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Anyone going to this show, free entry as far as I remember?

On the subject of Hot Money, I presume everyone is aware that the new stock from Murphy Models will be between 10 & 20% dearer than heretofore So I think we will be looking at around €200 per loco and possibly €60 per coach, tough times ahead.

Dont open the fridge.....

I got all him empty box's......................

Cheers, Rich Enjoy

Hope to have 2 of these sets on here next week One with the Green Mogul which I believe has a few miles on the clock, no track or traffo One with the Matt Black mogul and is said to be in mint condition with track & Traffo Will stick up a couple of pics when I pick them up

Correct Stevie Murphy did an early livery 1st class Craven 1149 CIE built 4 First Class Cravens, think they were called Super Standards also? 1145TL & 1146TL built in 1964 42 seats, 61'6" long & 9'6" wide 32 Ton weight and they had Commonwealth Bogies 1149TL & 1150TL built in 1970 40 seats, 62'8" long & 9'6" wide 28.75 Ton weight & ran on B4 bogies

Martin Still cant seem to get the courage to put them on the track.....

Feelin in me water he might be staying in Leinster...............

Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly.................

Winging its way to the Real Capital as we speak Martin, cheers!

Just back from the Post Office Shem They wanted danger money to send it to PortLaoise !

Nice to meet you today Dave & thanks for the business

I will post it to Timbuktu if need be!

146 & 184

177

I see an Engineers logo on the side of the loco, sweet!

They are mint in their box's just like the ones on the Lima thread page 18 167?

4 X IE Babys for sale, new stock 146 177 184 187 €120 each LT600001 Galway Set, 5209, 5232 & 5233 LT600003 NIR Set, 911, 924 & 933 €150 each both sets new, never run Mk 2a's All coaches are new, unrun but the packs have been split so can be sold seperatly IR 4101 IR 4108 IE 4101 IE 4102 IE 4108 IE 4110 €50 each RPSI X 3 1701 1702 & 1703 €100 There is also a steam heat van to go with these coaches, pic to follow CIE Green (EX LMS) 74701 3RD Brake 1088. US Set 3Rd Brake 1096 US Set 1st/3rd 2097 US Set 3rd 1333 BAC34-226 3rd Brake 1087 The 1st coach is in the Silver Series box and the others are mostly in Bachmann box's €50 each

Lima did some Sealink coaches They also did a BSK & SK

With her new plates Ernie Courtesy of SSM

Abaddon Very hard question to answer The collecting end is hardest of all as different collectors require different things from their models I have a couple of standards that I usually adhere to Firstly if I do not have the item I will buy it, no matter what the condition I will then try to get a boxed example in better condition Eventually I will try to get a mint boxed example, with instructions, detail packs, limited edition cert if applicable etc In the case of the Slainte set above I have since picked up a better boxed example, the instruction sheet that accompanies it should also have the Hornby Reference number on it, plus the date it was manufactured, very important to some collectors, others would not be so pedantic So the value increases or decreases according to your taste Condition is also very important, played with as opposed to mint boxed are at opposite ends of the equation Some time back I was offered a Hornby O Gauge Princess Elizabeth, very collectable and highly sought after loco The seller had seen one on the Antique Road Show Paint work was faultless, the wooden box it came in had not even got a paint chip on it, satin lining was still shining The valuer on the show put a price of £2000 on the loco, the Euro was €1.50 to the pound at the time So me jills tells me he only wants €2000 for it, there would be a handy €1000 in it for me if I could sell it on When I saw the loco I turned on my heels straight away and back to D5 No box, thing looked like it had been hit on every panel with a hammer, paint was chipped and loads of rust etc He told me he eventually got €750 for it as even in its bad state there was still a chap out there who was willing to buy it So if your items are boxed and not in too bad a condition I would say look after them, it would be impossible to put a value on them till I could see them and check them out

Any of these by any chance? Artane Industrial School Summerhill Industrial School St Laurences Industrial School, Finglas St Josephs Industrial School, Drumcondra St Vincents Industrial School, Drogheda St Vincents Industrial School, Goldenbridge St Marthas Industrial School, Bundoran St Josephs Industrial School, Letterfrack? I dont think sliding around in a van would have been your greatest worry

I was at the Bray Wheelers gig today When Lima went from HO to OO their first production run in OO had Continental or HO style couplings This period lasted for about 18 months and they replaced them with the now familiar OO style ones. I saw a couple of BR outline sets with these couplings back in the day but I had never seen any Irish outline models with them fitted These were shown to me today by Paul Johnston, BURNTHEBOX of this parish They were picked up on EBAY Italy, so I would have no reason not to doubt their provenance Cl 33 (A) and a Mk 1 coach This pic shows the Standard OO coupligs on the bottom and continental on the top Side profile of the continental coupling on the 00 gauge loco This shows the OO coach base on top and a HO coach on the bottom Side profile of the Continental coupling on the OO coach I offered Paul the price of a small family saloon for these items but he refused my more than generous offer, the bastard! I let the wind out of his wheelchair tyres and I have removed him from my Christmas card list:mad: