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216 being refurbished at present.

Think you will find that the last wagon is covered in dirt. They managed to go with ease from white to brown between repaints.

JM Design TPO/Tool Van €66 Murphy Models 141 Class loco 156 in IR livery €100 test run only Irish Railway Record Society Journals No. 12,14,15,17,18,20 €15 each (recently sold on eBay for up to €25 each) 72,73,74,75,76,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,94,96,97,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110 €2 each Irish Railways Platform 5 1994 Peter Fox €5 Irish Railways Traction & Travel 1987 edition €5 Irish Railways Today 1967 edition €15 cover loose otherwise in excellent condition Postage extra but will be combined for multiple purchases. Payment by Paypal only or cash on collection. Offerered here first but will also be going up on ebay Wednesday night. Please PM if interested. Thanks.

TPO now sold. Thanks for all the interest.

Coach sides now sold. Any takers on the TPO van?

Have a spare JM Models TPO/Tool Van and a Buffet Coach sides that are now surplus to requirements. TPO van €66. Buffet coach sides €19. Payment by Paypal only. Postage extra or can possibly meet up or you are free to collect.

It is an interesting proposal, but one I think that would only work initially on the likes of a freight wagon such as the cement bubble, where people are likely to buy more than one. I could be wrong but I am quessing that there is less design and drawing on a wagon than on a locomotive, so the initial setup costs should be somewhat lower. I do feel that if an initial project worked out successfully, that you would get more people willing to put cash upfront for subsequent projects. I think such a proposal would need to be fronted by one of the Irish model shops, Murphy Models or some other manufacturer to enable modellers to have confidence in it being brought to a successful completion, pending sufficient cash being raised to allow the project to advance.

Don't think Dream Box containers ever ran on Irish liners. In a nutshell, the ECS containers would be Ok for IE era, Eucon would be OK for both IR and IE era. Neither ECS or Eucon ran in CIE days as far as I am aware.

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Anyone know what the surprise model release was from Des/Studio Scale Models?

Excellent work. Hopefully Des from Studio Scale Models or someone else will bring out a full kit in the future. The cement bubble is such an iconic Irish wagon.

Murphy Models still haven't released the IR livery versions yet, so you could probably assume that they would be the next releases after the CIE versions due shortly. The Gen van on ebay was released as part of the IE versions, so I would assume that as this has sold out everywhere that another version, albeit very similar, will appear as part of the IR batch of these coaches. Both the EGV and the Restaurant coaches are the hardest ones to obtain in IE livery at the moment.

Looking to buy the 1981 edition of Locomotives and Rolling Stock of CIE and NIR by Oliver Doyle and Stephen Hirsch if anyone has a spare copy lying around. That's the one with the NIR 111 Class on the cover. Thanks.

Is there any published drawings anywhere of Claremorris signal box and goods shed or would anyone have measurements of these? Also, looking for a photo of front of goods shed if anyone can help. Thanks,

Million dollar question for me is will Murphy Models bring out an 001 Class model at any stage? I am purposefully not buying the Silver Fox model in the hope that Murphy Models or some other manufacturer releases a high spec detailed 001 Class model. Silver Fox model is ok, but looks totally out of place alongside Murphy Models locos. There is just no comparison really.

If Irish Mk2 coaches are your thing, then get British Rail Mk2 Coaches by Michael Harris. Has a full chapter on the Irish coaches, along with some drawings.

Interested in MM0143 and MM0156 if in mint condition.

My research on wagons has been put on the back burner at present, as there appears to be insufficient information available. I have instead turned my research to the carriages built and introduced by C.I.E. from 1950-1980's and possibly up to present day, with a view to a possible publication in the future. I am appealing for anyone that may have CIE coach drawings to contact me if they are willing to provide a copy as a basis for creating detailed scale line drawings which I would hope to include in any publication. I would also be interested in hearing from anyone with photographs of CIE built coaches, and in particular, showing roof or end details. Any assistance will, of course, be fully acknowledged should my work reach publication stage. Thanks.

Excellent idea for a layout there, Richie. Certainly out of the ordinary. Look forward to seeing it come to fruition, especially the buildings. Should be epic knowing your handiwork.

John, are you still considering producing correct scale length and width CIE stock, or is it just the etches to fit the Dapol coach? Also, are the earlier heating and luggage van kits still available?

Couple of questions re modifying Murphy Models locos. 1. Has anyone tried removing factory applied weathering? If so, what method did you use? Was it successful? 2. Has anyone tried removing dayglo panels? If so, what method did you use? 3. Is the tablet catcher or blanking plate glued onto the cab sides or does it slot in?

Murphy Models MM0112 now on ebay http://www.ebay.ie/itm/131296720206?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

New and unused Murphy Models MM0112 model for sale. €140 o.n.o. Postage extra. I can meet in some areas of Dublin near where I work if that helps, or collection from Arklow. Payment by Paypal only if posting, or can pay on meeting or collection.

Superb piece of scratchbuilding there. Two questions - would you consider releasing the 20' wagon base for sale and any chance of posting the dimensions or a drawing of the pallet cement wagon please? Thanks

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