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I ordered 4 x A Class in a single order (with nothing else) and got the warning but none of these are stock items yet, right? They all said "pre order" as far as I can recall. I just noticed this thread now. Maybe someone needs to check that all the A classes are correctly configured in the shop system unless some are actually in stock now? I ordered the 4 IR tippex liveried ones. Also, now that I'm writing about my order experience, I should let you know that the initial checkout screen is confusing as it lists the items ex-Vat which is not common in online retail. You see the retail price Inc Vat everywhere usually, from start to finish of the checkout process. Maybe it's intentional but it is unusual and I wondered what was going on for a moment.

Are rakes of Cravens really that easy to pick up?

Does anybody else remember this place? I'm 41 and I have vague memories of going in there with my late father and being over the moon about getting some FS Lima thing because it had a light on the front. It was H0 as well. They had a small layout surrounded by a bubble dome in plastic and IIRC it was also a post office or sub post office. It was just off Fleet Street, perhaps Aston Place? I think as went in the front door the layout was to your immediate left and the post office to the rear wall, with the shop counter being on the right.

On the egv in this shot the lining appears to go around the corner and the ends don't appear all black, but it's not conclusive as the loco blocks a good deal. https://images.app.goo.gl/2T9G47qbxqQ1qiCeA I wouldn't be surprised if some were done one way and some the other to be honest. I'd say I could live with it as I'm unlikely to get a better mkII in tippex livery any other way. The proper ones seem rare.

So just to be clear, you guys reckon they added the lining and simultaneously painted the ends all black, so just adding the lining would not pass muster?

Thx a lot for the valuable information so far guys. What would be required to mod the IRM Taras into shale wagons or is that a non-starter (overall length?)

Cheers Rob, yeah I've seen pics of them outside the works. Is that the only reason for them to have been around that area? How would they have made their way down and up? Individually or in a rake? Tagged onto the back of something else?

Morning all, Would the Tara mines wagons ever have gone near the above when in service? Cheers, Phil

Cheers DC. I've actually already ordered the plough vans from marks and waiting for delivery to me here in Germany.

Great information folks. So it seems the mkII tippex models are not readily available but a bit of ST stock is (the stock some people complained about). A realistic conversion would be to add white lining (how many inches deep?) and intercity/ir decals. Is that right? If so, did the tippex lining follow the black window band all the way around to the gangway doors or stop short? Anything else I should be aware of if contemplating modification of the mkII ST models?

That's a fine detailed response. Thanks for taking the time to write that out. It seems the main differences are internal and luckily I have plenty of experience with a soldering iron so these issues would not concern me personally but I can understand some buyers would be put off by these drawbacks compared to later models. I already have a pre-order in for the 121s

I'd buy a rake of ballast and a rake of gypsum ones, both in IR or IE livery.

I completely missed the baby GMs so I would welcome the opportunity to buy a few in IR/IE liveries. What is different between a model produced today and then?

Did the Galway coaches ever make it through Limerick junction in service?

Appreciate your efforts!

Thanks a Mil. I believe when these sets did get the IR/tippex livery that they just applied the white lining to the ST livery. Is that correct do you know? I'm interested in modelling the 1990s.

Hi all, Long time lurker here. I have a question for the collective wisdom of the group. When is the last year the mkIId coaches a la MM (Supertrain livery) ran in that livery? Thanks a lot, Phil in Berlin