jhb171achill Posted August 5 Posted August 5 2 hours ago, Darius43 said: Gave the footbridge a makeover. Cheers Darius NCC colours! Nice. 1
derek Posted August 5 Posted August 5 That's some paint job. Very neat @Darius43. Did you paint it as is , or could you take it apart? ie do the cream bits separately? 1
Darius43 Posted August 5 Author Posted August 5 (edited) It’s a 3d print so all one piece. I airbrushed it NIR maroon, which was quite straightforward, but the latticework infills were brush painted cream in place. Cheers Darius Edited August 5 by Darius43 1 1
Darius43 Posted August 11 Author Posted August 11 Some activity at the Old Coastguard Station. Cheers Darius 12 1
Darius43 Posted August 13 Author Posted August 13 (edited) Strange visitor… Triang Hornby Battlespace Turbo Car converted to DCC - because I could. Cheers Darius Edited August 13 by Darius43 2 2 4
Mol_PMB Posted August 13 Posted August 13 Do you have a giraffe car destined for DCC conversion too? 1
Darius43 Posted August 13 Author Posted August 13 It’s on the list… would work well with the tunnel and footbridges 2 2
jhb171achill Posted August 13 Posted August 13 2 hours ago, Darius43 said: Strange visitor… Triang Hornby Battlespace Turbo Car converted to DCC - because I could. Cheers Darius Now THAT’S original!!!!!!!!!! 1 1
Seanie Posted August 15 Posted August 15 On 11/8/2026 at 5:02 PM, Darius43 said: Some activity at the Old Coastguard Station. Cheers Darius Love the olde Doctor ! 1 1
DJ Dangerous Posted August 16 Posted August 16 On 14/8/2026 at 3:38 PM, Darius43 said: Track cleaning underway. Cheers Darius On 14/8/2026 at 4:17 PM, Mol_PMB said: I do like the warning panels on the loco! The warning panels look great, they add an extra dimension. 1
Mol_PMB Posted August 16 Posted August 16 On 15/8/2026 at 9:37 AM, Seanie said: Love the olde Doctor ! Not being a TV-watcher, I was wondering who that was.
Darius43 Posted August 18 Author Posted August 18 (edited) C Class passes through Whiterock with a short working. Cheers Darius Edited August 18 by Darius43 7
skinner75 Posted August 18 Posted August 18 That last vid looks like it is the real thing! Maybe its the 'low' quality that makes it look like an old cine recording, captured from the road below 1
Darius43 Posted August 22 Author Posted August 22 New arrivals. The latter is for my Dad who worked for Michelin at Stoke, Mallusk, Nigeria and Ballymena. Cheers Darius 9
Mol_PMB Posted September 4 Posted September 4 Wonderful! Over on RMweb, chief moderator Phil Parker will also be very impressed! 1
derek Posted September 4 Posted September 4 2 hours ago, Darius43 said: Cheers Darius Jesus! Thought I was losing the plot there when I saw the giraffe ducking in the first clip 1
Darius43 Posted September 11 Author Posted September 11 My cousin challenged me to make an F1-themed train. So here it is:- Cheers Darius 6
Mol_PMB Posted September 11 Posted September 11 Superb! What a good interpretation of your cousin’s brief. No chance of the race cars overtaking the 2250hp GM! 1
DoctorPan Posted September 11 Posted September 11 I think I put money on the F1 cars winning the drag race. Even this year's Honda engine would do it. But brilliant interpretation of the brief! 1
Mol_PMB Posted September 12 Posted September 12 13 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Oooooooo I spy the MAK!!!! Keeping a wary eye on the interloper from the other GNR. 1
Darius43 Posted 15 hours ago Author Posted 15 hours ago (edited) My first model railway was a 1960s era Marklin 3-rail set that my Dad bought second hand from a work colleague. It was set up for me on the dining room table one Christmas Day in the early ‘70s with station buildings and a tunnel that my Grandad had built. It was amazing. The train comprised a BR24 Mogul with some two axle tinplate coaches. The original set was sold several years ago but I have recreated the train using a Trix BR24 and some Fleischmann coaches. Cheers Darius Edited 15 hours ago by Darius43 8
Galteemore Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago Fab. I do like the DB aesthetic of black, red and green. BR24 is a lovely loco 1
Darius43 Posted 11 hours ago Author Posted 11 hours ago Some more German steam action. Cheers Darius 4
Georgeconna Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago Corr nice to see something a different. Lovely jubbley. 1
derek Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Lovely timing on the trains passing each other, especially the first video of these two
Tony fly fishing Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Sorry for coming in out of the blue, I haven't been on here in quite a while I was extremely unwell, however I have an old Irish railway set ,the engine needs a serious service motor is powerful but I'm unable to manage cleaning it, anyway I'm trying to find the impossible, traction rubbers are gone ,I would appreciate any help and support thanks
Darius43 Posted 3 hours ago Author Posted 3 hours ago Hi Tony, This looks like a Jouef Ireland manufactured set, however the loco and coaches are of European prototypes and are not Irish. The loco looks to be Belgian, judging by the livery and the coaches look to be of French prototypes, albeit finished in German (DB) and Italian (FS) livery. The car transporter is of a German prototype. None of these ever ran in Ireland. You can get replacement traction tyres on eBay - you just need to measure the wheel diameter so that you get the right size of tyre. Finally, perhaps the moderators can move Tony’s post and my reply to a more appropriate part of the site. Cheers Darius
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