DJ Dangerous

2 hours ago, murphaph said:

€400 for a tippex 071 anyone?

http://www.adverts.ie/25559350

 

Pfft, won't even be worth half that when the IRM ones hit the shelves...

This truly is / was an incredible sale. I had already over-indulged beforehand so couldn't dabble, but there have to have been a lot of people who were very very happy with this one!

3 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

We're hoping to be back in action with the 'big' stand and some new toys to share

Big stand means big model... A B&I ferry!

Sponsored by Irish Railway Models... So will you lads have a stand there? Ooh, maybe there'll be a stealth announcement at the show!

23 minutes ago, spudfan said:

Remember the "Chippendales?". They were very popular. I was thinking of forming a similar outfit to help fund the purchase of future IRM releases. Anyone interested? What will we call our selves. It'll have to be railway themed of course.... 

The ChippenRails, duh.

3 hours ago, BosKonay said:

Many thanks for the interest. Sold as a lot. 

Booooooooooo!!!

1 hour ago, connollystn said:

Now that we've gotten the I.R.M. As out of our' systems I wonder what will be the first of the 13 new announcements the guys have for 2022?

I'm sure that one of the lads posted that one of the 13 is going to be a unit... DART, 22000, 29000, 2600, 2700, who knows?

I'd suspect that one will be road vehicles, one will be a new large wagon, one will be an expansion of the Mk2B/C coach range, and one will be a P42 re-run. People lost their minds for Container Liners, Keg Liners and Ferts, they have to be on the burner!

Your trackwork looks outstanding!

2 minutes ago, JasonB said:

You need to get yourself a hobby. Ever thought about taking up knitting? I'd highly recommend it. 

I'm not allowed around sharp objects any more.

Tara Junction is the highlight of my Friday nights!

That third photo is incredible. That's a very similar viewing angle to how we'd remember seeing them in real life, and you're weathering is excellent.

Have you re-wired the cab lights to be directional? It looks that way in the first photo but I'm not sure.

4 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

Always  

Awesome!!!

Wow, incredible offers.

No excuse for anybody who hasn't already stocked up.

The warehouse will be empty by Monday...

Hope you have a container of something arriving soon!

That A Class is something else!

19 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

it actually happened!!!

Delighted to see that.

The guy is obviously missing out on some things that niche-within-a-niche Irish modellers would know, for example "SuperTrain", which is understandable if he's young, British and hasn't experienced certain things for himself.

His issues with design / packaging / information are valid, and supported with evidence, ie are constructive criticism, but he does not allow these to take away from an otherwise outstanding model.

Hopefully, manufacturers in general learn from the comments of influencers such as him.

I see some commenters underneath his video suggesting IRM wagons to run with the 121, and suggesting that he reviews an A Class. If he does an A, hopefully he understands the relationship between IRM and Accurascale, and thus what the A means for future UK locos. It'll be a while before my own A's get here, but from what I've seen here and on YouTube, Sam will be blown away by the A.

Sam's Trains takes a beating on here, but I suspect that some of that is prejudice rather than judgement.

He addresses the unsuitability of the custard and cream coaches in his video, so is obviously well aware how blasphemous that is.

Hopefully, somebody tells him about IRM's Black Friday sale tomorrow and he gets himself a load of wagons to review!

1 minute ago, jhb171achill said:

I don’t think they do car ferries, yet…….

Boooooooo!

What can you guys pull out of the hat this Black Friday?

Everything is selling out too quickly...

There'll be nothing left to put on offer...

Unless there's a secret announcement on something that was hidden in the container with the Tara's. Something large, blue and white, and buoyant, maybe?

Received notification this morning that my order shipped. Slightly circuitous route to get here so it'll take a while, but it'll be worth the wait!

40 minutes ago, richrua said:

Great wagons , they look great in transit or sitting in a siding. I have four from the last time, so I'm glad of a chance to grab a couple more . Nice models, another unique wagon. I wonder could I run a mixed rake of a couple of blues / oxides. Good stuff 

Somebody, possibly Garfield or Murphaph, posted a photo in another Tara thread, showing a blue and a brown Tara side by side. They were almost indistinguishable apart from a few areas, possibly the buffer beams, and obviously the G1 and G2 lids.

20 minutes ago, Dempsey said:

House calls in this climate?! 

This climate?

4 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

A few select people know where C202/C227 is but I believe we won’t be seeing it anytime soon 

 

Looks like nice Canarian sunshine in that photo...

If so, she travelled a long way!

On 17/11/2021 at 12:35 PM, Westcorkrailway said:

 

Of course the RPSI picked there colours by simply removing a few layers of paint To find the original livery buried below! 

Whereabouts on the loco was that?

On 16/11/2021 at 11:03 PM, spudfan said:

One of these would be nice

Wasn't it only a quarter of the loco that was painted like that?

So would a manufacturer run a limited edition that's three quarters rusted and missing doors, and a quarter trial 201 livery?

Firstly, my apologies if there is already a thread on this. I've searched back the last year or two and cannot find one.

Just thought that it might be an idea to have a resource thread like this one for news and information on the preserved mainline diesels on the island.

I know that the RPSI have B134 looking like it's nearing completion, B142 awaiting repairs at Whitehead, and B141 and 175 stored at Connolly.

The ITG have A39R and 146 operational at Downpatrick, plus 226 and C231 under restoration at Carrick-on-Suir and Downpatrick respectively.

In storage at Moyasta, they have A3R, 124, 152 and 190, while B103 is stored at Carrick-on-Suir.

A Class number 015, owned by Jackie Whelan, is also stored at Moyasta.

If anybody has any more to add, please do so!

I've linked each loco number to where I got the information, so as of today it would seem to be accurate.

Thanks, @Westcorkrailway.

I had forgotten about the A55 shell at Hells Kitchen, Castlerea.

I didn't include the shunters as I wasn't sure that they were considered as mainline locos.

B113 at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, is also new to me!

Hunslett no. 102 is also at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum!

On 8/11/2021 at 7:36 PM, Rob said:

Cheers!  Most of all that weathering on the wagons, containers etc was thanks to Irrailways Weathering Services from @Dempsey here!

Have to get that @Dempsey fellow to fly down here and do some weathering.

A lot of weathering, actually.

@Rob, your layout is something else. Many of the photos look almost real.

You have a talent for making off-track spaces look realistic, not over-crowded with evey square cm home to something.

Yes, welcome on-board indeed!

That pin-striping is lovely, and has a very "RPSI" feel to it...

I wonder if there's a subtle hint there that I'm missing.