Irishrailwayman

8 hours ago, mmie353 said:

Hi, I am wondering in 2020 if i was thinking of getting DCC sound for my 141s, 181s, 071s and my 201s, what DCC sound decoders can I buy at the moment for them? I am interested but I have 15 locos at the moment with no DCC sound, it would be nice to have them upgraded if I can. 

Mr Soundguy (Keith Pearson) was the first person to record Irish DCC sounds and market them. He is still selling these as well as a huge range of other UK outline sounds on excellent Zimo soundchips.

33 minutes ago, DART8118 said:

Getting back to Track - Which is best, I’m told that recycling old steel track is not a good idea because it will rust and will be a challenge to keep clean.  Has anyone any experience or advise to share on using old steel track? 

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Thanks for the replies Midland Man and Mayner.

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Usually not worth recycling as the rails form the very basis for well running trains (along with flat baseboard, electrics). You can develop the most sophisticated layout with every scenic feature but suffer from poor running because the rails are not good.

The only word for this layout is.. awesome. The sheer scale and ambition of those buildings and their authenticity is just amazing!

2 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Just frightened the crap out of the postman
I was doing a bit of spraying and answered the door to him
The mask is a whore of a yoke to put on and take off
He just threw the packet at me and ran down the drive
 

 

Very becoming Dave!

It is with much regret that the Committee of Wexford Model Railway Club have decided to cancel their planned Exhibition in May 2020. This obviously in light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation. All invitees have been apprised of this by e-mail. Thank you to all those who agreed to participate and hopefully once this situation is resolved we can all meet at Exhibitions in the future.

Work is ongoing on LS over the last few months with more boards being prepared for scenery and lights added to buildings and around the station area:

More detail is being added including Yard Lamps, security fencing, oil tanks, inspection platform etc.

17 minutes ago, K801 said:

Are the ferts still used or are they stored/gone?

No longer used once IFI Arklow closed in 2002. All cut up or perhaps chassis repurposed I would imagine!

2 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Indeed, very interesting info.

In my days restoring RPSI carriages, I never recall any with asbestos either. Locos had it of course, and in the days before health and safety was invented, it was just pulled off by hand and put in the bin!

Probably worth noting that many a worker died of lung diseases from such practices! S&H was put in place for very good reasons.

1 hour ago, Noel said:

I've seem them on O gauge coaching stock. Many of the RTR O gauge coaches in WMRC have magnetic couplings. The idea doesn't blow my skirt up as I cannot see how they would work with a shunting layout, but good alternative perhaps to Roco close couplers and Kadees

 

Correct, Wexford MRC use the equivalent in O for fixed rakes of coaches but use 3-link or screw-link couplings to the locomotives with a magnetic rod or fine tweezers to lift the links onto/off the hooks. Goods wagons in O tend to use 3-link couplings in the same way allowing hand assisted shunting.

Advance Notice for Wexford Model Railway Club's Annual Exhibition & O Gauge Festival: it is scheduled for Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May (and not Easter as for the last 11 years)! Hope you can join us for a super exhibition of all that is great about our hobby. Invitations have been issued but everyone that would like to should contact us about attending. We are particularly looking for O Gauge layouts this year but any gauge/subject will be welcome. For more see: Wexford Exhibition We will keep you posted on developments closer to the event.

A couple of views from last year's event to whet your appetite:

More detail added to the engine shed plus all layout tested with locomotives and working perfectly:

Additional detail in development on the fiddle-yard end of the layout:

More detail added to depot shed and track is now "rusted" and ballast weathered:

6 hours ago, Noel said:

The old CIE era was 6 inch single stripe. I understood the tippex dual stripes were 3 inch.

I believe this is correct!

Lights on in the shed:

The new set-up looks like it is well worth a visit!

Progress on track ballasting and concrete apron around engine shed:

Progress on that signal box:

The 201s only got to Supertrain livery and spent their final days hauling ancient AEC stock on the then soon-to-be DART lines and to/from Maynooth asfaik.

The 121 will have a sugar cube supplied as standard fitted facing into the open grille area. All you have to do to convert to DCC with/without sound is fit the 21-pin decoder. 

1 hour ago, Noel said:

Neil from wheeltappersdccsound has an ESU sound project. I have it on my 3D 121. Not sure if the standard ESU decoder will fit in the new MM 121, so PM may be supplying his own decoders for this loco.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Puka8roWms

Paddy's DCC and DCC sound chips will match the PCB fitted so I don't think other chips will provide the functionality without re-programming.

Started work on a Timber Tracks Signal Box kit to adorn Buffers Lock! The kit is presented as well as the others described above with good instructions and well fitting parts each group of which are supplied in separate bags for ease of identification.

Apologies -content posted on wrong thread!

Progress with concrete apron and painting shed:

Working on adding a "concrete" apron around the depot shed using mounting card glued together with contact adhesive and stuck in place using PVA (which enables the card to be lifted without damage if ever the need arises). Also completed adding plastic strip to the shed and started painting it.