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That's one of the best MIR 121's I've seen. Lovely job and well worth the outlay.

I believe there is a doppler effect and you can place multiple speakers across the layout to make the sound travel. better review of it here

This is a somewhat interesting idea by Broadway limited, but wouldn't think it is for me. I wonder how successful it has been.

Interesting to see River Shannon is seen as rare and in demand. I put my one up for sale last year and there was no interest, not even an offer so I kept hold of it. Maybe I'll eBay it and see.

You have a PM Noel.

True Noel, the last thing you want your loco doing is jerking off to a start.

I remember them in Telecom Eireann livery too. That would make for a nice model. Think both should have the later grill but that's really nitpicking.

We don't have access to members PMs but I'm sure all was treated above board by Tony. And Noel, there is seriously no need for that attitude and the back seat modding. Thank you.

The real 216 is a lovely respray. Looks better done than the Belmond coaches, but that might be my eyes. Lovely job Tony, great to see your work on here. Hope we get to see more

If you make a 42ft flat you'd be well equipped from the experience to make other stuff thereafter I reckon. Good place to start.

Magazines like Model Rail do very thorough running reviews at all speeds under varying loads. The performance is always explained in their written reviews for everyone to read. If they showed such performance on their online advertising videos then it would be giving customers another reason not to buy the magazine as they could see the review for free, rather than buying the magazine. Model Rail has even gone into detail on the building of their test layout with gradients, curves etc shown and explained to replicate typical operating conditions customers will put the locos through.

Belmond at Clondalkin Belmond Luxury at Clondalkin by franburke, on Flickr

Thanks men, we think the pics speak for themselves. We're getting very excited about them. As Bosko says, they've been selling well since we published pics of the pre-production model and brought it round the clubs. Thanks Noel, the paint finish with the patch paint marks and the decals like above will feature on the finished model. The models wont be weathered as we felt that factory weathering wouldnt be a patch on the services offered by the likes of Grahams, George Norman, Tony Mirolo, Anthony Smyth and indeed our own Glenderg. Their skills will truly do the wagons justice and I'm sure most are up for commissions.

So, we decided to paint and weather our pre-production ballast wagon up and put a load in to see how it looked. Wonky buffer aside, what do you think? We're currently working with the factory in China on our snag list with this sample and should soon have factory decorated, corrected samples to share.

Fly home tomorrow dude, sorry!

Correct, they can still work out slightly cheaper than buying in Europe, exchange rate permitting. Alternatively, go on well earned holiday to the states, buy locally or from somewhere like train world and get shipped to the hotel.

Belmond blue and DRS blue look near identical!

Thanks Jimbo and rest assured we will be keeping you all in the loop with future releases as the progress like we have with the ballast wagon. We see no need for secrets, though a surprise or two along the way is nice, right?

Thanks for all the feedback lads, and not to sound too cheesy, but it would not be possible without your support and orders. We've seen a big flurry or orders coming in since we put the pics up, thank you so much for the support with your wallets. Jimbo, The buffers are a bit wonky from the hand assembly to fit parts. They're scale though. If anything, a lot of the RTR buffers on other products are a bit 'weedy' when compared with the real thing. I know it's a big criticism British modellers have about their models. We have them nice a meaty and with the correct spacing. Also, you'd be amazed at the small size of the wagon itself. The buffers stand out a bit as a result!

Myself and Patrick took the wagon on a tour of the two Dublin Model Railway Clubs this evening to show the guys in the plastic. We received lots of positive feedback which makes it all so worthwhile. A big thank you to both clubs for their fantastic hospitality and thank you all for your orders and great feedback!

Do they sound any different to a 141?

Interesting to see that you all think it's a new product announcement, I just said it's news...