DJ Dangerous

I'm a little confused by this. Do you mean a new "Gone But Not Forgotten" section of the forum? If so, it would be a nice idea, but the mods struggle to deal with current forum maintenance as it is. The spamming, duplicate posts, bullying, fighting etc, plus basic maintenance, updates, bug fixes all drain their time. If somebody were to volunteer their own time to do the work, a la THIS post, then maybe it would be manageable for the mods to make the final changes. Also, taking @patrick's lovely layout into consideration, what happens when he starts posting again after the house move? Move his thread into the RIP section, then back to the layout section? Also also, the same rules will apply in the RIP section as the rest of the forum - the more stuff that goes in there, the more things will get buried. I feel that a simple solution would be for any member to bump the threads that they wish to keep fresh in other's minds with a post every six months or so. Something short and sweet like "Missing Ballyercall" and that brings it back to the top of the layout section.

Rails have some outstanding O Gauge bargains. Aside from the aforementioned steam locos, they have Class 26, 52 and 58 ridiculously cheap: https://railsofsheffield.com/collections/o-gauge-bargains Don’t be a dummy and miss out!

Your Petromotion jeans, your X-Works jeans and your silky tracksuit!

I disagree. Only burned at the stake? They dismembered the layout prior to the arson, so an eye for an eye...

So sorry to hear this. Never met Ken but admired his work here on the forum. May he rest in peace. Thank you for letting us all know.

Lovely shots, @ttc0169! I missed the TJ posts at last week, delighted to catch up today.

Lovely stuff, @Georgeconna. When do commercial operations recommence?

Viva Vox Choir's Prodigy mashup:

I love these sets. They really nailed the livery.

Y33 bogies were the best option available:

Nothing running... Yet! 1:43 47' Flats from Shapeways posing with 1:48 eBay containers... @irishmail will be drooling over the lurker in the background.

Ah sh*t!

Awwww, be sad to see this one do a Ballyercall and vanish, but needs must. It's been a stalwart on the forum over the years, for both quality and quantity.

Customer pre-orders were all posted two weeks ago, excess units were released into stock, already gone. Don't tell me you missed out on these, too? Just kidding, still listed under the "Tooling and Decoration" tab, not in-production nor in-transit, so don't worry, you have loads of time to get your pennies together. https://irishrailwaymodels.com/pages/projects Says Q4 but that's just @BosKonay not doing his job properly!

I still use SMS as my main means of text-based communication. Ordered a new screen for the 'phone yesterday ('phone is about seven years old, maybe eight) for €25. Happy days. Cats don't eat pancakes, in general, at 2AM. LOL, same, I subscribed to random stuff on FB several years ago, so when I do log on, even if it's only a few times per year, my News Feed or Wall or whatever it's called is just random stuff.

As an alternative, if you don’t want to wait for Mk3’s, the Lima models are quite nice, to my eye. Not prototypical, but they appear on eBay from time to time, Me personally, I’d value them around €40 each, but that’s quite subjective. You could also contact Silver Fox if you wanted some right now: http://silverfoxmodels.co.uk/ir-ie-mk3-mainline-coach/ To me, they’re a less attractive option than the Lima’s due to the price, but they are still a viable option. Sadly, Silver Fox stopped doing their Mk3 DVT’s, as did DC Kits, so your only option is second-hand… But get in line!

Hi @floorster. Murphy Models are likely to be releasing Mk3 coaches over the coming few years. IRM wagons and coaches are best bought here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/en-eu The “In Stock” tab is very useful: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/en-eu/collections/in-stock As is the news tab for upcoming projects: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/pages/projects If Murphy Models go ahead with the Mk3’s, it’s likely that IRM will be a stockist.

InverTrain parcel arrived yesterday... Wonder what the GJH PLant Company bogies will be like!

A 22G1 20' CAI (or former CAI) box spotted at the old favourite, the Chio roundabout, on Monday 13th May. Number TYMU-6351986. The "TYMU" and the final "6" appear new additions. Looks to have been adopted by TYMSA up in Valencia: https://www.tymsavlc.com/ And what gorgeous patchwork!

Two retired-looking boxes snapped on an undeveloped parcel in Barranco del Inglés last Thursday, May 9th. They look to be NENU 4EG1 box no. 9941958 and I can’t make out the other.

They are about the layout, specifically how well stock should run on the 600mm curve. Good luck with the repair!

Agree with @Ironroad and @irishmail here. Something is definitely catching or stuck. 1100mm radius is insane for OO Gauge. For perspective, the Heljan O Gauge Class 56, a Co-Co diesel, runs on minimum 800mm radius. Think the O Gauge coaches run on around 1200mm minimum radius.

The sale of these locos fell through at Christmas, so they're still available. PM if interested.

You’ll be grand with 600mm radius curves. Set-track radii are approx 371mm for R1, then R2 or approx 438mm is the minimum that the manufacturers recommend nowadays, then approx 505mm for R3 and approx 571mm for R4. 600mm would almost be like R5, way above anything else.

Even if Mark's don't, IRM will release extra units into stock once all pre-orders have been packed and shipped, so I wouldn't panic too much. You can subscribe to be notified when each item is back in stock on the IRM shop website. Plus, in hindsight, we all know a man who has probably bought a pallet of each to sell on, now that he's cleared space in his store room for them!