Colin R

I also have a pair of these awaiting the day for a layout of 21mm so a K1 and a K1a might have to be be made I was under the impression that the Bachman body shell were plastic?

This is beginning to sound like a modelling challenge coming up

if you look on eBay you can pick one up for around £50.00 https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=BACHMANN+OO+Scale+N+class+&_sacat=0

Hi Leslie, I can go along with this as I had forgotten about my pair Woolwich Moguls which are still in their boxes since I brought them, I guess we are spoiled in the UK with all the loco drawings which are available, yet while there are some Irish drawings about, it has been for me at least harder to tack down these drawing .

Hi John Do you happen to have a list of the Irish locos Q Kits produced? I think they ended up in the MTK range, but they appear to be currently missing. Regards Colin Rainsbury

Two UK base companies which have called time are Eileen's Emporium the best supplier for all those small parts one needs and Coopercraft. This second company has already been broken up with Cambrian Models taking over the Cooper Craft wagon Range. What is going to happen to Eileen's Emporium stock no one know for sure, but if anyone know of a similar supplier please let us all know. I guess what is needed for the Scratch/Kit builder is an extension of the Terry Mc Dermott (TMD & SSM Kits) range. on the lines of something like Worsley Works. I don't know for sure how many kits John has been able to sell from New Zealand, but ONe company from Aussie (Outback Models) have had to stop the production and selling of their 4mm scale Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Station kit range, due to the high cost of shipping. As things stand right now I can't see myself or the Bank Account, accepting any more models for the next few months. Colin Rainsbury

The problem will come, once all the current Irish Railway locos, carriage and good stock have been made available, where do you go to? sure popular modelling has alway followed what is currently out there on the mainline as it reminds us of what is out there to be seen. Purley as a suggestion you understand, but you could then go back and visit all the heritage sites, Cultra, Whitehead and Downpatrick to start with, to see what they have. However going back to the days of steam, I am at more of a disadvantage that most of you guys are In Ireland since I live over the waters in Kent, England. That said my interest has alway been the Donegal (why? I don't think I could give you a sensible answer etc that I happen to like big red steam locos), but the more research I do the more interest I get in the general Irish rail scene. So much so that if I had the space something based on Strabane could be considered for a model, having both gauges of 12mm and 21mm on it. Colin Rainsbury

shame

I bet someone will add and extra £50 to that total before it is sold.

These would be nice in RTR Colin

Seeing all this wonderful stuff I was wondering if any one has tried to nudge Herbie Richards/Brendan Pender to produce their book again on GSWR Carriage Diagrams, I am sure there would be a bigger market for them now.

Thanks Jon for some reason or other and I have yet to go for a visit and that is the old Derry Road, may be it has a linked to the Donegal railway which is why I hope to model a little bit of it, just need to buy enough 21mm stock to operate some sort of typical day in the life of the Derry Road, set in the late 1940's to the early 1960's period.

Thanks Leslie I will be in touch and thanks Jon for the information about the cross boarder train sets. I take it for the longer length of train it would be more of H and GNR vans, Also what was a typical length of a cattle train special? Colin

I am glads I found this, as I was wondering the worse, money being what it is right now, I am not sure if I can afford the wagons I need or want. I would like to put together a 1950 period good train something in the 15 to 20 wagon length if that is possible. Would there have been a typical train formation of that period? If it helps I am thinking of something like a cross boarder type operation. Colin

I have a couple of those where did you get the green paint from?

If some of the TV shows about Irish food are anything to go by you guys are in for some treats from Ukraine.

Nice coach how and where did this come from? Colin

Then a loco of some sort

Great to see some rolling stock on site

Is that for real?

Wonderful progress, can't wait to see what coaches you have coming.

At that rate it will take the same length of time that it does for me to build just one 00n3 steam loco kit.

This photo makes me want to take up 7mm modelling. That said I have been thinking for a while about a Gauge 3 size garden layout (that is 13.5mm or 17/32inch to the foot scale) with an Irish gauge of 70.875mm or 2 3/4inches in old money. Colin Rainsbury

May be a B or a C class loco would go down well, if you are looking to model a certain time period in the Irish scene, for what it is worth I happen to like the late 30's to early 60's period so I can run a mixture of both Steam and Diesel locos. I am not sure as to what the last classes of Irish steam locos where, but if you looked at those that have made it into Preservation then that would be a start. Colin