DJ Dangerous

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.

Damn, that looks so good!

Surely he already has that to cover warranty jobs? If they are unnecessary and / or don't sell over the course of the warranty period, he can bin them himself, and knows that nobody can put the stuff up for sale.

Uffff! The ferry from here up to Spain takes about two days, and the drive through Spain itself to get to Bilbao / Santander etc is another day, plus the same three days to get back home again! Appreciate the offer, though, @Georgeconna! Going back to the airport connectivity, I always felt, even as a kid looking at the maps, that a line heading south out of Connolly, then looping around to head north towards the airport, either over or under the city, would have been a great idea. Probably not feasable nowadays, costs are so high and the city is so built-up. Would have been a great investment back in the day, allowing trains run from anywhere in the south of the country via Hueston and Connolly, or the north via Connolly, get to the airport.

How do IRM avoid this happening with their products? As an aside, would it be a good idea in future for Murphy Models to collect any seconds unfit for sale, and strip them for parts for warranty jobs? I'm sure people would buy the parts from Paddy, bodies, chassis, bogies, motors, PCB's, you name it. It would stop this from happening, and bring in more money / reduce costs for Murphy Models. Was that downvote for me or for Dapol, @BosKonay?

I think that it was the Cravens that were over-produced in very small quantities, stored for a few years to age them, then sold via a retailer in Madrid. The current 121's, I think it was @Westcorkrailway who confirmed with Paddy, were not over-produced but were seconds not fit for sale.

I can't wait for fast ferries direct between Ireland and Las Canarias. That will be the epitome of human evolution. And, IRM can send my stuff by truck! Back on topic, what are the current breakdowns of traffic flows to and from Dublin airport, geographically speaking? That would be a good indicator of where does and doesn't need stops and lines.

Are the OO Works locos in general DCC ready?

It doesn't tell you how to identify the fakes! So, how does one know? The Dapol announcement is tagged as "O Gauge" so is it only O Gauge fakes? Model Railway Emporium on eBay are UK based, selling brand new 121's, yet are not listed as an authorised distributor on the Murphy Models website. Are they selling stolen products or fakes?

D Class shunter on Adverts.ie for €160: https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/model-railway/33461228 Can vouch for the seller, have bought from them many times.

I bought some Cravens coaches from El Imperio a few years ago, and they look, feel and run identical to those bought from other sellers. (To add context, this was one of the retailers subject to legal action from Murphy Models for selling over-produced Cravens) One thing to note with the current glut of 121's on eBay, is that the sellers are genuine toy and model shops in China. BenBen / OneLink / Woody are a huge model retailer, selling lots of brands. So, are they in on the scam, or are they also a victim?

Oh come on, so you want Class 50's in N, TT120, OO and in O??? Next, you'll be looking for Gauge 1!

Have to second that. Patrick is always so prompt and professional with whatever query I have - and believe me, living where I do, I have a lot of them! He gets back to me at all sorts of times and days, usually long before I'd have expected anything at all. Literally second to none!

I'd like to request that the mods create a new thread, warning members of the potential dangers of buying unofficial Murphy Models' products. It is not relevant to the current batch of 141's / 181's, but IS a very important topic. This has been touched on vaguely for several years now, and one of the things bothering me is that we, the members of this forum, are the ONLY ones targeted with these warnings. I would expect a press release from Murphy Models, either saying that they are not doing anything because they cannot do anything, or that they have taken X, Y and Z steps on A, B and C dates, and the relevant references for each legal case. There have been no mailouts from Paddy Murphy's retailers, there have been no direct mailouts from Murphy Models, there have been no posts on RMWeb, there have been no posts on social media. There have ONLY been threats made here on this forum, no transparency, no accountability, no references, no communications to any other groups. Yes, I'm well aware that Paddy Murphy is a one-man-band, but for something with such far-reaching consequences, that has been going on for several years it is worth a few hours of his time preparing a statement with references. I have been following the Boletin here in Spain, as we were told several years ago that Murphy Models had taken legal action against El Imperio del Hobby, and @Warbonnet locked that thread after a private request from somebody. Personally, I don't like that kind of cencorship without proper closure - locking the thread is fine, but only after including references for members to follow up themselves. Also, there is no, and has been no, legal action taken against El Imperio del Hobby, according to the official Boletines here in Spain. I'd appreciate an update on that legal action, too. Again, transparency, accountability and references, please.

Worth asking this eBay seller if he can post from NI, if you're based in Ireland: https://www.ebay.es/itm/315237495493 God bless those Patrice's!

What a line-up!

Good few Irish bits on eBay - only posting links, not reference screenshots, as there are too many! IRM RPSI Mk2 coach set for €293 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/315259961836 Murphy Models / Bachmann RPSI Mk2 coach set for €223 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/256457825580 Three NIR Mk2 blue and yellow packs from a previous post still for sale, €345 EURO for each of the IRM packs and €217 EURO for the Lima pack: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126370551466 https://www.ebay.es/itm/126370551473 https://www.ebay.es/itm/315237476900 Two Murphy Models Supertrain livery Mk2D's for €115 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/186369572821 Photos look like they were taken with a potato peeler, but there are a few interesting bits in one photo that you could probably hassle the seller over. Vertical photos and videos, ugh, who the Hell does that??? Murphy Models IR livery Mk2D EGV for €112 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126401243061 Five Bachmann green CIE livery coaches for €345 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/315231103105 One of the same for €48 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/354586284162 Murphy Models Daimler APC set for €88 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/315247552557 Three Murphy Models 201 Class locos in IE Orange, two at €369 EURO each and one at €357 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/315237459669 https://www.ebay.es/itm/315237454420 https://www.ebay.es/itm/315237463899 IRM A Class A39R in black and orange livery for €263 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/315247562805 Price has dropped to €515 EURO for the four 121 Class locos: https://www.ebay.es/itm/315237495493 Quite a good price given the jump in pricing for the new batch of 141's / 181's. Happy spending!

Finger on the "Pause" button! "Streamline" by Newton, heavily used in the fourth Lo mas Duro mix:

You mean an IR livery Nifty Fifty! We already have a B&T Deltic.

Hopefully with 888 units this time, Chinese lucky number, as I missed out last time!

We're nearly at that magical time again, an extra hour of sunshine every evening, and a whimsical announcement to follow!

Impressive as always, @ttc0169! Love the Class 50!

Thank Crunchie it's Taraday...