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6ft 3 7/8in + 6ft 3 7/8in each bogie, total overall wheelbase 48ft 7 3/4in. So a bogie in 4mm scale of 25mm + 25mm centres and 14mm dia wheels might be a good start.

https://www.oakhillworks.co.uk/shop/n-gauge-bulleid-cc1-turf-burner/ https://www.oakhillworks.co.uk/shop/00-scale-bulleid-cc1-turf-burner-scratch-aid/ Not sure if this has been flagged up already. The Oakhill site has just been updated to include these although they had been mentioned a a while back. Oakhill Works handle the printing end of Newman Miniatures since the demise of Shapeways original operation.

The "false start" did produce an all-welded saddle tank which was rejected for a new riveted one when Isabel finally got restored. Today this tank adorns "Peter" at Amberley Museum.

If you send us a quick email with the order number we can check it for you. irishthump and Broithe 2 Another here in the same position so I'll drop you an email too if that's OK. UK order. Thanks, Peter

There have been many reports, on RMWeb and elsewhere, that it runs fine without the wagon.

Mine was received safely down here in Sussex on Jan 5th, well bubble-wrapped in a large jiffy bag.

Mine was ordered within minutes of an email from Alan O'Rourke. Very easy - just use the email contact details on the flyer to advise your location and you'll get a PayPal request from Michael McMahon in your currency (£40 stg in my case). Quick, simple, and painless except for the wallet! I think all subscribers to New Irish Lines should have the same email.

Paul has now been in touch with me and it looks like instructions will follow in due course. Time now to start hunting for prototype pix!

Thanks JohnM - I've sent a pm so fingers crossed!

A bit of an update. Digging back through New Irish Lines, Vol 5 No 5 has a brief piece - seems they were produced by a chap called Paul Greene, but an email to the address given has bounced. So any contact details would be appreciated.

Just received three of these resin/etched brass/whitemetal kits but can't find anything about the manufacturer. Hopefully someone can help with a bit of background. And maybe copies of the instructions which are not present - assuming there were some? Any images of either the prototype or completed models would also be very helpful. They do actually look rather good and so don't want to cock them up when building! Thanks in advance for any help.

A couple of pence dearer, but what the heck! https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Irish-Traction-Iarnrod-Eireann-by-Colm-Ocallaghan-9781445688442/16035107663?iid=312848849584&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=312848849584&targetid=522577551343&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006478&poi=&campaignid=7412990545&mkgroupid=76068633770&rlsatarget=pla-522577551343&abcId=1139356&merchantid=113082322&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrKrLlteD5gIVTEPTCh0iyAbwEAkYAiABEgI48fD_BwE

Thanks for alerting this. Now coming as part of my Christmas gift from my wife! £9.91 post free from Wordery.

The G (G611 type) is available from both Silver Fox and DC Kits. Mine came from DC as a body only kit. I think it's the same master built by Mike Edge which may have used the Worsley Works etch as a basis. Can be made to pass the 1 foot rule with time and patience, but mine has developed odd warping in some of the thinner sections requiring surgery. Lots of flash around the buffers from mould tears and air bubble cavities around the axleboxes. But it can be worked on. I did consider buying the Worsley etch just to do a new frame but couldn't be bothered as in the end as subtle weathering should knock it back a bit. Tenshodo/Hanazono spud's can work quite well with a good feedback controller such as a Gaugemaster HH, but at the expense of noise and heat. Plenty of room in the bonnet for lead to add weight, and some voids underneath for same. It could be that resin castings for the Silver Fox rtr versions have been well cleaned up before painting - perhaps someone has one and can advise?

Agreed, but once you've added wheels, motor, gearbox, and buffers you're looking at around £100 on the workbench. And brass is cheaper than nickel silver. There's a lot of rivets to be pressed out, some of which are very close together, and some careful curving required on the engine casing. Seems a very odd prototype for Mike Edge to do but perhaps there will be sufficient sales amongst LMS modellers of the pioneering diesels, thus making the NCC version a simple add-on to offer. Mine's already started with the frames set out for my first foray into continuous springy beam (csb) suspension as an experiment using High Level Kits csb stuff - if I get in too much of a pickle then it'll be easy to convert to flexichas having already done the hornblocks. I did also see the part-built WT from Worsley Works at Scaleforum - seems nice although the rivets look very heavy to me. But once finished and painted they will get knocked-back. However, fear not the riveting as there is a skeleton bodyshell to which the overlays with etched rivets are attached by tack soldering from voids on the inside. Be interesting once the chassis is offered.