Tarabuses

My original June copy arrived yesterday (subscribers edition). I don't think the subscriptions dept. in Peco is very large so you were probably talking to the same person as I spoke to last week. She has a short memory.

I would agree with that observation.

Peco do send replacement copies, sometimes resulting in both arriving eventually.

Yes, I have had the exact same problerm with the April and June issues. May arrived on time. I received a replacement for the April issue and then the original arrived two weeks later. A replacement has now been sent for June. They seem to be continually changing the postal service for delivery.

I presume they deducted UK VAT from your invoice?

Yes, from Rails of Sheffield.

It is unfortunate that these coaches have gone to Rails rather than Accurascale. I have no idea how Rails will deliver these (I had mine going to my trunk with Hattons) or how much postage will cost.

I agree, bank holidays are a nuisance when awaiting important post.

There's not much stock left in Hattons now and final orders must be placed by 2pm tomorrow. The clear out of stock didn't take long in the end.

Happy Christmas one and all.

A few horns would be useful too.

Wasn't it only 2 weeks ago that Hattons said these coaches had been cancelled from production?

Which silicone lubricant are you using?

I have a few Britbus/Irbus models surplus to requirements if you want to contact me.

It depends on how accurate a model you want. The MH Coachworks body was similar to the MCW as you can see if you compare this photo of the model with the actual bus.

The bus you refer to at 0:52 is a Belfast Daimler Fleetline. EFE did make a model but used their MCW body casting whereas Belfast Fleetline's had local MH Coachworks bodies.

Happy Christmas

No, they have not arrived as yet.

Yes, the CIE Bedford OBs had a different body.

Happy Christmas to everyone

The locals herabouts will have been surprised to see a 48A arriving at my house today, not far from its route through Dundrum. They thought it stopped running 10 years ago. It is a beutiful model, very well finished. It compares well with Adrian Lemon's Ghost Bus. Maybe an 11 needs to follow since that is my local route?

As an interesting aside, my sister in law ordered a €200 gift voucher from IKEA not realising it would be sent from the UK. She duly received a request from An Post for €52 before the voucher could be delivered. She refused to pay and contacted IKEA who cancelled the voucher and refunded the €200. Two days letter An Post delivered the voucher despite having received no payment. I had advised her that there was no VAT or duty on gift vouchers as they were effectively cash. Revenue have since confirmed I was correct. Obviously An Post also realised that at some stage too and so released the voucher, but too late as it was now cancelled. It is hard to believe that the state agency reponsible for delivering our post is so incompetent.

An Post seem to be using a "belt and braces" policy and charging VAT when they are unsure whether Irish tax is due on a delivery. Is the customs value of €52.11 the amount you paid for the goods? VAT of €13.31 doesn't look correct as it is 25.54%.