Andy Glascott

European for me. Firstly, I live in Europe and see more of them, (though admittedly mainly British and Irish....) and secondly, as I'm a dedicated 6-wider, the smaller size of loco is easier to fit to 6-wide.

You took on quite a challenge with that loco, there are a huge number of angled/sloping sides to it, which is why I went for the slightly more brick-friendly loco I did. The crane was a project when I didn't have space for a layout, and the only pics I have are on Brickshelf. Thanks for the compliments on the station and model, to make the most of limited space I've built up rather than out.

I've seen a few pics or mentions of Irish rolling stock here and on Brickshelf, so thought I'd kick off a thread to see if we can gather the samples into one place. I'll start things off with my version of an Irish Rail Class 121, 2 carriages and a push/pull coach. I remember this consist running on the DART line in Dublin during upgrade work in the early 90's... Here's a pic of the set in front of the top level of the station on my current layout. http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/AndyGlas...sh_rail_set.jpg

I'm working in 8 feet by 4 of space, but have made the most of it by going up! This may not look like much of a layout 3 levels separate, particularly when you stack the three parts of it like this: 3 levels stacked. However, it lets me run 4 of my 8 trains at any given time, and the other 4 are all in sidings that can be switched easily. I aim for layouts that mean I can keep all 8 trains (5 x 12v and 3 x 9v) on the layout. There's a folder of pics on Brickshelf here. The bottom two levels are 12v and linked by a ramp/incline. On the diagram the bottom level is blue simply to keep it visible! It's very much a work in progress, though progress has slowed at the moment.

Thnak you, will resize before posting.

Will EB automatically resize images on Brickshelf? I've uploaded to my account there, and the files are large pixel-wise (3008x2000) but a reduced kb/mb size, usually about 300-350 kb. Do i need to re-size them down to 640x480 before deeplinking? Thanks.

Evening all. I've been lurking for a while, though it's kinda easy to spot me as my user name (which happens to be my real name as well...) tends to be near the top of the list of those online. Currently living in Long Eaton (UK) I'm Irish by birth, hence the inclusion of some Irish stuff in my layout - pics on the way. Trains are my main focus, though town creeps in as I put layouts together, and I've got a Technic "bit on the side" so to speak. I've been working on a 3 level layout for the last 9 months and have just uploaded pics to Brickshelf, I'll link to them once I've worked the system out. Thanks for the tips I've already picked up, I'll gladly share my (fewer) tricks as and when. Andy