Things I have noticed after 25 years 'break'

[richrua]

Hi everyone.

 

My mam was having a clearout and found boxes of my old railway that I had dismantled from my bedroom 25 years ago. Rather than let them go, I brought them to my own house (and told the wife my sons would like them).

 

Anyway, a couple of months later I have a baseboard set up in the attic, I have my old engines running and I am about to attempt scratchbuilding something or other. Oh oh. Hooked again.....

 

So I noticed a few things - digital being the obvious one. Too expensive for me at the mo.

 

Lima have vanished.

 

Hornby have a huge range now - especially of buildings.

 

Marks Models is still there!

 

Bachmann - where did they come from ? Great models though.

 

And the biggest thing I have noticed is the Murphy's Models phenomenon. My trains are all BR Steam/diesel era because twenty odd years ago there weren't really any commercially available CIE models. I think I remember a scratchbuilt CIE train or two at an exhibition.

It is about time and they are such good models. Originally from Dublin, I live in Belfast now and it is really great that I could get and run both NIR and IE/IR/CIE models very readily.

 

There is a Silver Fox thing too but I haven't checked that out yet.

 

I think my pocket money will be heading in that direction! It does leave me with a slight problem - I don't want to part with my BR collection for sentimental reasons; so my layout may well have to cross the Irish Sea somehow........

[BosKonay]

Welcome back to the hobby rich

[Tarabuses]

Good to hear of another prodigal railway modeller. There is no reason why you can't have sessions on different days for running Irish and BR stock on your layout. Especially since that real life issue of track guage can be ignored.

[BosKonay]

For what it's worth, I have almost as much BR blue as I have Irish stock

[burnthebox]

Hi rich and welcome back, regarding the uk and ir trains, on the same layout, don't tell them, it's model railways after all.

[Broithe]

Sling a few tunnels or bridges in..

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/4121001.stm

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23672538

 

[heirflick]

welcome richrua....dont ever part with the collection you had when you wrer a nipper - theres great memories in every single item, and memories are priceless!!!

[RedRich]

Welcome Richrua, there's nothing wrong with having an interest in the railways abroad. I have a love of British Railways from time that I lived and worked in London. Travelling through Clapham Junction gave me a huge interest in track. Lot's of the lad's have interests in US, Continental Europe, Canadian, New Zealand, and Australian railways. There is something here for everybody and I for one will enjoy sharing your interests in Railways, models and real life.

 

Rich,

[Glenderg]

Welcome back to the hobby rich

 

Welcome back to the forum bosko! Busy much?

[Glenderg]

Rua, there isn't a member here that doesnt have a Smokey Joe or a Lima Class 37, or some other BR piece of gear. The trick with BR stock is to admire it for a while, then get a surgeons saw, chop it up, bit of cut and fill, and a lick of orange/tan. It worked for CIE after all! R

[Broithe]

It's my view that you can run what you like on your own railway - I have a Class 47 Captain Sensible, just because I'm a Damned fan..

 

 

..but do what you like, it's yours..

[richrua]

Thanks folks. This is a wonderfully friendly forum. I'll try me best not to offend everybody!

 

Couldn't believe those Irish sea tunnel plans were real!

 

Gonna hang on to my BR stuff. I lived in the north of England for a while and am going to have a go at a model of a wee station from there.

 

Then, When cash allows I will get some lovely orange and black stuff, now that it is available!

[Broithe]

It's only the plans that were real, or will be in our lifetimes, I suspect.

 

Orange trains are the pinnacle.

[BosKonay]

Welcome back to the forum bosko! Busy much?

 

Too much so!!

[richrua]

I have had a chance to view the layouts section and it is quite moving to see so many Irish model railways. So many Orange and black locos!

[Kirley]

Have a look at the RM Web -Irish Railway Group. Colm Flanagan is building a layout involving Scotland and N. Ireland "The Stranraer Coleraine and Donaghadee Railway" which allows him to use BR as well as local Stock.

[DJ Dangerous]

On 8/11/2013 at 10:34 PM, Broithe said:

It's my view that you can run what you like on your own railway - I have a Class 47 Captain Sensible, just because I'm a Damned fan..

 

 

..but do what you like, it's yours..

 

I like your shirt.