DJ Dangerous

Hell yeah!!!!!

Model info here: https://www.irishretro.com/new-products-2/bus-ireann-model-lc300-type

Not sure if either of you contacted / received a reply from Irish Retro, @skinner75 and @Gabhal Luimnigh, but I did, and he said: "I’ve temporarily taken down the link as I want to be 100% sure of dates as we have missed the current production run." I'm sure if anybody is interested, they can make contact via the website.

Maybe you could ask him about the bus if you're in contact about your book order? I guess he has stopped taking orders and removed the order page, but can't speak on his behalf.

Sold for €115 in the end.

I see you, @Sean!

Looks like somebody wiped their a*se with this 201, but it could be a gem underneath all that poop for somebody: https://www.ebay.es/itm/155855996894

Just had an email update from Irish Retro, saying that delivery of the VDL's is pushed back to next summer. I assume that my fellow bus nuts like @DiveController, @skinner75, @ttc0169 and of course @Sean, have looked at ordering these? Almost anybody ordering a 22000 could do with a VDL for their layout!

Oranga and black Mk2A/B/C's ran together with rebuilt Dutch vans like this: https://www.ebay.es/itm/204481653994 They weren't mixed with other coaches as far as I know. IRM Mk2B/C orange and black coaches to compliment your Bachmann's here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/mark-2-coaches

Jotus / Resin Specialist RS-76661 Dublin Bus D376 Atlantean for €300, may interest @DiveController, @skinner75 or @Branno: https://www.ebay.es/itm/394982281178 Murphy Models Cravens coach no. 1521, our very own @burnthebox selling it off for €85: https://www.ebay.es/itm/285547518005 Murphy Models 141 Class no. 146 in IE livery, €140, zero bids, auction ends in 6 days, @declan64 sounds familiar, too: https://www.ebay.es/itm/335107188026 This seller has lots of Irish stuff listed these past few months, including NIR no. 111 and the Bachmann IE DMU set, prices are a bit high, but you might find that gem that you're after: https://www.ebay.es/itm/364465410490 Irish Railway Models A Class A55 for €403, seller doesn't sound like they know anything about the model: https://www.ebay.es/itm/325876429739 Happy spending!

Alright, @Dempsey, I've got my supplies, now where do I start?

Have you spent that huge wad of fifties and twenties that's sitting behind B125 yet? Great to see a Blackstairs update. I love the technical aspect of this layout, making use of the bookcases. Amazing the way you've even worked curves into the corner cabinets. (Envious much, DJ?) My only gripe, and I'm sure I am alone with this one - not one single lemon cookie in sight.

Jaysus! Was just gonna say that you'd have to add on a bit so it wouldn't be €173 in the end, but I hadn't realised just how much. That's scandallous, as bad as buying stuff down here from outside the islands. Better checking with @WRENNEIRE / Marks Models / Brian Collins / RB Models! Nearly sure that "Irish Bloke 77" had some for sale at €190 each on Adverts.ie recently.

A few more eBay bits worth checking out: Murphy Models / Bachmann Mk2A twinpack in IE livery. I think that the running numbers in pack 4110 are 4102 and 4110, €168: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126146814749 Murphy Models Mk2D coach number 5152, a composite, for €65: https://www.ebay.es/itm/296019678646 Hornby Mk4 coaches repainted into IE livery, 5 coaches available at €67 each: https://www.ebay.es/itm/185939095149 Hornby Mk4 coaches repainted into Enterprise livery, 3 coaches available at €65 each: https://www.ebay.es/itm/186009951626 Murphy Models / Bachmann RPSI coaches, quite a few available: https://www.ebay.es/itm/126146078089 https://www.ebay.es/itm/325873237049 https://www.ebay.es/itm/325873237054 https://www.ebay.es/itm/325873237055 https://www.ebay.es/itm/126168292746 https://www.ebay.es/itm/126168291237

Two MM1508 Cravens buffet cars, €80 and €87: https://www.ebay.es/itm/305249219291 https://www.ebay.es/itm/126146133380 Murphy Models 071 Class no. 086 ending in about three hours, current bid €170, think that this seller is the same one who got almost €600 for an 071 a few months back: https://www.ebay.es/itm/155858855284

Other ICR thread here: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/12402-icphowwwarrr-22000-class-railcars-in-oo-from-irm/

A bit of discussion on ther liveries here, @DiveController, as per your question in the other 22000 thread.

That's it, it's nostalgia gold! Great stuff!

Something about the colours, not sure if it's the shades used, but it takes me way back to my childhood.

Excellent job painting those figures! Wow! And lovely work on that Jag! Also wow! No buses or Stobart trucks nearby?

Savage amount of work going on!!!

Nose-first running???

With the car, I tend to fill the tank all the way up, and run it all the way down. The consumption per tank gives me a good idea that everything is OK. With the electric van, I try not to let the battery drop below about a third, but it's impossible to keep it fully charged all the time. With the 'phone, which is six odd years old, the battery sometimes struggles to keep going for a fifteen or twenty hour day. Days off work etc are easier.

Doesn't look like it's getting harder for you to post.

I try really hard not to let mine charge over 80% or drop below 30%, but at times, yeah, down to the red!