Browsing the Accurascale Project Status Page, and the Class 50's are showing as in-production, and expected this quarter...
That's probably a little optimistic?
Some amount of work in that!
Adding an additional cross-member, or several diagonal cross-members, will add rigidity, and hold the sides where you want them.
I see that Shapeways are coming back, in some form.
https://www.shapeways.com/blog/shapeways-marketplace-update
Hopefully, we'll see a return of the Irish O Gauge stuff - I wanted a 141 body before they went bust!
Nice find, @Darren.d.
They usually go around the €100 mark but I have also picked up a handful of UK variants over the past few months, all from eBay.
I'm sure we'll see IRM run them one day - @BosKonay wouldn't have sold his IE ones otherwise!
Absolutely top notch advice from @derek, not just for modelling, but for so much other stuff in life.
Set yourself arbitrary deadlines and you'll disappoint yourself repeatedly.
Relax and enjoy the hobby in your own way, and in your own time.
It's quite simple.
20% of £20 is £4, plus an additional 40% in the small print to cover that (in)famous £350M per week hole in NHS finances, so that's £12.
Irish Railway Models NIR Coach Pack 2 in the blue and grey "Bumblebee" livery for €270 EURO:
https://www.adverts.ie/models/irish-model-railway/35653002
Irish Railway Models A Class no. 048 in IR livery for €250 EURO:
https://www.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/irish-railway-models-a-class-001-class-locomotive/35545817
Irish Railway Models Tara Mines wagons in 1980's / 1990's blue livery (looks like Pack C with 31003 and 31006?) for €65 EURO:
https://www.adverts.ie/models/tara-mines-bogies-irish-railway-models/35512383
In theory, yes, but I don't think they've bothered enforcing it before - wouldn't have looked good if people knew it was a "BrExit Benefit"...
Royal Mail website says:
Rails of Sheffield have had these three 141's languishing at £170 GBP for months now, not selling:
https://railsofsheffield.com/products/pre-owned-irish-rail-class-181-ie-orange-192-diesel-locomotive
https://railsofsheffield.com/products/pre-owned-irish-class-141-ie-orange-146-diesel-locomotive
https://railsofsheffield.com/products/pre-owned-irish-rail-class-181-cie-black-b181-diesel-locomotive
Rails don't remove the UK VAT on pre-owned items, so the price will be higher when buying from Ireland.
Reference screenshot attached.