chris

I always find it a bit interesting how much the two different liveries make the coaches look slightly different shapes, the orange feel more rounded at the roof ends than the Galways at first glance.

looking forward to finally being able to have a full rake of Galways after many years with just the EGV

45 minutes ago, aclass007 said:

Which livery is actually being produced? The post above says IR livery with white stripes, yet the images and description in the shop says CIE Supertrain livery.... 

Those images are placeholders only. It is IR with stripes

5601 is the only re-release in all of these, isn't it?

Is it correct that 5232 and 5411 are due a year later than all the rest or an error?

Want to be sure before ordering as these two make it go a bit weird

6 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

It’s not from halfway around the world…actually it is from Donegal

oh

looks very like some of the odd stuff you find over here in NZ. I wasn't aware of the central buffer being used in Ireland. They are a huge pain in the ass IMO, and absolute pigs to work on over here (I'm in NZ). I've pulled two apart already and a third has to be done tomorrow, so overly complicated and with age turn into sold masses of rust

On 7/12/2022 at 10:57 AM, airfixfan said:

Would like this one Andy

wtf is that?

Is it from NZ?, narrow gauge, silly central buffer.

Personally I'd like to see Merlin (& co) produced

whats "eau-de-nil", is this the colour of the light green logo / number & lining?

Considered going to this, this year but 3-3.5 hours each way from New Pymouth it's just a little too much to ask. Looks like it was a good day out for you anyway

Ah yes, the Taras.

Is there a 4th announcement?

or was that the little rail tractor thing

I'd love some Dutch vans, just sayin.

Stunning. Another excellent addition to the fleet.

well excuse me for not reading every single thread on this forum 

2 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Are you joking? You're moaning about no Mk2D updates the day that we get a Mk2D update!

What is there to be skeptical about? If I say that I'm gonna run a marathon for Christmas, then get knocked down by a car tomorrow, I'm not likely to run that marathon, am I? Too many external factors can affect projects like those from IRM and MM.

Is the Mk2D update not good enough for you because it doesn't also include a Mk3 or 201 update?

Jesus dude, calm down.

what mk2d update are you referring to? The opening post? Just part of the rumour, until confirmed its not news, any more than 141s are.

11 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

Why "behind" ? It sounds like there will be samples and photos, which would imply that these are not "behind" anything else but ahead of them.

Mk2D's were always the logical choice before Mk3's, assuming the tooling still exists.

Ahead, behind, whatever. My point was simply that MM have announced mk2s, mk3, 201s and now 141s. The first three have been announced a long long while yet nothing has appeared.

The 201 and mk2d schedule was late last year / early this and no updates at all since that was missed.

http://www.murphymodels.com/index.html

Can you understand why I would be sceptical?

11 hours ago, MOGUL said:

How many models have you released Chris? 

Without giving away too much detail(not my place to do it), I can confirm this one has some substance to it

None, but I'm not a manufacturer now am I.

If they are actually manufactured great, just on past history I am not going to hold my breath about seeing released models anytime in the next few years, especially based on nothing (so far) but random rumours on a website, when their own website hasn't been updated in a long time.

1 hour ago, Westcorkrailway said:

What do ye think of this rumour?

add it to the queue behind all the other promised stuff I suppose...

I'm going to assum C class given the similarities to the A but would really prefer B and especially Hunslet. My resin self build hunslet is very average tbh

Please please please Ammonia and barrier wagons

4 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

How did practically no one guess mk2s

Well I assumed actual Irish stuff and Murphy already has the mk2 covered.

Looks nice but this will be a miss from me, no resonation with NIR coaches like these unfortunately.

Good stuff though guys, keep it coming.

mk3's

or ideally B class

i havent opted in and its showing my location...

4 hours ago, Mayner said:

B125 & 126s arrived this afternoon 7 days after shipment from IRM in Dublin & just a day late for my birthday.! Meanwhile B131 is on its way from Rails wonder when it will turn up?

B121 was fine after its journey 126s with a broken leading vacuum pipe and damaged snatcher on the 2nd mans side. 

The big question is whether they are re-gaugable to 21mm and to find a space in the display case for them along with my other Murphy Models diesels

lucky you mayner, customs got their claws into mine, no release date as yet

18 hours ago, spudfan said:

P.S. It is rumoured that they are travelling overland in batches under their own power utilising the multiple unit control facility. Seems there is a delay due to bogie changes to accommodate different gauges

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

5 hours ago, mphoey said:

i put a post up over a week ago

 

? And?

My point was normally there are months of notice for upcoming IRM stuff, thats all.

hmmm, take note IRM! whatever is the next thing in the post do not send before asking me about adding these!!!

kept them quiet

Got mine in NZ today

Does that mean you are aware of any more plans for mk2s? There were supposed to be more, weren't there?