Oh, they're in the OTHER Kingsbridge thread, duuuuh, I forgot that there are two.
You could be more considerate towards OCD idiots like me and call one of them "Noel's Wonderful Workbench" and than I wouldn't get confused.
They also started hiding sold and withdrawn ads late last year or early this year.
Bit sus as they were a way to verify what sort of seller you were dealing with. Adverts.ie told me that it was to do with advertising clicks on ads that weren't live.
Been watching this 171 the past week or so. Looks like a junker, parts donor or a restoration project.
5 bids so far, €200 plus shipping.
https://www.ebay.es/itm/266256841867
Still showing as for sale at the moment.
https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/murphy-model-class-141/30269541
That Seon Ruiz chap puts in a massive amount of offers. Pretty sure I've bought one or two things where he has offered and then contacted the sellers in private to withdraw his offer.
Try asking @murphaph, @Dempsey, @Noel , @JasonB, @irishthump , @Georgeconna or any of the members posting their work in the "Workbench" area. There are lots more, I've only listed a handful.
Poor old girl. Hopefully somebody obtains a plethora of photos before she dies, so that IRM can commission a special run of ex-Dublin buses for the UK market.
He's a bit of an Evan Kelly, so you either sold it for less than that, or sold it for more than that and now something inside is missing... Sawdust on the cogs or something.
Dapol emailed me and said that there is no way they'll be going back to the old print quality. It is too time consuming and not cost effective. Much as it's sad to hear, you have to respect their honesty and openness.
You hear that, @Arran??? We need you to duplicate Dapol's range with non-fuzzy print right now!
The 45' CobelFrets and 40' Rainbow Maersks will do for starters, please.
I suspect the Irish connection is even more vague, like, "I'm @BosKonay and I love trolling you all. Trolls are green so there's an Irish connection" ...