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Blaine

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  1. Best to write them a letter of complaint, or use their 'inter-net' cyberspace position - AOL Keyword: RPSISTEAMTRAINSINIRELAND
  2. Well at least I said it in one sentence instead of justifying it over 7 Rich. Then again Im no know it all and never claim to be
  3. Perfectly summarised, its interest and population more than anything else. The MRSI's Loughrea 21mm layout is stored idle given the lack of interest in it. Most members are happy to run their Irish stock on 16.5mm track. Not everyone feels to the need to run to an authentic gauge and this needs to be remembered too. Code 75/82 track and correct sleeper spacing makes a big difference to set-track also
  4. As soon as the bar is raised, it gets dropped just as fast. Proves there is still a market for this
  5. Will deposits be taken??
  6. Not anymore, GM sold their European Division to PSA who comprise of Citroen and Peugeot. Also GM Electro-Motive Division is now owned by Progress Rail, whose parent company is Caterpillar
  7. If you build them properly and braced etc to avoid sagging either size is good Regarding height, I'm a great believer in having them at 'eye level', but being 6'4 its not something I often get to experience. The closer to eye level the better as you don't look at real trains from a helicopter or cherry picker....
  8. Expected in 2018. From Mr Paddy Murphy himself.
  9. No, just the 12 of those, currently at Limerick
  10. Very second hand information there, not to mention from RMweb where rumours are instantly taken as fact
  11. Where is such an understanding originating from
  12. Now that Stepaside Gardee Stayshon is reopened, Minister Ross is truly unstoppable
  13. Never depend on it being on time, any number of factors can get in the way. Id still want to be at the scheduled stop a few minutes before the due arrival time
  14. Its hardly a dark art making changes to a model. Some people are completely terrified at the prospect of it and like to tell others this also. Its not the dark art you say it is
  15. Was an old Laminate Brake coach, modified with a flat roof to make it more suitable to work on top of. The Pantograph was raised to earth the overhead wires. Now scrapped as detailed above, all overhead line maintenance work done with road/rail trucks that can be seen behind Connolly Station
  16. Its the risk you take with ebay. For every person who got a bargain there is someone who recorded a loss. Same way there are always people who match 99p opening bids and dont bid any more even if the item sells for £50 or more. Ebay wont give the value of an item, only what someone is willing to pay, whether its a high or low price
  17. No point using 112's given they have the later 00's style headlights and the IE windows. Best option is 111, 8113 or 080,073 or 086 and some paint
  18. Other items too for the hilarity.
  19. That statement is nothing but cloaking your own opinion as fact. Its gotten easier to have better models but there have always been those who strove for better. A prime example for Irish modellers would have been Cyril Fry The internet came along at the right time for Willie, an easy retirement. Was a big adventure heading out to Bray on the Dart too
  20. What kind of a request is that. Wastes resources and there are more important things to worry about. Support the magazines by buying them
  21. A lot easier to buy a Murphys one and go with that. Time has passed these kits by
  22. You brushed on this before and even admitted to owning a 201 http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/5325-Mk4-bodge-mad-idea-or-doable
  23. Post removed by Warbonnet Reason - Antagonising post
  24. The standard of both MIR kits and decals was not great then and especially not now. Anything else?
  25. Have to ask why they are even bothering with a lot of items, given some items are now available RTR and other manufacturers have moved in with kits and transfers. Also the previous supplier of the brass overlays is no longer in business
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