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Thanks everyone for your very kind words! We're delighted that the As are finding lots of love and homes as they continue to bounce out the door on a daily basis. Supertrain really was an iconic livery for these. We only have a few left in that livery too. A1 special edition is also running low, and with that wooden box and being limited to just 250 pieces is only going to increase in value in the coming years. Cheers! Fran
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Oh my! That's sensational Jason!
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Pile dwindling further. Thanks everyone!
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Just to bring this thread back to life. We did an audit of stocks this morning and the next endangered species are... 018 - Supertrain - 13 left in stock - https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/018-a-class-locomotive 027 - Supertrain - 14 left in stock - https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/027-a-class-locomotive A1 - Special Edition Silver - 24 left in stock - https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/a1-a-class-locomotive 056 - IR Supertrain Transition Livery - 29 left in stock - https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/056-a-class-locomotive Once they're gone, they're gone! Cheers! Fran
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Cheers Bob, we've made plenty so you should be all good! Cheers! Fran
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Taras and ferts too of course. Timber wagons, 47 ft flats, CPWs too I think?
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After many, many requests from modellers across the land, we have produced packs of our Y33 Sambre et Meuse bogies in separate packs! Perfect to aid running of your old kit built or converted stock, these are the only prototypically accurate Irish wagon bogie available in ready to run form and will allow for reliable running for your kit built wagons, or a load for a flat wagon or lorry as seen regularly on the roads between depots for maintenance! With the bogies now featuring brass bearings, they will provide a nice solution to getting your kit built wagons running reliably. They also feature rotating axle caps, easy conversion to 21mm, separate detail parts such as brake actuators and metal wheelsets. Priced at just €14.94 per four pack of bogies, they're available in black, brown and red oxide, and are in stock and ready to dispatch. Place your order here. View the full article
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Time for another addition to our Accurascale Exclusives range; and this time it's the turn of our humble little Chaldron wagons. The Chaldrons have caused quite the stir and our model was met with a surprise when we first announced them in October. The genesis of our "Powering Britain" range has gone down very well indeed, with over 80% of the production run now sold out. We were able to sneak one more pack onto the production line, which is now busy assembling our first batch of these distinctive hoppers. Welcome to the NCB internal user pack! The Prototypes Our exclusive pack consists of Ex-S.C.C National Coal Board - Three early period Darlington built Chaldrons, as present at Stargate Colliery in the 1950s to the early 1960s. At Stargate Colliery, the lines from Emma and Greenside Collieries converged, with the Emma branch being worked by a stationary engine based at Stargate, which itself was joined to the ex-NER lines near Heathfield, halfway between Stella and Addison, by a self-acting incline. The stationary engine at Stargate was replaced in 1948 by locomotive working and this practice continued until 1961, when the whole system closed down, the Chaldrons having been in continuous use since the mid-19th century. Used to supply coal for the boilers at Stargate and Emma, the Chaldrons were also used as service vehicles, with waste and building materials being transported to and from the collieries, while others were used as runner vehicles on the incline between the two collieries. This enabled wagons to be moved into the headshunt at Emma above the screens, as well as to bring empty wagons up from the bottom of the incline. As a result of their longevity in service, it was not uncommon to see both NCB and S.C.Co. legends mixed together in rakes of Chaldrons, an incongruous sight among the more modern wagons being used. The Models As can be seen from the artwork, we have given these NCB hoppers a distinctive distressed look, with replacement planks in grey primer part of the artwork for these packs to represent the 'patch repairs' the prototypes received working for the NCB. This makes them an excellent basis for weathering. This pack is due with the rest of the Chaldron production run in Q2 2022 and is only available via Accurascale, made in strictly limited numbers of 300 packs. Order your NCB back by clicking here, or browse the full Chaldron range here! View the full article
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Time for another addition to our Accurascale Exclusives range; and this time it's the turn of our humble little Chaldron wagons. The Chaldrons have caused quite the stir and our model was met with a surprise when we first announced them in October. The genesis of our "Powering Britain" range has gone down very well indeed, with over 80% of the production run now sold out. We were able to sneak one more pack onto the production line, which is now busy assembling our first batch of these distinctive hoppers. Welcome to the NCB internal user pack! The Prototypes Our exclusive pack consists of Ex-S.C.C National Coal Board - Three early period Darlington built Chaldrons, as present at Stargate Colliery in the 1950s to the early 1960s. At Stargate Colliery, the lines from Emma and Greenside Collieries converged, with the Emma branch being worked by a stationary engine based at Stargate, which itself was joined to the ex-NER lines near Heathfield, halfway between Stella and Addison, by a self-acting incline. The stationary engine at Stargate was replaced in 1948 by locomotive working and this practice continued until 1961, when the whole system closed down, the Chaldrons having been in continuous use since the mid-19th century. Used to supply coal for the boilers at Stargate and Emma, the Chaldrons were also used as service vehicles, with waste and building materials being transported to and from the collieries, while others were used as runner vehicles on the incline between the two collieries. This enabled wagons to be moved into the headshunt at Emma above the screens, as well as to bring empty wagons up from the bottom of the incline. As a result of their longevity in service, it was not uncommon to see both NCB and S.C.Co. legends mixed together in rakes of Chaldrons, an incongruous sight among the more modern wagons being used. The Models As can be seen from the artwork, we have given these NCB hoppers a distinctive distressed look, with replacement planks in grey primer part of the artwork for these packs to represent the 'patch repairs' the prototypes received working for the NCB. This makes them an excellent basis for weathering. This pack is due with the rest of the Chaldron production run in Q2 2022 and is only available via Accurascale, made in strictly limited numbers of 300 packs. Order your NCB back by clicking here, or browse the full Chaldron range here! View the full article
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Simon Bendall's review is in Railways Illustrated this month too. Simon is quite knowledgeable about the Irish scene so well worth a look. Both Supertrain liveried As are now on the endangered species list if anyone is pondering which A to grab next. Perfect companion for the blue Taras too! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/availability_in-stock? Cheers! Fran
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Ernies Massive Irish 1930's to 2005 Photo Archive
Warbonnet replied to Glenderg's topic in Photos & Videos of the Prototype
Thanks for the update, @Brack. Please pass on the best wishes from all of us at IRM/Accurascale and we all hope he gets well very soon! -
Our humble HUO hopper wagon is coming back! Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce new packs of the first Accurascale model, the 24.5 ton BR coal hopper wagon. These are an essential part of our "Powering Britain" series of coal wagons through the ages of the railway, providing essential service to the power stations across the country from the 1950s to the 1980s. Available in both pre-TOPS and TOPS guises, four new three packs are now available to pre-order. Delivery is slated for Q2 2022, with pre-production decorated samples due soon. As ever, we love to give you the very best value, with three highly detailed wagons for an excellent price of just £69.95 per pack and a further 10% off when you buy two packs or more. Pre-order yours by clicking here! View the full article
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Our humble HUO hopper wagon is coming back! Due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce new packs of the first Accurascale model, the 24.5 ton BR coal hopper wagon. These are an essential part of our "Powering Britain" series of coal wagons through the ages of the railway, providing essential service to the power stations across the country from the 1950s to the 1980s. Available in both pre-TOPS and TOPS guises, four new three packs are now available to pre-order. Delivery is slated for Q2 2022, with pre-production decorated samples due soon. As ever, we love to give you the very best value, with three highly detailed wagons for an excellent price of just £69.95 per pack and a further 10% off when you buy two packs or more. Pre-order yours by clicking here! View the full article
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Hi everyone, Just a reminder, sale ends 6pm! Lot's sold out, with some more not far behind. Don't miss the biggest Irish model rail sale ever! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/blackfriday Cheers, Fran
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Hi everyone, Thanks for the feedback! it seems that our Black Friday sale has gone down very well indeed, with many of you bagging bargains! Thank you to everyone who has shopped with us so far. Several product lines have now sold out, but there are still plenty of tasty bargains to be had, with 30% off RRP on remaining ballast, gypsum and spoil wagon packs, or an incredible 40% off when you buy two packs or more! There is an incredible 52% off RRP of our remaining stock of local link buses from Britbus too. Sale ends 6pm on Monday, so don't miss out. Order now: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/blackfriday Cheers! Fran
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The CIE ballast hoppers becoming a most endangered species. Don' miss out on your last chance to grab them for a bargain price!
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Several items now sold out, with a few more not far behind already. Wow! Thanks for all the orders so far everyone! Cheers! Fran
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It's time for our famous Black Friday sale! Unlike piecemeal token sales items with other retailers, we offer you serious savings on in-stock items, and 2021 is our biggest sale yet. How about this for a deal? Save 30% on any ballast, gypsum or spoil wagon pack, and a whopping 40% if you buy two packs or more! We also have 30% off our remaining stocks of Murphy Models 121 Class locomotives! Our sale runs from 9am Friday November 26th until Monday, 29th at 6pm, or until stock runs out. Don't miss out, get these unbeatable bargains while you can! Check out all the deals right here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/blackfriday
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Hi @Barl, All packs should be in the box, we just had a bit of a glitch with one of the barcodes on a small group of orders, hence why they took a few days to ship out. If anything is up with the order let us know via email. All orders should now be on their way after today. Cheers! Fran
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Hi everyone, As is our tradition now, we will have a Black Friday sale this year, beginning 9am on Friday, November 26th and closing on Monday, November 29th, or on sell out, whichever happens first. We wont reveal what is in the sale until Friday, but can confirm it is our biggest sale ever, and there are savings up to 40% off RRP to be had! This will be no piecemeal small percentage off kinda sale, but a true Black Friday bonanza, just as it should be! So, prepare your wallets and make some serous savings this weekend, and check back here on Friday for further details and links! Cheers! Fran
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We will of course have a Black Friday sale, and a very good one it will be too. Look out for details from 9am this Friday! Cheers! Fran
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Hi Everyone, Great News! Our Tara Mines wagons have landed in stock, bang on schedule! We announced our latest run of Tara Mines wagons back in June, featuring a new run of red oxide wagons and, for the first time, the iconic original blue with Tara branding and original style hoods. Pre-orders are currently being sent out and will be complete by Tuesday, November 23rd. All new orders will be dispatched after that date. With over 50% of this limited run already sold out, these beauties will not hang around. Perfect companions for your IRM A Class as well as your 071 locomotives, our highly detailed Tara Mines wagons are a must for the Irish modeller. Each twin pack of wagons is available for just €79.95 each and there is 10% off when you order two packs or more, making them the bargain of the Irish model railway scene. Order yours now: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/tara-mines Cheers! Fran