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Not too sure about the exact sequence of lights but on the 121 the switches with 'Front' referred to the bonnet end the switches marked 'rear ' referred to the cab end.

When its all boiled down to gravy come the 1st Jan 2020 , 27 countries will loose one trading partner (some bigger than others ), but one country is going to loose 27 trading partners I don' t think a lot of UK citizens are fully aware at the gravity of Brexit even with a deal there is no winners in this .

I think this will be the call all over the EU avoid buying anything from the UK nothing personal it’s business, even if the suppliers don’t charge UK VAT and it’s added on arrival in ROI the inconvenience of having to pay again is too much hassle, I don’t think the ordinary UK citizens will fully grasp the loss of all this business until it’s too late.

There is Acetone free nail polish remover but again I reiterate use caution and unless your 100% Confident don't do anything to the model !

That's why I advise Caution ! Even with T Cut do a small test piece and go very easily with some on a cotton bud using Caution .

The simple answer is very carefully with nail polish remover a very tiny amount to test at first , then apply the new decal using decal the operative word is caution .

The side numbers were highlighted with black on the the Supertrain era locos, it's not the end of the world what matters is the colour which seems to be spot on and for the purists amongst us Railtech transfers do a set for the 121's and its not rocket science to change them .

Are you trying to give us all heart attacks I was about to ring the IMF for a bailout!! phew !! at least we can get a financial breather between now and May .

We are living in a golden age for Irish Railway Modelling

Thanks Dave for the pictures they look great .

Any pictures would be nice 132 is on Mark’s models Facebook page and looks the business

I see Rails of Sheffield are doing the same so they must have received stock so hopefully they will be shipped soon.

On a more serious note if one purchases from PW from 1st January 2020 that order will now be subject to 23 % vat upon its arrival in the EU (ROI )which would make it expensive.

You sound like a certain Del Trotter who said he doesn’t bother with any of that registration stuff as it keeps the paperwork to a minimum!

That is the $64,000 question? I thought one of the supertrain loco will them and one doesn’t , I received my very fabulous B125 in the post from IRM , but it has no tablet snatchers and as far as I’m aware all the Black and Tan locos had them I was thinking they might be in the bag of bling bits that comes with the loco but unfortunately not , it’s not the end of the world and doesn’t detract from what is a beautiful model , however it would be wonderful if someone like SSM , ECM trains or IRM could do them as an accessory and we could fit them as required to any loco .

That is correct.

Yes two boilers in the original Dutch Van which has two circular vent's on the roof one per boiler.

No offence taken what so ever DJ

I find the term 'Box Shifters "very derogatory these are legitimate business who have retail shops and warehouses employ staff and pay taxes and must do whatever they can to survive and compete in some cases with sole traders / e traders who employ nobody , don't have any real overheads some of them are operating from their attic or from under the stairs in the hallway and to them its like a hobby / sideline or a way to make a quick buck . At the start of the online explosion a number of years ago there were loads of these kind of traders no overheads no assets no stock but undercutting the retailers in the same market and a lot of them have fallen by the wayside and many of the retailers now have a very good online business supporting their existing retail offering . If you look at the stock holding of some of there business's and do the math it's a massive undertaking they are anything but box shifters . With IRM entering the market as a manufacture selling direct to the end user as well as to retailer's this is yet another dimension to the marketplace and possibly the future for railway modelling . One thing to bear in mind when discussing Model Shops in Ireland and pricing like it or not ROI is a high priced economy we pay higher wages than in the UK along with other costs and overheads that's the way it is , many a UK retailer has come to the ROI and tried to apply the cost model for the UK and then got themselves in trouble for that reason . A good marketplace is made up of different traders which is good for us all , but calling some of them derogatory terms shows a lack of understanding of the subject . To add to this with the final delivery of the 121 programme by Murphy Models I am happy to have purchased some from IRM , Hatton's , Rails of Sheffield and Marks Models I will always support Murphy Models authorized distributors and legitimate business's .

This is a great idea and with the arrival of the iconic A class we could see the return of the standing up driver in the cab , a lot of steam men who were retrained from steam to diesel from the mid 1950's and early 1960's had spent a lot of their footplate careers standing , when the A and C class came along they still stood with the fold up drivers seat to lean on , a common sight in the 1970's and 1980's with a lot of the older drivers . With the 121's they had no choice but to sit .

The RRP is are ‘recommended ‘ in a lot of cases it’s an aspirational price if Hattons choose to sell at a different price that is there business decision , if the manufacturer is not happy with a particular retailer selling at a particular price it’s the manufacturers choice to restrict supply to that retailer by reducing the discount the retailer receives or by ceasing to supply them altogether , like any big retailer they have large overheads and with their continued success would indicate that they know their market best and like any large retailer it’s survival of the fittest in a tough market . In a vibrant market there will be many different businesses offering different prices that can only be good for the consumers and manufacturers alike .

Spoiled myself with a bundle of them , that’s bangers and mash for dinner on Christmas Day ! Its nice to see a genuine bargain on Black Friday for a change .

spoiled for choice

Some of the 121 class were operating in Supertrain livery with no MU connections notably 122,123,125, 132 & 133,there may have been more , by 1978 following the conversion of 125 all Supertrain locos would carry the full array of pipework and MU sockets at that stage .

Don’t think he had any interest in trains , he was allegedly a bit of a BR Class 50 when it came to the old cocaine.