Sorry for any confusion. I was simply clarifying that the Modelshop Belfast are not closed down. Additionally the last respray venture was a joint effort between themodelshop.ie and Marks models iirc?
I doubt it would 'fit' with MM to commission repaints.
But certainly it's comething the model shops have done before (Class 150, Autoballasters, Dapol Coaches, etc)
I guess something that's less of an issue for Irish outline than our UK brothers - but given the scale of even both markets, it's shocking the overlaps. Competition is good, but duplication of efforts and dilution of the market makes sense for neither buyer nor seller.
I guess the idea of this poll is to determine - all else being equal - (ie: the manufacturer, details, price, etc are up to snuff) - would you prepay for a model that would likely take a year to see.