DJ Dangerous

I don't mean that we'll have another loco next year, or even the year after, but within the next few years I'm sure we will. Hence I mentioned 071's etc going onto the IRM roadmap in the first place.

Again, I respectfully disagree. The market is growing, not contracting, and is not the same market that it was ten years ago. There is already a gap for motive power, soon to be filled by the A. Saying that an 071 will not be made in the future, for a growing market, starved of said 071's, does not make any sense. Imagine if there had only been one release of each British outline loco over the last ten or fifteen years. The market is bigger there, duh, but saying that nobody can release a loco in the future because somebody released one in the past... Also, releasing rolling stock and no locomotives? I mean, seriously? Very true what you say on eBay, the big-spenders vs. price-gougers are not a true representation of the market, but taken into account with the current lack of available motive power, it becomes an indicator of where things shall lie in a few years. I could be wrong, honestly, maybe the IRM lads will retire after the A, maybe PM will retire after the 121, and maybe we'll go back to the days of being content with orange and black Hymeks. Anything is possible. But, I doubt that very much.

Yes, I received notification on Friday that mine had shipped, thank you! Less than three weeks away, now!

Exactly, that's it, right there. There is demand, even now, at crazy prices, so there will be even more demand in the future at realistic prices. Not today, but just wait a year or two and somebody will announce the launch of an Irish loco. It'll be to the detriment of the few and the benefit of the many. And the needs of the many.....

I was only little when the A's were in service, so my memory is hazy, but I'll definitely buy a few! Very very true, and those sellers would no longer be likely to achieve silly prices if the models were re-run.

The A class were retired 25 years ago, so comparing A Classes to 071's is like comparing apples to oranges. A 141 / 181 is worth €100, yet people, me included are prepared to pay twice that and still can't track down some of them. An 071 is worth €150, yet people are prepared to pay €300 for one. We'll see how the next four or five years go, but I stand by my opinion. There is no way in Hell that the market is contracting. It is growing. It is not the same market that it was ten years ago. We WILL see another Irish loco after the A, whether it's a release by MM, IRM, Bachmann or somebody else.

I respectfully disagree. The A class are not retailing at €400 each, and there are more than 100 units being produced. The Irish market is growing, not contracting, and is not the same creature that it was ten years ago. IRM have contributed massively to this growth, and are probably responsible for the large surge in sales of MM 071's this year, which are now all but unavailable. I reckon that in two years time, or less, demand for an Irish loco other than the A will drive second-hand prices to even more insane levels if one is not announced or at least speculated about.

Paying that much for a model worth €150 is desperate, foolish, ignorant, or some combination thereof! Likewise with those Mk2A's, €40 or so a pop is grand, but any more is.......... Yeah, I understand if somebody wants to spoil themselves or is missing just a particular model from their collection, then they are likely to spend over the odds to fill that hole. Still, time for IRM to get the 141's, 181's and 071's onto their roadmap, if Murphy Models are not in a position to re-run them over the next few years.

Now to hope and pray that I get home for lunch before midday!

The Cemflo wagons were withdrawn in 1988 so would be suitable for the BR blue and grey era in their Black Friday guise?

This one?

Warb recently posted a Barrow Street video of a 121 double-header, and he said that all he changed was the CV for direction, possibly CV29:

Are you using this url? https://gls-group.eu/IE/en/parcel-tracking Works fine for my 121 order.

So the yellow faces with the orange livery was pretty short-lived? Love that orange livery on them!

183 was struggling with that massive IR Ballast train, so @Niles kindly sent 177 down to give her a hand.

How long were the 201's painted like that? Orange livery with full yellow faces. Was it only for a year, around 2006?

They have to! Imagine how awesome N Gauge Irish stock would be! Don't forget to email me, Leslie!

Nearly sure that you can "label" them and then they'll end up in your inbox instead.

It can't be too far ahead of us!

Not sure whether the IRM lads will release their O Gauge 071 or their N Gauge 071 first, but whichever it is shall be spectacular, no doubt! In either scale, I'd happily settle for a rake of Mk3's and no EGV!

IRM have N-Gauge stuff already? I wasn't expecting that for a year or so!

...And 50% off the IRM 141's and 181's the year after???

You guys are always pushing the boundaries. Black Friday Bubbles last year had around 35% off, and this year it's 40% off the Spoils! Can't ask for more, and it would be terribly rude not to accept this generous offer!

Ah, I couldn't help it, had to pick up some Spoils to use as Container Flats!

Get that wallet out, George!