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Yep, Hawkins St no longer opens on Sunday's.

Could you stop quoting this hearsay again please? It could be interpreted as defamatory against the party mentioned. Thanks.

We love you really.

Photo of Merlin this morning, 088 on the liner and 206 Ex Works heading to Cork before it failed on my flickr. More pics of the RPSI special, liner, ICRs and 201s will be added later today for those that are interested. Merlin looked superb. Merlin Clondalkin Fonthill by franburke, on Flickr

Welcome to the site yankho, I have moved this to it's own topic as it had little relevance to the subject you posted it on originally and people will see your post here more clearly and will be able to help with your request. Please look through the board, familiarise yourself with the different sections and areas and I'm sure you'll be able to find what you're looking for.

Have to say I saw a demo of the Roco Z21 system on YouTube and I was seriously impressed. Tempts me to sell on My Lenz and get it for the 'will I ever get to build it' layout. Smart phone throttles is a big plus for me, it means your mates can come over and have an operating session with you without forking out a fortune on throttles and they're wireless.

Interesting that you're willing to believe fact/propaganda from one side and dismiss the other side. But sure that's your business. Especially when it comes to things quoting 'projections' and dismissing figures from the other side as 'suspect'. The east coast franchise was a testimony to what can be achieved under public ownership in current conditions. It took an abandoned Franchise ballsed up by a private operator and made it profitable to the extent that there has been uproar when it was re privatised. Forget the past and BR, East Coast shows the template for what renationalisation could be like.

As had I when I had an issue with a 141 (one small problem out of 13 141s/181s wasnt too bad) got back to me promptly and helped me out. Hence my initial suggestion.

Great video man, the Rapido stuff looks special. Tempted by their Amtrak F40 coming out soon...

In your opinion, which seems to be the most important thing to you. Also, you've taken this topic off course (and others). No more derailing topics so we can feast on your opinions which have little to do with the topic in hand. Thank you.

Christ.

I could be wrong of course, but screams starlet to me. Used to get a lift home from school in a 127, the hole in the floor reminded me of the flintstones!

The other car looks like a starlet to me?

And?

That rail trip you took last week has really taken its toll on you.

Tippex came in when IR was formed in 1987. So around there or maybe 88/89. Love the rust free fiat 127!

We'll have to agree to disagree Kevin (about methods of complaint, not the insanity bit!). If I have a problem with a product I would go to the manufacturer directly. I done it before with a US outline steam loco. They engaged with me and resolved the issue. I didnt go on forums and give out over and over again in the hope that the manufacturer would see them. Some people seem to want to do that on here rather than send PM an email. If he doesnt get back to a customer in a reasonable timeframe then I would understand the moaning. If people want to do things differently then that's up to them and that's fair enough. Anyway, this topic seems to bring out very emotive feelings amongst some. I think for the sake of the forum there is no need to go over the issues with the coaches again as it's been done to death already a couple of times now. I dont see the need to discuss this every few weeks and think it's best left until new developments take place.

I think Wrenn's post sums things up nicely. Can we now stop with the hearsay comments, conspiracy theories, criticisms of strategy, business decisions etc of Murphy Models please? If you want official communication from Murphy Models please contact the man directly or await patiently the communique on his website or via Wrenn Eire and dont hassle him (Wrenn) for a response. He will pass it on when he gets it. Thank you.

Very simple David, bleating on about defects with MM products on the forum hasnt had the desired effect - i.e an official response from Murphy Models. That's what people seem to want.

I think I'll leave it there. If you dont want to accept facts as being relevant then there is no point in engaging. I think other posters are feeling the same sadly.

Well, it hasnt worked so far in this instance, has it? And what you're saying is that it's best that Murphy Models reputation is damaged? Well that's going to help the Irish modelling community, isnt it? Once again you miss my point. You want something done, go to the organ grinder, not sit down the road moaning about it like a broken record.

BR was seen as highly efficient when it was broken up in many areas. It was privatized as it was the buzz word of the Governments of the day. Public money is being poured into private companies and shareholders get richer than ever. I believe Irish citizens have been on the streets protesting about similar occurrences here. It's only money? Everything comes down to money. You cannot compare the rail system with the UK and Ireland as they're vastly different. Also, journey times havent improved. Travelling numbers have gone up of course, but so have fares, ahead of the rate of inflation and car ownership is up too. Having lived in the UK their system is not what you're cracking it up to be.

Once again Kevin my point is that you are going on assumption. If you have a problem with the product, there is no point in moaning on a third party site or to a 3rd party vendor. The best solution is to contact the manufacturer directly. Plenty of people are moaning about PM not saying anything, yet they havent contacted him. It's bizarre behaviour. If people want something done they should email him. Then the situation will have a better chance of getting resolved than moaning on here time again. After all, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.