DJ Dangerous

Marks Models have the IRM Fertilizer Pallets in stock at the moment, in case anybody missed out: http://marksmodels.com/?pid=37240

Murph probably means that it should state one or the other: unopened, or only opened to test.

All gone!

Going back to 071 liveries, when were the following changes? IR to IE? IE small logo to IE large logo? IE to silver and black? I'm sure that I saw a video of an IE 071 several years after the rest had been painted into silver and black, but cannot find it. SIlver and black to grey was 2016, and happened pretty quickly? Which were the first and last members of each class to be repainted for each change?

Only eight packs left!

When were the Tara's repainted from the blue into the red oxide colour?

Arran has the Bell 20ft in stock, at least! https://www.c-rail-intermodal.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=259&search=bell

Well, he was kind of right because we had the Bonus Ball Empty Flats!

Only 35 left, they'll be gone before the week is out!

How many packs were run? 250? Almost sold out in two days... Has to be a record of some sort!

Thanks, Robert. I had been thinking of something like that, just sticking a thin strip of plastic in to raise the end of the 20ft that sits in the centre of the flat, to match the height of the end which sits on the lugs at the end of the flat...

Sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere, but is it possible to buy the yellow lugs so that 20ft containers can be mounted on these, or for example, the Keg Liner flats?

It would appear not, but at least they are not hard-wired that way, and it's only software. Iwas speaking with a member on here who's a bit of a wizard at electronics, and they had to do some creative wiring to un-hard-wire the marker lights in their 201.

Oh yes, they live to torment me.

Mine have been sitting in the Correos depot up north for a week, now. Already customs cleared, just sitting there with the staff looking at them, laughing at my pain...

No need for photos or info, it's OK, just take my money, please.

Were the bogie cement wagons also on the same chassis as the rest of Project 42? Did anything else share the P42 chassis? What are the timber wagons? 60' or something?

Thanks, Noel. I take inspiration here on the forum, from the likes of your work, George's, Anthony's, Jason's, and several more whose names elude me. Air-brushing is definitely not something that my testicles would be large enough to attempt, but I do have some cheap €5 wagons from Hattons that would work well as the sacrificial lambs. One day, I may try it out!

That is quite nice, and reminds me of something... Possibly a KC in green and white Air-Link livery.

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!