irishmail

Well, at least you did not run it directly on the carpet like a certain person on youtube. 

All locos except Athearn SD40 Southern Pacific still available. Open to reasonable offers. 

5 hours ago, Newtoncork said:

IE 163 arrived this morning, herself was here, so had to own up. She especially liked the dayglow panels and how heavy it is. The distraction tactics worked. Next one is that they worked in pairs..........

And don't  forget the third loco for 'Standby'  purposes... 

22 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

No RTC Class 50???

Now   there's  a thing.  Though never  appeared  in that  livery , I think  it  would sit well on  one.  Ok  Fran or Boskonay,  if  you  want to  send  a RTC 50  down  to  Mayo.... 

On 7/4/2024 at 5:38 PM, irishmail said:

 

Athearn SD40 Southern Pacific and freight cars provisionally sold.

SD40 SP and freight cars now sold.

13 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

And, amazingly, these babies were briefly in stock again today and I nabbed two!

https://www.accurascale.com/collections/mark-2-coaches/products/derby-rtc-test-service-vehicles

Had to use an Irish address because of the shipping glitch, but what the Hell, they're worth the extra hassle and taxes!

 

 

They do look good, but how many RTC livery coaches do I need?  I already have some MK1's, a CCT van and an RTC class 24.  

Athearn SD40 Southern Pacific and freight cars provisionally sold.

15 minutes ago, Stoby said:

Sorry i just saw you are in Mayo     i am new at this and was just looking for one loco     i am thinking about a sound equipped one     let me get back to you tonight 

Tom

Just to point out, the SW1500 is plain DCC , not sound.  

28 minutes ago, Stoby said:

 

Yes, all stock still available at the moment.

Seems to be Dapol affected as well now.

https://www.dapol.co.uk/blogs/news/fake-dapol-products?fbclid=IwAR0d_oKLWULyLcTpPW2UfqfqVEDTINUF9z7izk3KYYPZpPN7gZPXO0oSdVI_aem_AWnpiQhHwfOji5v8meKeaJI5Xy8Lf-MzoLuFuEbrOmqEqXYZWpHrnxXIxHZr4bN_gwA1YoyQb6CRWdsHyyuy5BnL

1 hour ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Oh come on, so you want Class 50's in N, TT120, OO and in O???

Next, you'll be looking for Gauge 1!

Yes  to  TT120,  but N noooo,  sold  my  N gauge  years  ago,  found it too fiddly,  but  TT :120  im  ok  with.. 

Now  Gauge  1,mmmm

Now Accurascale/IRM have branched out into TT:120 how about shrinking the MK2's down. 

https://www.accurascale.com/en-eu/products/tt120-accurascale-research-team-three-figure-pack?syclid=co7d4pch33ns739pj2n0&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_148410532025&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email

Disappointed about lack of announcement this morning.  

Would have at least expected a class 50 in Black & Tan livery.  

Are we going to have another production run of the Irish Deltic as the original sold out on the day of the announcement?     

13 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

Thanks, John!

Missed out on the excess Accurascale Mk2's due to a shipping glitch on the website, but managed to find a few for sale elsewhere yesterday.

Also have a few West Coast Mk2's that I had the luck to pre-order, slowly winging their way down here.

Love the look of the earlier and later Mk2's mixed, while sharing the same livery, RPSI style (hint hint, Paddy Murphy) or BR B/G or executive style.

Modellbahn Union have some listed, 

https://www.modellbahnunion.com/e-vendo.php?shop=modellbahn-union-en&a=news&filter=k3274g4152p6542

Most coaches can be mixed and matched,  the main thing to remember is the very early MK11's (not MK2a onwards) were vacuum braked only i think??    Also MK1's were mostly vacuum braked some I think being dual braked.

MK3's there are two versions, the loco hauled and the HST  main difference the HST MK3s had 3 phase electrical systems and no buffers.

On your layout if in doubt just apply rule 1   

Some good information in these PDF books.

https://archive.rcts.org.uk/product-category/coaching-stock-books/

Also, if you can, a copy of your track plan would help.

Good that the database is still going to be available.

It would be great if they introduced a Trunk service  like Hatton's used to have and have the various shipping options without having to worry about the customs and VAT hassle. 

Another one on the |Facebook Model |Rail Buying and selling group!   https://www.facebook.com/groups/ModelRailBuyingAndSelling/permalink/6684721468296028/?sale_post_id=6684721468296028

I know manufacturers and model shops don't want stock hanging around too long, but the way they do the limited production runs these days don't really help matters.  

Does anyone actually use twitter?   

On 19/2/2024 at 4:29 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Only a sucker would miss out on them.

 

Smashing collection, John!

Looking forward to the NSE and GWR versions myself.

Thanks  Dave, I currently have  7 Hornby  and 8 Lima  50's. Will have to kindly  ask Fran if he will send me an accurascale sample   or  do  you have to be one of those youtubers with  mega  likes  and viewers lol...

My  current  collection  of 50's  mix  of Hornby  and Lima.  Would  be  nice  to  have  an accurascale/IRM  model  one  day.

22 minutes ago, Flying Snail said:

 

I transferred my Hatton's pre-order of the Stephenson's Rocket Train Pack to Rails of Sheffield and they shipped it to me last week.

I'm happy to confirm they did not charge UK VAT, it was shipped via Parcelforce and when it reached Ireland I had to pay Irish VAT - as it was a model train no customs import duty was charged.

What was the  fee for the VAT/Customs handling charge if you don't mind me asking?   Anpost I think charge €3.50.

W&H models, that's going back a bit!   Went to  the shop in New Cavendish street a few times in the late 1980's before they closed down. was a great shop for central London.