Noel

Scene of devastation after the 18:15 kings bridge to Galway Good’s train double headed by B121+B188 ran into the back of the 21:00 goods train stopped on the down holding loop at Woodvale Junction. No LLPs where harmed nor injured. No damage to rolling stock, couplings nor buffers. Only two wagons at the rear derailed. Most of the detailed wagons were at the head of the stopped train. Lesson - never leave a layout unattended even for restroom visits, or a minimum leave a signal man on duty. This was to be one of B121s last traffic movements paired with a 141/181 loco, its next traffic roster is due to be running in pair with MM B125 double header hauling a knock special.

Class as ever Eoin.

No prob. It is a good representation. An excellent model kit. Love it. The aluminium strip will do nicely for the next batch your bulleid open wagon kits.

Hi Patrick. Yes I used that kadee tool to shape the staples on the bulleid open wagon for the door limiters. But the staples are a night mare, they keep separating so the next batch of wagons will have alluminum stips instead.

Love it. The narrow DOF on the first photo is very effective.

Instead of using the supplied staples for the break gear protector, I cut a strip of thin aluminium and shaped it around a needle nose pliers. Super glued to underside of chassis Door brake gear protector in place after second coat of primer. I'll cut it a little thinner for the next batch of PW bulleid open beat wagons. Easier to work with than staples. Wheels look better rusted and grimed up. At least they won't glint from under the wagons.

First coat of primer on, now tidy up any issues if I can spot them (ie like fitting the brake lever protector that I forgot). As ever wheels get a coat of sleeper grime print by hand brush. No use having a gently weathered wagon from the 1950s with bright stainless steel shining through from under the solebar. Looking at the intricate door arrangement on this wagon, the ramps were quite short on the prototype, so the cattle dock platforms must have been perfect height and gap from the track. Top doors swing open, and lower ramp falls forward onto the platform at the dock. Half tempted to model one of these with the doors open and cattle being herded aboard.

Staggering

Thanks David, Yes I usually use a micro file to roughen the surfaces, and/or even a bit of grit paper. But the Rocket just doesn't set quickly with resin parts. It's near instant on plastic or other materials such as 3D WSF.

Diagonal brace straps fitted along with brake gear handle. I'm using Rocket 10-20 second superglue but it's taking a long time to start setting with resin. I know poly glue is useless with resin, so for future resin kits I probably need to use an more suitable superglue. This kit goes together really sweetly. Got the Dapol NEM pockets mounted onto the chassis (ie for kadee's). Now how to get some grey paint inside the body, should have done that before fitting the roof but needed to fit it along with the sides to get a square snug fit while the glue cured. Always learning.

Stunning work. You make brass look so easy. Really precise. I could just stare at that gleaming brass loco for hours.

Cheers. Start your Jonathan? I thought I saw you collecting those way back last October in Blackrock! I'm as bad it took me two years before I built the beet wagons that had been on a shelf on my workbench staring at me.

Got one of the PW Cattle wagons assembled today. Spent about 2 hours preparing the parts, deflashing, filing, shaving so parts fit snuggly, etc. It went together fairly easily with little adjustments needed, as Leslie had advised me a little tweaking to the roof joints was needed but nothing dramatic. A little flash removal was needed between the ventilated planks and the gap between the doors. All the holes drilled as per instructions. Dapol NEM pockets to be added in the morning in prep for the kadee's. All the parts cleaned up nicely. Roof needed minor beveling and removal of resin flash, I knew if I used elastic bands later it would bend back flat against wagon sides. Wheels fit on chassis snugly and ran freely under test. Glued ends on first as per instructions. I really dislike superglue and resin. It takes ages to set unlike poly glue with plasticard styrene. Sides next using elastic bands to keep the parts in compression so glue could seep into joints using capillary action and set. Used a modellers G clamp to force body sides to compress firmly against chassis so the super glue would start to set Popped the roof on fairly quickly in case the sides needed readjustment before the glue cured. Elastic bands keeping everything snug and square while the glue could set and cure. Body assembled so just added the wire parts for the upper grills and door handles, and buffers glued into buffer stocks. Finito for today.

That rings a bell alright. Tempted now to fish it out of the attic and give it a run on DC.

Yes that's an old Tri-ang MT with the hideous old X04 motors that started locos moving at 25mph, DCC might actually improve the crude motors performance due pulsed current and BEMF. There was certainly enough space inside those yokes to fit a decoder, but my memory is they were a horrible runner.

Hi Leslie, Not sure what 'them' is but everything seems to be present including the transfers (out of shot). So unless you meant to put kit model cattle in you forgot nothing.

Next up, going to enjoy trying one of these Provincial cattle wagon kits. Need to source some 4mm scale cattle.

What is todays reveal?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Murphy-Models-Mark-2-Generator-coach-5601-IE-Galway-livery-Iarnrod-Eireann/114248350382?hash=item1a99bb7aae:g:ttEAAOSw63Re2RDr https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Murphy-Models-Mark-2-coach-5217-IE-Intercity-black-roof-Iarnrod-Eireann/114248310393?hash=item1a99bade79:g:A-EAAOSweFhe2Qxt Amazed people are actually bidding on these high prices. I don't understand the EGV @ €197 cause you can buy a new one from Marks for €56 and respray it into IE/IR Tippex orange roof, or black roof livery. . . . and €120 for a single standard mk2d coach. Are we not living in uncertain economic times?

Ahem, Gerry, they didn't run in the 1960s nor even the 1970s here, only in the UK from 74 so modern era! Had to wash hands after handling.

Hi Dave, I was more referring to the unattractive look of the prototype than the models. IE must have changed their minds about rebranding all their coach liveries after the arrival of the 201s in 1994 and just these galway sets got the matching ugly 201 livery.

Spent many an hour watching train movements from the office in the old mill tower

Fab-U-Lous. The full length dart looks really great. Love the tripod in the playground. It looks like a piece of modern architecture, or a children's playground feature.

I'm so tempted to respray a 201 or at least an 071 in B&T livery just for the fun of it and to raise a few eyebrows at exhibitions and on club layouts

Had some fun doodling with these