Warbonnet Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Hi Everyone, As you may have seen elsewhere on the site, Irish Railway Models has announced two additional packs of CIE ballast wagons. Full details below. Thought it could do with a separate thread! Irish Railway Models (IRM), has today announced that it is to release two additional packs of CIE/Whessoe ballast wagons. This additional release will compliment the previously announced three pack of ballast wagons and will be released alongside the first run later this summer. The decision to release of two additional packs of three wagons has been taken to satisfy a large demand for the wagons, with a lengthy waiting list for additional orders already secure. IRM has been truly humbled by support for the project and acknowledges that there is a large demand for high quality, ready to run Irish outline wagons in OO gauge. The two new packs will follow the template of the previously announced first set, with three wagons featuring three unique running numbers being available per pack. The two new packs, 'pack two' and 'pack three' will each feature different individual running numbers, offering the modeller to build up a prototypical nine wagon rake with nine different running numbers. The running numbers for previously announced pack one are '24122, 24127, 24132', pack two are '24133, 24138, 24141' and pack three are '24142, 24253 and 24254'. Progress on the ballast wagon project has been swift, with tooling completed in China thanks to the hard efforts of David Jones of DJ models and tooling samples are due to arrive in the coming weeks for inspection. Pack two and pack three will be a limited run of 250 packs each and will be prototypical for their final years of service with Irish Rail to compliment the previous announcement and will be priced at €119.95. IRM will also allow any purchaser of multiple packs to mix and match their order to include pack two and pack three to give them nine different wagon numbers where possible. We would ask any customer who wishes to do this to email us info@irishrailwaymodels.com with your current order number ASAP so we can facilitate you. We will also honour the original price paid. Proceeds from the new announcement will help finance our next two projects after the cement bubble wagons. These have been decided and preliminary work is underway. The identity of 'project 3' will be announced later in 2016 after the ballast wagons have been released. The cement bubble is progressing to the tooling stage and details on ordering and liveries/running numbers will be announced in the coming weeks. We anticipate that they will be available in late 2016/early 2017. You can place your orders now for packs two and three via the Irish Railway Models website: http://www.irishrailwaymodels.com Edited June 15, 2016 by Warbonnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Is it feasible for people who currently have two packs of the "first issue" on order (e.g., me) to end up receiving two packs with different wagon numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Is it feasible for people who currently have two packs of the "first issue" on order (e.g., me) to end up receiving two packs with different wagon numbers? Sure is Jim. Mail us at info@irishrailwaymodels.com with your current order details and what way you'd like to swap your order around and we can sort that for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Sure is Jim. Mail us at info@irishrailwaymodels.com with your current order details and what way you'd like to swap your order around and we can sort that for you. Great, I'll see what I can find - I did order in two goes and I do know the second one was the final set. The idea was to deliver them to the Train Man and I would pick them up off him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Good news so I ordered 4 of the original ones so will avail of mixing up of the new 2, I have a friend who will take the extra pack from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Great service again there lads, emailed on the back of this thread to amend packs, reply overnight all sorted. Easy peasy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Great service again there lads, emailed on the back of this thread to amend packs, reply overnight all sorted. Easy peasy I, too, am sorted. Couldn't ask for better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Just a note that the re-remaining Pack 1's are now sold out again, and we've already allocated more than 10% of the run of packs 2 and 3! Thanks so much to all for your support - it means the bubbles and future projects can wing this way faster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Same here, all sorted ! thanks Guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 Thank you everyone for your orders of the newly announced Pack 2 and Pack 3 of our forthcoming ballast wagons. 20% of Pack 2 and Pack 3 have been allocated already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Hi folks, Here's an update we simply couldn't wait to share with you! We've just received this photo from the factory floor in China: We hope to have more in due course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scahalane Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Looking great so far, can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Just a note that the re-remaining Pack 1's are now sold out again, and we've already allocated more than 10% of the run of packs 2 and 3! Thanks so much to all for your support - it means the bubbles and future projects can wing this way faster! Thanks for sorting me out with the numbers, Stephen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Thanks for sorting me out with the numbers, Stephen! Pleasure Thanks for the support :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Be nice to see it all finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Is that a bubble frame base on the top, both are in production at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenderg Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Is that a bubble frame base on the top, both are in production at the same time? The chassis had to be done at the same time to ensure compatability with the different upper parts - mounting points etc. and to ensure that brake gear didn't foul on hopper or bubble low slung parts. As for production, no change there. Ballasts first, then bubbles. They're squirting plastic, I'm delighted. End of the prestwin kit beckons, ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enniscorthyman Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Great job lads well done. I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richrua Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 that is nice news indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 The chassis had to be done at the same time to ensure compatability with the different upper parts - mounting points etc. and to ensure that brake gear didn't foul on hopper or bubble low slung parts. As for production, no change there. Ballasts first, then bubbles. They're squirting plastic, I'm delighted. End of the prestwin kit beckons, ��? Wowzers. You make them available, we'll buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Delighted that the project has reached this point. Exciting times. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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