DJ Dangerous

And hopefully we'll see these one day, too!

Six Irish liveries to choose from (City Imp, blue and cream, blue and yellow, Today FM, Olympics, McGonagles of Donegal) plus the Chester and McColl exports, plus the other UK liveries.

Hattons have just added some Murphy Models 201's, Mk2D's and a Cravens Snack Car 1509 to their site, on pre-order.

Will IRM be receiving more of these as well?

Obviously I'd rather spend with an Irish retailer if there is a choice!

2 hours ago, Warbonnet said:

We certainly will!  

Awesome!

So we'll know how far to sink ourselves into debt without even researching elsewhere!

Thanks!

When pre-ordering is opened up, will the chip have a list of suitable A Class models beside it to avoid confusion?

1 hour ago, murphaph said:

A model of that someday and I'd be all over it.

The problem is that if they only do a run of 250, I'll buy them all before you get a chance.

On 2/10/2020 at 2:11 AM, DiveController said:

ok, this is from the last century but maybe more to your liking then 

ex-Platin c. 1999

Yes, that's the stuff!!!

11 minutes ago, DiveController said:

double engine failure

Requiring some DiveControl...

I've filled out the survey, and would second a few members in a preserved loco being my preference.

Thank you for the time and effort that you've put into this!

On 9/10/2020 at 7:32 AM, NIRCLASS80 said:

Enjoy Dave. That’s what the hobby is about. Some really nice stock. 

10 hours ago, JasonB said:

 

Lovely bit of stock there Dave, definitely my cup of tea. 143 is a favourite of mine, it's a cracking little model.

It doesn't matter how big or small your board/layout is. What's important is that you have something to enjoy running your trains on. 

As for lubing up, yes its definitely a job that should only be tackled at the weekend  

Thanks!

It's just lovely to have such amazing quality RTR Irish stock to be able to run when the time happens to be available.

Todays era of MM and IRM is one that I never could have envisioned ten years ago.

7 hours ago, DiveController said:

So much for the conversations on supporting Irish retailers when they're sold out well before time, although it's possible there may be more coming from ESU not ready yet.

Ah, I'm sure that there are more on the way from ESU.  It wouldn't have made sense for MM to order millions of chips in one go, then have that money tied up in something sitting on the shelves for a few years.

These chips probably would suit the 141's / 181's as well, so there are a lot more locos out there in need of chips, aside from the 121's.

Reading some of the posts on here, in particular from @murphaph
, DCC is a different animal nowadays. It's gone from being Windows 3.1 running on DOS 6 to being its own OS, so there has to be far greater demand than there was in the old days.

12 minutes ago, DiveController said:

IRM seem to be sold out of all the DCC and sound chips already 

Yeah, and Marks Models only have the 567's left:

https://www.marksmodels.com/?pid=36831

Number 90 now out of stock!

Don't miss the number 91, 'cause you won't have three come along all at once...

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/vehicles/products/dublin-bus-rail-link-91-connolly-station

On 8/10/2020 at 1:01 AM, ganderino said:

Any updates on the rest of the 121’s coming?

On 19/9/2020 at 1:52 PM, Warbonnet said:

Hi everyone,

Latest news from Murphy Models is that the  CIE  black’n’tan (MM0125, MM0131) and IR 121s (MM0127, MM0130, MM0133) will ship at the end of Sept.

The CIE Supertrain (MM0126, MM0132) and IE (MM0124, MM0129, MM0134) will ship at the end of Oct.

We are still awaiting to receive our stock of chips from Murphy Models and will ship them out as soon as they come in.

order here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/murphy-models-class-121-locomotive

Cheers!

Fran

Oops, make that 36!

Only 38 IR livery Ballast Ploughs left!

Time to buy as they'll fly off the shelves once the next run of Ballast Hoppers are available!

I wonder if the thread title could be changed to:

"Replacement (Non-OEM) Parts for OO Gauge Model Railway Locos and Coaches"

Can anybody suggest an alternative for a Murphy Models 141/181 detailing kit, specifically the horns?

I mean, there must be spares out there for other models that have at least a passing resemblance?

Thank you!

A few photos taken today...

The Correos (postal service) trucks are 1:87 and not as highly detailed as the Oxfords, but they remind me of the pain that Correos put me through waiting on my orders almost every single time.

I shouldn't really have had a running session today, but was excited at receiving my IRM Empty Flats and a package of Baby GMs from @Look-its-evan!

Excuse the squeaking, but I hadn't time for lubing anything - lubing up is a weekend thing.

Some fabulous weathering on those models, particularly B134!

Barely fifty packs left!

It's brilliant to see IRM's products selling out so quickly!

Great sign for the future, and for the growth of the Irish market itself.

A few pictures of some of the road vehicles in my collection.

The City Imp is probably one of my favourites, with the DAF not far behind.

Two nice packs, but crazy prices:

https://www.ebay.es/itm/LIMA-MURPHY-MODELS-L149439-1-IRISH-RAIL-COACH-PACK-2-XMK3-1X-MSD-RARE-ITEM/193698971710?hash=item2d195bc03e:g:HmAAAOSwPeJffDSP

https://www.ebay.es/itm/LIMA-MURPHY-MODELS-L149439-1-IRISH-RAIL-COACH-PACK-2-XMK3-1X-MSD-RARE-ITEM/193698971710?hash=item2d195bc03e:g:HmAAAOSwPeJffDSP

The FREMO concept is complete modularity, yeah?

So if you and a friend both have layouts built on FREMO boards, you could combine your modules to make a larger layout?

Thanks for the update.

So P20 is more likely than P47.

Ah FUD that, I wanted IRM 47ft flats!