I see our man is back on the bay
Home made jobby here on the Cl 33
Rough Rough
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lima-A-class-irish-rail-hornby-cie-fright-wagon-set-/181888665293?hash=item2a5968c6cd
Have to agree 100% man
Scarceness of the models is what does it for me
Also made a couple of other models and they produced Made in Ireland track!
Go back to pages 40, 41, 42 & 47 of this thread for some more pics
That myth has popped up several times but about different makes
Some of the Spot On models were used in land fill for some new factory being built in Belfast
Also Wrenn box's that were printed in Belfast were also buried in landfill up north
Anyone have any other stories?
There is a big interest in Jouef (HDI) in France
Most of the stuff I see on eBay seems to end up there
I must have a trawl through my stuff and see if there are any spare pieces floating about
I have other outline HDI stuff as well
Anything that said Made in Ireland was always picked up
Back on track girls
Picked these up last night
Nothing very exciting I can hear you say
But it puts a clear definition on the different coaches
The pic shows 2 x Made in Ireland box's
Both have the thinner striped coach in them
Also Jouef's penchant for not having a plastic face on their box's but instead wrapping them in clingfilm
I have placed one of the thicker striped coaches for comparison
As a matter of interest are there any other collectors out there or am I the only sad bastard?
PM me if you want to remain anonymous
I have been asked by another IRM member to post this pic of
his layout that he is trying to sell
I will forward any PM's to him
Price is €100
No rolling stock included, or buildings
Looks like a Track Mat setup
Fran
The forum is turning into a very sterile environment
Pat has turned into a headmaster like creature and you have been waving the old cane around yourself
Dont turn it into another politically correct gig, give the troops some rope and lets have some fun for a change
Lot more fun to be had on the Irish Water site....
Helene
Check out this thread on the site
http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/157-LIMA-Murphy-Models
It will show what Ready to Run (RTR) models were available since 1977
May be of some interest to you
Dropped the seller ( bargaininstruments2010) a line
Explaining like that his prices were a bit rich
God love him but he sent me back a link to the 2 gostude items that have been listed for the last 18 months or so
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BACHMANN-00651-IRISH-RAILWAY-CIE-2-6-0-CLASS-K1-LOCO-COACH-TRAIN-SET-MIB-nc-/331422622502?hash=item4d2a53e326
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/LIMA-205159-IE-CIE-IRISH-RAILWAYS-CLASS-201-LOCO-216-RIVER-DODDER-MINT-BOXED-nc-/331422674305?hash=item4d2a54ad81
Then I sent him this link to show a more realistic price for some of his bits
Waiting patiently for a reply....................
http://www.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/irish-railway-items-for-sale/642085
Not as expensive but another dreamer
Have a feeling he may be a member or a watcher here, has too much info about the stock he is selling
Makes my stuff look like I am giving it away!!!
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Murphy-Models-bachmann-lima-irish-livery-collection-/181879217042?hash=item2a58d89b92
At 5.12 on the video there is a pal of mine called Barry Fentiman, a serious WRENN colector
He told me he almost hit James May when he reached for the W2408 Gold Plated 0-6-0 Tank
They were a non powered loco issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hornby Dublo and only 140 were made
making it the second lowest production run of any of the Limited Edition locos.