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  1. Garfield
    That's quite a find, Ciaran... nice one!
  2. Garfield
    Time is already telling, gents. The UK manufacturers are churning out a lot of modern image products and the simple reason for that is because it's being hoovered up by customers. Also, if you look at the UK exhibition circuit (not to mention the magazines), you'll see a lot of layouts set in the modern day. See also Murphy's NIR 11s, IE grey 071s, Intercity 201s, etc.
  3. Garfield
    For those who read / subscribe to BRM from Warners, there is a nice mention of IRM and a shot of the CAD for the wagon in the December issue
  4. Garfield
    On the contrary, I think a sizeable portion of hobbyists will choose this era. The reason Baby GMs, 201s, Mk2s, etc. are popular right now is because they're what a lot of us are familiar with, having grown up looking at them. I think nostalgia has a lot to do with it. Of course, there will always be a few who are more interested in the historical aspect and choose to model something from before their time, while some have interests which lie in the present day...
  5. Garfield
    It's about miniature staff instruments found in signal cabins (as in the photo link in my previous post). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_%28railway_signalling%29
  6. Garfield
    The needles indicate when there's a current being supplied to the instrument from the cabin at the far end of the corresponding section, allowing the signalman to remove the staff. When there's no current, the needles point 12-6, and when there is a current they move off-centre (1-7 or 11-5). (And because they're powered by the same dynamo that powers the bell signal system, the needles twitch whenever the cabins are commmunicating) Decent photo of the staff instruments in Claremorris cabin here: http://www.signalbox.org/overseas/ireland/claremorris-i.jpg
  7. Garfield
    In fairness, Worsley Works products are marketed more as 'scratch aids' rather than fully developed kits. They do enable superb end products to be produced, though, such as Magpie1951's Park Royal: http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/660-Worsley-Works-ParkRoyal-build?highlight=magpie
  8. Garfield
    JB, Donal Murray had a couple of very interesting articles regarding the GNR's investigations into dieselisation and electrification in New Irish Lines a number of years ago. It seems they definitely went to the extent of approaching locomotive manufacturers to submit designs, as he was able to produce a number of line drawings based on ones he found in archives!
  9. Garfield
    A handy 'prototype for everything' reference for modellers constantly battling with variations in NEM pocket heights...
  10. Garfield
    Des, I think JB meant he hadn't seen the models in real life... I'm certain he practically lived in 1:1 scale Park Royals and laminates at one point!
  11. Garfield
    Well, they do say the female of the species is better at multi-tasking...
  12. Garfield
    Great start to the tutorial, David. I for one will be following it closely. Looking at the cover of Barry Norman's book, I got the feeling I had seen that layout before. After much racking of the brain, I realised that it formed the basis for a brief scenic tutorial in the 'World of Trains' series of magazines published back in the early '90s.
  13. Garfield
    Thanks for the additional order, Noel!
  14. Garfield
    Thanks for posting that link, Patrick... a wonderful mix of Black & Tan and Supertrain, often running together.
  15. Garfield
    Nice photo! If you're modelling such a train a bit of shunting will be required as the hoppers had continuous braking (whereas the Bulleid opens were loose-coupled), so would have to be nearest the loco both when arriving and departing Kingscourt to be able to hook up to its vaccuum pipe.
  16. Garfield
    Looks great, Dave! Is this the layout you were referring to during our chat last Saturday?
  17. Garfield
    Cranky Geezer-Itis?
  18. Garfield
    That was the MRSI's 'Baile Cois Farraige'... http://www.modelrailways.ie/BaileCoisFarraige.html
  19. Garfield
    Indeed, photo intended as a general idea. Handy having two spares on hand to provide donor parts! Edit: Photo of two of the Belfast cranes - http://www.titanic-titanic.com/pic/article_pix/Titanic7.jpg
  20. Garfield
    Once again, lads... try not to lose the run of yourselves! Sorry to burst the bubble, but a steam locomotive is not something we're planning on doing.
  21. Garfield
    Here's an interior shot of the coach preserved at the Kiltimagh Station Museum: http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20K/Kiltimagh/IrishRailwayStations.html#Kiltimagh_20040703_003_CC_JA.jpg
  22. Garfield
    They'd be more along the lines of one of these... (Steam Cranes - geograph.org.uk - 445452" by Thomas Nugent. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons) Excellent! And what of its sister?
  23. Garfield
    That sounds interesting! Cosmetic restoration only, I assume?
  24. Garfield
    Only three left, though, according to that link...
  25. Garfield
    JB, any idea whatever became of the steam cranes? I seem to recall reading that at least one was supposed to be put on static display in the area at some point. Obviously, that plan never came to fruition!
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