DJ Dangerous

Damn, that looks so good!

37 minutes ago, Horsetan said:

I suspect the last thing Paddy wants is a room full of random spares sitting there potentially beyond his retirement age.

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.

9 hours ago, Georgeconna said:

Rosslare to Bilboa is the closest you are gonna get there lad, Could you pop up to collect?. I can go as foot Pax with your stuff.

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?

2 minutes ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said:

So are these the fakes?  Excess product made and sold without consent?  

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.

2 hours ago, Noel said:

Airport access won't affect us hopefully as we've switched to car ferries for overseas travel.  I've had it with airports and low cost air carriers. It's so much more relaxing and enjoyable by sea. The modern cruise Ferries are fabulous. Overnight from Dublin to Cherbourg is impressive on W B Yeats.

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?

40 minutes ago, irishmail said:

Seems to be Dapol affected as well now.

https://www.dapol.co.uk/blogs/news/fake-dapol-products?fbclid=IwAR0d_oKLWULyLcTpPW2UfqfqVEDTINUF9z7izk3KYYPZpPN7gZPXO0oSdVI_aem_AWnpiQhHwfOji5v8meKeaJI5Xy8Lf-MzoLuFuEbrOmqEqXYZWpHrnxXIxHZr4bN_gwA1YoyQb6CRWdsHyyuy5BnL

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.

14 minutes ago, K801 said:

Is there a way to tell they are fake? 

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?

2 hours ago, irishmail said:

Now Accurascale/IRM have branched out into TT:120 how about shrinking the MK2's down. 

https://www.accurascale.com/en-eu/products/tt120-accurascale-research-team-three-figure-pack?syclid=co7d4pch33ns739pj2n0&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_148410532025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email

Oh come on, so you want Class 50's in N, TT120, OO and in O???

Next, you'll be looking for Gauge 1!

1 minute ago, derek said:

Just wanted to say well done to the lads at IRM for their service (this means you Patrick Conboy). After I sent a query to them  regarding my 141 order last night I expected a reply maybe today. However I got that reply at 10.50 last night from Patrick. Thinking the reply had been sent earlier and had been stuck in the ether, I sent back a quick thank you. Lo and behold I received a reply almost immediately. Now that is what you call customer service!  Always a pleasure to deal with

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!

3 minutes ago, exciecoachbuilder said:

Some good points being made here, a can of worms has certainly been opened. 

19 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

On the subject of Murphys Models I was speaking with Paddy this afternoon
He is very upset with some of his models that are appearing on eBay etc and 
coming from China
These locos are stolen property!
He has been in touch with the authorities there and they are commencing an investigation
If anyone is found to have bought one of these stolen items it is his intention to have them
prosecuted for handling stolen property
Caveat Emptor, (pass Latin 1972 St Declans CBS Cabra!)

 

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.

23 minutes ago, Stoby said:

looking for a 121  if anybody is selling one 

must be in excellent boxed  working condition 

 

Thanks

 

Stoby

Worth asking this eBay seller if he can post from NI, if you're based in Ireland:

https://www.ebay.es/itm/315237495493

5 minutes ago, MOGUL said:

I think Marks models in Greenogue have some in stock..

Theres also a seller on Facebook with a few at decent Patrice’s, think she was looking for €165 each 

God bless those Patrice's!

7 minutes ago, Darius43 said:

Cheers

Darius

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!

On 2/3/2024 at 12:59 PM, JasonB said:

Stomper! Brings back some great memories from 1996. I still have a cassette somewhere with this track on it.

Back in the days when you had to record a DJ mix on a Hi-Fi system. Good times. 

Finger on the "Pause" button!

"Streamline" by Newton, heavily used in the fourth Lo mas Duro mix:

21 minutes ago, irishmail said:

Disappointed about lack of announcement this morning.  

Would have at least expected a class 50 in Black & Tan livery.  

You mean an IR livery Nifty Fifty!

We already have a B&T Deltic.

On 30/3/2024 at 5:25 PM, irishmail said:

Are we going to have another production run of the Irish Deltic as the original sold out on the day of the announcement?     

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...

1 hour ago, Anders112 said:

finally got around to finishing the remainder of the Mir Tara Kits, painted and weathered. Pretty happy with how the weathering came out, some wagons were weathered  better than others but hey it’s a learning curve.

some of the buffers and under frames didn’t glue properly and fell out so have to stick them back on 

Next steps is find a way to get the IRM bogies to fit them bottom of the wagons and find couplers to glue to the front.

Halfords primer working a treat on the Tara’s 

first 5 have been targeted by the weathering brush,two on the right were still drying 

Here is our the wagons turned out,overall delighted with them 

Savage stuff!

You've really captured the "Are they blue or brown underneath?" look, outstanding!

5 minutes ago, irishmail said:

Modellbahn Union have some listed, 

https://www.modellbahnunion.com/e-vendo.php?shop=modellbahn-union-en&a=news&filter=k3274g4152p6542

Excellent, thanks for that!