DJ Dangerous

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!

Please accept my facetiously offered apologies, I forgot that I need to spell everything out for you. See, at the bottom of your 'phone, there's a little rectangular hole with rounded corners. It's often called a charging port. If you connect an appropriate cable, the little number 43 on the top right of your screen will start to climb, aaaallllllllll the way up to 100. That's the battery level for your 'phone, and yours is almost as bad as mine. The closer to 100, the healthier your 'phone's battery. Also, if you make a swiping gesture downwards from the top of your screen, you'll see an expanded version of your Instagram notification, the one that's in the top left. You posted a screenshot of a photo of a mural, so these things are clear to see. With the utmost sincerity, and a grovelling apology for my misdemeanour, I hope that you now have a better understanding of my joke.

Charge your damn 'phone and deal with your Instagram notifications!

@Warbonnet said: So it sounds like the tanks from the 17' Bulleid triangulated chassis were transferred to 20' Flats at some stage.

Will IRM be replenishing their supply of 071 decoders at any stage?

Always worth keeping an eye on the Silver Fox eBay page. Aside from those GNR coaches, they also have Dutch vans, and we'll all need Dutch vans for our IRM Mk2B/C packs next year! Lots of Jouef Mk3's, too, and lots of spares. Silver Fox: https://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?_ssn=skmodeller&store_name=silverfoxmodels Even though this guy here is a gouger, he does list some Irish things that are worth looking at, if not buying, although his descriptions tend to be rather creative: https://www.ebay.es/sch/i.html?sid=debjogilly

So they were 17' wagons and carried: Single beet bodies. H van bodies. Palvan bodies. Flat bodies. Tank bodies, as per @Warbonnet's post here:

We're actually at a milestone this past year, with Irish rolling stock on the shelves permanently in some form - the blue Taras and the Magnesites. We're also seeing new locos launch every year or two.