DJ Dangerous

Heading to sunnier climes? I know a good spot.

Any chance that this would be a possibility, @BosKonay, or would it be too much hassle? I know nothing about building fora etc!

Demand is too high, @leslie10646. Time to jack up the price and clear out the riff raff.

OK, down a bit of a rabbit hole, there. Found 3 In 1 Antigrip (cylinder lubricant) on the Leroy Merlin Spanish site. Not listed on the Canarian website. No label to show contents. Then found Silca Antigrip on the same site. Label does show... It's graphite powder lubricant for locks. No shipping here as that's for Spain, not the Canaries. Then found the same product on Amazon. Amazon.co.uk don't ship here but Amazon.es do! €4 for an 18g tube with free shipping... Now onto "light oil", 'light grease" and "sewing machine oil". Thanks, @Mike 84C!

Yes, Leroy Merlin (large hardware shop) sell "3 In 1" brand door-lock lubricant. Will check the label on the back next time I'm there. Thanks for that, would never have thought of it otherwise. I just assumed it was regular 3 In 1 oil in a smaller tin with a fancy label.

Regarding lubricant (shut up about the weekends, @JasonB!!!), and not just for the stiff couplings on the 42' flats, what is "silicon lubricant" suitable for and what is it NOT suitable for? How did you solve this, @Georgeconna? I cannot get graphite powder, here, and no retailers will post it. I slathered the stiff couplings on some of my 42' flats with 3 In 1 oil and it worked a charm, but I understand that it may cause damage to the plastic long-term. The only thing that I cab find here that's even close is "silicon lubricant", designed for rubber, wood, vinyl and plastic, according to the label. Also, on that topic, three products recommended for locomotive maintenance are "light oil", "light grease" and "sewing machine oil". None of these are available here, and no retailers will post them. There is no model railway scene, no RC car scene, no antique sewing machine scene, so what are the alternatives, in general hardware store products, not specialist niche products? Aside from grabbing both pieces of rolling stock to pull them apart, is there any trick for more subtle uncoupling of the IRM magnetic couplers? Like, tapping them with another magnet or something?

List of info as best I have been able to compile, on any Dublin buses and Bus Eireann buses from BritBus / Irbus / AsianBus / IRM. If there's anything to add, or any mistakes, please comment. R701 93-D-10156 Green 27B Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH R702 91-D-1089 Blue / Yellow 18 Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH R703 91-D-526 Blue / Cream 46A Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH R704 99-D-512 CitySwift 25A Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH R704X 99-D-628 CitySwift 103 Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH R705 92-D-142 Red Learner N/A Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH R706 97-D-326 Green 44C Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH R707 99-D-640 Blue / Yellow 120 Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH R708 99-D-514 AirLink 747 Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH MOLLY2 90-D-1031 Ghost Bus N/A Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH WD001 90-D-1039 Wedding Bus N/A Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH WD001 99-D-538 Wedding Bus Various Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH The second WD001 is a custom modified version of the original, by Adrian Richards, using custom grilles and custom transfers, running various routes. BSM-11 (R701) 93-D-10155 Green 27A Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH BSM-14 (R702) 91-D-1088 Blue / Yellow 17 Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH The two BSM models were from a Spanish magazine, but I can't find anybody who knows the actual magazine. Some websites list the magazine as being called "Part Work" but nobody here has ever heard of that. IRM1200-517-90 99-D-517 Rail Link 90 Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH IRM1201-520-91 99-D-520 Rail Link 91 Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH IRM1203-126-13A 92-D-126 CitySwift 13A Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH IRM1292-70-51B 91-D-1070 CitySwift 51B Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH IRM120411 90-D-1041 InterCity 11 Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH IRM120548A 90-D-1041 InterCity 48A Leyland Olympian / Alexander RH IRM1206-14A 97-D-330 Coastal Tours 14A Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH IRM1207-CT 99-D-496 Coastal Tours N/A Volvo Olympian / Alexander RH MRL-10 88-D-31372 LocaLink 203 MCW MetroRider IRM1210-202 88-D-31372 LocaLink 202 MCW MetroRider IRM1211-203 88-D-31372 LocaLink 203 MCW MetroRider IRM1208 88-D-31236 Bus Eireann Cork MCW MetroRider IRM1209 88-D-31236 Bus Eireann Galway MCW MetroRider

RTR. Wait, what do I win if they DO sell out? Does the body unscrew from the chassis or are they glued together?

100 of each won't be enough, @leslie10646!

100 of each sounds like a good compromise, suiting both pre-1963 and post-1963 layouts. I would definitely take a good few of each from you at €18-ish per wagon!

Hopefully, somebody can pin Paddy down at the October show and get a feel for what's likely to happen, and when. I'd guess that the Mk3's are an even bigger project than the Mk2D's, requiring a huge amount of research, design, and new tooling. Almost sure that Paddy replied to an email of mine a year or so back, saying that he was looking into 21mm-friendly bogies, too. EDIT: Just to clarify, it was March 2021 when I received the email reply from Paddy Murphy, and he did not guarantee 21mm-friendly bogies. His exact words were: "We are looking at the bogie situation." I don't want to make it sound like he guaranteed it or anything like that.

I see what you did there! I wonder will it be Mk2D samples in Q4 or will it be the actual stock going on sale... Gonna be a difficult Christmas even if it's one or the other, but both? Man, I wonder how much a nice tent costs.

As of half eleven this morning, my decoder is "about to start" customs assessment. They must really like the sound if they're gonna spend another day playing with it!

They haven't removed the Mk2D's or Mk3's from their website, yet.

Another few decades from now, while hanging onto his Zimmerframe, @Niles posts: Turn the volume up for a taste! If anyone is looking for a heritage railcar fix, the preserved 22000 will be operating regular services at Downpatrick on Sunday August 13th. This set is painted in the popular "Tippex" livery that it wore towards the end of it's life, in itself paying tribute to the long forgotten 071 Class locos, while the rest of the 22000 sets wore all-over advertising, after IE remembered that they have the largest mobile advertising capacity in the country.

What a coincidence... Customs have just today emailed me to say that they're releasing my second IRM Mag order for delivery!

I wonder if he's just postponing the Mk2D's, or has decided to retail exclusively through the IRM shop / Irish retailers and cut Hatton's out?

List of info as best I have been able to compile, on any Irish buses from the CMNL / Northcord stable. If there's anything to add, or any mistakes, please comment. 1. IEBUS0001 00-D-70118 Airlink Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX-400 Dennis Trident 2. IEBUS0002 00-D-40024 Dublin Tour Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX-400 3. IEBUS0003 07-KE-2610 Quick Park Mercedes Benz Citaro Euro 5 4. IEBUS0004 09-D-3732 Bus Eireann Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 Dart 10,7 5. IEBUS0005 06-D-30542 Coastal Tour Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX-400 6. IEBUS0006 00-D-40001 CitySwift Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX-400 This was a proposed @Brian Collins Enterprises release, not sure if it will ever see the light of day 7. IEBUS0007 191-D-44403 TFI Hybrid ADL Enviro 400H MMC 10,3m 8. UKBUS0003 CSD-2004 Dublin Tour Dennis Trident / Plaxton President 9. UKBUS1013 03-D-10001 Dublin Bus Alexander ALX-400 10. UKBUS1028 03-D-10005 Dublin Bus Alexander ALX-400 11. UKBUS3015 02-D-18257 Bus Eireann Plaxton Pointer Dart MPD 12. UKBUS5006 00-D-83630 Bus Eireann Mercedes Citaro One or two of these, I have never actually seen, only read about online.

Bachmann Eucon 45' Container twinpack for £19: https://www.hattons.co.uk/1405664/bachmann_branchline_36_101_po14_2_x_45ft_intermodal_containers_in_eucon_livery_pre_owned_very_good_box/stockdetail

Here's a photo of one of the UK Dodge C38's mentioned by @Blaine: In the comments underneath that photo on FlickR, there are several UK models listed. Click on the photo to see the comments. There's also the very similar Renault D38, which may be more likely to have made it to Ireland. Didn't @warb or somebody post photos of Renault Jacob's Biscuits trucks before? EDIT: Found the Jacob's photos I was thinking of. Newer Renaults. Boooo!

My decoder is being "assessed" by Customs in Madrid today after arriving from Heathrow... So does that mean that they're assessing the parcel to bill me for the contents, or that they've steamed the glue open and are assessing the decoder itself in one of their own A Classes?

Literally looks and sounds real! Lovely photos and videos!

@Kirley's current YT channel: https://m.youtube.com/@kir7ley/videos His older YT channel: https://m.youtube.com/@kirley6852/videos Plenty of regular updates, the videos are a joy to watch.

Double trouble! Two IXO cabs, a TR123.22 1994 Volvo FH12 and a TR135.22 1986 Renault R420, each with a butchered Edicola brand trailer! Unbranded eBay 1:48 containers... @Arran, we need 1:43 containers!

So at a stretch, a UK operator may have sent something over on the ferry? Will do some digging.