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Broithe

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  1. If you're running filament bulbs, then there's something to be said for dropping the voltage slightly - they'll last a lot longer and, I think, the slightly yellowy light looks better, too.
  2. Why can you buy prune juice, when you never see plum juice, and yet a prune is a dried plum?
  3. Marvellous work - a great improvement. It does make one wonder if Dapol themselves might be interested in the idea...?
  4. It's OK. Take your time. ..and tell 'her' that I said you can have an extra half-crown pocket money this week, for being a good lad..
  5. A marketing opportunity gone.....
  6. I'm in love.
  7. Cleared now. 09.20 Cork to Heuston delayed as tree down on line near Portlaoise. Crew en route to clear line, update shortly & Tree cleared from line at Portlaoise, 09.20 Cork to Heuston running 60 mins late via Twitter.
  8. Could be this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKP_class_SM48 ? Or similar... ..I can't quite make out the number on the front..
  9. Expo do nice, stainless steel rules for a few quid... ..in all the common scales.
  10. That's virtually jewellery.
  11. A bit cheaper and non-toxic - http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=DLBD-38 - might be slightly less dense, though, I suppose.
  12. Excellent! I assume that you have the track at mains voltage to keep them at a distance? And I do like that 'flat' near the rear of the Enterprise - very realistic.
  13. I remember seeing an article on the Bodmin layout some years ago that mentioned its Red Arrow radio control system. http://www.redarrowcontrol.co.uk/
  14. H0 + N dual-gauge rail is available. Dual-gauge railways do exist in real life.
  15. Broithe

    gradients

    Do remember that, if the slope is on a curve that will add to the resistance, you can have a steeper straight slope than a curved one. I made a couple of slopes using the full eight feet of a piece of hardboard to make the 'boxes' - with a 2½ inch rise we had no real problems, running all sorts of stuff - but, they were dead straight.
  16. Broithe

    gradients

    About an inch a yard seems just about OK. There is the DCConcepts magnetic traction enhancer available now - if you do require a steep slope. http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=DCDCX-PBVP
  17. Excellent!
  18. We have discussed this before - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/188-K-s-00-scale-white-metal-locomotive-kits-(1970s) .
  19. Or a shot one, if you're doing a UK West Country layout - at £4,000 a hit - you could have a person shot for that much..
  20. Don't forget a few(?) pot-holes, puddles, man-holes, shores, etc - with all the different coloured repair patches.
  21. You can hardly see it - the cap is still on....
  22. No two pieces of tarmac are ever the same colour - the range of shades is quite extreme, if you do actually look at them - and there's usually a shading where the tyres have 'polished' it a bit, too - as in your picture.
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