DJ Dangerous

Yaaaaaaaayyyy, it's Friday!!!

You mean to say that YOU are Dr. Frankenmodeller...

You're blue, da ba dee da ba dieeeee... I doubt that planes have to operate in such density, with such frequency, in such close proximity to one another. Not to knock ATC nor pilots, they rock, but it's like apples and oranges.

Flagged it with them late last year or early this year and they said that it was to do with Google Ads or something.

So... Who's up for painting one or two of these green and adding some light green lining???

The only two bad ones that I can think of offhand are the 121 and 201 packaging. 121 packaging was a disaster, and if I recall correctly, wasn't even the packaging that Paddy had agreed upon. Still, that was easily resolved by wedging some cardboard between the cardboard and the foam, just above the loco's bonnet. Snug as a bug in a rug after that. The 201's were ripping through the white plastic and then bouncing around inside the cardboard box. Still, I would much rather have the original packaging than not, but missing packaging wouldn't be a deal breaker for something I really want.

Excellent stuff. The sooner they sell out, the sooner we'll get O Gauge CIE Ballast Hoppers!

The original box and packaging serves three purposes for those running trains. Firstly, it alludes to the authenticity of the model. Secondly, should somebody (as you yourself did) need to pack the trains away for whatever reason, it protects them from damage and dust. Third, should life and circumstances change and selling up becomes a necessity, you have the original packaging to use for transport, and to verify to the next owner that the model is authentic. Bargain 201 on Adverts.ie: https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/muprhy-models-201-irish-rail-loco/30334366

Gerry (Millipede) has just dropped the price from €80 to €70 on this. It's a genuine Murphy Models coach, not a respray, so not a bad price considering.

Hi All. I have a few brand new Murphy Models 071's to sell. I had bought them as donors for freight grey re-sprays, but I wasn't overly happy with the decal work on the few that I received, so I've decided to see if anybody wants them before I risk more funky decal work. They cost an arm and a leg, about €315 to €320 each. Hard to be exact as it was some time last year and customs gave me the raping of my life. I hadn't been expecting that as I had the value under-declared but was caught out either way, and had to produce proof of payment. Lesson learned there and I've tried being smarter since. I'll list them on Adverts.ie for €350 each, as it will cost me both postage and import duties to get them up to Ireland. The 071's are heavy enough and bulky enough so I'm guessing €20 to 30 each if posted individually. An alternative would be giving them to somebody to take back up to Ireland with them, saving a bit of wasted money, so if you know of anybody with Tenerife holidays planned, keep that in mind. Anyhow, if anybody is interested, feel free to get in touch. I intend posting them up to Ireland over the next few weeks. Had been thinking of doing it on my day off next week but I'm going to donate blood, and that always leaves me a bit woozy for a day or two. There are three IE livery factory-weathered 085's and a silver and black livery 082. I thought that I also had a ST one but I'm either hallucinating or it's hidden behind something. They've never been run, so I can either test-run them or sell them as pure BNIB's. If they don't sell, I'll probably get them repainted anyhow. To add, I am loath to list them on eBay as I've tried finding out about selling from an Irish location, while using a Spanish bank account, and being fiscal resident in the Canary Islands, so three different sets of regulations, but that just blows everybody's minds.

This is gonna be great! How seaside-ish will it be?

Maybe I should buy some of your kits which you can "accidentally" send to him, and once he posts the finished work on the forum, you can say "Oh sorry, my mistake, those forty wagons were for DJD and I need them back" ...

All you need is @Noel's friend's working beet loader and you're laughing. You're a machine, Darius, defying the balance between quality and quantity by impossibly meeting both criteria!

This layout is lovely. The lighting is fab for dawn or dusk, whichever, and looking at the shed, the beams look so realistic from a scale dimension perspective. It could be any scale, or it could be real. Not too chunky and not too flimsy, just perfect.

Look out, @Sean!

And do you know where he lives? If so, it may not be available for long!

Is this still for sale? @Gabhal Luimnigh was trying to buy one from @MOGUL at the weekend but it had already sold.

I wonder if she has a sister...

According to the HM video in my previous post, the teaks don't suffer any of the faults in the previous two liveries. Hatton's have the ones from the dodgy batches marked very clearly. The only complaint that the HM guys had was that they left the coaches out in the sun and one started melting. Still, at two thirds off, even if a few bits fall off, it's like a 99% completed kit for less than Murphy Models OO Gauge coaches go for.

From the official guide: Bronze = Your wallet is full Silver = Your wallet is empty Gold = Your bank account is empty Platinum = You've lost your home, sold organs, or both.

I think that I uploaded a video of @Mayner's brake vans to YT and there were some Dapols in the rake, but not fully sure, and don't want to go spamming the forum by sharing again. First set of decals from @Weshty went missing in the post so a fresh batch were sorted five or six months ago, and they'll go on when they get here.

Lovely West Cork shade of green, don't be complaining!

Take care, and best of luck with the move.

Too late, I've already commissioned a load from them! Exactly what I did. Like £5 or £6 each, something like that.

HM Review of the coaches and a running session: