DJ Dangerous

26 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

I'd buy that too DJ!

It will be 80 years since the foundation of CIE on 1st Jan next - wouldn't it be a nice way to celebrate the anniversary by putting out a real-life  201 in a lined green livery with flying snail logo?

Maybe some of the IE employees on here can stick that in the suggestion box next time they're passing the Board Room? 

Once he doesn't confuse people by announcing it on April 1st.

Any of our resident livery-editing genii who can slap IRM's A42 and A46 liveries onto 201's so we can compare???

4 hours ago, irishmail said:

They do look good, but how many RTC livery coaches do I need?  I already have some MK1's, a CCT van and an RTC class 24.  

No RTC Class 50???

2 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

Indeed - https://irishrailwaymodels.com/pages/projects

Excellent stuff!!!

10 minutes ago, Westcorkrailway said:

I will be aiming for a Green one. 

Lined green limited edition with flying snail logo? I'd buy one!

Was it you who said that the pricing was going to be around €250 per loco, or am I confused?

Does anybody here who has Paddy's ear know what the spec will be, regarding decoder access etc?

Will existing 201 decoders work in the new batch? Would seem a bit mad if they didn't, as there'd be a lot of confusion further down the line.

Also in the email from Rails of Sheffield, aside from the 071 / 111 Class info, was this, Murphy models 201's due 2025.

Received an email from Rails this morning, Murphy Models 071's / 111's expected Q4 2024:

1 hour ago, Rush and Lusk said:

Excellent pictures DJ D - I'm so envious of the sun kissed mountains and warmth of where you live - its like late November here (Dublin), rained all day, dark and miserable !

Ah, it has it's downsides here. I'll try think of some and report back...

43 minutes ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

They look lovely 

Honestly, they are so detailed that they pass for O Gauge.

58 minutes ago, Rob said:

Not happy!!!

I know how to make it up to you!

Book yourself some flights, bring about a thousand "No Smoking" signs and I'll allow you apply them to all of my coaching stock.

A few daylight pictures of Eleanor before it gets dark - probably only fifteen minutes before sunset.

52 minutes ago, MOGUL said:

I’m not sure what the best method to remove tampo printing is on plastic..

I think Bachmann did the consent boxes with their 13.6m tooling which is correct as they were too early for the LEG1 

I believe so.

This bundle of joy was also delivered today, finally.

These look exquisite, I desperately need somewhere to run some trains!

Looking closely at the West Coast Mk2's, and all I can say is WOW!

Best thing is that our very own @Rob is out of a job - the windows already have "No Smoking" signs!

There's even a booklet included on the couplings as there are so many different options!

That co-op green looks very similar to the Consent green that used to flood the Irish container liners!

Wonder if the lettering can be removed with a cocktail stick?

And, amazingly, these babies were briefly in stock again today and I nabbed two!

https://www.accurascale.com/collections/mark-2-coaches/products/derby-rtc-test-service-vehicles

Had to use an Irish address because of the shipping glitch, but what the Hell, they're worth the extra hassle and taxes!

West Coast Mk2's arrived today!

Lovely lovely coaches at first glance.

Eleanor has to be one of the sexiest movie cars of all time!

This is the 1:18 1967 Ford Mustang from Greenlight, based on the Eleanor from the 2000 remake of "Gone in Sixty Seconds".

https://cochesdemetal.es/1967-shelby-gt-500e-eleanor-60-segundos-gris-negro-118-greenlight-12909

Are there three Mk3's at Moyasta, or just the Mk3 DVT?

@gm171 kk uploaded a great video of the Mk3 move to YouTube a few years back:

And @thewanderer posted some pics of the move in their own thread, here:

https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/3576-mk3s-to-the-west-clare-railway

A few other Moyasta / West Clare Railway threads here that could maybe be combined, @BosKonay?

https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/5653-west-clare-railway

https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/15407-what-happened-to-the-west-clare

1 minute ago, derek said:

 

Thanks lads. All clear now. @DJ Dangerous, your reply was lovely and concise, whereas  @Broithe yours was very informative. @jhb171achill is a mine of information isn't he? Thanks again to the both of you . So I now know my black and tans from my supertrains. Prob won't ever go down the IE or IR route. Hmmm, I still don't know what tippex is though. And don't start off with stationery products.

"Tippex" livery is what you call both IR and IE when you're eyesight deteriorates to the point that you can't read the IR and IE logos.

9 minutes ago, derek said:

Could someone explain to the slower among us (me) what tippex livery is please? Also when talking about supertrain livery I took  this to be black and tan. So what are the black, white and tan called?. 185 for example Ok I just checked pre orders and 185 is described as black and tan, although there is also white on it. Baffled

In short...

Black and tan:

Supertrain:

IR:

IE:

Enjoy!

37 minutes ago, BosKonay said:

We maintain an excellent relationship with our factories, don’t use any ‘agents’ or ‘middlemen’, have staff on the ground and in Hong Kong who work for us and order in our spares and warranty parts as a separate transaction with the factory. There are also no ‘seconds’ as any mess ups in painting or printing are immediately destroyed and recycled or any bad parts are never used for assembly in the first place. In one case in 9 years a factory overproduced slightly due to an error but we were duly informed and simply bought the overrun. 

It sounds like IRM have invested a lot in a very secure infrastructure, if that's the correct word for it.

Maybe Murphy Models are not in a position to create such secure systems, but as @DiveController so eloquently put it, threatening their own client base as a result, probably isn't the nicest way of dealing with the fallout.

There must be a solution out there!

Fairly hammering along! That HST sounds totally flat out.

2 minutes ago, ttc0169 said:

The clue is in one of the recent photos…..

Found it!

You're up s**t creek without a paddle!

Every week, more and more achieved!

Out of curiosity, who else on the forum is chipping in with a bit of manual labour?

Lovely shots, @ttc0169, and very attractive models, too!

Shame those two fellows melted into the shadows, they did some good work at times.

Your lighting is excellent, and I love the concrete surfaces.

I'll let you off with a warning over missing your Friday deadline, in light of the high quality of your output.