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The lesser-seen Moseski variant...

Topics merged.

Eiretrains may have the answer, Bosko... certainly, Sligo didn't have warning lines when the intrepid photographer paid a visit... http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20S/Sligo/IrishRailwayStations.html#Sligo_20040708_001_CC_JA.jpg

Like this? Back on topic... interested to see how this works out. Could be a good basis for a class 80 in a train sim like Railworks or BVE.

Always inspect the uninspected.

Think they may have been introduced slightly after The Quiet Man was filmed (early 1950s). Either way, the coaches were six-wheelers, although I'm afraid I don't know their numbers. [video=youtube;L6YrqZ7HZ-0]

An A class, because it's almost as accurate as the Silver Fox version?

That's the IR/IÉ livery.

A quick photo as work continues tonight... One annoying thing is that, unlike the CIÉ version, the 'X' bracing on the BR palvan extends right to the corner, so a bit of compromise was needed when adding the styrene corner brackets. Some raised detailing also had to be shaved off as it wasn't present on the Irish wagon, and also so the sliding door (more styrene) will fit snugly when laid over the existing double door.

Sound advice, BTB... I've edited Alan's post to protect his details.

I had trouble logging in on the phone using 3G this morning... O2 network.

+1 I've lost count of how many tinny, shrill-sounding 071 models I've heard. Lowering the volume puts less strain on the speakers, resulting in an improved tone and therefore making the model sound more realistic.

Alphagraphix have an O gauge J26 kit in their Tyrconnel range, JB. One can be seen on David Holman's 'Arigna Town' layout elsewhere on the forum.

Cheers folks! Not like you to be indecisive, Richie...

Great start there, Fran... neat and tidy!

Basically, I look at Richie's bench and make sure it's the exact opposite!

Strange happenings on the workbench tonight (i.e. activity)... Just started work on a CIÉ pallet van using parts from Parkside Dundas BR palvan and shock-absorbing van kits.

The year is 1952, you're the Locomotive Superintendent of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, and you're at your desk one morning when a letter arrives from a well-known railway photographer, who you know from his previous visits to the line. He's enquiring about the possibility of getting a nameplate from a scrapped locomotive, and is also wondering about the financial health of the railway. Here's your reply...

Nice photos of a very distinctive station building

It's only when yaw dampers malfunction that it gets serious for them... [video=youtube;1-Z2dO14ApE]

It's final results like this that make this thread one of my favourite workbenches on the forum... flawless work there, Nelson, keep it up!

First of all, and with all due respect to Noel, I wouldn't be posting a survey 'just for fun' in the first place, because the statistical information which can potentially be gleaned from them is so useful. And with that in mind, multiple surveys with biased questions will only end up presenting a fragmented view of what the modelling community wants. In addition, stats from such surveys can easily be distorted because a certain amount of people with no interest in the specific area(s) being dealt with will still take the survey and submit potshot answers. I'm not trying to be argumentative here, I'm simply wondering why someone would go to the effort of creating a survey and collating the results without realising the full potential of the survey.

I was just about to post that video... the commentry from the guys in the tower never fails to make me laugh!

Must've been pretty hairy after a few shots of vodka...

Hopefully they're better at it than this guy...