Noel

Ordered No 18. Looking forward to August! ST was an iconic livery for the A's heralding the super train launch in 1972 with matching livery mk2 coaches rounded coach ends matching the roof profile of the loco. It all looked so modern back then in an Ireland that still played the national anthem when RTE went off air every night, usually around 11pm, and when traffic lights were still black and white. The super train was like a space ship to an Ireland still getting used to morris minor's and ford anglia's

Looking forward to the landscaping phase

Jeapers were getting very fussy. IRM/AS may be victims of their own success so far have they raised the bar and our expectations. I’ll be crushed if the windscreen wipers don’t operate automatically when it rains on my choo-choo layout. Glad I ordered A46, looks the biz, I’m just barely old enough to have travelled behind that livery.

Made a dogs dinner of fitting the self adhesive back scene from ID. The adhesive just would not stick to the sky blue I had painted onto the 1/4" back scene board. Will have to waste this one and put another non-selfadhesive one on using wallpaper paste. Colours a bit stark due flash. Hopefully it'll blend in when I add some foliage, hedgerows and some trees. But I'm glad it has a hint of Connemara about it. Looking forward to the next stage of landscaping.

Unfortunate but totally understandable. But brighter days are ahead and shows will resume when its safe.

Yes action man toy was the first time I came across static grass (ie brown grass on his head for hair)

The greening of Gort has started. Step one pasture and dry stone walls typical of Co Galway. Lots more to do, but enjoying the landscaping bit. Dry stone walls made from strips of foam sanded to simulate stone. Plaster cloth and some scultamold painted acrylic brown (from art shop). Its just the beginning, lots of foliage, hedgerows and trees to follow and a bit of flooding in the bottom field.

Morgan and Barbara run a great business with quality boats. ESL now Le Boat seem to rent to party groups like 'stags' and 'hens' who can hack the boats, where as SL just won't, hence their boats are semi-private spec and well looked after by both clients and the operator. Spent some happy years based at Silverstone many years ago. The Shannon Holiday experience has been the great undiscovered treasure by so many Irish, whereas the continentals have enjoyed it for 50 years. Covid seems to have open Irish eyes to what's on our own doorstep without the need to endure airport hell to get to. Just 2hr drive from the east coast, to get to another world, to another time, escape to an amazing experience.

Stunning George. Does she have a sort of model stern gland on the shaft.

Anticipation by a thousand cuts! Looking forward to them in the fullness of time. They'll be here when they are here.

Some very interesting pics, especially Banagher which once upon a time was on the rail network. Silverline are IMHO the best boat hire company on the Shannon by a country mile. 5 star service and 5 star spec vessels. Smyth family run a tight ship delivering quality.

Wow - look at the state of that track by 1991. Sleepers half rotten.

Good old Benny

Spotted this link elsewhere on this forum: http://railwaymoviedatabase.com/darling-lili/ Very interesting

What's the rush? It'll be worth waiting for

Ah now, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see the A's and Deltics in the not too distant future.

I usually phone him in the evenings. No on the web site.

Looks fabulous Gerry. How do you find working with O gauge track? Your GWR pannier will look great shunting this layout.

Lot 760 here has some MM stock https://www.matthewsauctionrooms.com/catalogue/af0822878c7b38c789762009b0762483/40021f23c2c490eab40964f2d5668c6f/four-day-auction-estate-of-graham-ford-deceased-2020-c/?maxResults=120&currentPageNo=7

Ditto

Razor saw and hot wire cutter makes working with this stuff easier

After my question earlier asking about how Tara ore wagons are unloaded I spotted this little gem unloading typical BR 20ton mineral wagons. It seems O gauge so scaled well in operation.

How are the Tara wagons unloaded, do they drop their load through wagon floor hoppers into conveyor bunkers under the track, or are the wagons picked up and tipped over into a storage pit or belt?

The messy bit has started