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Ah you really love it though Fran. To be honest IRM has been like winning the lottery for me as freight has always been far more interesting than passenger workings. Rich,

Great to see your work again George. How are you keeping, I hope all the family are well. Rich,

I love updates on your workbench David. The wagons look superb and the castings have turned out really well, I can't wait to see them progress. The buildings are so evocative especially Forbes bar and the hardware store. The hardware store reminds me of the much lamented and missed Johhny Hearnes in Waterford city. Rich,

You have certainly filled some big holes in the market Leslie and continued good luck to you. Rich, Good to hear Fran glad you all had a great day. From what I have been told yourself and Pat played a blinder. Enjoy tomorrow and Monday, also try and see the layouts on display if you get some time. Rich,

No surprises there Stephen. For me the MM baby GM's are one of the best rtr models out there and set the bar very high. The one area where our hobby was lacking was in a need for a rtr wagon. When a wagon was to be produced it had to at the least match the quality of the MM locos. The ballast wagon reached that standard and after some time familiarizing myself with the ballast I could see that it had not only matched the loco quality but it had in many areas surpassed it. The bubble seems to have raised the bar again . This is the way it should be, this is where the hobby is now and where it is going. We owe it to future modellers to keep raising the bar and to make the hobby move forward and not stagnate. IRM have done this and their intention is to always improve and in doing this they are securing a place for the future of our hobby. It is definitely a fantastic time for us all and long may it continue. Rich,

It must have been the busiest stand today. Did you have a good day yourself Leslie. Rich,

Great to see they arrived lads. Applause for all concerned and involved today. I know you have a lot of busy days ahead so relax and have a few beers tonight. Rich,

Air force pack one. Rich,

Top man. Rich,

Now that's what I really missed the great gags. Rich,

I haven;t ever experienced anything like this, flight radar, titanic effort to get the delivery to a show for it's release. It should have a movie made about it. Rich,

That's great news lad's as it covers the early period. I reckon they will look sweet in the orange livery. Rich,

Now that's the first concrete news I've heard, cheers Ed. Rich,

I enjoyed that it really is wonderful modelling. Rich,

Enjoy Fran and have a great weekend. Rich,

Excellent as usual my man. It must be surreal weathering something you designed I love it. Rich,

No problem Dave a misunderstanding that's all. Rich,

Well done Seamus a nice little project and it's looking good. Rich,

Just saw your post now Pat thanks for clarifying that and the best of luck on Saturday looking forward in getting mine in November. Rich,

Did you read Fran's original post Dave. He was talking about IWT getting the shipment cleared with customs and making sure the delivery would arrive on Saturday afternoon and I said they deserved huge credit for doing that in going the extra mile for their customer. I didn't mention trains. Rich,

That's really good of IWT to push to the limits to get the models to Blackrock. You don't hear this kind of news much which is why IWT deserve huge credit for doing this. I hope everyone collecting at the show knows about it too. Rich,

Excellent Fran I shall be showing herself this evening when she brings the youngfella home from training.. This should finally sort out birthday and Christmas presents. Rich,

Reading Fran's post yesterday was exciting news. Seeing your post just now is even better Seamus . It's great to see you posting again, you were missed man. I hope everything is good with yourself and that we will see you posting again on a regular basis. This has made my day. Rich

You're right it has had a makeover and it does look good. Rich,

That is an amazing price Stephen. I was already seriously committed to buying them whatever the pricing was. I also have to say that in a time that lots of folks have had to tighten the purse strings pricing like that makes the hobby inclusive for them and IRM deserve huge credit for that. Rich,