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Lovely stuff. Always nice to see the 181 class on duty with the bubbles. 

Coming along nicely. Impressive work on the signage.  

Loving them sounds!  

Fantastic news for anybody that missed out on these little beauties first time around. It's great to see the wagon that started it all off, being given a new lease of life. 

Have to admit, I'm tempted by the IR points logo, but I don't think I'd use another rake of ballasts. As for the gypsums, now they're definitely on my radar  

21 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

What is 192 hauling at the end of the video?

If it's the blue wagon you're referring to Dave.They were used for carrying bagged cement. 

7 hours ago, gm171 kk said:

I got 8. I regret not getting 10 for a full rake. 

It's eight more than I have  

I've always been quite vocal in my support of IRM. And I'm sure everyone is in agreement what's been achieved in such a short space of time has been seriously impressive.  

With each release, the bar seems to get pushed that little bit higher, but my personal favourite to date has got to be the Bulk Cement wagon. 

To watch 18 of these little beauties running behind an 071 is a dream come true, for me anyway. 

Congrats on the last five years guys, and thank you for the wonderful wagons to date. Long may it continue.  

Really like the grubby, unkept appearance of the yard area, it's done very well. The cages, containers and pallets of fertiliser look great together in the first shot.  

8 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

So two of those packs would form a reeeeeaaaaalllly short rake, or you'd have a long rake and a load of generators to sell on...

More or less. The generator could be modified with a bit of work to form a standard, but should you really have to mess about with a RTR wagon like that? There is also the option of respraying some Railtrack standards, which you can then use to build up a rake. 

5 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Was it only one generator per rake?

Normally, you'd see two generators used in a rake. One both ends. 

Shifted some of these recently. Nice wagon, but the whole genny and standard in a twin pack never really worked in my opinion, especially when trying to put a rake together. 

Lovely shots as always. Still can't believe I let the ferts pass me by, unforgivable really. They look so damn good. 

On 12/10/2020 at 1:12 PM, Dempsey said:

Anybody can give a model a blast of an airbrush. But as Rich has said above, the trick is to try get it as close to what you're looking at, rather than what you think it should look like. You've nailed it, that's a top job. 

3 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

Although this is a HO Kibri kit it doesn't look too bad as it waits to be loaded at the cement silo at Lakeview freight yard

Looks great Noel, really like the colours on the paint job. I'd love to get my hands on a similar model in 1:76 scale. 

42 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

On 25/7/2020 at 6:53 PM, ttc0169 said:

Hyster 16 ton forklift trucks LV1 & LV2 have been purchased and will be for unloading the Guinness,fertilizer pallets,

 

 

 

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Did you hand-paint LV1 and LV2 yourself, @ttc0169?

I found one in white but couldn't find one in yellow.

It's a strong possibility Dave. Noel is the master of the repaint, he can make anything pass as irish!

The 121's look great running as a pair. Really looking forward to getting my hands on both the IR and IE versions. That clikiddy clack sounds brilliant, intentional or not  

Loving the 2800 with BELL's. Lovely stuff 

On 5/10/2020 at 11:18 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

I don't really have a layout, just a board that slides under the bed for running sessions

On 8/10/2020 at 6:20 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

lubing up is a weekend thing.

Lovely bit of stock there Dave, definitely my cup of tea. 143 is a favourite of mine, it's a cracking little model.

It doesn't matter how big or small your board/layout is. What's important is that you have something to enjoy running your trains on. 

As for lubing up, yes its definitely a job that should only be tackled at the weekend  

Now that's proper rivet counting  

On 9/30/2020 at 8:04 PM, RobertRoche said:

Tidy piece of kit Robert. Can't beat a bit of organised storage. 

Nice job on the ballast Robert. Have some of these myself, which I worked on a few years back. Still a favourite of mine.  

To be honest, I wouldn't be the biggest fan of either of those liveries. But I have to say, those two look damn good together.  

I think I've just soiled myself 

Thanks for the update Fran. Good news all round me thinks, it'll be a nice little breather between the 121 and the A's.

And with the amendments carried out, it will no doubt be a top, top model when it finally arrives. More than happy to wait   

34 minutes ago, gm171 kk said:

The layout looks a lot better in photos. My ballast work is dreadful and even at that it took a long time to do. 

I've been following this from the very beginning, and it's been a joy to watch it progress. Your ballast work is far from dreadful, it looks fantastic! 

It's a small area you've had to work with. But what you've managed to fit into the space available is very impressive. It looks alot bigger than it is, which is down to your modelling skills. This will always be one of my favourites on here.