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To keep costs down its better to fit them just to one wagon/coach in a rake - then detail the other end with brake pipes/tail lamps. If you have sharp curves/uneven track they are less reliable than the old tension locks though. Certainly not the be all and end all solution!

Hopefully using the NEM height gauge

The Model Railway Society of Ireland in association with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is proud to be hosting a Model Railway & Hobbies exhibition on August 24th & 25th 2013 at the offices of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council/Comhairle Chontae Dhún Laoghaire Ráth an Dúin, County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin. The Exhibition will be held in the main public gallery and will be open from 12:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturday & Sunday. With 24 Model layouts and Displays on show here's just a few that will be attending: O'Connell Street: This layout is a 4mm scale (1:76) representation of our premier street and its trams as it was in the last year of tramway operated in our capital city 1949. The buildings on the west side of the street have been modelled using ordnance survey maps and photographs of the period. The civic monuments including Nelsons Column “the pillar” grace the centre of the street. Many figures of people in the model including cyclists, horse transport and “internal combustion engine vehicles” sharing space with working trams, busses and trucks. LEGO: We hope again this year to see this fantastic display of Lego trains (in Irish liveries and others) & buildings by the members of Brick.ie & friends. Not one to miss. Mill Road Sidings: The North Down MRC. This is your chance to fest your skills at shunting. Town of two Brothers: This is a beautiful little N gauge (scale 1:148) layout owned by one the members of the M.R.S.I. Watch out for Thomas and Percy!.... Castlefinn: Built by one of our Members this OO9 gauge layout of Castlefinn, Co. Donegal (on the Donegal narrow gauge railway line). It shows Castlefinn as it would be today if it were reopened by a preservation society. Other Layouts/Displays Canal Street, New York - M.R.S.I. Member. Letterkenny - Donegal Heritage Railway Irish Railway Record Society - Selection of photographs of Irish railway history. We would also like to thank The South Dublin MRC, Wexford MRC, North Down MRC, 1st Bangor MRC and to all the privately owned layouts on display. The show is also well represented by the model trade (12 stands) including Marks Models, Michel Morris Card Kits, Sean Ryan Trains, R.N.L.I. memorabilia and many others with dolls housed to model cars. Also available to purchase from The M.R.S.I. club stand will be our exclusive 50th Anniversary OO gauge wagon from Dapol. The Model Railway Society of Ireland has a reputation of staging some of the best exhibitions for model railway enthusiasts in the country and ensures a pleasurable outing for all members of the family, representing exceptional value for money. Admission prices are: Adults € 5.00 Children: € 2.00 (free if accompanied by an adult) Floor plan:

If they are Lima Mk2's you will need to cut the floor out where the coupling base goes, as the triangle piece on the coupler rubs on the axle of the coach otherwise and prevents curvature and running.

Bit of it on ebay, if its secondhand buy a pack of spare guides/tyres

Who is worse - who wrote it or who believes it??

Another run to Kilkenny on 25th August http://www.steamtrainsireland.com/events/#marblecity

High insurance coupled with dwindling passenger numbers over the 4 tours that ran.... - unprofitable

Its under overhaul at the moment, taking their time with it though

No pity really - Lets just say, the tenant should not annoy the landlord.......

You should not be whinging, makes all your ones wrapped in cotton wool just that little bit more valuable....

Correct, the first mainline diesel to be officially preserved and paid for, not just 'put aside' like B103/113/4 were....

Click on the RAIU's website to read the reports on the Irish incidents, rather than photos taken of the computer screen http://www.raiu.ie/

You should have organised it all then - dont forget the funding and where to put the exhibits - given all 7 platforms are in regular usage.......

Doubtful, have seen him at most exhibitions over the last few years

Plenty of time for that around Lurgan this time next month

Glad Im not the only person who sees it as a 5 minute gimmick! I also dont like how some manufacturers try selling DCC purely for the sound, when DCC has all its other advantages over analogue control, lights, individual control, no need for switching sections etc. Then theres the price!!

Hopefully its just a small batch - but we had a 201 chip there too, and the small white sticker on the top had the same serial number - but I cant say if this number relates to the chip itself or what sounds/functions are programmed onto it

Despite being labelled 071/111 both had 201 sounds loaded onto them - hopefully they are not all like this

All the photos are good as they are scenes we will never see again

Its not set in stone, but its certainly the impression I got. Model Railways is a career for some, and certainly not the dream career many would make it out to be I think every forum group goes through a period of natural evolution

One or both of his sons will take the business on. As mentioned earlier €100k minimum is the starting point and the size of the market here would make it almost impossible. Some decent CAD drawings of any proposed model would no doubt get people to part with at least a 50% deposit. It must be money up front, as history dicates everyone is keen until it comes to parting with their cash. The market in the UK is massive compared to here, a good example would be the Kernow Class 205 Thumper DEMU's, a unit which only ran in a certain part of the UK, yet gained enough interest for a RTR model to be made by a major manufacturer in several liveries, albeit commissioned by a retailer. The only model worth making would be the A class, with 6 basic liveries - but dont forget you would need 2 sets of tooling for original/re-engined with EMD headlight versions so that could well be €200k needed as people might not buy it if its not right - but then again people seem ok to part with cash for certain highly inaccurate models so who knows. Re-liveries of existing models are of course cheaper (e.g IE Autoballasters) but the 3 major model retailers on the island simply would not be able to get the funding together to commission a RTR model. Im sure Model Railways are not the main earner for any of them (open to correction) but given the Model Railway only retailers that were here no longer exist its a case of make do with what is available/pending and appreciate it. If you have a six figure sum lying about and are willing to take the risk go for it

Funny you should say that - the SF model is basically a Cravens 105 repainted. He took too long to release his own models, got overtook by Bachmann and needed a way to get rid of what he had

A poorly named 'society' then, perhaps a name change is in order

If they have enough interest and their priorities in the correct order it could work.