DJ Dangerous

For me, personally speaking, it would be far cheaper to fly a weatherer down here to do the weathering, than to post the models back and forth. Doing it myself is thirty years away if I want to keep working and be able to afford more models. No clubs nor enthusiasts nor weatherers within a few thousand km, so without factory weathering, some kind of wierd barter arrangement will have to be developed!

That's a brilliant idea from a manufacturers point of view!

Might be an idea for a mod to merge the different 121 threads, there are about three threads!

Same seller that's looking for €325 a pop for Murphy Models 071's and 201's...

Here you go: Although, I suspect that murphaph and Wexford70 were lamenting the lack of Ballast wagons, not a lack of Ploughs... Having permanent availability means a company having enough money sitting in the bank, and enough patience, to wait years for a return on their investment. An example would be the Murphy Models 071's and 201's, which were still readily available to buy from Marks Models several weeks ago, despite Murphy Models initial investment being made several years back. Almost nobody catering to a tiny market alone could afford that at this point in time.

The IRM Ballast Plough Vans are a great example of two things. Firstly, this: 1500 Ploughs went on sale two years ago at €60 each, and there are still a couple of hundred unsold. If Ballast wagons had been re-run a year ago, those Ploughs would be long gone. When the Ballast wagons do get a new run, there won't be enough Ploughs left to satisfy demand, and it's possible that IRM will be reluctant to run more Plough Vans as they have sold so slowly. They're two products that require simultaneous availability to please modellers, and just as importantly, to sell the more complimentary / less voluminous of the two. Cross-merchandising is what we used to call it in the supermarkets, and we'd shift huge quantities of regular-price stock by having it on display close to a related promotional product. And secondly, that there IS a demand for limited runs of products such as Plough Vans, GSV's, Tin Vans, Brake Vans etc, whether the price point is €60 each or €150 each, but that the timing of the launch is crucial. I've seen folk grumble about the RPSI models, that locos and coaches aren't available at the same time, or that a wobble is unacceptable. The RPSI is more or less a charity, so moaning about a defect after it's been resolved is pointless, as is expecting them to have a magic money tree and be able launch locos and coaches together. However, it again illustrates the importance of the timing of the launch, as it does what people instinctively expect / are prepared to buy. So a Tin Van or GSV launch, even if they were to cost €100 each or €200 each, despite the current rakes out there, would really need to coincide with a passenger stock launch. Some more Murphy Models Cravens (without the buffer problem of 1509) or some IRM Laminates, would make an ideal companion, to coincide with the launch of a complimentary coach. Well, fingers crossed that more Ballasts AND Ploughs arrive together, that Laminates and Tin Vans arrive together, that Cravens and GSV's arrive together,and that Project 20 and Brake Vans arrive together!

I suppose I could always make sure to run an EGV right behind the Lima 201..... So re-wheeling and white-greasing will help to some extent!

I have one or two Lima 201's, and they sound like a bag of spanners going around. Seriously, I'm afraid to run them in case the neighbours complain. What different options can members suggest for quieter running? Has anybody found a motor that swaps in with little to no fuss. I'm a hammer more than a scalpel, so, you know, anything finicky and it's goodbye to the project...

Thank you, Robert! Very informative! However, I believe that the rule is three's... So once two more members announce that they have just this moment finished their Ammonia wagons, IRM will announce that they are expecting delivery of theirs tomorrow.

Did the ammonia wagons leased to CIE by STS have any similar looking cousins across the sea?

From a manufacturers point of view, would the Tin Vans share anything with any other model? The undercarriage or the ends, for example? When it comes to the GSV's / BR Vans, I guess that they don't share anything with any Irish stock at all, do they? If not, do they share much with the BR Mk1 BCK's and BSK's that they were based on? Would it make more sense for a manufacturer doing a run of BR Mk1 brake coaches (hint, hint, Accurascale team) to do the Irish GSV's at the same time?

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Thank you, better memory than mine!

I remember that one alright, but I thought that there was something else a few years earlier about the bogies being incorrect or something.

Was a solution ever found for the paint not taking to the IR and IE ones?

Wasn't there sume furore here on the forum a few years back, with some folk complaining about the bogies on the Murphy Models Cravens?

The Cravens run on B4's?

It was BosKonay in the "Weedsprayer Pack Now In Stock!" thread...

Although it's possile that the Mk2D EGV's shared a lot with the rest of the Mk2D's, making it easier from a manufacturers point of view. What bogies do the Irish GSV's run on?

Slightly OT, sorry, but I actually need the value on the outside for things shipped all the way down here, as it serves as a customs declaration, so please don't stop doing it universally!

A "BR van" means a GSV built from a former BR Mk1 BCK or BSK?

Does anybody have any experience with the current batch of train simulators, for example Train Sim 2020 or Train Sim World, in particular with Irish routes? I can see the 22000's on YouTube but not much else.

It's probably more the timing of your critique, and how quickly and willing you are to do so without having the model, that is irksome. At the same time, feedback is very important, and if there's another model released in five years featuring handrails, this feedback may help towards a manufacturers decision on hand rails.

I'll happily second that. The man is a living legend.

Wow! I thought that they'd had a long life alright, but that's very long! Thanks for that!