DJ Dangerous

Would it be worth getting some gutter piping, drilling drainage holes in the bottom, then filling with stones and gravel as a track underlay? Might also function as a form of retaining wall?

They were listed a couple of years back, back in the days of Hatton’s, but nothing was really confirmed. With the passing of Paddy Murphy, it’s hard to know if Accurascale have taken on his various projects and toolings, or if his family have, or if everything is dead in the water. As of last summer, I think, the DART+ was in production and there were Mk3 coaches, 071’s and 201’s in the queue. Who knows what will happen with everything?

Murphy Models 141’s going even cheaper than before at Rails Of Sheffield: https://railsofsheffield.com/search?filter.v.price.gte=0&filter.v.price.lte=200&sort_by=price-descending&q=murphy&options[prefix]=last

It’s not all doom and gloom, though. Here are a few locos that ended at quite reasonable prices given some of the madness: https://www.ebay.es/itm/198317263597 https://www.ebay.es/itm/198317033906 Seller has loads of OO-appropriate vehicles: https://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?sid=rab_tonka Also finished at a fair price: https://www.ebay.es/itm/327116731559 Same seller has some other Irish bits: https://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?sid=lockheed12

Love the buried track, looks excellent. How do garden modellers keep weeds and plants at bay, in general?

The shunting tractor and orange PT van are fabulous additions!

Just catching up. That’s some trackwork, @Darius43!

Thanks, @ttc0169, perfect medicine for the day!

A couple HERE. Perhaps @BosKonay would be so kind as to merge the two threads?

Ballyercall will be missing an angel! I’m more amazed by the willingness to pay so much, rather than the price itself. I have a handful of brand new ones that nobody wanted, at less than half that price!

Two Murphy Models Cravens coaches ending soon: https://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?sid=lockheed12

Few bits and bobs, some finishing quite soon. IRM NIR Coach Pack 3 currently at €241 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/147280659614 Murphy Models 071 Class no. 085 currently at €235 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/147282572613 Murphy Models 201 Class no. 203 at €359 EURO fixed price: https://www.ebay.es/itm/277874787507 Silver Fox rebuilt Dutch Van kit for €81 EURO fixed price: https://www.ebay.es/itm/205845792956 Un-rebuilt Dutch Van kit also €81 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/204972551908 Both of the above direct from Silver Fox’s eBay store. Poop-smeared Murphy Models 071 Class no. 086SA currently at €82 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/198317033906 Unknown brand 071 Class no. 075 currently at €61 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/198317263597 Poop-smeared Lima Class 33 / A Class no. 215 currently €24: https://www.ebay.es/itm/198317183303 IRM Britbus RV496 Volvo Olympian in City Tours livery currently at €34: https://www.ebay.es/itm/257476719439

Tara Junction and Petersbridge on the same day. I must have died and gone to Heaven. Terrific, @ttc0169.

Savage stuff, @JasonB, as usual. Great that you got 209. Those bubbles are bubblicious.

Look at this NSE two-car Class 117: https://heljan.com/products/class-117-nse-2-car-o-scale

Too small and cute for now…

Loads and loads of O Gauge listed today: https://heljan.com/collections/in-stock-now?filter.p.m.custom.product_scale=7mm+(O) WIGIG!!!

This would be better for an MSC layout: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/dapol-7d-066-003-class-66-709-gbrf-sorrento-msc-livery-diesel-locomotive

All of the categories that I’m hunting are there, just empty. One for the collectors, maybe: https://www.ebay.es/itm/336541801982 Lima CIE livery Class 33, reference 8015M, unboxed, €80.

Had never heard of Gauge 3 before seeing this: https://www.ebay.es/itm/135523422533 And a little digging revealed: https://www.gauge3.org.uk/ And: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauge_3_Railways Among many other links, of course. 1:22,5 or 1:24 scale trains on 64mm gauge track. They must look bonkers up close and personal. Some talk about O Gauge / 1:43 being too big, and Gauge 1 / 1:32 being beyond consideration, but Gauge 3 has to be about as big as one can go before ride-on scale! I have one or two 1:24 trucks in the office, and they are insane compared to the 1:43 trucks at home.

A sixth Class 45, diesel depot ends and a plethora of CCT’s. Rotterdam or anywhere…

Well, is that not ironic??? Likewise, some of Jenny’s videos are enjoyable, but that crazy cringey tantrumy one was anything but… Same, InterCity Executive Class 47 in OO Gauge sitting at Customs up in Madrid right now. A streamlined A4 with more pulling power would be lovely!

Look at those O Gauge diesels! https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/daily-flash-sales That Class 50! 🫛 Now, I’ll be kicking myself if we never get the 50’s on the Heljan website…

Two O Gauge steam locos on offer today: https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/daily-flash-sales Can’t help but wonder if that CCT would double up as something Irish. I’m sure that @jhb171achill will be along shortly to put that notion to sleep!

The faces look quite different on the 142’s, but they still have that Leyland National spirit.