DJ Dangerous

I'd put my kidney down that we'll see a D301 Class from A/S at some stage... The only quandary is whether it will be O Gauge, OO Gauge, or both.

Fabulous photo, @leslie10646 will be delighted!

I wonder what the packaging on a six-car unit will be like? Two seperate boxes of three units? I mean, otherwise it would just be ginormous, and even the four-coach Mk2 packs were too complicated for the warehouse!

Wow, I didn’t know that! So you can actually buy accurate motive power in the shops today!

Just out of curiosity, did 141’s ever haul the Mk2A/B/C coaches on a regular basis, or was it just the larger locos like 071’s and 201’s?

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“A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man”…

Order placed, happy to support the fantastic efforts of the Teenage Cancer Trust like this!

I’m at odds with the old-time brigade here. The 22000’s are the model that I’m most excited about. I have three shuttle controllers putchased for them, and will have three end-to-end lines ready for them over the coming months. We’ve seen lots of cracking models of locos, coaches and freight stock over the past fifteen or twenty years, covering a variety of era’s, but two sizeable gaps are railcars and modern era, both of which will be handsomely knocked on the head by the 22000’s. Will definitely but a C Class or two, or three, or whatever a healthy kidney will cover, but for me, personally, nothing will come close to the ICR’s. In the famous words of a wise man this week, bring it on!

Another bargain. I’ve seen these go for a lot more on eBay.

Wow, cracking price for fabulous coaches that stand up well today!

Don’t you mean that I should be… badgering… you into buying more Hunslets? Yes!!!!!

That Saturday trip will sway you, no better way to make you want something you really have no use for at all.

I’m kicking myself for not buying an extra green A or two back in the day. I felt that for the silvers and greens, the photos never quite did them justice. To the naked eye, they are something else.

Back to donating organs, so!

All non-sound models in stock at Rails of Sheffield, for anybody talking themselves into buying an anteater they don’t need…

More in transition from that to… Who knows what, and when?

Here ya go, perfect for those Park Royals: https://silverfoxmodels.co.uk/ir-ie-201-class-c-class-bo-bo-metropolitan-vickers/ https://studio-scale-models.com/ACkit.shtml

Yup, into the defunct section, based on Mr. Lindfield’s own publication on FaceBook, with an advisory over unclear company status at the top of the section, reminding users that the forum is not responsible for financial transactions.

Better get printing and pack your suitcase, so!

C Class would definitely not sell if released on top of the current avalanche of models, but if released at a strategically planned point in time, would go like hot cakes. Forum members have been crying out for an RTR C Class the past decade. Price point would also be worth reflection. Assuming that a re-run of a loco will be around the €200 mark, and a new tool would be €275, generalising that based on the last few years of A/S pricing, waiting for a gap in the market would be important, along with pondering which would sell better, and offer a better return, for similar spec locos, the €200 re-run or the €275 new tool. I’d definitely take a few C Classes! Just not right now. My Silver Fox pair just don’t quite fit in with the amazing detail on newer models. Exaggerating slightly, here, but they remind me of those little blocks of Shamrock marzipan you could get years ago, when sat beside an IRM A Class. Based on anecdotal evidence such as second-hand A Class sales, new 141 sales, and reduced batch sizes from A/S for Hunslets and 800’s, has UK demand for Irish locos already peaked? Will we be looking at a five year wait for a C Class, priced at €300 per unit, and produced in very limited numbers, mainly going to Irish buyers? Or will we have one next year for €220, to haul our Park Royals, snapped up like hot cakes? I guess the ones with the best perspective on likely sales demographics are A/S themselves. I’d say the former is more likely, if things continue in the direction they have been going.

Sorry to hear that, @Georgeconna. Thanks for the pics, looks amazing.

Another wonderful gesture from A/S, again supporting a worthy cause! Thank you!

That makes sense. We have Hunslets on the way, 800’s on the way, 071’s on the way, 201’s on the way, 22000’s on the way and DART+ on the way, in the “powered” category. Adding a new-tool on top at this point in time seems reckless and feckless. The Irish market being so small relative to the UK market has to increase / decrease figures by a huge magnitude, too.

Sounds reputable!