DJ Dangerous

I doubt that IRM, or any retailers, will have spares in stock for repair, or replacement 201's available. Have to second that! Fair play to IRM for selling them so cheap! Sounds like any issues with them were easy to resolve by the end-users, so it's a win-win all around.

Do you do them in SuperTrain livery? If so I'll take three, please.

Poor aul' Fran. Must be the cold weather. I know a place... Get well soon, Fran. Whatever we have bestowed upon us, it'll be worth waiting for, no doubt.

Ten minutes before noon on the 28th day.....

LOL, 1700h hometime ended thirty years ago. Nowadays we work 24/7, retire at 68, enjoy our trains for a year or two, then die from burnout after working too much for too long.

Speaking of..... https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/model-railways/29478997

Speaking of Mk2's to run behind the blue crew, any news there?

Amazing news! Those original B&I Liners, CIE Liners, Spoils etc will be great for anybody who missed out first time around. And 036 and the 201's are a gift at those prices, for anybody who's been trying to break into the hobby but has been kept out by loco prices. No pun intended. Fair play for releasing them as you have!!!

Thanks, @Mayner! Fabulous info, specially the graphics using the same space! Looking at the space in the garage, if I set the height at 1100mm off the floor, I can probably get a board 1800mm to 1900mm wide in, while still having space to slide the car bonnet underneath. So, two very gradual 16,5mm curves today may translate into two very tight 21mm curves in a few years time.

Two distinct possibilities. The first and most obvious is: The second is that "IN" The next month meant inside the next typical calendar month of 30 / 31 days. Also possible that the lads can't focus on work because they're too distracted and laughing hysterically at this thread, like that Beecham's Hot Lemon cop.

These were announced a few months back. Paddy had samples at the October show.

Yes, that was the joke.

When it comes to 21mm, what is the equivalent of a set-track R2 / 438mm radius curve? I understand that nice gentle flowing curves are ideal, but for behind the scenes, helixes etc, carrying double or triple track, what sort of space is required? Does the inner rail of a 16,5mm 438mm radius curve work as a starting point for 21mm, or is there something that I'm missing?

It'll be worth it, whatever is revealed to us!

I have to second your OP, @spudfan. I'll often write to IRM at very very unsociable hours. I never expect a response there and then, it's more about getting the message sent off because I know that I won't be able to compose it properly during less-unsociable hours. I'm happy to wait until the following week for a reply, it's never ever that urgent. And yet, the long-suffering @Garfield is there replying in the middle of the night and at weekends and stuff. I almost feel guilty for writing in the first place, when he replies. We truly are spoiled with the level of customer service that we receive, and from reading RMWeb, the Accurascale end of things is just as well covered. So thank you to the IRM lads for the care that they show!

Booooo!

Slightly smaller road vehicles this time: N-Gauge seems to be an eclectic mix of 1:144, 1:148, 1:50 and 1:160.

Quality Street and Roses!!!

That sounds excellent! Now to find some poor sucker who I can cajole / convince / beg / bribe / threaten into packing their air gun into their suitcase and doing some work!

So just to be clear, this is literally a complete kit, only requiring assembly and painting? https://shop.bowatersmodels.co.uk/collections/coras-iompair-eireann/products/1-32-scale-cie-class-071?variant=42376057192627 Why did I think that they were wooden kits with no detailing parts?

Good stuff. He's like an armadillo. Might seem tough on the outside but he's all squishy on the inside.

One is only a provisional sale, you never know!

You could always buy one of the three that @Georgeconna is selling, then swap that with @Gabhal Luimnigh . In fact, @Gabhal Luimnigh Could buy one of those from @Georgeconna and then sell one of his and make a profit!

Couple of videos up on YouTube today.