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Hey everyone, Just a heads up to say that we are now completely sold out of ballast wagons. I just wrapped up the last pack for dispatch for its new home. Thank you to everyone who supported us with purchases! The bubble pile is getting smaller too with about 80% of them sold out. Hope you didn't miss out! Cheers, Fran

We need to get a look at all those images you have Dave!

039 18-05-94 by Ian Leech, on Flickr And one of my own, complete with the two converted shale wagons in the consist. 085 Malahide Laden Taras by franburke, on Flickr

Some retro charm. There really is a shed load on Flickr and elsewhere IÉ retro 071 Tara Mines-Alexandra Road ore train, Malahide by Ciarán Cooney, on Flickr

While I'm here, a bit of prototype inspiration for you. 112 is one of the more popular releases from Paddy. Now you can have the perfect train for your model loco. NIR 112 nabij Duleek by Werner Bastiaanse, on Flickr

Hi everyone, Just a quick update, we've now sold 25% of the Tara's in its first week. We are hoping to have a sample from the factory within the next 10 days or so. Thank you to everyone who has placed a pre-order so far! Remember, if you are having any difficulties in placing your order, using a discount code etc, please email us at info@irishrailwaymodels.com Cheers, Fran

Hi Eugen, Welcome to the site! Your stuff looks very impressive! Here is a list of Irish models and kits done so far Cheers! Fran

They sure are the same tanks Sean.

The pipework will all be there Seamus and it is our aim to have them connected, we have to look into how feasible it is but we will be doing everything to make sure it works!

This is why Richie and Patrick look after the research and design.

We are looking at doing both style buffers Robert.

More than welcome to meet by the IRM stand. Patrick and myself will be there with bubbles for sale and samples of Tara, BR HOP24 and other goodies hopefully!

It heartens us that some many of you believe in us and what we do Rich, IRM is nothing without orders! It also drives us to provide the very best models we can.

Hi everyone, First of all, thank you for the orders so far. We've hit 20% in about three days, so they really are flying out to door! If you are ordering and plan to use the discount code provided with our ballast hoppers, please read this post first! Thanks, Fran

TARA DISCOUNT CODES EXPLAINED We have had a number of questions regarding our Tara discounts. Here is a quick explanation on how they work! Firstly, if you bought ballast hoppers direct from us, the slip of paper below came with a long 13 digit code either glued to the slip, or wrapped around it on another piece of paper. To avail of this discount, add each pack to your cart individually and then add it in when prompted at the check out on our site to get 10% off. It will NOT work if you add the bundle to the cart. Although it states on the slip that the discount on a rake is 4 packs, it will work for all 5! If you did not buy the ballasts direct from us, then select the 'bundle' option when buying online and this will give you a 5% discount on all five packs. Finally, if you are having any trouble with the code or any other part of the purchasing process, or have any questions on how it all works, please email us directly on info@irishrailwaymodels.com and we will sort it out for you. It works seamlessly for 99% of people, but we all have the odd tech issue can always creep in! We've hit the 20% mark in Taras sold already in less than three days, which is incredible. Thank you to everyone who has ordered so far! Our order book is open, don't miss out! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/product-category/freight-stock/tara-mines/

Hi Gareth, It will be diecast with plastic detailing so plenty of weight will be built in! cheers!

It sure is Barl, we can top up at any show for you and we're working to install a new plug in software, there is a bit of trouble getting it to run smoothly which we were working on last week before the snow cut us off from IRM Towers, but we should have it working correctly next week!

We understand that it's a lot of new stuff coming out, but if you need a savings scheme to help, there is always the IRM Card too, where you can throw a few quid a month onto it and then use the credit built up on it to buy models later on https://irishrailwaymodels.com/irish-railway-models-launch-gift-and-prepay-card/ We want to expand and build up a range and we dont expect them to sell out quickly like the ballasts. Then again, we've sold 20% of the Taras since Thursday afternoon....

Thanks Patrick. Re the A and C. I'm sure they will both emerge over the next few years, but two locos coming on the market this year (121) doesn't help anyone, not least customers pockets. They will happen in time

Hi Noel, No problem, happy to answer them as best I can. We havent fully decided on the Fert liveries as of yet, but some did carry roundels for a good long time so I can see us doing them in that livery. We will only be producing this kind of keg carrier for now. The older weedspray rake contained the old crew van, a modified Bredin coach, and the tanks were on 4 wheelers. Our rake represents the units after the removal of 4 wheeled stock on the network. The transfer of the tanks from 4 wheelers to 42' flats took place 2005/6 season as far as I know so this is the model we'll be doing. Hope that helps! Cheers, Fran

We wil be doing discounts for rake bundles for all wagons from now on I'm delighted to say!

They will indeed, part of the appeal of the Tara was to give us this bogie to be reused on other wagons!

Hi George, I hear what you're saying, but we will make them as affordable as possible so lads can build up to them over the weeks months. When locos come out they come out in large batches in multiple liveries and lads manage to buy them up. These will be lower cost items so can be stretched to I'm sure. It's a lot of stuff, but with the rapid sales of our previous releases we firmly believe the market is there. As for the ploughs, there will be early and late liveries released. We'll have more news on them as they get closer to release! Cheers, Fran Sorry dude! It sure is Gareth....

They will have different running numbers and will be an older pattern of container design, which was still very long lived!