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For the sake of clarity, the 'new' IRM stock - ie: all items post the Bubble/Ballast/Plough chassis, are designed for 21mm.

As we reported last week, the Tara’s were due with us this week. However, nature has taken its course and as a result of a ‘Super Typhoon’ hitting the model railway manufacturing region of China on Sunday our delivery of Tara’s has been delayed. This is down to the storm itself, the fall out and damaged caused to local infrastructure. We’re currently looking to get a timeline on getting them on a flight out of China but it looks like it’s going to be delayed by a few weeks at least before everything is back up and running smoothly. We are also amid Christmas market stock leaving China, so its logistics silly season at the moment and getting a new slot on a plane could prove quite the challenge. We will keep you up to date and will have more news when we have it. In happier news, one package that made it out of China before the typhoon hit was the first engineering sample of the forthcoming ballast plough which we can now share with you. The engineering sample is a first test of the molds and it also tests the fitting and finish of parts. As you can see our factory has painted it in a rather fetching shade of NIR blue for some reason! Overall there is a lot to like such as the crispness of the body, the additional detail and the etch grills. However, some changes required too. These will be conveyed back to China and changed before we receive the decorated samples in proper yellow livery! The ploughs will be a highly limited model and are selling fast, including the latest announced CIE variant. Have you placed your order yet? Don’t miss out! View the full article

I've tested 2mm cubes in rows of 4, which has been successful too, there is definitely a fine art to it!

Very nice Noel. How do you find the kadee magnets versus DIY neodymium cubes or similar?

Absolutely. The chips will work just fine on DC and you can also use the physical switches.

The key benefits of going DCC on them (with a DCC layout) are Switch on and off all lighting functions from your controller without upsetting the rake Set your exact preferred lighting level on both tail lamps and interior lighting The chips support blinking and other lighting effects should you wish if you are running a Loksound or LokPilot in your loco, you can give the brake vans the same address and they will act in unison with identical CV

They would be LokPilot Nano Standard DCC, NEM651 6-pin interface, direct connection or a very similar option. The LokPilot Nano Standard decoder has four function outputs supplying a maximum continuous current of 100 mA each, provided the total current including the motor output does not exceed 1 A. All important lighting functions (e.g.: blinking lights mars light, flash) are available and can be adjusted just like the brightness for each individual output.

If anything we're worried we might be about to bury you all in new stuff

I was only trying to blow the bloody doors off!!

Progress at last

With our new factories we’ve an exciting ramped up schedule. We’ll be announcing more items over the coming weeks

Hi Railer for clarity there is no impact on IRM timelines as we have now three factories up and running and getting up to speed. Only the cemflo planned assembly slot has moved.

She's a beautiful lady, that's for sure

Over now, but for the record, here was the list Belfast Model Railway Show 2018 Exhibits Silburn – Ulster Model Railway Club This year the Ulster Club’s OO layout is appearing as Silburn, set somewhere in GB and featuring a double track main line and branch line. A wide range of steam and diesel trains will be shown during the Show. Killagan – NCC Group A model of a country station between Ballymena and Ballymoney on the former main line from Belfast to Portrush / Londonderry. It is set in the UTA era 1949 – 1968 Ballymerg - The Model Electronic Railway Group Ballymerg demonstrates some of the MERG electronic modules. A number of other modules for the control of model railways will also be on display. Blue motion – Warren Fowles During British Rail’s blue era, two overhead electrics ply their trade, assisted by two diesels. Lambeth Road – North Down Model Railway Society The layout shows London Underground and BR standard gauge exchange lines and includes a workshop facility. Broadway Industrial Park – Peter McVicar An American style switching layout set in the mid 90’s using locos from Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. Industrial parks are where businesses are built with rail connections to the rest of the country. All locos are DCC controlled. Any questions please ask. Irish T Trak – Michael O’Connor An Irish themed continuous double loop featuring Irish themed modules running a range of Irish stock from steam to modern diesel and railcars reflecting most major operators, CIE, GNR. GSR, LMS, NCC, MGWR, UTA LLanuwchllyn – Gerry and Jenna Byrne Llanuwchllyn is a passing station on the Llangollen line in North Wales. It has been preserved as a narrow gauge line. The layout features the station in its standard form in the BR days in the 1960’s. Felddorf – South Dublin MRC A 750mm narrow gauge railway serving an isolated agricultural area in Germany. Swanbourne Vale Light Railway – John Izzard A freelance light railway set in the county of Buckinghamshire which runs between the villages of Swanbourne and Linslade. There is a mix of RTR and kit-built stock in use on the layout. All the buildings are scratchbuilt. Scenes of Continental Europe – Roland Palmer An HO layout depicting different typical European scenes Models for Heroes – Veteran Support Charity Models for Heroes supply model kits, tools etc to the UK’s recovery charities. Scale modelling is a beneficial hobby which supports the treatment of veteran and ex-service personnel with particular health issues. Jia Miaville – Brian Chambers The layout represents a small sleepy hamlet served by a branch line with another mainline running. Road Runner – Les and Leanne Conn Road Runner is a narrow gauge railway featuring Road Runner and Will E Coyote. New this year is P.O.O.P (Patented Olfactory Obfuscation Products) – it’s the bagging factory for a cat litter mine. The mind boggles!! Ardmore – Model Railway Society of Ireland Ardmore is an O.Gauge layout depicting a country branch line terminus, with turntable at end of passenger platforms. There is also a goods yard, cattle dock and engine servicing facilities at the nearby engine shed Quarry Hill / Janestown – First Bangor MRC This memorial OO Scale digital layout depicts a typical British steam era and is named after two members deceased partner and spouse. It consists of a double loop main line, a branch line and necessary sidings with control of trains and points by the Digitrax system. Attractions for the public are the long track runs for the trains, the smoking locomotives with sound and the camera train, displaying the drivers view around the layout on a monitor. Glenash – First Bangor MRC This is an N Gauge American based club layout, but built to suit all operators with enough license to run American, Continental or British outline rolling stock. The layout consists of two linked ovals for continuous running. The inner one has two passing loops and numerous sidings enabling shunting and storage to take place. A station serves both tracks at the front of the layout. An eye catching feature is a ‘Tomytec’ bus driving around the road circuit and stopping to pick up children at the local school. Robert’s Bridge – Robert McDougall Robert’s layout has grown and he shows us again just how much you can put into a 6’ x 4’space. Fascinating! Galloway Road – John Gough Galloway Road is an “N” gauge layout representing a small passing station in Dumfries & Galloway. The original Port Road was closed in 1965 but reopened as a heritage line in 1968. An end on connection through Dumfries to the West Coast Mainline at Carlisle allows the Port Road Preservation Society to operate a diverse range of mainly LMS passenger and goods stock. Brunig Bahn – Bill Evans A demonstration showing that you can create an interesting LGB layout in a small space. The International Plastic Modellers Association The group will be providing a wide ranging display of model aircraft, military vehicles, figures and other models painstakingly built and decorated by members. Moneygawn – Hugh and William Sweeney A OO small goods layout based on the Hornby trackmat with an extension. Coach building Demonstration – Raymond Wilson Raymond will again be showing how to put together a brass coach from a kit. He will be happy to demonstrate the necessary skills and answer your questions. Corlust Meccano Club The Club will be erecting a large layout on the floor of the Hall. What shape it will be, we’ll only know when it’s finished! Great fun for children and parents! Reculver Road – Brian Marshall Brian is a member of the Colonel Stevens Society and will be showing a layout set in the South of England and built to the Colonel’s principles. Other Society items will be on display. Belfast and Co. Down Miniature Railway Society The Society operates the Drumawhey miniature 7.1/2”railway near Newtownards and will have one of their locos on display and also a photographic display. They will also have a sales table offering secondhand models and books. Trade stand – Joe Barlow Joe will have a wide selection of plastic kits and modelling accessories for sale. Profits from sales will be donated to The Parkinsons Society. Trade Stand – Sean Ryan Sean will be selling second-hand N Gauge rolling stock and possibly some OO / HO models. Trade Stand - Chris Dyer Once again Chris will be tempting us with a wide range of UK and Irish model railways (including NIR) plus an extensive range of second-hand stock. Trade Stand - GModelscene Gabov will be selling lots of model railway accessories from Hornby, Faller, Piko, Javis etc. Trade Stand – Times Past (Martin Gray) Times past is a Bachmann stockist and carries a large range of Bachmann/Woodland Scenic items as well as being a Murphy models agent,

To clarify, the site is now standardised with https://accurascale.co.uk If items are selling 'quickly' ie: more than one pack per day for the last 3 days then the 'HURRY' message appears. If the stock level available drops below 50 packs, the HURRY message also includes the Actual packs remaining. The sites both now also tell you the most recent purchases from other customers as you browse. Hope that's clear! As an example, you can see that Pack D of the bubbles is extremely close to selling out https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles/products/two-axle-cement-wagon-multi-pack-d

Hi Railer, Great idea! I've sorted the code for that now - any item under 30 packs / items in stock will show the actual stock level https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles/products/two-axle-cement-wagon-multi-pack-d

Exceedingly

Pretty sure the backside looks little like the actual building, will see if I can dig mine out for a photo!

Hi K, The discount is based on the special link you would have been emailed if you'd already ordered a plough. If you want to order three packs, use the link from the promotional email / blog post to ensure the code is used, otherwise you can manually type in the code PloughDeal247 In the promo code area on the website.

Any three packs will make the deal work (as long as one is the CIE Pack)

We are delighted to announce that our forthcoming highly exclusive CIÉ/Irish Rail 24850-24854 series ballast plough van, is now available to pre-order in original CIE condition as an additional bonus model in the 2018 IRM range. Five of the CIÉ/Irish Rail 24850-24854 series vans were introduced in 1978 to supersede elderly pre-grouping vans for the Civil Engineering Department. They usually ran in pairs, top and tailing ballast hopper trains with the plough/veranda facing inward across the Irish railway network until their withdrawal in 2013. We had previously announced the vans in later IR and IE condition, but after calls from modellers an additional pack in original CIE condition has now been added to the production run, strictly limited to 250 packs. The CIE plough vans will be faithful to the prototypes, lacking the later applied mesh screening over all the windows and it will also feature the half-sized doors on the veranda of each van. The vans will come finished in yellow with CIE roundels as per the real thing. The model will utilise the same chassis as the ballast hopper and cement bubbles as per prototype, and will include features such as fully detailed interior, including bunks and heaters for the crew, as well as full DCC control of interior and tail lights via a two function 6 pin decoder. (sold separately) The vans will also feature a switch for these features for analogue control users. The Plough Vans will be made in a strictly limited production run with the vans coming in a pack of two for a sale price of €119.95. They will make a perfect companion for a new run of IRM Ballast hoppers with CIE roundel livery which we plan to release in 2019. Discount bundles will also be offered for those buying all three packs of plough vans, with a special price of €340 for all three sets, meaning the CIE set will cost just €100, a saving of €19.95! This will be open to those who have previously ordered both IR and IE packs who wish to add the CIE pack to their order, with an email being sent to customers with a personal discount code enclosed later today. If you have already bought one pack, and wish to add the other two and receive the special offer, email us with your order number and we will process it for you. This price reflects the very small production volume and complexity of the model. The adapting of the moulds to account for the tooling changes required to offer the plough van means that delivery of all the plough van models including IR and IE livery will now be pushed back to October 2018. Orders are now being taken here. View the full article

Looks like perhaps a short DNS blip. All looks good now

How much do you want for them Tony?

I would generally run the mainline at the back which will give you the largest possible radii / rate of turn, which will make bogied freight and coaches (and larger locos) look and run best. you also get the added benefit of the mainline running passing in and behind scenery, buildings, etc, giving more of a sense of 'travel' if you know what I mean