DJ Dangerous

The TransAero plane was for some camping thing: And: https://www.inspiredcamping.com/the-glamping-trend-takes-flight-in-ireland/ This looks interesting:

1/12 vs. 1/18 vs. 1/43…

A 21mm 071, the next best thing while we wait for @BosKonay‘s O Gauge 071!

Grubby looking re-purposed box appeared a few months back when the refurbishment work started near one of my colonies. Looks the be EXX-590068 (2210), an Eagle Express passive-ventilated 8’6” 20’ box. 7th digit is missing so no exact ID.

Dropped @GSI345 an email over the weekend, buses posted yesterday, happy days!

Stunning photo-realism! Even more excited, now. Haven’t heard from @GSI345 yet about the balance on mine, nor where he wants to post them, but will hang on a few more days before panicking, as I know he’s dealing with all of the orders by himself.

Resin body with brass parts, according to the SSM website. Possible that @Weshty switched from full brass to a hybrid resin / brass at some stage. I’d assume that the chassis requirements are the same but would suggest contacting Dez to confirm, before taking his very last kit.

Athearn SD9 and Hornby / Lima Class 55 chassis according to THIS thread.

Nearly sure that one of the A/S / IRM lads posted in the Park Royal thread a week or two back, saying that their attention would now turn to the 22000’s and 800’s. Landing this quarter seems unlikely. I’d say next quarter or the following one are more likely. They’ll need to assess prototypes, and packaging, to avoid a Park Royal repeat, before even signing off. It’ll be a few months after that, at the earliest, before they arrive. No news is good news and all that.

Yup, there are eleven DC variants and 11 DCC sound variants. Mark’s have / had all eleven DC variants and one DCC sound variant in stock.

These will look wonderful once sprayed orange:

22 in total; 11 DC and 11 DCC Sound. Mark’s only have one DCC Sound model, the rest are DC.

England are through to the semi’s! Delighted for them!

12 variants still in stock at Mark’s Models, including IRM1327, Falcon in later livery, long sold-out at Accurascale.

How are those bookcases holding up, @Edo???

Defo, @Rob! Maybe we’ll see more Hueston North and Conyngham Road updates once they arrive?

@DSERetc made wonderful use of O Gauge Lima coaches on Castletown, HERE. Lima O Gauge coaches usually go for peanuts on eBay. Heljan’s Mk2’s are out of this world, but there are only a handful left.

Posted in THIS FaceBook group, an update on Derek Farrelly’s Dublin Bus KC models:

Bit of a shame that there were so many unpaid and unclaimed pre-orders with no communication, but all the better for anybody who missed out.

A couple of O Gauge Mk2 coaches back in stock tonight, including TSO’s, FK’s, plus RTC and Network Rail variants, but only a sprinkling, so be quick!

There were four green variants and twelve black and orange, so 25% were green. Sales at Mark’s Models seem to loosely follow that trend, with two of eight remaining lines being green. People have Bachmann Moguls, Silver Fox C Classes, Silver Fox A Classes and IRM A Classes all starved for green coaching. Given that, and the shift towards the grey days on the forum over the last few years, I thought the green variants would have sold faster. Possible that the grey market is a bit saturated as a lot of recent released seem to be that era, H Vans etc not selling, which may explain the green coaches not selling out on day one. Honestly, they are GORGEOUS and I thought they’d have sold out long before any black and orange variants. Possible that there’s a difference in the way people post and the way people spend. The more vociferous minority etc.

Now down to eight variants in stock at Mark’s Models: http://www.marksmodels.com/?cid=51 Six black and amber, amber sounds better than tan, and two green.

These things weigh a ton! What’s the risk of lead poisoning?

To answer that question, @murphaph kindly informed me that the DC Hunslets have what I think he called a “whopper” of a speaker, so it’s not like the DC Class 60: Happy days, sound decoder ordered!

The bogeyman dropped off a little bundle of joy this morning…