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Somewhere or other I have a slide of an AEC set in Lisburn in 1968 or 9 with one car in blue and cream (111, I think), one in green and one in maroon and grey. Must try and find it!
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Couldn't agree more - that layout is very atmospheric - captures a rarely modelled prototype beautifully.
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Just been talking again to Elderly Relative; he again says that shade is absolutely spot on.
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And a steam-powered satnav at that, Leslie!
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And then there were the dreadful plastic seats on the old AEC railcars in their end-days as dilapidated push-pull trailers.....
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Looks stunning!
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It is indeed, Heirflick. I have an actual sample in my possession. The model shows the dirt associated with use very convincingly too - important to note the unusual feature (for Britain and Ireland anyway) of grey (ie body colour) on motion, wheels, smokebox and chimney too. My elderly relative also confirms accuracy. In use, the grey tended to darken slightly with "cleaning" with oily rags, thus a very slightly darker shade would leo be acceptable, but that model is extremely well done.
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Nice enough looking models, if they weren't painted like ducks eggs!
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That's 73.4% of the entire staff, right? -
Cg, many congratulations. That's superb stuff all round.
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I'd go for that too, Warbonnet. I knew a rugby player who some fifty years ago got an injury on the pitch as a result of what some euphemistically call "handbags", which left him in a wheelchair for life. The perpetrator got off scot free. Not good, not right.
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A biter should be permanently banned.
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Excellent! Alan, Pat, gimme a shout....
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Probably depends what parts you want to re-use....?
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The level of activity there simply reminds me of the past. Properly run, there's no reason why similar scenes shouldn't be seen today in Derry, Belfast, Sligo, Galway Limerick, Tralee, Cork, possibly Wexford, and Dublin......
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I think they might have done, Kirley. On the GVS to Dundalk section, the UTA used both AEC and BUT sets.
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In the mid sixties the UTA used three or four car AEC sets of GNR origin, just before the 70 class sets made an appearance. By that time the CIE sets were all diesel loco hauled.
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CIE diesels to Dundalk normally, with UTA steam north of there - this was normal set that stage. However, "international" would then (and now) be a very controversial way of describing them! ;-)
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There are a couple of people in the IRRS who might know.....I must ask... If I find anything out I'll post it here.
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That shed colour is very much like "Catherwood blue" indeed... And the UTA green on the railcars looks spot on....
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That is seriously excellent!!!
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Not sure of the details - someone can doubtless help here - but I think I read that these are directly derived from the 071 / GM class, same engine. Check out YouTube vids of them - identical engine noise....
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Well captured, Wrenn; unlike the Cravens, in the "later livery" the BR vans only had the original white line above window level, not the orange line addition as on Cravens. In other words the only change in the '90's was the addition of a single white line below window level.
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An A071 class.....?
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If you subscribe to the GardenRail magazine they have great info and great tips about scale plants / gardening. Their features on outdoor layouts of all scales (though primarily G scale or 0 gauge) are very good, and a great source of inspiration.