Colin R

One of those horse boxes would make a greta touring van for today tourists. A mate of mine in Wales has converted a horse box into a camper van, but unless you looked inside, you would not know. Colin

Yes very true I am awaiting a number of kits for the IOM and some irish lines to make another appearance, notable a number of Donegal loco and carriage kits. Allen tells me he is willing to do more Irish standard gauge kits if he can get hold of some decent drawings. Colin

Hi David, just in case you can't resist any longer, see Worsley works kits he does all his 4mm irish kits in both 7, 3 and 2mm scales, in 7mm I think you need to find wheels, motors, and castings etc, but the basic etch is there if you want it Colin R

Hopefully you can find some to use, 5ft 3 is a bit rare around the world, Over here in the UK some one had 3 or 4 swedish gauge locos as static exhibits, may be a source for a rebuilt 5ft 3ins gauge steam loco, I am not sure if they are 5ft or 5ft 6in, as they are of no use to anyone else it might be worth having a look at them for the future, also not sure about Indian either as they have 5ft 3ins gauge lines so might have the odd 4-4-0 in a scrap yard still.

I take my hat to you guy’s fabulous work; I hope you can get hold of a couple of the ex BnM wagonmaster locos before they all get sold, this is going to be a great railway project, how long is the run going to be? Carry on looking forward to getting over to see you at some time next year. Colin Rainsbury

Hi as I understand it it is still under development, I am not sure if there has been any other attempt to make a kit for them in 7mm. Colin R

Hi did you ever find the drawing for these locos? if you don't mind the scratch aid route then why not send them to Allen at Worsley works. Colin Rainsbury

Now thats something I like 10ml XF-63 German Grey Acrylic Tamiya 81763. Colin Rainsbury

I totally agree, well done Des for keeping the flag flying. You are the number one Irish model railway kit shop of choice. I suspect that Irish railway modelling is on the edge of expanding, most UK modellers can now get almost everything RTR or in kit form and some of them are begging to look around to find something a bit different to model. While there is still a healthy kit market, I can see that some Irish prototypes have an appeal to those that want something different, but it still looks like it has a British outline. I may be wishing my life away in asking for more Irish loco and rolling stock kits from the 1920 to 1950’s period, but while we have access to a lot of the information it is not a bad time to make sure we get it right now. Compared to the modelling resources we have had in the past to what we can get hold of now is remarkable. Regartds Colin R

Thats understandable in the current conditions everyone deserves a break, a lot of websites say that the owner is taking a break and will be back on so and so date hope he will be back. Colin

thanks Guys, hopefully Des will see this and can let us know when it is up and running again. Colin

Hi Guys is it just me but I can't reach the SSM website as i just wanted to check what kits he had on there. regards Colin R

No criticism intended, as I was taken aback at a loco looking so clean and not what I was expecting, I bow to the greater knowledge of how these locos looked back then and just how wrong even some of the current modellers still get it wrong. For those who have the Irish Narrow Gauge book by the late David Lloyd pub by Peco even he painted his locos a Dark Grey, it is great that there are people out there who can still tell us where we have been going wrong all these years. Would the T&D locos as well as the C&L locos that went to inchicore for overhaul would they have come back having been repainted in this shade as well?

Once again great photos. Colin R

Hi Phil I know that colour is always a big discussion point when it comes to models, but I am sure I have seen a colour photo of one of these locos in a much darker shade of grey almost black, (inside of Irish Railways in Colour 1955 to 1967 by Tom Ferris) I do understand that this as build or before it goes into service, you learn something new everyday. A great model thanks for sharing it with us. Colin R

It won't hurt to plant some new ones in there place, the thing is don't forget that these trees have grown up since the line closed and could be in the way, so to get rid of a few now is not a big deal as long as new young sapplings are plants over the next few months.

Hi Guys well my card kits from Alphagraphixs turned up on Saturday so I have been having a play around with them them all, the Engine shed appears to be a very short version of the one at Manorhamilton, in order to add details of the one at Manorhamilton, I was wondering if anyone had photos of the engine shed at Manorhamilton, I have those that have been published in Neil Sprinks books, but I am looking for the road side of the building and also details of the Enniskillen end of the building. Regards Colin Rainsbury

I think you may need to register to view the collection, I have enclosed the following link which works for me https://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/index.asp Regards Colin

Thats the one, I was trying to work out whatis in one of the Compendiums? is it just one drawing of one item of stock or is it a collection of say 6 wheel coaches?

I cant recall where abouts it is, but I think there is a list of all the drawings they have done so far, I think most of them are ex GNRI at the moment. The four kits I have ordered are:- F527 The SL&NCR Signal box F536 The SL&NCR good shed F552 The SL&NCR station building F534 And also the Stone built engine shed

Nestor you are further down the line than I am at present. I am at present putting the final touches to the concept plan; let’s just say it has a lot of SLNCR influence in it. I have just ordered four building kits from Alphagraphix’s which I plan to use as templates. Colin

Hi Brack just re read your notes, your drawings you have got, are they the works drawings from Beyer Peacock? Colin Rainsbury

Hi Brack sounds good please keep us posted Colin

Thank you David for that, that is a good point. Colin

Hi Guys I see that we are getting some really good side eleavation drawings of some of the steam locos, but could ask if you have both end eleavations ( from the front and the rear of the cab or and both ends of the tender) as well can you please enclose it, I have a friend who is willing do do some cad work for me, it would great to get the width of the locos right. My main issue is for the class 52 4-4-0 Tender locos thanks. Colin Rainsbury