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@Brian Collins Enterprises has announced some Garda vehicles in 1/76 recently.

@Georgeconna this video might be of interest to you

A big thank you to all our visitors, exhibitors, traders, Station Café crew and members who helped to make a great Wexford show this Easter weekend. People travelled from all corners of the country and it was great to see both old and new faces! Here are some pictures from the show.

Yes, Brian Collins and Marks Models had them today

Rule 1 of model railways! Also Eamonn and Enda did a fantastic job at renovating the layout, since they have no American stock their Irish stock will make an appearance! We're looking forward to a good show over the next few days, and we hope many of you will join us to enjoy the model railways this weekend

There are still a few slots available.

At the moment we have 19 model railway layouts confirmed, 8 model railway traders and 7 other stands including our Station Café which will be located in the adjacent hall serving teas/coffees, savouries, snacks and home-made cakes with only donations requested.

Advance notice for anyone travelling by train to the Wexford Show - it appears that there will be engineering works on the Dublin - Wexford line that weekend. The below tweet from Irish Rail says that it will be a bus transfer from Connolly to Greystones. I imagine this will be for both Sunday and Monday.

3D printing is useful for producing models in low volumes I think. I have my 10 beet wagons for the 40 foot flats which came out ok on a filament printer. I think resin really is the way to go for models railways though, see below an example milk tank that I printed in resin (left) and filament (right) - the quality difference is stark (not exactly the same models). I was going to model the rawie buffer stop - and then IRM came out with theirs. Likewise I intended to model the spoil containers, just as IRM made that announcement. I have put off modelling the MK4 DVT as it is a difficult one geometry-wise, but as soon as I get to it IRM will probably come out with a RTR version! I think the scenery items are where 3D printing has some really good potential. My to-do list is long and I'm not doing any modelling at the moment, but the below items show what can be achieved. I'm not sure how these or other parts would print in N scale, but I imagine an N gauge loco would be more than passable if printed with resin. Having a printer at home can be an invaluable asset if you are prepared to take some time to either find models or design them yourself. The 3 triangular brackets at the bottom of the above picture are O gauge telephone pole steps. I modelled these and printed over 150 for use on the WMRC Little Siddington layout, costing cents in comparison to the Dapol telephone pole kits that would otherwise have been required.

Great detailing on the viaduct, nice layout you have coming together.

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I don't think it's the footbridge yet. Some early stuff would be nice to see.

I've had this problem before and I freed the point motors (hornby) by applying a few drops of water/ diluted IPA to the moving parts of the motors. It took a few goes but they all started working once all of the glue had been washed out of them.

@leslie10646 is the man behind Provincial Wagons, he will help you out and is active here. His website does not appear to be working at the moment.

They look great, very nicely weathered.

Nice addition!

Thank you George

It's the same cable that comes with many consumer multi function printers. It is a USB cable with an 'A' end and a 'B' end. Here's a link: https://ie.rs-online.com/web/p/usb-cables/1828864/

The O Gauge Guild video and write up is available at: https://www.gaugeoguild.com/virtualnov21/doku.php?id=layouts:litsid

Not to worry, Irish Railway Models will be producing the footbridge - IRM will provide all the updates on it! My personal view of this is that it would be difficult for IRM to take on a third party design unless it is of something quite simple. My footbridge design is relatively simple in comparison to a locomotive or wagon. I did a lot of work on the 3D model of the footbridge but there is probably a lot more work involved in getting it through the manufacturing stage. I would love to model a loco or wagon and then have it produced by IRM, however IRM have high standards to uphold. IRM have told the stories of the products that they have released so far and it is obvious that accuracy to the prototype is extremely important to them. I've done some work on a loco, but unless I had access to the prototype, I imagine that the CAD model would not be accurate to the real thing. I think that IRM do rely heavily on the modelers that are out there for reference, background etc. It would be more difficult for them to find a railway modeler who can create a CAD design to a high standard, of an item that will be popular. There are railway related items that would be quite simple to model - it is a case of the right model, at the right time and the level of detail required for that model. That is how I think it works.

WMRC will be exhibiting our 'Little Siddington' O gauge layout virtually at the Gauge O Guild's Model Rail Show on the 6th November 2021. This free show takes place from 09:30 to 17:00 on the 6th November, with the recordings available until the 30th November. There will be live Q&A's, chances to meet the exhibitors and 15+ layouts on display for the event. More details on the Gauge O Guild website. We have prepared a short 10-minute video of the layout including narration from some of our members which describes the layout, construction methods and the rolling stock. We will make the video available after the Gauge O Guild show. @DJ DangerousHere's your photoshop.

WMRC will be exhibiting our 'Little Siddington' O gauge layout virtually at the Gauge O Guild's Model Rail Show on the 6th November 2021. This free show takes place from 09:30 to 17:00 on the 6th November, with the recordings available until the 30th November. There will be live Q&A's, chances to meet the exhibitors and 15+ layouts on display for the event. More details on the Gauge O Guild website. We have prepared a short 10-minute video of the layout including narration from some of our members which describes the layout, construction methods and the rolling stock. We will make the video available after the Gauge O Guild show.

Thank you too all the visitors and traders that attended the WMRC Open Day today. We had a very good turnout and it was good to see familiar faces again. I came away with a shiny box from the IRM stand too!

I've been away from the workbench all summer, but Connolly Shed will be on display at the Wexford MRC Open Day tomorrow. It's got a new blurb attached. Hope to see some of you there!

Update from WMRC Preparations are well underway for the WMRC Open Day this Sunday. We hope to see lots of you there for this first post-covid model railway show. In line with public health measures that will come into effect this Friday, COVID Certs/proof of vaccination will be checked at the door, face masks must be worn indoors including in the main hall and social distancing should be observed. There will be ample room for social distancing in the hall. The hall opens at 11am on Sunday. Donations will be accepted at the door for WMRC building extension and club funds.