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As a retail manager at the time - i can tell you that it was a limited edition only for publicity purposes - i think maybe 100,000 one off run...made by Butlers chocolates on behalf of Largo (tayto)....we got 4 outers and they sold out in a morning - pure gimmick -still the country went nuts for them for a couple of weeks - my wife has 4 of them in a bag in our freezer since....must be nearly 10 years ago now!

Fabulous modelling

Yeh - Brexit killed it stone dead Was very handy back in the day for uk businesses who wouldn't ship to "Southern Ireland"

Careful now. ....

Thanks guys Food for thought there ......especially the Megapoints system. thanks again

Hi all Just looking for some advice on point motors. Im looking for slow action point motors in particular. I have acquired some solenoids for the fiddle yard and non scenic areas - but i would like to get as prototypical as possible for the layout itself. I've been looking at Tortoises, cobalts etc etc...they all seem to have their pluses and minuse and there are endless debates etc etc.... I will need 12 point motors - points are Peco code 75 electrofrog and will end up DCC eventually - but with an option for running in DC. Any advice, experiences on your own uses, costs etc etc would be greatly appreciated before I take the plunge.... Thanks again Ed

I wonder what are the chances of IRM doing a J15 in the near-mid future.... No disrespect to 00 Works - I have 2 of their lovely J15s already...but 315 + Sterling is a big ask for me at the moment.....

https://www.afloat.ie/port-news/shannon-estuary/item/56928-work-to-reopen-port-of-foynes-limerick-freight-railway-line I still can't get my head around the fact that this is actually going ahead - I thought there was the usual "positive noises" for the local media and politicians , the usual "reviewing the situation" and the line would sleep on becoming more overgrown and this very irish "squatters rights" would kick in soon and that would be that.....but no.....great! Given the absence of any mention of who exactly is going to be using the line for freight...........could this finally be an outbreak of .............wait for it..............long term planning?....ie lets build the infrastructure first and then go after customers. Obviously lots of EU money and state money going into this - great - its about time and will hopefully be start of investing and getting Limericks rail infrastructure back in use. Given I now live Shannonside - I'll be watching this project with great interest.

holy moley - just got it in my email too 2 thoughts 1) how accurate are these... in comparison to the real thing? 2) Im going to need to win the lotto

Sweet Jesus..................I'll be in negotiations with the IMF by this time next year! Actually - all things considered - I'll be happy to be conducting credit negotiations with whoever this time next year if that madman in Moscow hasn't lifted every railway line from Gibraltar to Gdansk by then..........scary times folks and its great to have a hobby to disappear into for a bit of mental escapist relief.

Yeh - and a vague timeline? Roughly when? Great to see tho

Agreed - the flickr site is fantastic and is worth the IRRS membership fee alone.

Oh - im in no rush - i got a rake of 8 from the first run - Im not greedy - i'll let others fill their boots first and see how the run is seliing - i'll only be for a max of 2 packs if even.....toy train budget is going on track , solder and wire at the moment as i re-start building the layout after a long break from it.

For ferts sake.....my poor bank account!! Seriously tho - fair play to ye for actually reducing the cost and honoring your prices on products delivered this year - i dont think ye are getting enough credit for that - particularly when everything except air is rocketing up daily. We'll see how the euromillions goes tonight as to how soon I order

Brexit

Hi Fran cheeky question here - if I ordered some mags and forklifts on the same order...would they be shipped together? - or am i complicating things? thanks Ed

Cheers Fran

Quick question - what era are we talking?.... as far back as 1970's? Thanks

yep

A8......looks like Clonmel to me On the other hand - it could be Athy.....there are a couple of stations with a similar set up.

Got a copy for Christmas from the brother...spent the afternoon going thru it with my tipp born mother!...nostalgia or what Thanks Jon

As a fellow countryman of mine once said....I can resist everything except temptation We weren't going to do traditional christmas dinner anyway - tho I doubt she thought I was talking about KFC..........

Better get the piggy bank out this evening then.....more likely mr mastercard tho

Fantastic work Fergal Getting better and better - love Jim Hennessey's veg patch! Ed