DJ Dangerous

Gotta be an 800 Class!!!

What's his name? Carlos?

You weren't the only one to think that:

Wow, they've been reduced! Even more value for money!

Awesome news for the weekend! The way you have specified the year for each loco is very useful for me, at least, and probably a few others, as I have been lost with which UK livery ran when, until now. A question: My original Deltics are still in transit, so I'm ignorant as the the improvements. Are the tweaks made to the second generation aplicable to the first generation via spare parts, or are they in compatible? Sorry if it seems a dumb question but I haven't yet seen one in person, never mind handled one.

Murphy Models 071 Class no. 082 with LokSound decoder and two packs of IRM Ballast wagons for €750: https://touch.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/model-railways/29166896

@jhb171achill, this is your mission, should you choose to accept it.

The 29000's are now black and tan???

An outstandingly attractive livery, I must say, looks great with the green Bachmann coaches.

That sounds like a challenge within a challenge.

You're off my Christmas card list, so! Tinnelly truck on eBay, better price than usual: https://www.ebay.es/itm/134422134917 Bachmann CIE Mogul in plain black: https://www.ebay.es/itm/225372228677 Nearly sure that @jhb171achillsaid that this is the better of the two black liveries. Nice Lucey truck. Bit pricey, though: https://www.ebay.es/itm/394427741596 McCulla truck, good price: https://www.ebay.es/itm/334707888631

For weathering to within an inch of their lives?

Bargain six-pack of Caledonian Sleeper Mk5's for anybody interested! https://www.ebay.es/itm/175582872751

Some WEATHERED Mk2's!

I thought that maybe Hatton's had scraped the info from Paddy's website without bothering to speak with him. I had assumed they'd be doing the same with the 141's and 181's, and they are not up on Paddy's site, yet, which might explain that.

Is it just me, or are the new P42 chassis much tougher than the original runs? The original run seemed to have their weak spots, the brake wheels in particular were constantly falling off, but these new ones just feel more solid or something. Did you guys sneak some more work in behind our backs???

Hatton's posted these more or less as soon as Paddy made the announcement. As @BosKonay says, we'll hear it here when it's true! (Just like some two-tone green Dublin buses, ahem...) And as @Ironroad says, best thing to do is add them to your Hatton's wishlist. Hatton's Murphy Models list: https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000501/0/murphy_models/mfrnest I think that it was the Cravens which were being considered, based on sufficient interest, and these are not listed on the Hatton's website. Also to note, quite strangely, is that the new run of 141's and 181's is not listed on Hatton's, even though Paddy had samples at the Raheney show.

Opening up a few cans of worms, there. Probably not worth the hassle for any manufacturer, limiting how many units each individual can buy, how many units each trader can buy, the prices they can sell them for etc. If everybody was the same, same circumstances, same overheads, same stage in life etc, same income, same expenses, then grand, we have perfection in a bubble and you can do it, welcome to China and goodbye free market, I guess. But how could one say, just taking an example, that Marks Models and Chris Dyer are both limited to buying the same quantity and can only sell for the same price? Better to just keep producing and rely on people to use their heads and not spend too much. IRM can't win. IRM launch a new product, people moan because it's not something else. IRM announce a re-run, people moan because it's not a new product - which they'd probably moan about anyway - see above. IRM don't put limits on purchases, people moan. You can be sure people would moan if IRM DID put limits on purchases. Again, the responsibility lies largely with the buyers, for what they buy, and how they buy it. Me, I just can't wait to see an announcement in the next few days that we finally have the holy grail, two-tone green Dublin Buses. Then I can die happy the following week... But, somebody will be moaning because it's not something else, for sure! It's not a RS or Jotus model, it's not a KC or KD, it's not some old-timey thing, or whatever. P.S.: Dear IRM, I'll also accept yellow and blue Dublin Buses, AND cream and blue Dublin buses before the two-tone green, provided I'm not repeating this warning next year.

But what about traders, even small traders, who buy from IRM? Or what about people who want to re-number locos? Say, somebody who wanted a fleet of ten of the most recent configuration A Class... Their only option would be to buy and re-number, or wait for IRM to re-run two new ones every three years. And as soon as IRM re-run something, people complain because they're re-running instead of running something new, as if the two are in direct competition. Or what about somebody who has a few bob and decides to price-gouge? It's the downside of the open market, that somebody can come along and buy up a whole run, then sell it for twice the price, but it is their right. The only real solution is be patient and don't pay above the odds. Responsibility lies with the buyer. I think that I paid €225 each for three 141's to @Look-its-evan / @evankelly260996, which was way above the odds, but as with @murphaph, they were a few that I had wanted for a while. If I had been patient, I could have picked the same locos up for far less six or twelve months later. And yes, that IS true - screenshot of my last 141 purchase attached as proof.

Nice McCulla truck on eBay, not cheap but they're lovely models and very Irish: https://www.ebay.es/itm/394427715976 Likewise for this Tinnelly truck: https://www.ebay.es/itm/325507252714 These Mulgrew trucks are lovely: https://www.ebay.es/itm/394428617593 Couple of James Irlam trucks. Not Irish but I think they look great: https://www.ebay.es/itm/374467136169 https://www.ebay.es/itm/334702619464 https://www.ebay.es/itm/325507258861 Some Ian Hayes trucks. These are gorgeous, have one or two myself: https://www.ebay.es/itm/363331572006 https://www.ebay.es/itm/393176168021 https://www.ebay.es/itm/353689674174 https://www.ebay.es/itm/263613747108 IRM A Class no. 018 in ST livery, current bid €192 EURO: https://www.ebay.es/itm/304773876362 Looks like a Chris Dyer / Tony Mirolo re-spray of a Bachmann Class 170 into IE livery: https://www.ebay.es/itm/204211666103 Silver Fox A Class no. 023 in ST livery: https://www.ebay.es/itm/144904062265 Silver Fox C Class no. 104 in NIR blue, have 107 myself: https://www.ebay.es/itm/144904062267

All you need is a little Axel Foley hanging off the back of the last Bell and the new Brian Collins Garda set racing alongside the tracks.

Hands off, you!

I think it's the wow factor. Free market, buyer beware and all that, people can do what they want with their models behind closed doors, but I personaly find the prices funny. We know that IRM will run more A's at some stage. We know, despite being warned several times that it would never happen, that Paddy is running more 141's / 181's. So it's inevitable that we'll have more 071's one day. They'll probably be €200 odd brand new, just as lovely as Paddy's original 071's but with higher spec and more modern features. Knock the VAT off for those living in exile like me, and you have a new 071 for €160, a quarter of what that one went for. And I just find that funny, makes me smile. That said, I did pay over the odds for a BNIB 112 last year, so my hands aren't clean!

ContainerShips and MSC kind of stand out because of the colours. Both are very striking. MSC seem to keep their containers in very good condition, too, compared to most of the others. A lot of the 20' boxes here are HC, not 8'6", so the MSC's stand out because of that, too.

€600 in real money, plus import taxes and shipping! When are the IRM 071's due out???