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He used to do them in N Gauge, so wouldn't be too difficult

I suppose with the lock down it's time to actually start getting a handle on the large photo backlog I have.

Photos from an early February trip to Manchester, primarily for a Delain concert (excellent, on the day their new album launched too), but of course arranged for a few spins around the place as part of it. As always, click on any of the photos below to view them or this link to view them all https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157713889539327

Regards,

Kieran

I realised after I pressed "order" that I was missing the metal plates over the bogies, plus a few other bits (should have looked at my own photos more!). Thanks Glenderg

I've ordered a couple of Dapol Schafenberg couplers (spares for their 15x and 22x models) and will adapt to that. For me, they will be in a fixed formation so doesn't bother me

And yes, the flat is my own design, it's an LX wagon as used on the IWT liner

There's Class 3000s and 4000s on Shapeways, otherwise modified 170s

Among the many things Anthony did was give copies of the Red Brick Building plans back to IÉ (the originals are stored in the IRRS), as part of the drive to digitise their archives. Gives new meaning to them every time I'll use the main entrance

Shapeways do seem to be a bit variable, wilm definately be buying my own printer shortly, just to decide which one!

In the meantime.....

Yes, all the electrical equipment (Metrovick, not Brush) was original on the A and C Class locos, the latter having rewound generators to cope with the doubling of horsepower

That is very sad news indeed, may he rest in peace and my condolences to his family who I know well through the IRRS. Always a lively chap

Galway either ran around in the station or propelled out to the loop. The latter happens today with Belmond, and I recall seeing a photo of a propelling move with a 201 back in regular loco hauled days

Pilots were used at Heuston, Connolly and Limerick, not sure whether anywhere else used them 

Latest bit of work, primed a few bits and test bogies for the Mark 4. Need to add primary suspension damper but apart from that should be good enough for N gauge.

I can't take credit for the 201 design, being Valve Design model

Thanks for the comments.

Mike: I had noticed there is a bit of stratification on them, even after a bit of sanding. It doesn't help that some of the curves are quite complex but we'll get there. As you said from a normal viewing distance it looks alright

John: I haven't as yet got my own printer (there's a few I have my eye on alright!) so currently going through Shapeways but in time intend to do them myself

A couple from tonight's messing around

I'm currently using Shapeways but looking to get my own printer. It takes a while to get used to designing but once you've done a bit it becomes easier

The latest prints are of Mark 4 vehicles. These are test prints again, and since then I've added extra detail to them

Standard vehicle (luckily the bodyshell is the same for all the passenger vehicles with only the buffet windows and the Standard End vehicle having detail differences)

Control Car (need to add in the 'crease' below the cab windows). This also has grill detail but needs primer to pick it out

Regards,

Kieran

Thanks for the comments folks! I've got something new coming in a few days hopefully, as well as a couple of updates to the ICR CAD

I visited on the first weekend, and it was good to see healthy numbers going through (although the real test of that will be omce the hype has died down a bit). Fascinating to be able to view the collection and the displays are well thought out

The only comment I'd have about the layouts is that they feel a bit dead - no people around. It's a small thing that is far easier to fix than a major issue! Bray Head was spectacular, really impressive

I'd probably 3D print them

There's a possibility that part of the rail network will survive for a bit after the end of peat operation, but expect things to start becoming available in the next 12 months

Was actually looking at a few of the real things today, I might have a crack at them after a couple of other projects

Thanks Robert, interesting stuff and you may end up costing me a bit!

Initially I was the same Mike, it took a lot of tinkering to get it right and a lot of cursing / starting again at some points, but once you get into it, I've found it gets easier and easier. A good drawing (especially one with detailed measurements) is a great base. I've also done a commission for a friend of a Class 2751 in HO gauge, and currently doing a bus for another friend

Hi all,

I suppose it's about time to open up a thread here about one of my part-time activities (among many!) regarding railways, so I'll try and keep this thread up to date with the latest news

Being an N gauge modeller, Irish N gauge isn't exactly massively well represented. There's a few very nice models that have been bashed together from UK rolling stock or scratchbuilt, but my interest lay in finding various 3D printed products uploaded by people to the likes of Shapeways. The big hole being the most common vehicle class on the Irish network - the Class 22000 ICR fleet. It's a fleet that is reasonably significant to me, commuting on them daily and previously working on them as part of work placements (under supervision) and going to the lengths of doing my college dissertation on the wheels of the fleet. They are a fundamental part of the modern Irish scene, coming in a couple of months after moving to Portlaoise, and instead of complaining I decided to do something practical about it

Anyway, enough of that!

Stage 1 was to draw the rough vehicle profile (I use SketchUp) and order it to see what it actually looked like. I started off with the "B" car (centre car)

Stage 2 onwards was adding detail and see what happened, this included drawing an interior and adding things like gangways and windows

The test bogie at this point didn't work out, being too fragile for use. Back to the drawing board for that!

I then took a long break and then tackled the cab - four times to try and get the profile right. This time I ordered both an N gauge and OO gauge version just for comparison. This revealed a few engineering issues

For those complaining about the resprayed ICR's on the market, it was a distinct possibility as Bombardier did bid for the contract with the Eirestar, but that's another project

Current status is nearly complete, just a few minor tweaks to it (such as the bogie attachment point at the cab end needs moving and testing for bogie fitment), then on the next project (of which a test print has been completed......)

Regards,

Kieran

There was some comments about the capacity of the water tank it carries, but that has been worked around. No issue regarding physical vehicle clearance. Below shot was the first of 2019's tours

The 2019 spray season was covered by 790 quite successfully.

The Sperry is being replaced by the new Track Recording Vehicle coming soon. Get your shota of 700 while you can.....

Jonathan, can you post a photo of the ESB loco? Suspect it's one of either Allenwood or Portarlington's Number 1, a Ruston 48DL like below.

Of course, if it's Allenwood 1 that is preserved in Stradbally, Portarlington 1 was preserved, but not sure on its current status as it was stored at Clonbullogue for the Irish Narrow Gauge Trust

Morning all,

Unfortunately real-life got in the way a bit of uploading and captioning photos of late, but trying to catch up before the year end!

August was a relatively quiet month, with only two major events, these being the transfer of a De Dietrich set to Inchicore for wheel turning and the naming of Steam Loco LM44 at Stradbally

Full month: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157711321674282

September was a bit busier, with a weekend trip across to London to travel behind the London Transport Museum's 12 "Sarah Siddons", along with a trip to Whitehead and the start of a week-long explore of the network

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Full month: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157711321674267

October is in progress, but here's a sneak preview of the month, with a visit to the Mountdillon Bórd na Móna system

Full album - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hurricanemk1c/albums/72157712120290043egards

Regards,

Kieran

Always forget you have a N gauge layout Noel - great work!

Ah I saw someone taking a photo of the Not to Be Moved Board in Killarney! I can see my tag there!