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All coming together really well now Noel!
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I have converted some Bachmann "ESSO" oil tankers to Irish liveries: Class A with silver/red livery to "Irish Shell" and "Irish Shell and BP Ltd" alternating on each side. Similarly, I have converted 14 ton Class B oil "ESSO" black/white livery to "Irish Shell" and "CIE Fuel Oil" liveries as above. I used Studio Scale Models decals and weathered the wagons on completion. I understand that these and the ESSO versions all ran on Irish rails in the 60s/70s but am open to correction.
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Turf has very low calorific value and it would have taken a lot of it to power a loco so the trials were not a success. BTW I loved Lego as a kid and now am in to railway modelling big time since 2002! Well done on your modelling with Lego.
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I got mine from Studio Scale Models also for Ballybeg...
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It's probably just my computer but I don't see any video on my screen?
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Thanks! I have "Ballybeg" taken apart at the moment to upgrade each board with new SSM lamps, working level-crossing gates and signals (5 in total), renewed track in part, viaduct upgrades, railway building lighting and a new Peco motor for the turn-table. Perhaps some day I will exhibit "Ballybeg" again having shown her at 10 exhibitions in the past!
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Thank, not sure if the video uploaded here (I am using a rather old camera) but I posted videos of the working gates and signals on Facebook.
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Fitted SSM Irish Station Lamps to platform at "Ballybeg" along with Peco SmartSwitch servo system to operate the SSM Irish level-crossing gates and Home and Starter signals all with working lamps! DSCF4007.AVI DSCF4008.AVI DSCF4008.AVI DSCF4009.AVI
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Presumably therefore the grey/yellow model should have no other buffer beam detail than the vacuum pipe, the black/tan would only have additional hoses added later and Supertrain would have the full array?
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Presumably this depends on what the prototype had fitted?
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Other upgrades to "Ballybeg" include rebuilding the two signal cabins in plastic sheeting and quoins (corner blocks) to replace the printed card which was becoming faded: A new alternate engine shed was developed from a Ratio kit complete with lamps from Studio Scale Models: Studio Scale Models wooden pole lampposts were also added to the Goods Platform, Cattle Dock and Coal Stages: Finally, SSM steel lampposts are prepared to replace the existing UK-style gas lamps on the station platforms:
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Thank you all. This is just a Metcalfe kit but it fits together well and looks the part. The inspiration from an Irish railway perspective is that it echoes the viaducts at Kilmacthomas (which also inspired my Ballybeg village where the house roofs just reach the rail level) and Borris.
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Thanks Noel, the viaduct will hinge from the right as you enter the door making it easier than "duck and dive" as before. Drop over again sometime when the restrictions are lifted.
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Ballybeg viaduct ready for installation of tracks and wiring. Note different scenes under each of the arches.
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During lockdown I am working on a variety of my (7!) layouts including Ballybeg. I am currently working on some Studio Scale Models kits (thanks Des) to increasingly ensure Irish features predominate. This includes the level-crossing gates which I intend to add working lamps and to operate using servo motors in time. Here they are loose-fitted to Ballybeg:
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Can’t get DCC Murphy models to run with Guagemaster express.
Irishrailwayman replied to Thom's question in Questions & Answers
The MM locos are delivered DCC-ready with a blanking unit in to allow running on DC only. Could you have confused this blanking unit for a DCC chip I wonder? Checking each loco's number on the Programming Track in advance of running is good practice - if you can't read the loco number then the DCC system is not happy that all is well and vice versa. If it is not happy on the PT then don't run it on the DCC Main Track until the problem is sorted. -
Good progress on Little Siddington since the lockdown was eased with more scenery and a servo-operated level-crossing added:
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No doubt but for the price I would expect the model to work straight from the box.
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Bridehurst - SR Region 3rd Rail - Now no more.
Irishrailwayman replied to Georgeconna's topic in British Outline Modelling
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The speaker unit - I swapped the soundchip between each model.
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Unfortunately, I know of a number of people (at least 3 so far) where the sound was muffled/distorted when the 121 MM soundchip was activated. Thankfully others including mine arrived with sound functioning well from the off.