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Worth mentioning that the original wagons have also different roofs to the previously released models.

We haven't had an IRM announcement for a little while as we work to get the A Classes over the line. Now our Metrovicks are getting close to completion, we can focus on other projects. So, we have a couple of excellent new announcements coming up over the next while. The first of which is a perfect companion to our A Class and something that's been in high demand since we sold out of them a couple of years ago; the Tara Mines wagons are back, and this time in their most iconic livery of blue with Tara branding! The Tara Mines wagon were built by CIÉ in 1977 for Tara Mines Ltd to convey zinc and lead ore from their mine near Navan, Co. Meath to Dublin Port for export. They are still in operation today and currently represent the heaviest freight trains operated on a daily basis in Ireland. When they first appeared on the network they sported an attractive all over blue livery with Tara branding, forming a distinctive and bright block train as CIE pumped positivity into the Irish rail freight network. Three laden trains still operate in a block formation between the mine and Dublin Port each day, with the wagons going about their business in unassuming and reliable fashion for almost 35 years. When we launched our first run of these distinctive wagons back in late 2016 we did so in the current red oxide livery only. We were asked by many modellers if a blue liveried model would be forthcoming. It seemed pointless to provide them at that time due to a lack of quality A Class locomotives to haul them, but we did tool the original style hoods as we were already planning then to do the A's some justice in model form. The blue Taras were almost religiously hauled by A Class locomotives between their introduction in 1977 and repainting in the early 1990s, with Supertrain, Supertrain with IR logos and IR white lined livery providing motive power during this time. The wagons themselves began to suffer due to the corrosive nature of the zinc order they hauled, with the blue fading into grey before the repainting into red oxide livery. IR branded A Classes would continue to haul the Tara's in red oxide until their withdrawal and replacement with 071 locomotives in 1995. As per the first run of these wagons, a wealth of separately applied detail to ensure the bulky nature of these interesting wagons is captured correctly. Rotating axle hubs, kinematic couplings with NEM pockets set at the correct height and full 21mm provision has been accounted for, with sprung buffers and full brake detail present. As well as blue livered Tara's, we're also offering packs of the later red oxide livery with all new numbers and later style hood to help modellers bolster their previous rake, or build a new one for their IR A Classes or 071 locomotives in IR, IE orange and black, black and silver and current grey livery. There will be five different twin packs of the blue liveried wagons, each with a unique running numbers allowing you to build up an authentic rake of 10 wagons behind your IRM A Class. We are also offering three packs of these wagons in red oxide livery. All packs are being made in extremely limited numbers. Despite rising costs in China, we are able to maintain our RRP of €79.95 per twin pack. We also know our rake deals are always popular, so we will be continuing them. You can buy all 8 packs (five blue and three red oxide) for €624.60 (saving 15%!) five blue packs for €339.79 (saving 15%!) or three red oxide packs for €215.87 (save 10%). Just add the wagons to your cart and it will be automatically deducted at the checkout for you! Tweaks to some of the printing (including the "Tara" branding) is already underway and once this is complete manufacturing will get underway, with a Q4 2021 delivery date envisaged. You can pre-order yours by clicking here. View the full article

Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement of our new batch of coal container and half height nuclear PFA packs, we can bring you an update on the new range of nuclear PFA wagons. As you can see, we have received a full range of decorated samples from the factory for assessment. Once the decoration is applied you can fully appreciate the colourful variety these new loads will bring to your layout! Also apparent is the sheer number of warning labels and panels, all individually drawn with subtle differences between wagons, just like the real thing. The large amount of warning labels is perfectly understandable due to the interesting cargo they carry, and really make the models pop. We are also delighted to report that our models are on schedule and still on course for delivery in Q4 2021. These packs make for the perfect current and privitisation era short train, with a great mix of heritage and latest traction that can be employed to provide power. Packs are still available to order at £74.95 per pack, with six different packs available. Five of these packs can be pre-ordered through your local stockist, with the Dragon pack an Accurascale Exclusive, only available direct via Accurascale. Pre-order your packs direct right here, with 10% off when you order two or more PFA packs. View the full article

Earlier this year we announced an all new range of nuclear container packs for our humble PFA four wheeled flat wagon. At the time, and due to a large demand from our customers, we also hinted at a new run of some of our previous container loads. Well, here they are! Our coal and low level nuclear waste container wagons are back with all new numbers and identities! These distinctive wagons debuted in the mid 1980s in the iconic and attractive Cawoods Coal livery, bringing domestic coal to ports for export. Running in long block trains behind classic traction such as Class 37s and 56s, they made for an attractive and different sight on the network. Following on from the previous two runs of this livery, we are now offering two new packs of three wagons featuring all new numbers. Perfect for building a rake or complimenting an existing train, the Cawoods wagons really do not hang around for long in stock. In the mid 1990s. Cawoods yellow was swapped for British Fuels red. Another attractive livery with white branding was born and we are now adding an all new pack to the four packs we released in the first run of these pretty wagons. Once again all new numbers are available and are perfect for enterprise workings as well as long block trains, giving modellers a perfect variety in their stock. Finally, the low level nuclear waste of the DRS era has probably been our best selling wagon combination, ever! Our previous run of these wagons sold out within 10 days of arrival, so we have now brought it back to satisfy demand with new artwork. Sure to be another favourite among modellers once again, they match perfectly with our new nuclear loads and of course our monster KUAs and forthcoming Class 37s in DRS livery. Delivery of these wagons will be with our new nuclear container PFAs in Q4 2021 and are priced at £74.95 per three pack. If you buy any two packs or more you will get an automatic 10% discount at the checkout too, and this includes mixing them with the other PFA packs available to pre-order, offering further value! Order yours at you local stockist, or direct right here. View the full article

All the bodies are complete, painting and printing of the detail parts us underway, then final assembly

Thanks for patience, all resolved now!

Looks like the cloud move undid some of the memory limits. Will fix! Thanks

What format, file size and dimensions are the images?

Our latest announcement sees us returning to an old favourite long since unavailable and something that was subject to high demand last time out; the Castle Cement PCA wagons. The first run of these wagons sold out in super quick time, and there has been demand for these wagons ever since. We are also offering them in original Castle Cement livery too for the first time! All wagons were re-liveried in Castle Cement livery in 1996 for use on workings to London – initially to Kings Cross freight depot and then to the freight facility at Saint Pancras from 2003. Since 2013, a number of these wagons have also been used on workings between Clitheroe and Avonmouth which they serve on to this day. Transition from original to revised Castle Cement livery took place in the early 2000s and have since featured a variety of branding variations which our models faithfully capture. As you can see, the decoration artwork for this new run of wagons is complete and we are due samples soon. The modern Castle Cement liveried wagons features all new running numbers from the first run too, so perfect for complimenting existing wagon packs! Delivery is slated for Q4 2021 and packs are priced at £74.95 each, with 10% off when you buy two or more packs (automatically added at the checkout!) Demand is expected to be high for this production run, so pre-ordering with your local stockist or direct is advised. You can pre-order direct right here: https://accurascale.co.uk/collections/pca-bulk-cement-wagon View the full article

Can buy a nice A class for €189 and more to come... When the 141/181/071's were made, the market was much smaller - we reckon about half the numbers it has now... supply and demand unfortunately kicks in.

Just a few more weeks and we will be able to lock in shipping!

Maybe try the classifieds

I'm not seeing any pending Ads BTB, but as the site was moving between servers for the last few hours, there is a chance you added it to the old server, and it's not on the new one

Ah here!

I had to flip the server to another set of virtual machines, tho the 'gap' where DNS was updating would have been of the order of between 2 and 30 minutes...

Eventually

A few weeks ago we sent out an email advising on the production progress of the A Class, which as made great strides in recent months. After a long slog of research, design, tooling, testing, tooling correction and decoration creation and correction, we are now finally in the latter stages of production before delivery. Of course, at each stage of the process there are always little factors that can trip you up, often outside our control, and a couple have surfaced since we last updated you. Once such area was some of the tampo printing, which we were not fully happy with, particularly with their clarity and crispness. We have instructed the factory to go back and correct these issues which they are currently doing. Perhaps we're a bit too perfectionist at times, but we want these looking the very best and accurate that they can be. Secondly, in the wake of the blockage of the Suez Canal by the "Ever Given" container ship last month, there is now a shortage of shipping containers in China, which will cause delays in shipping out any goods from the Far East right now. We have been advised by our shipping partner that normality in this regard will take 6-8 weeks to be restored. So, what does this mean for the As? We had hoped to have these delivered to Dublin by late May/early June, but with these hiccups we now envisage delivery of late July. We are very sorry for this delay, but between demands for better quality, finish and shipping delays we hope you can understand the reason for this slight delay. We thank you for your patience and assure you that they will be worth this additional blip. With A23r already sold out and others not too far behind the demand for these beauties is very strong indeed. Order yours by clicking here! View the full article

and in one piece too

You can buy from the accurascale site at the moment and fulfillment will take place from Dublin...

Thanks Bob! just wait until we turn to Irish steam!

We announced our first steam locomotive project, the GWR 78xx Manor Class 4-6-0 tender locomotives, back in early February and showed an early test shot of the completed tooling. Since that announcement we have made further progress, and can now show off a fully tooled sample with detail parts and etchings in place. Please note that this is a first casting from our tooling. There will be further refinements to plastic, die cast and etched parts, as well as tweaks to the tooling based on this first sample. However, we think you will agree that it is shaping up quite nicely indeed. As you can see, much use has been made of diecasting to ensure we pack as much weight as possible into the locomotive to aid traction as well as smooth and reliable running. High fidelity etched and plastic components add that extra finesse to elevate this model to the next level, giving our Manor a quality and robust feel. Of course, the first sample is a process of evaluating and assessing the tooling, and looking at what improvements can be made to the design. We have also listened to feedback from modellers, and along with our own improvements will be implementing as many of these upgrades as possible. This will include alternative driving wheels with no webbed areas opposite the balance weights and an alternative "1952" style firebox washout plug arrangement. We're also aiming to make the slidebars thicker to more accurately represent the real thing, remove the "cutouts" from the front of the cylinders, add the valve gear splashplate on the fireman's side, reinstate the missing central pipe on the cab backhead, reduce the length of the elongated rivets on the front running plate and add the lip to the front and rear of the raised section of the running plate over the cylinders. Last week saw us achieve another milestone with our Manor project as we travelled to the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway and recorded the sound of the beautiful 7820 "Dinmore Manor" for our DCC sound fitted locomotives. This locomotive is owned by Dinmore Manor Ltd. who have her in excellent fettle! She put on a cracking run under load for us so we could capture her bark when worked in anger. Check out both of these smashing preservation organisations and the fantastic work they do to keep our railway heritage alive. We consider sound accuracy a vital component in capturing any model, and we have some nice innovations planned for our Manors, just like our diesel and electric locomotives that we look forward to sharing with you as we progress with the project. Overall the model is progressing well and on schedule. We will bring you decorated and sound fitted samples very soon, and we are on course to deliver the finished models in Q4 2021. Excited? We are! you can place your order for your Accurascale Manor with your local stockist, or direct with a £30 deposit by clicking here. View the full article

Not to mention a raft of stock, coaches, multiple units and more