DJ Dangerous

Pure nostalgia gold! Delicious detailing on that!

So… A Maroon 5???

Wow! This will be impressive no matter what. Love the different ballast and track shades, stunning photo realism.

You have such a great run there, @JasonB, it’s hard to tell whether you’re laying O Gauge or OO Gauge track!

A Special Bubble sounds very likely alright! Now you’re talking… 2600, Ammonias, 47’ Flats, Mk4 coaches, happy days!

Simply stunning!!!

I saw a video a couple of years ago - can’t find it now of course - where I think it was @Warbonnet and @Garfield were being interviewed, possibly by the late Andy York. They said something to the effect of the chassis for the Bubbles requiring a little filing of the insides of the axleboxes to allow 21mm running. Thought I had bookmarked the video but nope!

Wow, ten years! Congratulations all around! I remember, vaguely, the A Class being announced. I’d been suspicious of the Ballast Wagons - if something seems too good to be true….. And I missed out, so decided to take the plunge and pre-order an A Class or two.

Hopefully at least some of this can be included on the model. Unlikely that we’ll get Irish buffer spacing, though. Project Status currently says that they’re expected 2026 Q1, but maybe they can be shunted back a little to allow for tweaks.

Some fabulous stuff in there. On opening the photo, there’s a lot of detail visible.

Hatton’s Genesis black and orange 6-wheel coach, H4-6FB-1703, for €58: https://www.ebay.es/itm/236404214286

Murphy Models 141 Class no. B141 as preserved, currently sitting at €100 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/267439270921 Murphy Models 121 Class no. 124 in IE livery, currently at €145 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/136606299539 Murphy Models 121 Class no. B125 in black and orange livery, currently around €145 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/136606304143 Murphy Models 121 Class no. 134 in IE livery, currently showing around €150 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/136606302351 IFM / Irish Freight Models Dutch Vans, two available, look to be pre-rebuild, at €115 EURO each: https://www.ebay.es/itm/267431803232 Corgi OM43701 Belfast trolley bus for around €20: https://www.ebay.es/itm/205794336789 All of the above look to be UK sellers, even the IFM listing, so import fees need to be considered.

Yup, and combined with getting older, bleurgh.

Another inteteresting and challenging one, @Sean! Think that @LNERW1 is also working on a peat bog style railway. You could butt heads for some brain-storming.

Murphy Models already have those in the pipeline. My favourite livery on the Badger! Awesome as always, @ttc0169.

I hear it’s already been loaded into the vans:

Can’t be too many left available to order at this stage, so it’s great that you got one.

Is that the same Midlands Model Railway Club as mentioned in the Model Rail Baseboards and Kitchens thread?

Not sure on the pre-order deadline. I think that I pre-ordered about a year ago. He expects them to be completed for April 2026. I don’t know whether that means produced or delivered. I did so via email as I only log on to FB once or twice a year. Derek is on here as @GSI345, but doesn’t log on too regularly. Will drop you a mail, now in a minute, @skinner75.

Yeah, these will be something special!

I should have copped on, with so many wheels “missing”!

Another PD2, this one for auction, ending in five days: https://www.ebay.es/itm/389075371676

Because I post the Euro prices? Oh… Kay… Moving on… MIR 071 kit for €87 plus postage and import taxes. The title says 071 Class on the main eBay page, then changed to 80 Class when viewing the listing, but it looks like an 071 in the photos: https://www.ebay.es/itm/286848025940 The seller does mention that they’re not sure if it’s complete. Bachmann Class N / Woolwich / Mogul in CIE green for €162 plus postage and import fees: https://www.ebay.es/itm/205784653411 That does look rather nice!

Even though I like my buses, I’m not fully up to speed on this one; CMNL UKBUS 6005, a Dennis Enviro 400 in Stagecoach Manchester plain white, for €220 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/146891158698 From the seller’s description: “UKBUS6005 - Stagecoach Manchester Plain white Hi I’m selling my mega mega rare Northcord Dennis Enviro 400 model in plain white livery. Model is in very good condition and comes complete with outer box. It is believed to be a limited edition of only 22 produced for GB models in Flixton. It is also advertised as GB BUS 0001. There are a number of differences to the recently released UKBUS6201, such as rear vents, no smoking decals on windows and different rear lights. There isn’t a certificate present “