DJ Dangerous

They didn't hang around!

Much as I'd kill for a few Mk3 push-pull sets, I suspect that Mk4's might be a better bet, as they've been on the go a while, and probably have a good few years left in them. Same here, a bit freight-heavy, and hungry for IR / IE passenger stock. Yeah, and in ten or twenty years time, what is currently on the rails may actually be legacy stock, the grey 071's being the stuff of legend that people can barely remember. I guess if you were to run a shorter train, not prototypical length, that would solve that problem! Because of the length of the coaches, less units are needed to build up a nice long train to fit within ones desired space.

Looks really awesome, and I never noticed the category tiles on the home page before. They are also excellent!

Nice one!!! They'll look savage on the Liner trains.

Steam? Ah would you stop??? It'll be IRM 141 twin packs long before an auld steamer. Twin packs, one loco motorized, one dummy with lights only, ideal Christmas presents for 2022.

Try reducing your intake or varying your diet a little and you may suffer less froth.

Fabulous containers, no doubt!

Should the upper wings of the snail point towards his head or his a**e?

He can't be! He forgot to bring my imaginary new coaches.

Wow, that looks excellent!!!

Is the stock level indicator gone from the IRM website for good, or is it just taking a break?

Mk2D's in IR and RPSI liveries, Mk4 IE coaches, old-timey coaches for the old guys, blue Taras, P47 chassis, RoadLiner trucks, green Dublin buses, the B&I ferry, 21mm track and a partridge in a pear tree.

B&I 20ft's??? Have I died and gone to Heaven?

Thanks!

Slightly random question, but is the Accurascale stock like the Class 37 designed for easy 21mm conversion? How about the wagons and coaches? I know that 18,83mm would be the "correct" gauge, but if an Irish modeller had 21mm track, and wanted to run some UK outline stock, they'd have to re-gauge.

CIE Ballast Pack A has dropped below the magical 75 unit threshold... Time to get the finger out and buy them!

I'm a bit late, but would like to wish everybody on the forum a very Merry Christmas. Thank you to MM, IRM, and all of the lovely forums member that I've come across this past year who have helped with advice, knowledge, and sourcing impossible to find gems! 2020 has been a difficult year for most, I would guess - mine has been beset by extra hours in work, cancelled time off, injuries and tiredness. The packages of IRM and MM goodies that arrive every few months just lift that veil a little and make it feel like the end of the tunnel is closer, even if I don't have time to open them for months on end! Here's hoping that things improve as we get closer to summer 2021. Happy New Year to all on the forum!

I'm not sure what he charges on a per-item basis, as he commissions a painter to do the work, but when you factor in his time and effort, plus the painter's time, versus the complete balls I'd make of doing that myself, I'd consider it good value.

Try Chris Dyer. Chris commissions re-sprays.

Since UK stock should run on 18,83mm track, which does it look worse on, 16,5mm or 21mm? I reckon that if 21mm RTR track were to be released, it would probably take several years to catch on. I'm hoping to build two large layouts over the next few years, and would definitely go 21mm if the wheelsets were available, and say medium left points and medium right points. I don't think we could expect a manufacturer to release a full range all in one go. Flexible tracks, a left point and a right point and we could do a lot with that.

Mangey looking 121 around the 01:40 mark!

If you were to launch a range of 21mm track AND compatible wheelsets, nobody could refuse! Pop out the OEM wheelsets and pop in the IRM 21mm ones and you're away on your 21mm track. No fiddling around necessary, but obviously the hardcore guys and girls could fiddle away if they wanted.

Sorry, just trying to summarise a little... Filing down the plastic on the inside of the wagon sides will allow all axles to fit, and the original IRM wheels can be used on bespoke 2mm diameter axles? So the actual distance between the backs of the wheels will be determined by the distance between the rails, minus the thickness of the wheels? 21mm fascinates me, and looks amazing, but the variety of options and the detail of some of the replies above is a little off-putting, hence an effort to condense it all a bit.

Many happy returns, and thank you to you cowboys for all that you have done for us this year!