BosKonay

These also are now due to ship around May 15th

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/pages/projects

Heads-up gentlemen, these will start shipping on or before 15th May next.

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/pages/projects

7 minutes ago, Phil3150 said:

This is so frustrating. I am collecting bits and pieces for what I have dubbed my "retirement home layout". Hopefully its many years away but it will be a micro layout and I would love one of these, a corrugated open or two and maybe a flat but I will not need or have space for sets of three of each. If only there was a mix-and-match method of buying them ..................

Three in a pack means just €26 each with free post when you buy two or more (one of each type?) and 3% cash back in points. When larger market UK 4 wheel wagons from others are £35 + each we are working the volumes hard to make these as good value as we can. 

49 minutes ago, GSR 800 said:

How was loading achieved, lobbed under a grain silo and filled?

They have roof hatches so likely yes. 

On 16/4/2024 at 12:27 AM, Killian Keane said:

Here is a project Ive been working on with @GSR 800 for some time, its getting to the stage where the work in progress images are starting to be worth showing, an 800 for 00 gauge to fit the hornby Royal Scot chassis, consequent to the use of that chassis, the front has had to be shortened by 2mm between the bufferbeam and the front of the smokebox, other than that its the intention to have it accurate as near as possible rivet-for-rivet

When posed next to a loco 46 years its elder (and much more my usual type of modelling, again a work in progress), you get an appreciation for the immense size of the prototype

Most impressive so far. If i might ask what demanded the 2mm compromise?

Maybe send it back and swap it for another to be sure?

On 13/4/2024 at 5:10 PM, derek said:

Lads, my new 181 also does not sound right to my ears. Sounds a bit like an old tractor to be honest. And there is a whine above that noise. Not sure you can hear it here.

 

Sounds like a broken gear tooth or definitely something off mechanicaly 

2 hours ago, Colin_McLeod said:

I agree.  That reinforces that the correct thing for Paddy to do us take action against the factory. 

I suppose he can claim for the loss of gross profit on each loco.  That would be a figure that Paddy could substantiate.

Only if anyone has a clue how many locos are in question and where they originated 

Looking good! They couple touching together with the supplied magnetic close couplers too 

25 minutes ago, jhb171achill said:

Thanks for that, Flying Snail. In that case they go to the north!

Which just means you’ll pay UK vat instead of Irish VAT. 

Theybare due to be finished end of May and then add shipping so likely early to mid august for stock. 

Indeed - https://irishrailwaymodels.com/pages/projects

Just now, DJ Dangerous said:

 

Lined green limited edition with flying snail logo? I'd buy one!

Was it you who said that the pricing was going to be around €250 per loco, or am I confused?

Does anybody here who has Paddy's ear know what the spec will be, regarding decoder access etc?

Will existing 201 decoders work in the new batch? Would seem a bit mad if they didn't, as there'd be a lot of confusion further down the line.

They and the 071 should be identical to the last batches. 

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/in-stock

Very few left

16 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

How do IRM avoid this happening with their products?

As an aside, would it be a good idea in future for Murphy Models to collect any seconds unfit for sale, and strip them for parts for warranty jobs?

I'm sure people would buy the parts from Paddy, bodies, chassis, bogies, motors, PCB's, you name it.

It would stop this from happening, and bring in more money / reduce costs for Murphy Models.

Was that downvote for me or for Dapol, @BosKonay?

We maintain an excellent relationship with our factories, don’t use any ‘agents’ or ‘middlemen’, have staff on the ground and in Hong Kong who work for us and order in our spares and warranty parts as a separate transaction with the factory. There are also no ‘seconds’ as any mess ups in painting or printing are immediately destroyed and recycled or any bad parts are never used for assembly in the first place. In one case in 9 years a factory overproduced slightly due to an error but we were duly informed and simply bought the overrun. 

7 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

 

I bought some Cravens coaches from El Imperio a few years ago, and they look, feel and run identical to those bought from other sellers.

(To add context, this was one of the retailers subject to legal action from Murphy Models for selling over-produced Cravens)

One thing to note with the current glut of 121's on eBay, is that the sellers are genuine toy and model shops in China.

BenBen / OneLink / Woody are a huge model retailer, selling lots of brands.

So, are they in on the scam, or are they also a victim?

Or have they bought the stock from another distributor? I know our experience is only the last decade but something like this should be effectively impossible with a good factory partner

12 minutes ago, K801 said:

Is there a way to tell they are fake? 

Or are they fake? How would anyone know if they bought one?

37 minutes ago, Dempsey said:

I received an emailed invoice for payment today but I've already paid for the model as of a few weeks ago. I had only ordered one so if this is in error Is it safe to ignore without have to worry about my card being debited?

All preorders would have had the same email but if you’re paid already you can safely ignore / check the status at https://irishrailwaymodels.com

46 minutes ago, ganderino said:

Quick question fran, will the 141/181 be in stock before the irish rail coaches? Got both on preorder but will make payment for the one that arrives first!!

thanks

Alex

The IE Mark 2b/c packs have not yet shipped - and are due toward the end of this Quarter, the MM 141/181s are inbound now.

4 hours ago, DiveController said:

Bit of a cluster, same thing happened with the 141s button many times. Don’t need to be clearing caches instead of choosing models

The button disappears when we are sold out the allocation. I’ve implemented a fix on accurascale that it shows a message to that fact instead which seems to be working reliably so i’ll replicate the code to IRM. 

1 hour ago, DB JOE said:

tried that DJ still no joy

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33 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Sucking Hell, this will loosely-brake the bank, I'm oilready in the red!

EDIT:

How does one pre-order?

Clicking the green doesn't do anything, and there's no black button as with previous pre-orders:

 

 

`Seems ok? 

41 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said:

@BosKonay - why no countdown widget on the IRM website?  That gives me a reason to wake up in the morning......... 

I’ll add it especially as soon as Fran decides when the launch will happen  

15 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

These are BUSES!

Where's the Irish RAILWAY ANNOUNCEMENT. I'm getting older by the minute!

Not to worry there is one coming this week

The count shows at 50 units. (we’ve 53 of that one in stock)

Not long now..