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When I was a kid playing on the line was our playground, putting your ear on the rails to see if you could hear the train coming (usually while some smart arse shoved you pretending to be a train) even today it’s that era of rolling stock and coach / loco that used roll past us I’m most interested in. However I only started collecting and Modelling when my first child was born and I was subjected to two hours a day of Thomas the tank engine. So there is a place for all

Hi all You can review the range here https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/guinness-keg-liners

We thought it would be good to share some good news and optimism in these bleak times. We can confirm that our factories in China are back up and running and as you can see below, our Guinness keg wagons are currently being painted and assembled. In this first pic you can see the cages, chassis and kegs (which will be painted silver!) in various stages of assembly. Here are the kegs, undercoated before silver paint is applied (and upside down in this pic of course!) As many of you will have seen, we have a fully finished sample of the wagon which we displayed at the Dublin show in Blackrock last October. As the office is currently locked up, I cannot take a pic of it to show you all. However, we did get a part assembled sample before the show which I did snap and is below. Please note that a lot of detail is not present on this sample. Finally, prices and ordering. We are not taking pre-orders on these at all. They will only be available to buy once they are in stock in our warehouse. So, you dont have to pay down money in advance. We have also made more of these than the ferts and liners, so there should be more stock too in case you miss out, as Irish outilne seems to be growing in popularity. We are not fully sure when these will be in stock, but we are hoping late April. It will depend of course on the freight situation out of China. We will keep you informed of any changes and confirmation before then. There will be four packs of two wagons, with a price of €100 per pack. A rake bundle deal of €370 will also be available. The cages and kegs will also be available in a separate line side accessory pack. Details on this will be revealed later in the year. View the full article

Do they make a slightly shorter one?

The same ivory cream as the late bubbles.

To provide some perspective it’s pretty much all six figure costs up front and something like the A costs half way to 7 figures.

We provide coupling bars with our kinematic stock. These work the same way.

In addition to our extensive 'high tech' methods for ensuring the cad and model are an identical replica of the real thing, the 'mark 1 eyeball' can determine that the profile, matches the 'fat' part of the 071 (which is the tall part in the middle) pretty much exactly. The ferts are actually bigger and taller than 141/181s or even 201's as Fran mentioned above.

As above should Britain eventually leave the EU from a Vat point of view all of our euro orders would shift to originate in the EU rendering any such worries null we do our best to make life easy for you guys.

Royal Mail and DHL and even DPD see more competition in the UK, so prices are lower. We've reduced our average per parcel ship cost by almost a half by moving all operations to the UK. Additionally, at the moment Our items attract no tariffs anywhere under WTO rules, so just like we don't pay any duty or customs charges bringing stock into the UK or Ireland from China, there will never be any such charges between Ireland and the UK for these items. We also have an additional contingency plan in place with our logistics partner, to move stock to the EU should the situation deteriorate over time. In the mean time, we can offer a cheaper, faster, better service !

Hi Railer, 7 seems unlikely given that everything is shipped either next day DPD if you are going for paid shipping or Royal Mail 48 hour tracked otherwise. The worse we've seen to date has been 4 working days, with full tracking and visibility so if you've seen 7 days or more recently, please PM me the details so I can investigate. In terms of 'why UK' accurascale now accounts for 90% of all our revenues and is literally paying for the irish models - which is great news for Irish models as we've a very exciting roadmap of same coming in 2020! The small tradeoff is that its also cheaper for us to centralise warehousing in the UK and cheaper for us to send parcels from Peterborough, than from Dublin!

We’ve seen the number of Customers at IRM almost quadruple in the last 4 years... with availability of stock the Irish railway Modelling space is definitely growing.

It will

The fertiliser wagon packs left China in the last 48 hours by air and should be with us by the end of the week. We have suspended preorders until the stock is in hand and tested. All paid preorders will be dispatched late next week through into the week after. Thereafter we will open sales of the remaining packs on the website. Many thanks for your support!

Hi Noel, Deltic update here: https://accurascale.co.uk/blogs/news/deltic-update-january-2020 Class 37 is un-impacted and on schedule (as are our other announced projects (and a great many unannounced ones!)) Many thanks!

It seems a while since our A Class sample was first shown at the South Dublin Model Railway Club show in October. The feedback on the locomotive has been sublime, and we are very happy with most of the tooling work and performance. However, we were also aware that there was room to improve the model, particularly around glazing and the circuit board needed work to include correct lighting functions and DCC functionality. This has proven to be a new learning curve for us, with our friends at ESU providing invaluable support. Their new circuit board design will feature next level features, such as a power pack and multiple lighting functions required for the different variations of the A. We had hoped to deliver the A in March 2020, but this is unrealistic as we are finding out with our first locomotive releases. A further refinement of tooling and circuit board is currently being completed ahead of decorated samples arriving from China. Unfortunately this means there will be a delay in the delivery of the A Class. We apologise for this, but we must take time and care to ensure these are the best they can be. The decoration samples will be delivered in May and delivery to customers will be October 2020. We know this is not ideal and apologise for this delay, but they have to be right. We have also been working hard behind the scenes on a sound project for the A. ESU travelled to the Downpatrick and Co. Down Railway in mid October where the Irish Traction Group very kindly let them record a bespoke sound project using A39r to capture the mighty GM roar. Work is continuing on capturing the Crossley sound in Australia but as you can see below the GM A Class sound chip is well on its way to being ready in time for launch. A twin speaker arrangement will already be in the locomotive, with the sound chip sold separately. Prices and delivery are TBC. Keep an eye on our website for updates in the coming months! If you are interested in an A Class, make sure you put your name down! It's shaping up to be a truly special model. Order here! View the full article

The MPV 790 apparently.

I can’t imagine Paddy would object?

The lugs are a part. A touch of glue was added in the factory to stop them getting lost but you can pop them out as needed. We have additional sets on the way that should have come with this shipment. we have warehouses in Dublin and Peterborough so no concerns about brexit or otherwise.

To clarify Noel, the liners are all wearing the correct, brown bogies on the liner packs.

Our container liners are currently landing with modellers across Ireland, the UK and the rest of the world. Unfortunately we managed to forget to include instructions to add the detail parts in the baggie provided, so here is a quick guide on what they are and how to fit them! There are several optional detail parts included with the 42’ flat wagon and container models. The vacuum hose assembly (2)may be fitted to the bufferbeam, but it may restrict the rotation of the bogie, especially if you have tight radius curves on your layout. There is also a container protection device, intended to restrict access to the locking bars of the container doors, and prevent opening the doors if access is gained to the contents.In order to fit the device, firstly remove the container from the wagon. The containers are push fit, and not glued to the container lugs. There are two recesses in the pockets which house the buffers, one on either side of the wagon. Test fit locating the device in the recesses, and when happy to proceed, add a drop of polystyrene cement to each recess, and add the device, positioning the small nibs in the recesses. We have a very limited amount of liners left in stock. Click here to place your order today. View the full article

Exactly that. At which point it Wil work at an post.