NIRCLASS80

Here is one of 68 at Moira in the early 90's

I believe that gradually there has been a move away from the negative tourism attractions (painted walls, bombed hotels etc) to things that have a lasting appeal (Giants Causeway, Distillery, Coastal scenery and beautiful Glens), as an occasional coach driver the talk that many guides give now concentrate less on the nasty NI than say 10 years ago.

Get 101 out on the Specials and forget the Kettles!! Great modelling.

Rapido LRC passes through town!!

Just a little video of the second pre-production sample.

I think one of the items that is a common part between the 121 and 141/181 classes is the bogies, so hopefully to use the mold already made means that MM will use Bachmann manufacturing facilities to keep costs down. What name that is on the box that it comes in won't worry me. The recent problems with paint colour and quality of masking have no doubt effected sales and I just hope that this doesn't create a cash flow problem that will ultimately effect the timing of a 121 release. MM quality is as good as any manufacturer of models as all the companies supplying the UK and even the North American markets have had serious mistakes. These are just my opinions.

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Well I have given Mousa Models Brass Etched sides a try for the IE Mk 3 Electrical Generating Van. Here is the results. Still to have couplings, glazing and transfers added.

Kato HO Scale SD40-2 for sale in CP Rail Dual Flag scheme and Smokey the bear moto. Great runner £60 plus postage £5.00 Sensible offers accepted

Just as a matter of interest, how many of the 071's have been refurbished in the recent programme?? (IE Grey Livery)

Very interesting and well done. Thanks for the results. I would say that the chances of a re-run of MM141/181's and 201's are slim when over 50% of some of the most active irish modellers would buy none.

Hi Noel Eoin's photos some up exactly what I did so that saves me posting. My only other suggestion is if your layout is a home permanent set up, get the hold of Bachmann coupling bars from either Mark 1 or 2 coaches and try a couple like that and see how they work.

Hi Noel. I have used KD20's successfully but I razor saw a small piece out of the rear of the nem pocket. I will post some photos sometime in the next few days. I have no radius below 22" and also the sharpest points are Peco medium. I can also reverse slowly without any derailment issues.

looks great

Are you getting the 071's ready for some supertrain Mk2's;)

Great video. Thanks for posting.

with a white roof!!!

Some shots of Rapido F40's on Killagan Valley. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/ The sound units have HEP option. Sounds great sitting screaming their heads off at station stops.

Found this on flickr. If you take a look some of the albums are Irish based with NCC,NIR,CIE,IR and IE stuff. Some great shots. https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/sets/

I glued a small piece of plastic in between the 2 frame sides and tapped a hole M2 then fitted a Kadee 141 coupling in a Kadee coupling box. It sounds worse than it was to do. The difficult part was making sure that the coupling height worked out ok. The photos at the link attached helps to see the set up and the result on the track. It does run well with this set up for me with large curves.

Well after test running one empty flat with a heavy rake of mixed stock behind I modified the flat to run better by the following; 1.Removed the brass flat washer between the bogies and body and inserted M3 steel washers. 2.Removed the couplings from the bogies and fitted kadees to the actual body. I have been tested this arrangement for over 1 hour running forwards at a scale speed of 60MPH and backwards at 15MPH over various points and track configurations and so far no derailments. Please note my sharpest curve is 22"

Just after posting some pictures on Flickr of the 42'flats numbered and weathered. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/

I just super glued mine together.

Well first 42' flat built and sprayed. Needs transfers added and a good bit of weathering. https://www.flickr.com/photos/nirailfan/ Some photos on flickr

Thanks to everyone for this guide and help, much appreciated. Here is my attempt on flickr.