DJ Dangerous

Dapol have a twinpack out (4F-028-170 / 4F-028-171) with two 40' / 12,2m HighCube 9'6" / 2,9m containers, an OOCL and an APL: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/dapol-4f-028-170-40ft-high-cube-container-oocl-897811-2-apl-608507-0 On looking closer, the print layers on the APL container don't line up, and the print looks more Crapol than Dapol on both. I've expressed my disappointment with their hit and miss printing several times so won't go into it again here. I contacted Dapol previously about the MOL disasters, and they were open and honest about not going back to the better print quality of the past, which was good enough for me. I'm still tempted to buy a pack to see how they are in person. Dapol did a twinpack (B775E) with their previous print quality, OOCL and CMA CGM, and despite the body-coloured locking bars, they look very good: https://www.ebay.es/itm/405010364612 Both are 40' / 12,2m HighCube 9'6" / 2,9m containers according to the ISO codes. @Arran of C-Rail Intermodal has 20' / 6,1m x 8'6" / 2,6m OOCL containers in stock, and they look far better: https://shop.c-rail-intermodal.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=188 I read that @Arran did 40' OOCL containers in the distant past but none show up on the forum after searching. Everest Model do both 40' / 12,2m HighCube 9'6" / 2,9m and 20' / 6,1m x 8'6" / 2,6m OOCL containers, in 1:48 scale. Not as large as 1:43 scale, but very nicely detailed containers: https://www.ebay.es/itm/193839390809 https://www.ebay.es/itm/276277495616 USA Trains did them in 1:29 scale / G Scale. Diecast Masters do / did them in 1:50 scale. Atlas did them in 1:48 scale / O Gauge. Lionel did a reefer in 1:48 scale / O Gauge. Athearn, Herpa, Wiking, Modellbahn.blog, Everest Model, Walthers, and Inter Mountain all do / did them in 1:87 scale / HO Gauge. Fox Valley Models do / did them in N Gauge. Everest Model do them in 1:160 scale / N Gauge, with magnets. Rokuhan do / did them in 1:220 scale / Z Gauge.

You sly devil, you: https://railsofsheffield.com/products/hornby-tt3014m-class-50-co-co-50040-leviathan-br-diesel-locomotive So they're beating IRM on price?

Logging into YT now so that I can give it a "like" there, too!

Had a chance to look through that Rails of Sheffield Class 37/0 post in more detail this morning. Looks like nine livery variants in total: 3720 BR Blue 3721 BR Blue large Logo 3722 Engineer's 3724 BR Green 3725 Railfreigh Unbranded 3726 EWS 3727 DRS 3728 Railfreight Red Stripe Weathered GM7240401 BR Blue with White Stripe I see no 3723 on the list... Wonder if they'll hit us with a surprise InterCity Executive variant! Rails are advertising all at approx £569 GBP down from approx £669 GBP, except for the weathered variant.

I suspect we'll see another run of AccuraGen coaches at some stage...

Less talk and more action, that's the way it should be!

Arran suggested cutting a 40' HC in half so if that's all it takes, the tooling can't be that difficult. A plain red 20' HC would suffice, but still may not work for the Irish and UK markets, obviously I get that. Meant a Consent 40', not 45'. Saw lots of them on the old Bell liner trains.

Please, please, pretty please, green Consent Leasing, OOCL, and yellow ContainerShips at the very least! Wouldn't say no to a Boluda 20' HC, if you're stretching the margins a little.

That's intriguing! Or your own ranges plus all of the others! Are we talking 1:43 or 1:76, though?

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-traffic-live-irish-rail-29265856 https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/traffic-and-travel-several-incidents-lead-to-tailbacks-for-rush-hour-motorists-rail-services-resume-with-delays-after-tragic-incident/a1672986953.html

I wonder would IRM consider stocking containers? There are some excellent offerings from C-Rail Intermodal, from Hornby, and Dapol have their moments. It'd be nice to be able to order from all of the ranges in the one place. I can imagine that there may be competition issues, and viability issues, but it may merit consideration.

Rails of Sheffield are expecting the new batch of Heljan's O Gauge Class 37's in stock soon. Savage looking beasts! Look at the BR Blue, and that Engineer's livery. https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/new-heljan-o-gauge-class-37s-expected-soon

There'll almost definitely be some more released into stock when pre-orders have been shipped to customers. You can usually subscribe to each product for a notification using the "Email Me When Available" button but it's missing for these, so keep an eye on the sales website around the time pre-orders start shipping.

Lovely stuff, @Patrick Davey! I had missed @enniscorthyman's posts lately. What a great little layout The Bog Road is.

@TheSeanRailWay and @37058 are both looking for one of these! Cracking little sets, definitely worth looking at.

Don't mind the moaning and negativity, @TheSeanRailWay and @37058. While not prototypical, these are gorgeous little sets, great runners, and represent Ireland's rail network taking a step in the right direction. And, through sheer great luck, Mr. @MOGUL has one for sale HERE!

Rest in Peace, @Junctionmad Dave. Thanks for the lovely tribute and photos, @Noel, very heartwarming.

IRM were pretty on the ball with the pre-ordering campaign, too. Lots of fanfare on the forum, plenty of mail-outs etc. Mark's were quiet as a mouse, as if the launch was a secret. Free post? Free post??? I hear it's raining a lot lately. Good enough for you, you and your free post! You want a TT Class 50 to go with that?

What's short, long-haired and lives under a bridge?

I see that the new 141's / 181's have almost sold out at IRM, but Mark's Models still have the full range in stock. Why the discrepancy in the rate of sales, I wonder?

YES!!!!! So... Will the 47' LX Flats be shipping with them?

Just received a payment request for my Mk2B/C packs... Are these about to ship to customers???

Wonderful to see such a positive response from people on the Bo'ness fire disaster! There's a lot of good out there in people.

Those Dickie Tara's were absolutely incredible value when you think about it. Fair play to IRM for letting them go the way they did.