mphoey

5 hours ago, chris said:

never mind own power, that would be a good option these days with air fright being obscenely expensive and sea being slow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiwu–London_railway_line

send a transit over land with a couple of drivers

11 hours ago, Noel said:

That raised the thought, Both Hornby and Bachmann must be more than a little displeased with and scared of Accurascale's landmine entry to the UK market and in particular announcements last year about the Class 37 and Deltics right on their own homeland 'patch', and scared of the level of detailing and fine scale accuracy that IRM/AS are bringing to the UK market having proved their credentials already with the successful and highly well received wagons. German/Swiss model engineering standards but at UK price point. AS raising the bar to uncomfortable levels for the complacent incumbents. Watch out, the empire might try and strike back by releasing a model of the 'turf burner' on to the Irish market, or the nuclear option of a fisher price 22k toy yo-yo complete with clock work mechanism.  It's been great to observe from the sidelines an Irish start up make a successful entry into the UK market and shake things up as regards model standards, precision and innovation. Proud of what this Irish start up has achieved.

well said noel but hornby and bachmann burned their bridges when they decided we were not a market for them so let accurascale show them up they deserve it

the link is broken

45 minutes ago, DoctorPan said:

And of course the final word from me on the coach. If enough of us order the SF coach and start detailing it, Murphy's Law will have to kick in and Fran and the lads will annouce a RTR one!

bigger issue  is does silver fox still have enough stock plus also as fran said it would probably be 150 a proper weedspraying coach we are paying 85 stg plus post for the silver fox variant as it is 

On 8/7/2020 at 11:45 PM, ttc0169 said:

Another bundle of joy arrived last week, and another big congratulations are in order to the lads at IRM.

A selection of photographs taken earlier at a busy Lakeview rail freight yard sees retro liveried locomotive 071 arrive from the MPD after refueling to work the bogie spoil train consisting of spent ballast from the recently extended freight yard and some life expired concrete sleepers,

The fourth photo shows the interior of the cement/fertilizer store which has been fitted with interior lighting-it has really added to the scene,

Forklifts LV1 and LV2 are busy loading cement and Guinness kegs while the bulk cement bubbles are unloaded,

Pictures speak louder than words.....enjoy....

 

 

better empty that warehouse after what happened in beruit

i would love a high roofed attic to put a proper railway into

2 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Is the coach the same as the one that's missing from the RPSI Cravens sets?

no 2 different 3173 is the rpsi one 3185 is the other out of service and the weedspray is 3187  

ive added the drawings of both types of van to show the differences

7 minutes ago, Railer said:

As we mentioned before release, will these have the hoses for between the wagon connections? Big shame about the lack of a van. If I knew that was coming I'd be all over these straight away. I have a SF version but I'd rather not run it next to these. 

Also, for those modeling this set in the last 4 years of it's life will need to paint the end of the container yellow.

agree on van cant remember if the silverfox one is even correct for it as there are 2 different types also the hoses are there we can see them on the tanks but not showing between wagons

14 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Would those tanks happen to be the same as those on the the oil wagons, for a future release???

maybe a part of the hint we seen about 20 foot wagons 

wow look great and its a different variant of the container as well so looking forward to ordering

32 minutes ago, spudfan said:

If you sign up to IRM, Rails of Sheffield or any supplier you will be notified when they come into stock. Just because you get notified does not mean you have to buy it. I am sure once IRM get stock in you will read about it here. There is not much point in getting possible dates as things can change.

For instance Rails of Sheffield have colour photos up of B121 (GREY),B125(BnT),130(IR),134 (IR) and B135 (GREY) which probably means they are the first versions they or anyone else will get. I know dates can be important from a budgeting point of view but until they land in stock I do not think anyone can give a definite date. They can give you estimates but that is not what you want.

no more thinking of the order of delivery now as to has it changed much 

is there any updates re deliveries we know the greys are now first but what way are the others following now

original delivery list

7 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

Empty Guinness kegs are loaded on to the liner train at the Lakeview rail freight depot in synchronized harmony by the experienced forklift drivers.

 

there nice fork lifts

2600 drawing have lots of others of other types

2 hours ago, m0rris said:

Thanks - I will definitely bear it in mind as it is a notable class - I've a very varied collection covering Irish/British/Swiss/Austrian N gauge so as you can imagine, given the gaps in those ranges in N and 00/HO I have a very long to do list. I would need to track down a copy of the drawings for the 2600 as a starter before saying yes or no.

drawings are available easily

7 hours ago, Noel said:

Enough fertiliser there to prevent a war, and enough Guinness to keep the troops well oiled for years of a long campaign.  

wheres the forklift and 10 security guards

On 8/18/2020 at 12:09 PM, Warbonnet said:

It's certainly something being considered among other things. We do have an interesting accessory coming soon that we're nearing production completion on that should be popular. A case of 'watch this space'

oh interesting as if its people irish figures dont really exist in other ranges

On 8/16/2020 at 4:21 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Fert and keg accessory packs already sold out!

Is that it, like no more runs of them?

yep i was amazed at that plus the containers are nearly gone only 29 left on the site proves that accessory packs can sell maybe something for irm to look at carefully

i know you cant say how many but can a warning countdown be put on each loco as numbers drop like the wagons from last 25 lets say or so

still no word on whats happening which is a shame

beautiful layout it is always a shame when you have to let go

38 minutes ago, RPSI B134 said:

We have received a basic sample for review from the factory in China. This sample show the basic colour of the locomotive and is far from a complete sample of a finished model. We are very happy with how the locomotive looks and the finished product will be even better.

Sales of the model continue to come in and less than a third of the stock remains available. To secure your model follow the link https://irishrailwaymodels.com/products/b134-class-121-locomotive-rpsi-grey-yellow 

There will be just one production run of these locomotives so don’t miss out and at the same time you will be supporting the RPSI. 

Thank you

it really does look well and the cab detail is excellent so looking forward to both the model and the 1.1 scale version

new idea for IRM new greenway set to include old track bed new cycle tracks and a box of cyclists

6 minutes ago, Georgeconna said:

I can't remember last week Noel not to mind 1960 as I was not even about

The RPSI one yeah , it will be a sough after Jobbie but there is not a whole lot to run authentic wise with the original grey ones.

 

unless irm surprise us with some passenger and freight stock for them after all they have the early a classes as well that need something  to pull

30 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said:

I think you just need approval as a partner and then you can give it as an option to pay?

looked at the site the buyer has to be approved as well each  transaction and theres costs as well which really dont make it worthwhile as they push the model prices up

2 minutes ago, mphoey said:

looked at the site the buyer has to be approved as well each  transaction and theres costs as well which really dont make it worthwhile as they push the model prices up

heres an example

https://apply.flexifi.com/s/quote?src=0010Y00000MbPlBQAV&toURL=Quote#1

6 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Is that a Shapeways jobbie Noel or something you had 3D printed?

looks 3d printed with the lines