Blaine

Use the F7 and just fit longer sideframes, unless its an eye level layout 2 inches from your face you would never know...

The problem is - the A class is very short for a 6 axle chassis - The B101 class is even shorter. Easier to fit 2 power bogies than a central can motor chassis - but depends too on how much work you fancy

How much!!!!

Its a tad longer, but not as long as the Deltic. Probably only need 1 new driveshaft to be made up. Easiest solution is 2 Hornby Deltic power bogies wired in parallel

Bogies will work fine, but will need a lot of chopping on the Deltics chassis, you will need to make your own driveshafts and how long is the motor including flywheels?? Surprised nobody mentioned 1 of these http://www.ebay.ie/itm/HO-1-87-FRATESCHI-LOCOMOTIVE-G-22-CU-RFFSA-BRAZIL-/271636766414?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item3f3ed01ece

Also throws autofocus lenses off so they are harder to photograph - at least thats the theory

Thanks John, proves its true about what they say about people from Cork, apart from they are from Cork...... Insults are always better delivered to the face anyway. I have nothing more to say about this and my opinions are my own and do not represent those that the MRSI may have

Why do you frequently say you were away for so long and yet weigh in with opinions which are utter crap?

Heres one I prepared earlier..... And the finished item,all done a few years ago now...

Since you said please - the windows that were filled in are still visible, also the window on 1 side beside the guards door is filled in, but the frame still remains...not clear on the drawing

Not quite accurate....

Leave the interior inplace - just seal up all the passenger windows. Ideal beginners project

Mostly generic tampers/liners the EM50 recording car. Mostly generic off the shelf P&T items. The older volumes of Traction and Travel have info

Same as hotels - wont do 3 days especially with 3 days of drinking available...

If you know one with a big hall, easy access with at least 75 parking spaces, is easily accessible by bus/rail, has catering facilities and is preferably cheap to rent for 3.5 days let me know

You need to remember that the vast majority of the people who attend just want to watch trains go by......they dont care if layouts are accurate or not in any way. You could nail 2 lines of track to a 8 x 4 sheet and exhibit it and people would be amused. Its a different market to the big shows in England/Scotland like Warley,Ally Pally,BRM Live and Modelrail Scotland. A 21mm layout, converted stock and hand made track would sail over the heads of the vast majority of people who attend shows here. The fact that the Lego layout once again won the public vote displays this, although when I was part of the crew that brought Loughrea to the NEC for the Warley show it was interesting that a lot of people did notice it was 21mm rather than 16.5mm......... A model railway enthusiast attendance rather than general public...

You need the hall for 4 days, also its on the Southside, MRSI being a Northside based club. Dont need confusion with the SDMRC if both shows were to be held on the Southside

Thought it was a Cortina engine, the driver sits to one side in the middle of the car, the front row seats being for engineers,managers, inspectors etc. There was also a 'floor window' for inspecting the track, at least on some of them

Most large venues (RDS, 3/O2 Arena, Conference Centre) are too expensive, the Mansion House is too small along with no parking and hotels wont take a 3 day booking for a hall on the bank holiday weekend. St Pauls costs the MRSI relatively little and is easily accessible with plenty of parking. Unlike the UK there are not plenty of leisure centres/big church halls about.....

Paid this a quick visit today, plenty to entertain and some decent prices from the trade too

5 years later.......

Im almost certain its been signposted from Harmonstown station for the show

It still is not - Mk2F has different underframe equipment, espcially the 1 big aircon fan - Mk2D has 2 smaller ones...

Id agree with DC kits/Silverfox being very hit and miss. Never forget seeing the Silverfox model of the prototype diesel locos Lion and Falcon, you could just see the Lima Class 47's in the mouldings......

Silverfox will be a made up version of the DC kits one