Broad Gauge Rolling Stock also might give the following: BCDR No.143 might be a good cut and shut job on a new chassis from the 5 compartment third and the brake third.... There are more, I'm sure! Cheers for now Richard.
  21. Enjoy euro-ex, it's usually a great show! Llangollen diesel gala for me... Richard.
  22. Hi Leslie, Hope all is well with you? Put me down for three kits, please! Cheers for now. Richard.
  23. Ta, bit late for me, in that case! Richard.
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