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One of these loco's now sold subject to payment.

Hi Everyone. These will be going on E Bay this weekend so if anyone is interested in making a reasonable offer just let me know.

Hi Everyone. These will be going on E Bay this weekend so if anyone is interested in making a reasonable offer just let me know.

Hi Everyone. These will be going on E Bay this weekend so if anyone is interested in making a reasonable offer just let me know.

Hello Everyone. I have the following for sale. Bachmann 32150 N Class "CIE" 2-6-0 "Cherry Black" No388 x 2. Bought new but never used or tested. I had intended to put them on display but never got around to it so they have sat in storage since I bought them. No pint in keeping them as they will never get any use at all.The only time they have been out of their boxes was for these photo's. All Paperwork & Unopened Detail bags are present. €130 each + €10 postage to anywhere in Ireland or UK. If postage to Europe or the Rest of the World is needed please ask for a quote Payment by Paypal or Other if agreed on but no cheques please as they take too much time to clear etc. If the buyer wants registered signed for postage it will be a little extra so please ask. Models will be very well packed for posting. If anyone has any questions them just Pm me & I will do my best to answer them. I will have other Irish items for sale & will put them up later. Thank you.

These items are now all sold. Thank you.

Something like this would suit you down to the ground. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/THE-ULTIMATE-AIRBRUSH-COMPRESSOR-KIT-WITH-BUILT-IN-COOLING-FAN-NEW-AS186F-116A-/191228579160?pt=UK_Crafts_DrawingSupplies_EH&hash=item2c861c8d58 Very quiet, wouldn't wake anyone. These items are all made in China so they're all similar. An item like this is also a very useful accessory to have for cleaning the airbrush without polluting the air with anything. Have one myself & its a great thing to have. Same company as the compressor kit. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/AIRBRUSH-CLEANING-POT-COMES-WITH-2-HOLDERS-AND-SPARE-FILTER-NEW-BOXED-AS-777-/191138695833?pt=UK_Crafts_DrawingSupplies_EH&hash=item2c80c10a99 Main things are preparation & cleaning the airbrush afterwards. I posted some links to videos in an earlier post. Well worth watching them.

So that's where the wheels from the car went

I've only ever had the one with the tank but I have heard it from the "experts" of which I'm not one that it makes a difference. Maybe its just with certain types of paint ? Its not that much extra for a compressor with a tank.

Hi Everyone. One thing I would add regarding Compressors is the type available. There are Compressors with & without air storage tanks. The ones without the air storage tank can mean that the air pulses as it comes out of the air brush because its coming straight from the compressor. The compressors with the air storage tanks gives a much smoother air delivery because the air is coming from the storage tank & this removes any pulses from the air supply. They are very quiet as the compressor only comes on to replenish the tank. In a compressor without a storage tank the compressor will need to work all the time. In this E bay link you will see the two types in the picture. http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Airbrush-Kit-Set-Compressor-Tank-Air-Brushes-Hose-Nail-Art-Tatoo-Paint-Stencil-/121119576120?pt=UK_Crafts_DrawingSupplies_EH&var=&hash=item1c334a1038 The compressor on the left has no air storage tank while the one on the right has a tank. For the extra few pounds involved i would recommend the compressor with the tank. I have never dealt with this seller. I just picked that link to show the difference between the two types of compressor. I have one of the ones with the air storage tank similar to the one in the picture & I like it. Tony

Good videos & fairly easy to understand. Here's another guy who has made quite a few videos. He goes through all the basics so worth watching.

A sad loss to the entertainment world. A comic genius no doubt about it. RIP.

Well done Nelson. That's lovely modelling.

They're still available. Thanks.

No 143 & 192 are now sold. Only B188 left now. Thank you. Tony.

Hello Everyone. I have the following 3 Bachmann "Murphy Models" MK2A Coaches "IR Intercity" Livery for sale. All are new unused since bought. Only taken out of boxes for these photos. €125 for the three + €10 standard postage to anywhere in Ireland or UK. If you want postage to Europe or the Rest of the World then please ask me for a quote. MM4101 MK2A TSO Open Second Coach x 2 + MM4102 MK 2A TSO Open Second Coach x 1. Payment by Paypal or Other if agreed on but no cheques please as they take too much time to clear etc. If the buyer wants registered signed for postage it will be a little extra so please ask. Models will be very well packed for posting. If anyone has any questions them just Pm me & I will do my best to answer them. I will have other Irish items for sale & will put them up when I find them. Thank you.

Hello Everyone. I have the following for sale Mint & Unused. Bought for display but never used. Only taken out of their boxes for these photos. Boxes still have tissue paper around them. €100 for the three + €10 postage to anywhere in Ireland or UK. MM1701. MK 2A FK Coach. MM1702. MK 2 TSO Coach. MM1703. MK2 BSO Coach. Payment by Paypal or Other if agreed on but no cheques please as they take too much time to clear etc. If the buyer wants registered signed for postage it will be a little extra so please ask. Models will be very well packed for posting. If anyone has any questions them just Pm me & I will do my best to answer them. I will have other Irish items for sale & will put them up when I find them. Thank you.

Hello Everyone. I have the following for sale. Bought new but never used or tested. I had intended to put them on display but never got around to it so they have sat in storage since I bought them. No pint in keeping them as they will never get any use at all.The only time they have been out of their boxes was for these photo's. Bachmann "Murphy Models" Irish Rail Class 141 no 143. Mint Boxed, Never used or Tested. €120 + €10 standard postage to anywhere in Ireland or UK. If you want to post to Europe or the Rest of the World ask me for a quote please. SOLD Bachmann "Murphy Models" Irish Rail Class 181 no 192. Mint Boxed, Never used or Tested. €120 + €10 standard postage to anywhere in Ireland or UK. If you want to post to Europe or the Rest of the World ask me for a quote please. SOLD Bachmann "Murphy Models" Class 181 CIE Black No B188. Mint Boxed, Never used or Tested. €120 + €10 standard postage to anywhere in Ireland or UK. If you want to post to Europe or the Rest of the World ask me for a quote please. Payment by Paypal or Other if agreed on but no cheques please as they take too much time to clear etc. If the buyer wants registered signed for postage it will be a little extra so please ask. Models will be very well packed for posting. If anyone has any questions them just Pm me & I will do my best to answer them. I will have other Irish items for sale & will put them up when I find them. Thank you.

Thats very nice indeed

Thats really nice. You've done some great work there. You've also done a lovely job on the scenery.

Hello again Everyone. 2010. When I went to look for photos taken in 2010 I found virtually nothing. This I put down to being asleep for the year or more than likely I spent most of my time under the layout doing wiring & electronics. I think I may have spent most of my time doing stuff like this. This is a photo of the hidden siding diagram on the wall over the right hand end of the layout. It shows any sidings which are occupied. I used these Block Detector 1 for DCC by NCE (ND) 524-BD20 to show when tracks are occupied. The photo below is one of my point control panels under the layout using DCC Concept Smartswitches which although they work can be finicky to set up. Here are a few photos of a module I made to fit between the lift up flap & the door when the flap is lowered & the door closed.I'm sure some of you will recognize some of the kits I used in the making of it. That's all for now. Next up is 2011.

In the British Midlands anytime during the Big Four steam era. You can also find some early BR diesels running sometimes. I'm a great believer in time travel There was also some American stuff running as well although I've now sold all that off apart from a Rivarossi Big Boy with sound which I decided to keep even though its a bit tight on some of my curves. In any case its not run very often. You can see it in this photo.

Thank you everyone for your kind comments. They’re very much appreciated. It’s difficult for a lone modeller like myself to put my efforts on a web site having never done so before. What often appears good to the maker might in reality be not very good at all so I’m more than delighted that fellow modellers like my work. If someone can gain information or inspiration from my efforts then it will all have been worthwhile. While I have been a member of previous Irish Model Railway sites they all seemed to die off after a period. This one however seems to be strong, vibrant & friendly with lots of very interesting projects on the go. I am relatively new here but already I’ve seen some outstanding efforts by the various members here. Before continuing with the second part of 2009 let me mention that as I go I will have mentioned briefly all the various disciplines / parts of the hobby like Track, Point & point control, Electrics, Scenics etc but will come back to each individually later on & explain in more detail how I have done things. Fellow modellers may gain something from my methods as I have gained from others along the way. 2009 Part 2. In my previous post you may remember that I had reached one of the corners which had a church on the hill. In the photo below you can see the church on the right & also I had done some work across the end wall. Here are another few photos of that area across that end of the layout. Having gone around the last corner we now come to the wall with the entrance door in it. The door opens outwards. The first two photos show the section between the corner & the door. At this stage very little had been done on this area except put tracks down & even then there were still track changes to be made in this area. You can just see the hinge section of the lift up flap at the doorway in the second photo.. Here is a photo of the section after the door where again very little had been done at this stage. To finish off 2009 & just to give you an idea of how organised I am here is a photo of the central island baseboard taken from the canal end of the layout. This central baseboard is where eventually a large terminus station will be situated. I also include a photo taken from the other end & facing towards the canal end of the layout. This photo also gives you some idea of the size of the room. And that ends 2009. As usual if anyone has any questions please just ask. Hopefully I will get up another post by the weekend.

What a smashing little child. Thankfully some of us never grow up

Part 2.Section 1 We are now in 2009. In part 1 I had a section at the doorway which slid up & down using the side walls just inside the door but this proved unreliable because the entrance door side walls weren't straight. I replaced this part with a lift up section pictured below. You can see this section lowered in the 3rd photo. In part 1 you will remember how the scenery was set up on the right hand side using lettuce / rabbit wire. This has now been covered with plaster bandage. The grass is teddy bear fur trimmed & dyed as described in part 1. The buildings are a combination of scratch built / kit built & ready made which I got from various places.The church is a Hornby model which was a present from my daughter. There is a double track mainline under the hill on the right hand side but since the baseboards are open top there is no problem reaching the track from underneath. That covers the first part of 2009. I will put up more photos & descriptions when I get a chance.