Amiens Street Terminus

[BosKonay]

Then of course I'll have to make the mainline bus, and the accessory bus for the points, and plug in the computer and set up JMRI and a million other things before I can run anything

 

But that's tomorrows worry

[Garfield]

Then of course I'll have to make the mainline bus, and the accessory bus for the points, and plug in the computer and set up JMRI and a million other things before I can run anything

 

But that's tomorrows worry

 

What about overhead catenary for the Dart?

[BosKonay]

<splutter>!!!

 

That's on the todo list alright

 

Eventually.......

 

[irishthump]

<splutter>!!!

 

That's on the todo list alright

 

Eventually.......

 

 

Ah sure why spoil the view!

[BosKonay]

hear hear

 

As good as reason as any to put it off. Procrastination is yer only man!

[RedRich]

<splutter>!!!

 

That's on the todo list alright

 

Eventually.......

 

 

It's looking like what it is supposed to be Stephen, a Railway. Dapol catenary should do the job nicely and flow with the track. You don't shirk from the challenges that you set for yourself, and I have on occasion. Truly inspirational.

 

Rich,

[BosKonay]

Other than sticking stock down and trying to crash them, anyone any recommendations on clearance for bends?

 

I'm using peco finescale geometry, so the tracks are quite close together (about an inch apart). So far so good, but I wonder should I separate them a bit more on some bends?

[Kirley]

I have used two Mk3's on ajoining tracks to test clearances, work OK so far.

[Garfield]

I have used two Mk3's on ajoining tracks to test clearances, work OK so far.

 

Aye... if Mk3s or De Dietrichs can pass by each other with no problem, you're in business because there won't be anything longer than that.

[BosKonay]

Yep, I was hoping there was a more scientific method

 

So far I've a pair of virgin mkIIIs that the boys 'play' with I just basically try make them hit each other

[Broithe]

The tighter the bend the bigger the separation needs to be - trial runs really are the best way in the end..

[irishthump]

I have used two Mk3's on ajoining tracks to test clearances, work OK so far.

 

Yep, a couple of MK3's are yer only man!

[Retro Herbie]

Agree with Kirley and Garfield, also throw two cravens and two bogie cements on the test trains, cravens are a wide beast compared to mrkIIs and mrkIIIs

[BosKonay]

Thanks Guys.

 

I had a 'gauging' train made up of a pocket, a craven, a mk3 and cement bubble (wide ladders) and a container flat behind a 201 - will do the same and drive it past some mk3s

[201bhoy]

Any videos?

[BosKonay]

Maybe tomorrow

[201bhoy]

[BosKonay]

 

Some new additions en-route

[scahalane]

Wow, now that's a thing of beauty. Love the rust effect.

[irishthump]

Sweet!

[BabyGM]

Beautiful even on the advertisement the detail is perfect

[BosKonay]

Waiting on Glenderg to deliver these and some more toys

 

The billboard watertower is the one from Connolly and the LMS watertower is from the north wall yard

[patrick]

I love them. Beautiful weathering.

[Dave]

Amazing, Glenderg is a true artist. I'll be looking for some for my new layout. If I can get around to building the baseboards!

[BosKonay]

Didn't get a chance to grab a video (sorry 201, sick kids!) but did pick up a mini hoover

 

Will lay a single slip tomorrow with the new 'plaster the glue and ballast in one step' method and take photos of each step. The crossing i tried has been cleaned and vacuumed and I'm thrilled with the results - just sorry I laid the throat without knowing how to do it first!

[enterprise207]

is that 300 on the billboard

[BosKonay]

A Guinness Ad actually

 

From 2005 - 'roughly' when the layouts primary Era is set

 

[BosKonay]

Glenderg felt it was suitably dark and foreboding for a Irish terminus

[Robert Davies]

A Guinness Ad actually

 

From 2005 - 'roughly' when the layouts primary Era is set

 

<snip typically bomkers Guinness ad>

 

I saw the ad at the time...

 

Didn't understand it then, don't understand it now...

 

"Ah Ted, what's the big dog doing there now?"

[201bhoy]

It's meant to represent the story of cuchulainn I think?

[BosKonay]

Exactly.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

I hope he's got a lead and licence for that dog

[Glenderg]

Setanta as a lad had a fight with a dog, the one above pictured, the meanest dog in Ulster, who guarded Culanns house. Legend is that he, after Culann the local lord saw him play hurling, he invited him to his table for a feast. The dog not knowing the young Setanta went after him and the story goes that he drove a sliotar down his throat with a hurley, and the dog choked. So devestated was Culann at the loss of his dog, that Setanta vowed to take the dogs place to defend the master. Cu Chullainn means "Hound of Culann" and he went on to be a heroic, if not gruesome warrior.

[WRENNEIRE]

So is Cu Chullainn the Irish for Henry Shefflin?

[Magpie1951]

So is Cu Chullainn the Irish for Henry Shefflin?

 

I always thought cúl álainn or pointe go hiontach was King Henry's name in Irish or at least that's what they always say when he is on the ball on TG4:cool:.