DJ Dangerous

Only a few hours left, IE livery DCC sound fitted 071, possible that it has some star power from featuring on a layout here on the forum: https://www.ebay.es/itm/147328998890

What’s Fwiw?

Given some of the prices I see on eBay, I’m not sure whether they’d be out of pocket or better off.

That’ll do for me, thanks. Hello, silver A4! I thought that I had read somewhere that Hatton’s had been difficult on the A4 project, but couldn’t find where I’d read it.

I’ve read the same or similar, but it always seemed to boil down to the motor being underpowered and the packaging knocking parts loose in transit. And, as with almost every fecking thing nowadays, there’s a very vocal minority who tend not to reflect the general concensus. That said, the A4 in that eBay listing looked and sounded perfect, and my own has no issues. Maybe “rubbishing” is a strong word, but when we already have A/S floating the concept and estimated price point, it doesn’t seem too far-fetched:

What were the design issues and build quality issues? I thought they just needed a bigger motor and better packaging? I guess the feedback that Heljan receive at shows and online from potential buyers will determine what they run, and when. Hopefully they feel that there is demand over the coming years. Not in agreement over there being more money to make… The Irish market often gets rubbished like that. A €350 UK loco might be on par with a €500 Irish loco, depending on units run - they wouldn’t bother if it weren’t worth their while.

I wonder if Heljan will re-run their A4 at some stage? Hatton’s sold them off for £300 or £350 in the end, amidst less than glowing reviews, and they flew out the door at that price. Sadly, the only eBay examples tend to go for twice that lately: https://www.ebay.es/itm/178160861058

Will it fit in your suitcase?

Fantastic, @Darren.d. That will look great behind an O Gauge IRM 071 and some Heljan oil tanks!

Just you wait until the O Gauge 071’s hit the shelves!

Wouldn’t be my cup of tea, but I can see why they’re bidding so much - a piece of history to some, I guess.

Here are the posts on the voucher discount being applied to newer orders, post-December 2025:

Maybe you should delete that last line… If not, I see many many divorces on the cards. The loyalty system in the past would only allow the application of a voucher at the time of placing the order, not when paying for it. Quite sure that the new system will allow the use of vouchers while paying, but probably not for orders migrated from IRM.

Wonderful idea! It’s been an expensive year for Irish railway modellers, and on top of Hunslets and Park Royals arriving right now, the 22000’s, 800’s and Mk2 coaches are probably only six months away.

Class 37’s flying out the door! RailFreight and DRS variants both sold out. RailFreight model had five units in stock yesterday afternoon. https://heljan.com/products/class-37-railfreight-37196-o-scale https://heljan.com/products/class-37-drs-unnumbered-o-scale Must have been @Georgeconna looking for locos with more room inside. Still have a few in stock, so no need to panic just yet: https://heljan.com/collections/class-37?filter.p.m.custom.availability=In+Stock That West Coast livery is tasty!