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I think you show that you dont have to decide on one area and stick rigidly to it if you dont want to. At the end of the day it's a hobby and the important factor is enjoyment. It's about what aspect of this very broad hobby you enjoy the most. If that's collecting, train set operating or railway modelling (which has so many strands within itself to be honest, from nice scenery to watch trains go through to full operating procedure via parameters like operating accurate timetables) it's up to you and lines can be blurred between all three. I know for me it's a mixture of all elements. Some people can be disciplined and limit themselves to one area, in one time frame, and only use stock from that period. I personally wish I was like that as I'd save a lot of money, but alas am not. I also see that the vast majority of people in the Irish scene dont tend to be like that too. It's an interesting comparison to the UK and US scenes in that sense as focus seems to be practiced by larger numbers there. I have lots of diverse interests but sure it's all part of the craic of it.

Interesting subject Noel, I was doing a stock take a while ago and just felt I had too many locos that are from time periods I wouldnt have much of an interest in like the current Irish scene, the Supertrain era etc. I also noticed I had a huge amount of mint boxed lima and early split chassis Bachmann which have since been replaced by modern and better running equivalents so it's time to give someone else the joy of them and invest the money in new American and British stuff that hold more of an interest to me. I'll be keeping my IR and IE orange era Irish stuff though as that's the era I remember the most, and will soon have some nice freight stock to run behind them! Sometimes a spring clean is a good way to get you what you want and not feel too guilty about spends.

Hi everyone, Due to the massive amount of orders we received over the weekend we haven't been able to do the draw for the competition today. Once we get them all sorted and processed tomorrow (hopefully!) we will do the draw and announce it then. Sorry about the wait folks and thanks for your patience

Correct on both scores

Will do Jim, cheers1

I can assure you Kevin that we most certainly are not a fly by night operation. These will be built and will be delivered. My hopes there have been answered! Yes, Noel called it right and I've been chatting to him about it when we launched! Hard to keep a secret in this hobby though I think overall we did quite well

Thanks for the orders lads, I think we'll be announcing the winner of the competition at some point tomorrow!

Just a footnote to what's already been said already and that is a massive thank you for all the positive feedback, enthusiasm, well wishes and support for the project that we got on the stand yesterday as well as orders that were lodged! It was great to meet and chat with so many forum members too about the site and the wagon project! Won't be there today myself but Patrick, Stephen and Richie will be on hand to talk about all things Irish Railway Models and the forum too.

Good to meet you Noel! Some brilliant layouts on show, pity I didn't get to see them for too long but duty called! Paul was working hard to Make sure it ran smoothly and was very accommodating so well done to him and the club!

We're all set at the Blackrock show, looking forward to meeting some of you today! We're at stand 22!

Sorry Kevin, they really seem in demand

Good morning everyone! Thank you to everyone who has placed and order with us so far. As a treat here's a glimpse at the latest CAD. Still some corrections required but it's almost there! We would also like to remind you that we'll be at stand 22 at the exhibition in Blackrock this Saturday and Sunday to talk about the project and take orders. Finally, we are also running a competition! We're giving away a pack of three ballast wagons to anyone who has placed an order between our launch last week and this Sunday before 11pm. All you have to do is place an order with us before 11pm on Sunday if you haven't already. The winner will then be announced on Monday. Good Luck! www,irishrailwaymodels.com

Accommodation bogies to move around the works as they're narrow gauge Des.

makes sense so! Cheers snapper. Wonder if it's getting the interior fitted out in Belfast? Report on WNXX says it's the first coach finished anyway.

Aha, so maybe you dont need to pay to see them! Or am I being automatically being logged in as I do have an account?

There are pictures on wnxx.com of the completed observation car and its reported its heading for Belfast soon. Livery is nice, observation bit looks like something I've made with a bit of plastikcard and too much glue though. Wnxx is subscriber only btw.

222 reserved pending payment.

Thanks for the orders lads, sales are going very well so far

071 gone, just the 201s left. Thanks men!

I know man, it'll be all good! We're the new kid in town so we're going to make sure we start in the proper way with a top class model

That'll be the dream Seamus, once we sell the wagons we can look at 'bigger' projects, but it's a lot of 'if's and but's' at the moment. We'll see where we end up once we sell the wagons! If anyone needs any further reassurances regarding the quality aspect, have a look at DJ's preproduction BR Class 71 here http://www.mremag.com/index.php/news/377-djm71ep We're aiming for this to be the best it can possibly be as at the end of the day we want the wagons to stick behind our locos. If they're not up to our high standards when it comes to fit, finish and decoration (and I know I can be very picky myself, so can the others!) then we wont be accepting them and will send them back until they're right.

We'll put it in the suggestion box Jonathan!

Not to mention the new model company and their big RTR wagon announcement!