RedRich

My 3 pack of Ivory Bubbles arrived on Tuesday. They are an amazing model so much detail. The parts diagram shows how many actual parts go into producing the model. Price wise it looks a bargain. Rich

Looking at these photos and having seeing them close up over the decades it really shows how amazing the IRM bulk cement wagons are. It is important for former rolling stock now scrapped to have at least one of each type preserved for historical purposes.

Lovely job on the cravens Jason they really are a great coach model and have really stood the test of time. A few mixed rakes of cravens and park royals from IRM will look amazing. Rich

They look the business. I'll definitely be having some. Not my era but I can't resist them.

They look amazing such a unique and complex design but you nailed it.

Haven't had a look at the Junction in a while. Excellent scene's as usual Noel. Rich,

Lovely job Jason they look great. I'd imagine the real ones were heat shrink wrapped. The decals are fantastic. Rich

That's a great build Eamonn it runs great. Look forward to seeing more progress

I remember seeing some pics of an unbuilt kit Dave and would have loved one. The 201 was a DJH kit iirc.

It's been sometime since a model design, build, and finishing off with paint and decoration has truly been as amazing as this is. I agree when the hobby becomes a job it ceases to be a hobby. Rich,

Watching this now amazing work and dedication to all concerned.

Excellent work and a very well thought out kit. There is something about a brass or nickle silver model that looks amazing, it almost seems a shame to paint it.

They are Jason 4104 in particular. I always believed the Cravens set the bar but it has been raised higher now.

The best weathering is when the person weather's what he sees and not what he thinks it looks like. The masking is exceptionally good around the windows. You have done the former Phil, nothing more needs to be said.

The MM 201, 121, MK2d, and Cravens have wider spaced buffers. The 141 - 181 and 071 locos have narrower width buffer spacings. I can see the reasoning in the IRM choice of buffer width when you take into account that modellers would have bought Dapol wagons in flying snail and CIE logos and repainted Bachmann wagons. A lot of people have bought and converted Parkside Dundas kits to resemble CIE wagons and not bothered widening the buffer spacing. I am sure that some have widened them but would be a very small percentage of Irish modellers. I worked on a job once where we were installing an air conditioning along with air extraction system in other areas in a welding and metal fabrication company. Some of the curtains outside the welding booth's had to be removed to allow us access. Anyway one chap working in the fabrication section complained that every time he turned around to look over at the work we and the welders were doing he claimed the arc flash from the welding was annoying and affecting him in doing his job. The union got involved with management and tools were downed for 2 days. The way an agreement was reached on both sides was he was told to stop looking over. That is something that we have to do in this hobby, we have to adjust to certain aspects and returning models for a refund or not buying them in the first place are other choices that are available to us all.