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  1. That's quite a find, Ciaran... nice one!
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. A handy 'prototype for everything' reference for modellers constantly battling with variations in NEM pocket heights...
  10. 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. Well, they do say the female of the species is better at multi-tasking...
  12. 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. Thanks for the additional order, Noel!
  14. Thanks for posting that link, Patrick... a wonderful mix of Black & Tan and Supertrain, often running together.
  15. 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. Looks great, Dave! Is this the layout you were referring to during our chat last Saturday?
  17. Cranky Geezer-Itis?
  18. That was the MRSI's 'Baile Cois Farraige'... http://www.modelrailways.ie/BaileCoisFarraige.html
  19. 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. 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. 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. 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. That sounds interesting! Cosmetic restoration only, I assume?
  24. Only three left, though, according to that link...
  25. 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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