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Got my 141 today. I decided to dust off the train set and run it, but a paper mat over carpet is not a good running surface at all, and it was a struggle to record these clips. Don't mind the livery mismatches and the HST cameos - I wanted a black and tan 141 to have a black and tan loco. What if I told you it was actually an MGWR HST? 20240419_221431.mp4   20240419_205957.mp4    

So running mate 126 was up next. Same techniques were used to give the impression both 121’s had been double headed for some time. Forgot to mention I fitted body mounted Kadees to both locos before weathering.  

Hi folks, I’m recently after getting my interest in the hobby back after a few years. Currently in the early stages of planning a layout. I'm looking at a “what if” scenario along the south coast of Cork, so it’ll show a very heavy GSR influence and likely some aspects of the CBSCR.   I previously had a plan for a layout called Gortalainn Junction (hence my username), but after learning a few new techniques and skills I’m hoping to expand on that plan. I’m thinking of a half hidden “roundy roundy” loop centred around a large station with a goods yard on an upper layer, moving down with what will (hopefully) be a subtle transition to a fishing village on a rural branchline and a hidden set of sidings on the lower layer. That should allow for some interesting passenger and freight movements. While I’ll mainly be basing it around a 50s-70s timeline, I won’t be sticking too tightly to any rules/prototypical running with it, so rivet counters can make road 😉 Don’t be surprised to see a modern IR liveried 201 next to a J15 at some point, I’m only looking to have a bit of fun with this plan, so if it interests me it fits in my view. I will welcome any tips/constructive criticism though, especially with signalling and track layout.    Most aspects of the layout will be scratch built, as I am running on a very tight budget. I’ve attached a very rough MS Paint sketch of what I’m thinking to give an idea, it’s by no means to scale, just designed to point me in the right direction. It won't be winning any beauty contests but it does the job! I started out with AnyRail but hit the free version’s limit of 50 pieces… Place names are all fictional and are designed to poke fun at the anglicisation of them – Irish PME here! 😛

So nobody likes Superquinn sausages enough???

Ice cold and worth waiting for!