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I think if anyone can come up with a prototypical Irish 20' chassis, you are onto a winner as this forms the basis for many other Irish wagons.

Weshty, just curious if you will be releasing the 47' flat anytime soon, and if you will consider doing a brass etch for the fertiliser wagon doors, seen as you have the 42' flat wagon nearly ready for release. If the doors were available as an add non, one could construct a fertiliser wagon with a few bits of plastic, as they were built on a 42' flat wagon chassis, if I am not mistaken? Thanks.

Still can't understand why Murphy Models hasn't produced any wagons to go with those magnificent locos. Take the cement bubble for example.....the average modeller will buy enough to make a decent sized rake, so even if the minimum run is 5,000 wagons, I can't see how they wouldn't sell over time. Obviously, it has to be financially worthwhile, so maybe use one of those project funding sites such as Kickstarter, where you either pledge or provide your cash up front. At least then, you will know if the project is viable or not.

Watch this space.......................

Sound interesting Dave

Do you know what livery the 001 on the cover is painted in?

I might be mistaken about the cover but there was a picture of an A class in CIE livery with IR points in it if memory serves correct.

I've been racking my brains - I know the book you mean - by two (or three?) guys, if memory serves. I'll ask my pal who I seel with tomorrow and give you a heads-up after the weekend.

 

Leslie

Thanks Leslie. It's not From CIE to IR book either. The one I'm thinking of must be published about 10 years at this stage.

Irish Metro vick diesels by Barry Carse?

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Irish-Metro-Vick-Diesels-Barry-Carse/9781898392156

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No, it's not either of them lads. I could be mistaken about the cover, but it was a pictorial type book, in the same format as the Iarnrod Eireann book by Tom Ferris. But thanks anyway lads.

I'm looking for the name of an Irish Rail pictorial book that was released maybe 10 years or so ago. If I remember correctly it had a picture of an 001 Class in Drogheda on the cover. Anyone any ideas what it was called. It's not the Iarnrod Eireann 20 years of progress book, but was a similar size and format to that one. Thanks.

Awesome?

Awesome as in streets ahead of any other Irish freight wagon kit available at present.

Wish someone would do a proper RTR Irish 20' wagon that would fit under both the bubble and bagged cement, and many other Irish wagons. Perhaps D&M Modelmakers or Weshty might consider it now that some lovely wagon top kits are becoming available. Based on the photos of Weshtys 40' and ammonia wagons and D&M's Enterpise and 2600 unit, we definitely have some excellent modelmakers ready to fill the void if one of them feel like making that giant step.......please?

As new unused MM0082 071 Class in black/silver freight livery for sale. €120 o.n.o. Payment by Paypal only unless collecting in person.

Excellent Des that looks really well, will be in touch over the next few days.

Top notch stuff. If the container flats and ammonia wagons are to this standard, should be well worth the wait

MIR 40' wagons still look pretty good for their age and simplicity.

Can't wait to see Weshty's offering of the 42' and 47' wagons. Test etchings must be due any day now

The 40fts got their bogies and I fitted some hornby tension lock couplings with a dab of the ol Superglue to test run them. They will be fitted with Kaydees so I am waiting on a sample pack that was picked up from Warley last weekend (Freaked out at the price of It!!!). I need o put a 2mm shim in between the bogie and the frame as the wheels where touching the frames when cornering. Little bit of plastic tube did the trick cut on a square.

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EDIT: just looked at these and the piccy quality is not great, I used a small setting on me camera so might up it a bit for the next ones.

078 is in the new grey livery since early this year but is waiting for parts to re enter service.

085 has been confined to Inchicore works for some time now, about 2 years and has recently been reported to be in the grey livery now but not out in traffic.

087 has been in Inchicore works for about 2 years now, was stopped while still in IE orange and no word if it's overhaul has began yet, rumors are it was stripped of parts for the rest of the fleet a while back.

So is it correct to say that 077, 078, 084 and 087 never carried black/silver freight livery? Did all other members of the class carry black/silver livery? How many locos are now carrying grey livery?

Have the following for sale - all mint and unused :

MM0187 €100

MM0184 €100

MM0146 €100

MM0077 €140

Postage free to anywhere in Ireland.

Payment by Paypal only if posting or cash if collecting.

Brand new unused MM8113 Murphy Models NIR 111 Class loco 8113.

Unwanted present as outside period that I intend to model.

€140.

Postage extra. Payment by Paypal if posting or cash on delivery/collection.

Just looking at photo again. Looks like new IE logo doesn't have the feint lines running through it either.

The Model Shop Belfast have just announced on FB that two 071's are to be released in the new grey livery, in September. Limited to 252 of each running number!

Just checked with modelshopbelfast and the model will be produced with front grab rails in place, as it would have been cost prohibitive to re-tool the cabs to reflect the prototype with no front grab rails.

Also, noticed that the yellow area seems to be curved at the edges, but the prototype is 90 degree straight edges, is it not?

Still looks an excellent model though. Might invest in both and get one of the skilled craftsmen on here to rectify the handrail situation.

Bubbles and bagged cement variants and bulk cement wagons.

Those bogies and buffers look the business too. You should defo think about making them available as most definitely a market there for them.

Sound lad. Thanks.

Yes Mate it was the bottom half of 078 as I wanted the bigger marker lights on 078 as she ran with them and the small IE logo for a lot longer that the small marker lights. The top half was 112 and was renumbered. As far as I'm aware 111 now has the bigger yellow face so you could just renumber another 8113 and renumber her 8111 (Railtec do a decal for this including the 111 class name plates) as I think she now also carries the new number system of 8111. BTW I forgot to say that if you are going to swap bodies you have to swap out the complete lower section as the metal chassis is different to accommodate the smaller marker lights compared to the bigger marker lights. If you need any more help just let me know.

Anthony, did you use the lower half from an 8113(correct lights) and the cabs(correct size yellow front) from a 112 to create 111? Lovely job on it.

Dave, running no. Is 071 and it is in black/silver livery

Brand new unused Murphy Models MM0071 for sale. €140 to include free postage. Payment by Paypal only, unless collecting where you can pay cash.

Many thanks for the cement silo pics Tom. Just what I was after.

You have some good shots there. If you have any showing the cement silo or the shed in Waterford Yard, or indeed any liner trains in the yard, I wouldn't mind seeing them. I remember being in the yard taking photos mid 90s when the yard was a hive of activity with beet, cement and liners. Good days....