DJ Dangerous

Wow! They look very similar alright! What colour should the snail be? Upper wing always pointing forward on the tenders?

I bought a green Bachmann N Class the other day, just testing how Hattons would work post-BrExit. Incredibly fast delivery to the Canarias, I have to admit, coming from BrExit Britain. It arrived today, and I'd like to know how to Irish-ize it without even dreaming of respraying or weathering or any crazy hardcore stuff like that. Something simple like how to remove the lettering without doing any damage to the paintwork. What colours did the Irish ones run in? When did they run until? What did they haul? I now have a green one, a black one and a grey one. Do I need to glue a wheel to the smokebox door or something?

How many bullets for us before the A's arrive???

Saw that a while ago. Awesome step to take!!!

Yeah, the A Class!

I wonder if anybody would be brave enough to chop up an MM 121 for spares, if the parts would even fit?

So, when will Hornby be launching their Irish Mk3 coaches?

A B&I ferry, perhaps!

Did I hallucinate, or did almost a hundred packs sell in one day?

We desperately desire a 2600 and buses coming out our ears.

I'm sure there was a mention of some sort of organ selling, yes! Are the keg cages numbered the same as the last batch?

We may be lucky and see 072 draped in black and tan for her 45th birthday, who knows?

Does this count as one or two announcements of the pre-A seven?

Oh come on! The 201's were gorgeous when delivered. The only flaw in the Galway livery was that it wasn't a continuous black and yellow stripe the full length of the coaches. The upwards angle at the ends looked wierd, but that could have been rectified.

How many Cravens coaches actually had that logo applied to them, and why? Was it a short-lived re-branding idea that never took off?

The new version lacks all of the detail like door handles and hinges, but is lazer cut and has flush glazing. Plus and minus!

How about the mid nineties, after B&I met their maker? Would there still have been full trains of B&I containers awaiting purchase or repainting etc?

Hi all. Has anybody had issues when buying online since the PSD2 norms came into effect? Or are they not yet in effect up in Ireland and the UK? There was an 18 month window for them to come into effect, starting on September 4th 2019, so the deadline for their implementation hasn't actually passed. I'm using a Spanish card, issued by a Spanish bank, and they are usually pretty quick to enforce these changes, here. The issues first appeared late last year but there were workarounds like PayPal, but PayPal payments are now also being declined, presumably as there is no 3DS pop-up. I'm having problems buying from some retailers, both EU and non-EU, yet I can buy from Hattons (as recently as this morning) without issue. I've been on the 'phone to my bank, who assure me that my cards are both fine, as evidenced by my ability to make physical transactions and buy from Hattons online. Yet it's the bank who are declining the payments. Or, is it possible that since I'm not given a chance to authorize the payments via 3DS, they are automatically declined? D'oh!

Plus I'll need a DCC controller!

Yup, @murphaph convinced me to move towards DCC, and to invest in one of these. Lots of learning ahead, and it'll probably be summer before I have time to actually look at doing anything at all, but I'm sure it'll be better in the long run. EDIT: Actually, it'll probably be autumn, as my summer week off will be the first this year, and the family are probably flying down for that!

I have a feeling that Chris's repaints are done by Tony Mirolo, who is pretty good. Hopefully, he'll take care of removing the original markings.

The grey ones are actually repaints, commissioned via Chris. Works out cheaper, faster and easier sourcing 082's and 085's for repainting into grey, rather than sourcing grey ones!

A few more packages received, crowning off what was a very expensive but very successful year! Only missing two 141's for the collection, B188 and 171, so if anybody has either BNIB and wishes to part with them, drop me a line. Again, feeling lucky as Hell with this lot. Many thanks to @murphaphand @WRENNEIREfor their work and their help with this haul! A 29000 and some grey 071's on the way, too, courtesy of Chris Dyer!

Container Liners sold out on pre-order, then a few became available through cancellations etc, so my money's on those being the fastest seller.

Chances are that list will be identical to the list of future releases.