DoctorPan

They don't do sense because the voters don't do sense. We're all talk great things about what we want done to improve public life but the minute they start to do anything about it, a vocal minority who always vote come out against it. Look at how hard it's been to get Bus Connects through

http://nebula.wsimg.com/f7e82593cc2c203572905367348247a2?AccessKeyId=D1829DBC3C305DDDBF0E&disposition=0&alloworigin=1 Yeah form alright

Ballinasloe? Know a 6 piece made it down that way with Driver Noel Playfair at the controls

A big issue that hampers development is the territoralness of areas. In the Midlands, back around Celtic Tiger days, there was a plan for Tullamore, Portlaosie, Athlone and Mullighar to form a city of sorts to counter balance Dublin. Fell apart as Tullamore councillors would complain when Athlone or Mullighar would get a certain feature, others would block decisions as it went to the wrong country ecta. Then you get to the fact that a lot of regional towns are within catchment areas of each other, canablising each other and ending up with halfway measures. There needs to be set towns that are designed as regional focus points and areas around them be satiliate towns. There's a report from the 1950s that said the exact same and it'll be ignored. But we need to be realistic, Ennis is never going to be on the same level as Galway or Limmerick. Its increditable hard to plan stuff when everyone is against it because its not in their area.

One of my upcoming projects requires wheels that are ~6-8mm diameter. I was wondering if anyone knew a source of wheels this size for 00/HO. If not, anyone have experience putting Graham Farnish wheels onto OO gauge axles?

Would be interested in one spanning two tracks

And complete!

Wouldn't say never about RPSI preserving an ICR. Kids today growing up with them will be just as likely to want to preserve one as the older generations wanted to preservate BGMs and steam...

Yeah, have another one ready to build to have a small rake of them.

Transfers along with name and number plates from Des dry on 801 Maca I turn to a subject matter I've had an itch to try since seeing David Holman's wonder 7mm versions. Now mine maybe 4 wheelers but I do think they capture the unique look of the turf coaches. I have another coach on the bench ready for construction.

Yup, only place I could find that did the wbw lining required.

First attempt at doing lining and its going ok so far.

Oh no...

Not as far as I'm aware but he does put models on ebay from time to time. Over the last few months a weedspray coach, some 47fts, 4 20ft flats, Brake Laminate and bits have appeared on it.

And this is his ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/helix0_8?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

They seem to pop up on his ebay from time to time which is where I managed to get mine. As far as I'm aware they aren't in his shop.

Well going by what they've said prior, I would guess the Blue Taras might appear this year after the As

Sure, the J15 started life as a Hornby Dean Goods and the 800 is the old Bachmann Royal Scott, picked up cheaply from Hattons prior to Christmas.

While the run up to Chrstmas saw very little modelling due to work commitments, January has seen some spare time to resume modelling. Two conversions of RTR stock on the go atm, a J15 and a 800 (idenity TBC) in various stages of testing colour mixes as well as finishing off a second shunter for the CSÉ

Hornby's are seperate to Hatton's models

Few 88DS are gonna find themselves in CSÉ colours!

Adding my name into the ring of those needing replacement vac bags

It's this part that I object to. Funnily enough from my side of things, it's the direct opposite. NTA are quite happy to promote rail projects, it's just a matter of funding, likewise with IR mangement. It was only this year that Jim Meade had a talk with the IRRS where it was announced that it was cheaper to move freight by rail than road. What I've found is that some people wish for the old days of freight but when management wants to take steps forward to modernise the system, and shoot down dreams, they get labelled as anti-rail. Look at the massive DART Expansion design tenders awarded and the planning applications going in for the different stages and the invites for expressions of interest for DART Underground. If these projects are seen as anti rail as Stormont in the 50s, I would love to see what those people would consider pro railway as it would keep me in a job for a long time.

Does anyone know if there's spares going around? Two of my 121s have arrived with snapped vac bags on the cab end and would like to get replacements.

Other countries have just assumed the UK would bugger things up and have prepared for that. France's version of customs software has been online for over a year now while the UK's version isn't looking like it will launch until Feb/March next year. It maybe in everyone's interest to get a deal but when one side has already signalled they will break agreeements they made only a few hours previously, kinda hard to operate in good faith during talks