Peter

Hi folks, I'm getting back into railway modelling after taking some time off. I want to finish my n gauge railway. I see I can no longer buy models on Shapeways. Is there anywhere to go now to buy 3d printed Irish locos? Cheers

I'm sure many of you have heard of the MIT model railroad club. My friend told me about it yesterday. It looks like they were decades ahead of digitally controlled model railways with their own train control system. Really cool.

Thanks so much for the reply. Will fill that out now.

Hi folks. I'm curious to know if anyone has successfully received a refund for a delayed Irish Rail train. The process isn't straightforward: found a number to call and then told to send an email to customer care. I booked a trip from Newbridge to Killarney on Friday just gone. There was a delay of over an hour getting the connecting train from Portlaoise to Mallow, which means we missed the connecting train to Killarney and arrived 2 hours late. Ah well, a story to tell the grandkids.

I just so happened to be on the Isle of Man last weekend when the festival was on. We took the electric train from Laxey to Ramsey return, and the return train to Snaefell the same day. We also took the steam train from Port Erin to Douglas. The journeys were very picturesque. I've never seen so many rail enthusiasts. There were men positioned all over the countryside, at the side of the road, in fields, etc taking photos. The rail paparazzi, it was quite funny.

Cheers folks, I've been in touch with him.

Hi folks, I'm just wondering if Des Sullivan is active on the forum? If he is, does anyone know his username? I'm trying to get a couple of packs of n gauge transfers. Cheers, Peter

Thanks for the advice folks. Phil, I see Humbrol do a dark brown enamel wash. Someone in a youtube video recommended that as well for n scale. I'll give that a go. John, I took the train from Greymouth to Christchurch in 2015. That was some scenic journey. David, I'll give the weathering powders a go as well.

Thanks for the advice. My first attempt didn't go so well That's a 1:1 mix of water and flat black acrylic paint on another model. I used a cloth and cotton buds to take the paint off but if dried too quickly. Back to the drawing board.

Afternoon folks, I'm looking to do some basic weathering to these 2 n gauge locos. I still have to attach some parts and apply transfers. What would be a simple way to weather them to take the new orange paint look away? This will be my first time weathering, I don't have an airbrush either. Or are there videos you recommend online for basic weathering? Thanks very much, Peter

Thanks for the advice. Robert - are there transfers available to cover the yellow and black striping on the side of the loco? Maybe from Studio Scale Models? Cheers

Ah nice one. Thanks for the reply Phil.

Afternoon all. I'm painting the 3d printed n gauge model below. I started by spraying it using a can of RAL 2011 from Vinny Byrne. Then I masked off and brush painted the black and yellow. The paint bled a bit under the masking tape. I'll fix the orange bits by brush painting. What's the best way for thinning the cellulose-based spray can paint for brush painting? Or can I spray directly onto a paint palette and brush without thinning? Many thanks

Ah that's perfect. Thank you so much. Peter

This one here please