DJ Dangerous

The price point is likely to be a sticking point for many on the JMD vans, but for me it was quality worth the sacrifice. IFM filled a niche, much like Silver Fox, and if a 30 Ton brakevan is specifically what you need, then IFM are the only show in town. However, if it's a brakevan you need, rather than a 30 Ton brakevan, it's a question of deciding on quality vs. price. You either pay for JMD quality or accept a lower grade IFM model at a lower cost. Comparing the two is like comparing a Silver Fox A Class and an IRM A Class, or a Lima 201 and a Murphy 201 - without the issue of the price point. It's a shame that IFM disappeared for five or ten years, stopped dealing with emails etc, as they were a great product at the time. Things have moved on since, and the chunky designs and incorrect chassis which would have been more than acceptable a decade ago no longer cut the cheese due to the quality of rolling stock available from IRM, MM, JMD etc. Again, it's quality vs. price at the end of the day.

Don't be shitty. IRM haven't yet released a brake van, and nobody says that they have. You want a highly detailed and prototypically accurate brake van, put your money where your mouth is and pick up a JMD van. No fuss, super communication, no waiting for invoices, no confusion, and it's a model rather than a toy.

20 Ton: https://jmdesignmodelrailways.com/products/copy-of-cie-20t-brake-van-light-grey-23580

One or two random anorak photos from last Tuesday, the 26th, around the port in Santa Cruz... ...Including one that shows why that Oxford Diecast Bus Eireann Transit is so necessary! Boluda reefers say Unit 45 on the back for some reason.

Wouldn't have been a bad investment: https://www.ebay.es/itm/204057350627

Nice Triton backdrop for their picnic.

...And while in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, container spotting, there was some other interesting action... Video is still processing so higher quality version not yet available:

Thanks, MOGUL, that's outstanding. Andalucia Express / OPDR Canarias over in Las Palmas at the moment, sailed in the early hours this morning. Have to have another nose around on Monday!

Absolutely incredible. I rarely ever get onto FB so this is my main transport hub. My only criticism is that you don't have a BMW parked across three of the disabled spaces. How close is the Hornby Ruston? And which one?

Welcome to my world. DCC is witch-craft.

What the Hell were they thinking of, putting the N on the front of the retro livery loco? And what does the N even signify anyway?

Murphaph has helped me track down a few bargains over the years, too. Bang on! Is that not the blanking plate?

I saw these two lovely CMA-CGM boxes parked by Decathlon in La Laguna on March 8th this year. Already posted elsewhere on the forum but better off here, too.

That's 'cause nobody knows where the handbrake is in a Canarian car.

I sometimes see containers down here, which at a glance look familiar, but on closer inspection tend to be palletwides etc, so I thought I'd start posting photos of what I see... Saw this in Adeje Casco today:

That shot around 1:43 combines a great model, a great layout and great camera work to make it look almost real.

Is that graffiti or commissioned? I can't tell. If they did that to a DART, I wouldn't complain!

Mmmmmmh, chocolatey.

Mk2D's first would make sense, assuming that the tooling still exists. Mk3's would have to be built from the ground up. Great that IRM will be stocking them, yay!

Was looking for this on your YT channel last night as the forum video wouldn't load for me. Thanks!

IRM released an accurately weathered silver A Class... A55...

You have a link?

This one? https://uk.hornby.com/products/lmr-centenary-1930-lion-train-pack-era-1-r30232

I'm still seeing eight units available.