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Broithe

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  1. Perhaps a half crown would have been better for a size comparison......
  2. ..with the Adams Radial.. ..it'll probably be a while before we actually see a model - but, would it be of interest to us? It has an air of familiarity, but I don't really know my steam stuff very well....
  3. This is a slightly smaller one - not easy to keep your eye on it..... ..might be worth trying it full-screen..
  4. 'tis crazy, innit..? Must be nearly impossible to video in flight.....
  5. Looks great...!
  6. Even worse if there was no driver - similar loco involved here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0zh0xAhANo ..in Argentina..
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  8. They still look a bit odd now....
  9. From Eiretrains - http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Irish%20Locomotives/121%20Class/slides/132_19610608_001_CC_JA.jpg . "On the 8th June 1961, loco No.B132 reached Ballaghaderreen Station with a special from Kilfree Junction, a branchline which had remained the haunt of steam motive power until closure in February 1963. ©J.E.Aitken" Plenty of other pictures on there in this livery.
  10. Fancy a flying aircraft for your layout? This one is just a little under-scale.....
  11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleator_and_Workington_Junction_Railway
  12. A fact endorsed by the Gardaí - .
  13. It was even bigger than it looked - there's chaps standing on that 'drawbridge' near the bow..
  14. I was just surprised by how 'unreal' it looked - it was like seeing something CGI, but in real life... You do get the odd smaller one in Holyhead now. It's a bit deeper than DL, though.
  15. The picture occurs in here - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/75112-crossing-vees/ .
  16. In the old days, when travelling on a steam train, the windows were usually filthy - it was common practice to walk up the train along the platform, to find a good seat - and, then to wipe a clear patch, so that you could see out, and then hope the seat would still be vacant when you got to it. I've seen this done on a few model layouts - mostly with more senior operators, it must be said....
  17. Looks plenty well enough to me - just tell people it's weathering.
  18. Side view here that you could scale - 60' over the buffers. http://www.bulleidlocos.org.uk/images/bulleid/hsp/cc1drwg_w4.gif
  19. China has built a couple of these 022 class fast attack craft for Pakistan.
  20. A few years ago, as I was on Ulysses, waiting to leave Dublin, the Grand Princess sauntered past - a big vessel and it looked strangely like an intergalactic shopping trolley from the rear...
  21. There are deeper anchorages off DL - but, the logistics of shifting people are probably not attractive. It's mentioned further down that page I linked above.
  22. 5 to 5.8 metres - http://dlharbour.ie/visit-us/cruise/ - so 19 feet at the most.
  23. The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth seems to work OK - not sure I could manage the glass floor, though...
  24. There's a lot of it about - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31129797 - I run Malwarebytes and Microsoft Security Essentials - they will run together and I have very little trouble - my techy chap spent ages infecting things and seeing what works best - this was his recommendation for most people..
  25. Have you ever considered embarking upon a career with Bord Failte?
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