Colin R Posted July 6, 2021 Posted July 6, 2021 Hi one and all, The attached photo on the Cavan and Leitrim Mohill station shows a CIE Poster, my request is who might have one and if so can you post a colour version and the size of the poster, there is a second poster which I cannot make out to much detail of but again it is a CIE poster. Is anyone aware of anyone who has produced all of these CIE posters in 4mm / OO scale? Regards Colin Rainsbury Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 Those type of things crop up on fleabay from time to time; the going rate now seems to be the best part of €300 a throw! 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted July 7, 2021 Posted July 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Colin R said: Hi one and all, The attached photo on the Cavan and Leitrim Mohill station shows a CIE Poster, my request is who might have one and if so can you post a colour version and the size of the poster, there is a second poster which I cannot make out to much detail of but again it is a CIE poster. Is anyone aware of anyone who has produced all of these CIE posters in 4mm / OO scale? Regards Colin Rainsbury Colin- I think Alphagraphix do these. 2 Quote
DiveController Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) @Colin R Colin, Your second poster, for identification purposes is going to be this one (which is copyrighted to all posters.com) Available from them as a 24" x18" poster which might not accurately equate to the size of the prototype which looks to be more like 3' tall. Not familiar with the one with the shamrock but will post if come across it. Edited July 10, 2021 by DiveController 1 Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, DiveController said: @Colin R Colin, Your second poster, for identification purposes is going to be this one (which is copyrighted to all posters.com) Available from them as a 24" x18" poster which might not accurately equate to the size of the prototype which looks to be more like 3' tall. Not familiar with the one with the shamrock but will post if come across it. I saw an origional one of these in castlerea railway meuseum the other day. Ironically pulled from the a West Cork station of Waterfall Perhaps advertisment posters and boads would be easier to come by? I think those who did the bantry layout made posters like these ones Edit: Bingo Edited July 10, 2021 by Westcorkrailway 1 1 Quote
Colin R Posted July 10, 2021 Author Posted July 10, 2021 Thanks guys for identify both of them. I am sure there must be other Irish based posters, I might have to start a search on the interwebby thing to see if i can find any more. Colin Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 10, 2021 Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Colin R said: Thanks guys for identify both of them. I am sure there must be other Irish based posters, I might have to start a search on the interwebby thing to see if i can find any more. Colin Radio train and excursion ones were pretty common. But excursion ones are area specific In this one, the times seem to be just written on! This one i found on the forum under the thread gsr 800... Edited July 10, 2021 by Westcorkrailway 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 That's a nice one to Bantry - apparently with a B1a up front! Quote
Colin R Posted July 11, 2021 Author Posted July 11, 2021 It looks like to me as if all the excursions trains where over printed on a standard background poster, they would have to be cheap enough to do something like that, I suspect that a run of say 500 posters was the normal thing. Where as the colour tourist poster would have been printer on a better paper so it lasted a bit longer say from April to September may be? The whole issue of how long a poster was up for depends on how busy the station was, I can't speak for how things where done over in Ireland but it was a common practice that posters where pasted over an old one until they fell off. After the war the quality of the wall poster decreased and it was common for after say 6 or 7 posters than the whole lot would just fall off the wall having been made wet so many times (the rain manly) which formed a pulp, in the 60's and 70's fly posting became a massive problem over here (and still is) so posters where made as cheap as possible since they only needed to stay up a few days at the most. Quote
Mayner Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 10 hours ago, jhb171achill said: That's a nice one to Bantry - apparently with a B1a up front! Complete with what looks like a solid rake of "Silver Princes" stainless steel coaches As they say paper never refuses ink or electrons to get excited! 2 Quote
minister_for_hardship Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 The smokebox door is hinged the wrong way round as well. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 11, 2021 Posted July 11, 2021 1 hour ago, minister_for_hardship said: The smokebox door is hinged the wrong way round as well. True!!!! 1 Quote
Phil3150 Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) When I was planning to model Mohill I made a stab at producing the poster from the photograph. Without any idea what colour it should be I came up with this which doesn't look to bad when reduced to 4mm size. Phil Edited July 12, 2021 by Phil3150 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 Some of those actually were monochrome - sharpening that one up the way it is would certainly look the part. 1 Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 another One from fred deans flicker, bias for my hometown is present I wonder if you could modify it for mohill or indeed any other station......ill get cracking Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said: another One from fred deans flicker, bias for my hometown is present I wonder if you could modify it for mohill or indeed any other station......ill get cracking If you were to flatten it out and scan the bottom part - the rest could be made up. 1 Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 12, 2021 Posted July 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: If you were to flatten it out and scan the bottom part - the rest could be made up. Only so much can be done with a mobile telecomunications device 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 49 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said: Only so much can be done with a mobile telecomunications device Superb! I will summon what passes as IT skills to print this off and try to make a poster with it. If my efforts are even 10% passable, I'll post here..... Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 Theres a lad on ebay.ie that makes some 4mm signs, might be worth a call https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/iavoca?_trksid=p2047675.l2559 1 Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 This is only 10 percent passable because its going down to 4mm so the details dont matter, i have no idea how long it took to travel to ballinamore-dromod on the C&L, or if ballinamore was known for its fairs, nor is the quality of image great But not bad for snapchat editor 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 In 1935, the 07:20 from Broadstone would have had you in Ballinamore for 2 p.m.; the only return train left 13 minutes later! From Cork, it would be a two-day journey there and the same back....... more a package tour than an excursion! 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) The time taken for the Dromod - Belturbet section was a long two hours and 26 minutes for 33 miles! Edited July 13, 2021 by jhb171achill 2 Quote
Phil3150 Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 Yes, but we'd all jump at the chance to do it now!! 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, Phil3150 said: Yes, but we'd all jump at the chance to do it now!! THAT is for CERTAIN!! Plus a run in a brake van from Sligo Quay to Belfast on the cattle, or a jaunt in a six wheeler on the Clonakilty branch.......... 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 Or the monthly cattle coming out of Dingle…. Roger at Alphagraphix does do CIE travel posters BTW…just to keep on topic!! 2 Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Phil3150 said: Yes, but we'd all jump at the chance to do it now!! Well i can still get from cork to dromod by rail (for the most part) the issue is dromod-belturbet. I dont think nancy can get that far these days 2 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: THAT is for CERTAIN!! Plus a run in a brake van from Sligo Quay to Belfast on the cattle, or a jaunt in a six wheeler on the Clonakilty branch.......... If I had a time machine...... Id show him the Luas using the Harcourt Street line and give Colm Creedon 500 pounds in 1961 money i found on ebay. Not to mention all the places anyone would visit like Fintona, valentia and Inchicore in years past I'm sure others can name countless other places 1 Quote
Colin R Posted July 22, 2021 Author Posted July 22, 2021 If i could go back in time with a load of cash we would have the best Railway/Tram collection going, I am sure I would try and save one of those big 4-8-0 beasties from the Swilly. 1 Quote
airfixfan Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 Well Colin at least we have a 7 and a quarter inch live steam model just built after 20 years in Cheshire. Some machine! 2 Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, airfixfan said: Well Colin at least we have a 7 and a quarter inch live steam model just built after 20 years in Cheshire. Some machine! She is a beautiful machine to be fair. Needs to pay a visit to home sometime though 1 Quote
Colin R Posted July 23, 2021 Author Posted July 23, 2021 8 hours ago, airfixfan said: Well Colin at least we have a 7 and a quarter inch live steam model just built after 20 years in Cheshire. Some machine! Wow I would love to see some photos when it is possible. Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Colin R said: Wow I would love to see some photos when it is possible. 3 2 Quote
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