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Hi everyone, Now that the ploughs have arrived the A is motoring along in the tooling shop, and more bubbles are on the way, you may have been wondering about the 'forgotten child' of the IRM stable, the 42ft project. We had hoped to begin releases of the 42ft flat range on a staggered basis from late 2018 onwards, but we underestimated by a tad (okay, a lot!) how long the project would take to fully tool and design. The fertilizer wagon in particular was a challenge to get right and to a state that we were happy with. Tooling the project had to take place together to ensure the best fit and finish and compatibility between loads. This meant that tooling took a long. long time to complete. However, as the below pictures will show, tooling is finally almost at an end! We are due our first samples within the next two weeks, and should they be up to scratch then we will push ahead with the liners straight into production. We can expect them into stock in July, all going well. We will launch the fert wagon for preorder once we are happy with the samples and know that production is getting closer, with an accurate release date in place. So, watch this space! Thanks to all of you who have ordered liner packs so far, and we look forward to landing them here in the coming weeks. As soon as we have samples, we will post them here and on our website! Cheers, Fran

Yes they will Gareth. We werent going to bring IRM stock with us but if you're coming let me know what you want via PM and I can bring them! Cheers, Fran

Hi everyone, Just a quick note to say that well over half our plough production run has sold already. Thank you to everyone who has backed the project with orders so far! Remember, we will have more ballast wagons coming out in the near future, so make sure you don't miss out on these. The CIE ones have been very popular in particular since they arrived in stock. Order yours today! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/ballast-plough Cheers, Fran

Hi everyone, Just a quick update, these will be in stock at the end of this month! About 20% of the run is already sold, thanks to everyone who has ordered! Cheers, Fran

Cheers everyone, things are taking shape! Our IRM cabinet is a reminder to us how much we’ve achieved since we began nearly 4 years ago!

Hi everyone, We have moved! Our new headquarters is in Carrickmines, Co. Dublin. We are currently fitting out our new home and we have some exciting new things to show you from HQ in the coming weeks as it all comes together! There will be a new layout, new displays and other exciting things coming your way once we settle in fully. We have a lot of work to do first, so bear with us while we get up in running in the coming weeks. Cheers! Fran

A few more pics now we are back near out wee layout. Enjoy!

The great man told me on Saturday that it was a design challenge but he has it sorted, so should be golden! And agree with above sentiments, the amount of work that goes into this is insane, and the flak has been very sad to see. The man is an absolute legend and deserves credit for the growth of this hobby in this country over the last two decades and beyond.

Would have to agree Noel. I wasn’t sure about the slate grey until we got the samples and they really pop. I have to say now it’s the best livery they wore. Richie has done some job on the tampo set up. I will take better pics this coming week with better lighting conditions. They will go well with the green and black As, as well as the B&T ones and 141s, and same with forthcoming 121s. Cheers for the orders so far folks, they seem popular!

Hi DiveController, As you can see in these pictures posted by WarB the chassis are definitely black. Cheers! Fran We also brightened up this image to further show the chassis in its correct color.

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The first of our 2019 announcements is a new run of our beautiful cement bubble wagons in new liveries and numbers after feedback from customers in our recent poll on the forum! The iconic bubbles sold out in a record 9 days in Irish Cement livery when we produced our first run of them in 2017. Since then we have found three new running numbers for this iconic and much-loved livery, so have produced a new pack with the Irish Cement branding on ivory livery. We are also producing an additional set with CIE roundels with new numbers to push your ivory cement trains to further prototypical lengths as seen in their final years of service. In addition to these, we will also be doing the bubbles in their as built 1960s livery of original slate grey. The bubbles wore this attractive livery from introduction in the mid-1960s until repainting into orange in the early 1970s. The slate grey bubbles ran mixed with their then newly painted orange counterparts for a few years into the 1970s too, as well in mixed freight formations. They will make a perfect companion for our forthcoming A classes in green, black, black with yellow end and black and tan, as well as 141s, 181s and 121s of the era in black and tan and grey and yellow in the case of the 121s. Two sets are in line to be produced, with unique running numbers as you come to expect from IRM. These bubbles are the first in several new announcements coming from IRM throughout the course of 2019, which will include items such as ballast hoppers later in the year. The price of the bubble packs is €125 for a pack of three wagons, with a bundle deal of €450 for all four packs. Pre-orders is now open for a delivery date in late May 2019. Pre-production models are on show at the North Down Model Railway Society show at Bangor this weekend and production is already underway. Place your order here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles

Hi everyone, Here is our quickfire guide on how to chip a plough van and where those detail parts go. https://irishrailwaymodels.com/blogs/announcements/how-to-fit-a-dcc-chip-to-your-plough-van Cheers! Fran

Hi everyone, Here is my very quick guide on how to open, chip and add detail parts to our new plough vans. Hope it covers everything. If I can do it, anyone can! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/blogs/announcements/how-to-fit-a-dcc-chip-to-your-plough-van Cheers! Fran

Hi everyone, We will do a detailed post on how to remove the body later today. It’s a bit tight, but you do not remove the screws, that is just for the interior only. We will also show where the yellow pieces fit. Cheers! Fran

Hi everyone, We will be at there this weekend too where we will have the latest IRM news as well as the new plough vans for sale as well as the remaining stock of Tara Mines Wagons. We will also have some Accurascale stock for sale too, if you want anything specific from Accurascale in OO or O let us know by Wednesday and we can arrange! We might also have something previously unannounced from IRM to show you this weekend too. So, make sure you drop by and have a look! Cheers! Fran

Correct, worked well on our samples and doesn’t clutter the van up with as many wires!

Will be out of customs by Monday and the real fun begins!

Hi guys, We love the museum, but we already have a launch plan in place for the A Class. Sean is more than welcome to join the forum of course. Cheers! Fran

We insist that our locos can pull big heavy trains, Colin, so no worries there! China are doing a super job in that aspect in fairness to them! Cheers, Fran

Thanks for the feedback everyone! It is progressing well and we are pushing hard to have them here for the October show! The A is very dear to us all, so you can imagine how far we are going to go to push the standards we want to achieve! Cheers! Fran

This will be possible. More on this in time. Cheers! Fran

Hi Robert, Many thanks! Our Locos have tungsten alloy chassis, not mazak, and we will have a healthy supply of spares. Cheers! Fran

The Mark IIIs are still a good model, and in some ways still the most accurate rendition of the coaches ever done.

Hi everyone, Here is sneak peek at the design for the internals of the the A. Here you can see the heavy chassis block, large central can motor with twin fly wheels and circuit board. This work has been approved and tooling of the chassis components is well under way! Exciting times I'm sure you will agree! Cheers! Fran