DJ Dangerous

Who are Cavalex models? They aren't mentioned here too often, something about having to abandon a loco project because Hornby re-tooled their own version, but that's it. I saw a video somewhere, and it appears to be too guys named Cav and Alex. Hatton's don't appear to stock their range.

Did he say that the coaches are 1:93,5 scale? Disappearing drivers are definitely a neat idea!

I found some of that piece of text online, but was hoping for a bit more.

Hi-Story HS315GR Toyota Starlet GT Turbo, the 1989 EP82 variant, pre-headlamp masks and with the full length light strip across the boot. These cars looked black in real life but had a very faint green flip / tint, which Hi-Story have managed to replicate.

Not so sure that they are bargains but sharing them here increases the odds of them going to somebody who is a genuine enthusiast, whatever the price. Seller might be flexible, somebody might be prepared to pay a big whammy to find that one missing loco, or IRM might drop some more photos of themselves measuring and scanning the real-life locos and put the kybosh on the current market prices.

Yeah, I found some wierd stuff while searching for Ashburton Grove!

What did you say about no more 071's this decade???

It sounds like a bit more than they cost when they were new?

Not quite sure if they're bargains, but they may be to some... Murphy Models 112 for €650: https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/murphy-models-nir-112-locomotive-northern-ireland-railways/29345275 Murphy Models 111 for €500: https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/murphy-models-unrun-nir-111-locomotive-northern-ireland-railways/29345364 Murphy Models 209 for €300: https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/murphy-models-unrun-nir-209-locomotive-northern-ireland-railways/29345438 Murphy Models 8208 for €300: https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/murphy-models-nir-8208-locomotive-enterprise-livery/29345478

OO Works U Class for €500, one bid already: https://www.ebay.es/itm/374510731737 Murphy Models 201 Class 208: https://www.ebay.es/itm/175611171975 Murphy Models silver and black 071 Class: https://www.ebay.es/itm/175611167537 IRM Ferts: https://www.ebay.es/itm/144942494936 And IRM Dicky Taras: https://www.ebay.es/itm/144942460253

I assume that he has double track, using one controller for each track, using points and crossovers for the loop?

Maybe post a photo of the underside of the points themselves. What points are they?

Yup. If you open the photo and zoom in, you can see it written on the cabside.

You could try removing one of the couplers from the NEM socket and gluing a very fine silver of plastic card either underneath the coupler to raise it, or above the coupler to lower it. When dry, pop it back in. Which one to raise or lower depends on use. Might make more sense to do one loco rather than a load of coaches, if that's all it's going to haul. If the loco's going to haul a variety of stock, and everything is fine aside from the Mk2D's, then modifying the Mk2D couplings makes more sense. I'm sure that @Noelhas written about this, or something similar, previously.

Bachmann do the SR's both with and without smoke deflectors. P.S.: Every off-topic post is considered a promisory note to buy one of John's wagons when he gets rolling again...

IRM Ballast wagons going for peanuts: https://www.donedeal.ie/hobbies-for-sale/irish-railway-models-ballast-wagons/33329806 Taras, both blues and browns: https://www.donedeal.ie/hobbies-for-sale/irish-railway-models-tara-mines-wagons/33329819 Outstanding price for the entire Bachmann Irish trainset, DCC fitted: https://www.donedeal.ie/hobbies-for-sale/bachman-irish-railway-train-set-dcc-fitted/33168752 All from the same guy. That Bachmann set, wow, I'd snap that up in a second if I were up in Ireland. Almost tempted to not share it with you lot and somehow plot to get it for myself!

Much cheaper than the official Irish ones, like €40 or €50 vs. €150 or €200, and looks Irish-ish enough for me.

That looks massive, literally and figuratively! It'll be a warm winter for Ballyercallers.

Do you ever upload any videos of this layout to YouTube?

Those oil tankers need to be scanned and measured ASAP...

@Look-its-evan / @evankelly260996 has a nice Bachmann K1 Mogul for sale: https://www.ebay.es/itm/374507481354 Cute little Hornby CIE 0-4-0: https://www.ebay.es/itm/266119859646 Nice Bachmann Plasser Tamper but I don't know how Irish-ish it is: https://www.ebay.es/itm/404155007596 NIR 111 logos - somebody was asking for these recently but I can't remember who, possibly @The Derry Road : https://www.ebay.es/itm/115679385638 White metal buffers for 121 / 141 / 181 / 071 Class: https://www.ebay.es/itm/155376010301 Two Oxford Tinnelly trucks: https://www.ebay.es/itm/325507252714 https://www.ebay.es/itm/134422134917 Oxford Lucey truck: https://www.ebay.es/itm/394427741596 Corgi Knowles truck - not Irish but a lovely livery: https://www.ebay.es/itm/374504791387 Bus Eireann double decker: https://www.ebay.es/itm/374440091090 Galway Citylink bus: https://www.ebay.es/itm/374321157594 Oxford McCulla truck: https://www.ebay.es/itm/234874030500 Several Oxford Ian Hayes trucks: https://www.ebay.es/itm/263613747108 https://www.ebay.es/itm/234633724253 https://www.ebay.es/itm/255903531948 And of course, I always forget to mention Adrian Richards, who always has Dublin buses: https://www.ebay.es/usr/adrian115 Not listed but I'm sure he has some available are his modified Wedding Buses. The new grilles are a tiny bit off but you're unlikelt to be looking tht closely!

Try WRENNEIRE here on the forum, or Chris Dyer. Both have helped me out, along with many other forum members, with some lovely hard-to-find items at fair prices. Only forum members, though. If you contact them and you're not a forum member, they throw eggs at your windows at night.

The brake vans are exquisite:

Obviously born in 1981!

Another 081!