DJ Dangerous

Ahem...

Change the title from Trá na Gréine to Trolololololol...

Has the crystal ball rolled to a halt already???

Just catching up on this thread, now, @leslie10646. Very sad to see another founding father bow out, but you can do so with your head held high. As others have said, many of us owe you a lot for what you've given the hobby. Thank you!

You forgot the most important ones! O Gauge Ruston - Irish variant. O Gauge A Class - four liveries, un-numbered and without logos, decals provided in the box. O Gauge Project Bulleid. O Gauge Project 42. O Gauge IRM / Dapol containers. O Gauge IRM / Heljan fuel oil tanks. OO Gauge Project 47. OO Gauge Project 22. OO Gauge 2600 Arrow / Sparrow. OO Gauge 800 Class with steam generator. Thank you, Santa, Jesús and Superman.

You’re talking to the man with four unscratchable itches, here! Three 071’s and 66779 breaking my heart. Wasn’t there mention here a few years back of the Lima 201’s fetching incredible money, as in the high hundreds?

The link, for anybody interested: https://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?sid=brshan-87 Some nice locos in there!

The twin pack was up at €250 with four and a half days to go, so your estimate sounds right.

I'm pretty sure that @MOGUL sold some recently and they went for even more in the end.

Shocking! Do people not know that there’s a new run on the way, or just not care?

Do you have a link or screenshot, by any chance? Just curious. Shocking! Didn't think they'd go for that kind of money. Rails also have a used one for around the £170 GBP mark, one of three that they've had for months. Better off buying a loco with that money!

How'd you manage to cut it so neatly? I hate that stuff.

What’s the platform construction, @Niles? Slab of polystyrene packaging?

So, with the Rustons almost upon us, what do Accurascale have in the pipeline for them to haul?

Love the DAF in orange again! i stripped one down but the whole cab, including glazing, was one moulded piece. How did you manage to protect the windows so well when respraying?

Absolutely fabulous!!!

Ballyercall in top form, as always. My only issue is… How is it pronounced?

Loads of Lima HO Gauge BR Mk2’s on eBay, ripe for re-painting into Irish colours.

Can't beat a bit of sunshine!

I was also wondering about how the sound files were / will be created. The Metrovick sound files for the A Class were created using historic recordings in the end, I think? Will there be Hunslet sound decoders available to buy seperately?

@MOGUL is a lot skinnier than I'd imagined. Quite a busy year for you guys. Plenty of ups and downs, and I know that some things haven't been perfect, but overall, it's been a whopper of a year. Between the lifetime guarantee, the NIR and IR Mk2's, the wide bogie packs, the Class 66's, and the models just around the corner, plus all of the awards, I say job well done. Aside from that, as it's getting close, HAPPY NEW YEAR to all here on the forum, to Team IRM and to Team Accurascale!

Couple of bits and bobs on eBay… Murphy Models 181 Class no. 181, in black and orange, MM0181, for €181 plus postage and taxes: https://www.ebay.es/itm/335750045547 Bachmann Irish trainset with the green Mogul / Woolwich / N Class and three coaches, currently at €69 with a few bids made: https://www.ebay.es/itm/405445637475 Murphy Models 201 Class no. 201, MM0201, currently €71 with one bid placed: https://www.ebay.es/itm/365313458989 Three-pack of Lima coaches, look to be Mk2D’s, L149801-1, €205 plus postage and taxes: https://www.ebay.es/itm/226519217939 Lima A Class no. 015, currently €49: https://www.ebay.es/itm/226519042718 Same seller has some Lima coaches, too.

Feels like four or five years since we’ve had decent snow. Video from December 2016:

White Christmas en Canarias…..

Merry Christmas to one and all here on the forum! Season’s greetings to all of you and your loved ones. Been a sad year in ways, for the hobby, losing some stalwarts, but that’s life, I guess, and they will live on in our memories. Less than an hour of sunlight left, so…..