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i stand corrected on the loco name, it was 'princess victoria'. total crap in comparison with the detail on todays models, but good for the time!

lukas, mine arrived this morning - fair play to you. i was plesantly surprised with the dimensions of it.

first train i got was a hornby clockwork goods set...an ovel of track with 3 wagons. thought i went to heaven when i got my second loco, which was the same model except operated by a battery controller - bliss! my first decent loco was 'princess elizbeth' with exhaust sound fitted...it really did give off the chuff chuff sound! jesus, those were the days...when we expected nothing so we were never dissapointed! with the onset of puberty and the first sight of hairs growing where they hadnt been before, not to mention the first surge of strength in my loins (thought rigor mortice was setting in!) it was deemed to be not cool to play with trains. all was stored until the year i got married....when i had to get a hobby fast to get away from herself and this weird notion that she had that i loved going shopping with her....walking 2 stepd behind her like a baby duck after its mother:rolleyes: - still the things we do for love! then the dark days arrived when the dreaded mother-in-law arrived, which is when i really threw myself into the hobby. speaking of halloween, i have to go and hang the hag, i mean the m-i-l outside to scare the kids tonight....great to see shes good for something!

if you lads prefer ships, then you can track any ship around the globe except the navy while on operations -( it will show them while docked) on this site http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

your a man after my own heart richie. they are great sites . i have a real tine virtual radar called an SBS1 by kinetic avionics. its as small box that is hooked up to a laptop picks up sds (automatic dependant survelance broadcast) from aircraft and shows it on the screen. every aircraft except the military have to have this transponder turned on by law. it gives info of the aircraft ie height, speed, type number etc. can pick up a signal from up to 300 miles, - more if you add a pre amplifer. its amazing how many aircraft are flying around irish airspace at any one time.

richie, you should drink loads of guinness to boost your immune system!! thanks for the tip on dublin atc live feeds....passed a few minutes on thae night shift:)

[ATTACH=CONFIG]3172[/ATTACH] wiggy , any way to correct the front of 229 to the correct yellow front as in 207, without a total respray? have 229 myself and she just dosent look right.

i did use anto's method an a lima 201 and made a complete b....x of it , as the blade just took the numbers and surrounding paint right off:(( it seemed like the numbers were blended into the paintwork and not embossed like the lines on the old 141/181's. i removed them with breakfluid and a cocktail stick with no bother.

looking at our baby and i just wondered whats the best way to manage the windows? if the glazing isnt flush with the frames then the wipers will look off . no point in glueing a piece of clear plastic to the inside of the cab (which is what i have done in the past and got away with on the E and D class shunters, as welll as B113 and 114, but i cant see that working here. any thoughts?

lads, anyone know of a way to remove the numbers on the new 071 without damaging the paintwork?

i will be shot for saying it , but im more excited about this more than than the 071s (and they are magnificant machines! ) ....now thats saying a lot!

they look fantastic...that lad is a pure genius!

eamonn , was the show any good?

ah anthony....sometimes you cant beat a blast from the past of those magnificant fire breathing machines. your dunluse castle would be a welcome sight there - or anywhere for that matter!

thanks again for the replies lads.

great stuff there ...pretty positive case in favour of rail freight!

eamonn what chip did you use, bachman or paddys?

pity its over!

great livery on her fran

i would imagine that if colm flannigan has anything to do with it, the layout will display steamers only!

nice job - well done sir!

could it be our boskonay fiddleing around with the site security settings again?