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12 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

Thanks Jason,

it was an enjoyable evening at the junction.

Looked it, Noel. The A's look great with both bagged and bulk cement wagons.  

On 10/1/2022 at 11:29 PM, ttc0169 said:

Late night freight at Lakeview yard,

Lots of activity under the floodlights at Lakeview earlier as we see liner trains ready for departure;

What a lineup. Great stuff! 

9 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Definitely odd looking indeed! Mind you, if one were to be pedantic, many other aspects of that livery are also incorrect, from the orange floor of the gangways, to the shade of orange, to the font of the numerals and lack of black shading!

A little pedantic, Jonathan. But true   

On 13/1/2022 at 11:05 AM, skinner75 said:

Oh no, no no no - that modern logo on the front of 071 looks terrible! Totally ruins the 'retro' livery

Completely agree. Just looks so wrong, and kind of contradicts the whole point of having it painted in the retro livery.  

Now this, is a different story... 

Looks great. Is that a B&I container I see, with the logo removed. 

On 6/1/2022 at 7:37 PM, Rush and Lusk said:

The culprit was the sprung couplers failing to return to the straight position.

Exactly, this is certainly an issue, and most likely the cause of Derek's derailing problems. 

I have found, if the coupler is pulled so far in either direction there's a good chance it will lock, and not return to it's original position. 

The most annoying part is, it can happen sporadically and to any coach in a rake, it's not always the same one. 

14 hours ago, Jaz avalley said:

 

Like the shot of the fox, sniffing around the rubbish bags. 

Fantastic shot, Jonathan. 054 looks the business in Supertrain livery with the IR logo. Manky aswell! 

On 4/1/2022 at 9:52 AM, Jaz avalley said:

 

Impressive. Love the attention to detail. 

Cheers for the comments guys, much appreciated. 

Excellent stuff. You can tell that some serious time and effort was put in to achieve that finish. Time consuming no doubt, but always beats just giving the model a blast of an airbrush.   

Oh, that's tasty.  

On 6/1/2022 at 7:44 PM, Dempsey said:

I realise this is a shot in the dark but in the same vein if you do not ask you do not get. 

I'm looking for an NIR liveried 201 if someone would wish to do a swap for an intercity liveried 201 I have. 

Thank you advance and please feel free to PM me if you are interested. 

Regrads 

Chris 

23 hours ago, Dempsey said:

Sorted. 

Result. That was quick! 

27 minutes ago, Vlak said:

It always occurred to me that IRM could easily replicate at least one variety of the fuel oil wagons by using their existing cement bubble ‘flat’ and modifying their weed spray tanks to sit on top with some minor adjustments and tweaks, although perhaps easier said than done!  

I like your thinking. Sounds very good to me  

Job done. The most time consuming part of this little project, was trying to cut the doors without causing any noticeable damage. Fitting them back in place, in an open position was also a pain, but worth it. 

The mirrors also turned out ok. Why the model hadn't got any in the first place is anyone's guess. 

Adding the passengers and driver has made a big difference. Makes for an interesting scene. 

Wheels were also painted and weathered, and given a blast of matt varnish. 

Quite happy with how this has turned out. 

3 hours ago, Dempsey said:

Now to build up to tackling my A class.

It'll look the business, no doubt.  

15 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

 

Fantastic shots, Noel. 

15 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Wow, received some blue Tara's in the post today! Outstanding wagons, they really look excellent.

Even though these are outside my era of interest. I have to admit, I'm seriously tempted to invest in a rake.  

7 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

 

I always enjoy watching areas develop on this layout. Lovely stuff. 

It's hard to beat the whine and the sound of pure power from an 071, but the 567 engine comes in a close second for me. 

Fantastic work. 080 is the standout for me. Really like the grime around the exhaust and fans in particular. 

I've always preferred the look of a 141/181 pulling a shorter passenger train. Two cravens and genny always does it for me. 

Nice weathering on B141. Not overdone, just the bogies carrying most of the dirt. 

Wouldn't fancy bumping into those two, when putting the bins out 

On 19/12/2021 at 11:46 PM, jhb171achill said:

 

 

Brilliant scenes. Always enjoy updates from Dugort.  

Looks like they're parking up for the Christmas, Noel.