JasonB

The MSC containers look the business in that colour. Bit of rarity, for me anyway. I've only seen one, on maybe 3 or 4 occasions. 

Sad, but yes, I do look out for containers on my daily commute  

On 21/7/2022 at 8:33 AM, Irishswissernie said:

The Magnesite wagons redundant after the closure of Ballinacourty were transferred to the S&DJR and here we have a couple of views of 036 at Glengarriff and on the Drowes River Bridge with one of the first trains.

What a fantastic shot. Love it. 

Lovely work, as always.  

On 2/8/2022 at 12:41 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

One or two random anorak photos from last Tuesday, the 26th, around the port in Santa Cruz...

Friday night, and we have some container porn. Perfect. 

On 30/7/2022 at 2:57 PM, ttc0169 said:

Bank holiday Saturday we see various operations on Tara junction.

Pic of the bunch for me. Love this shot. 

Picked up a couple of these packs today. Really nice models. These two, I really like. 

They have a light dusting applied which definitely tones them down. I'll eventually add a little more weathering when I get a chance. I think some rust etc will look really well on these. 

On 24/7/2022 at 9:59 PM, jhb171achill said:

”This oul turf is as damp as hell…..ye’ll have to let it dry out.…”

That turf is incredible looking! 

On 25/7/2022 at 2:54 PM, Darius43 said:

Cheers

Darius

Lovely stuff, Darius. It's a highly detailed kit. They look the business when finished. 

Love the thread title. I do like a container  

On 21/7/2022 at 12:10 AM, ttc0169 said:

The 00:01 Athenry-Limerick bogie bulk cement passes through Tara junction hauled by 124+134

Great stuff, Noel. The 121's hauling cement have always been a favourite of mine. 

On 19/7/2022 at 9:35 PM, Fowler4f said:

I’m still waiting for fulfilment of my order ! 

20 hours ago, Fowler4f said:

Great response so far

6 hours ago, Fowler4f said:

Form a tight circle !

6 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Mmmmmmh, chocolatey.

Eh, I'm a connoisseur of chocolate. I love my Star Bar. That is not chocolatey. 

On 13/7/2022 at 11:32 AM, murphaph said:

They are pretty cool but in reality once warmed up most diesels don't produce these huge plumes of smoke at high revs. The water vapour generation would need more complex control to be realistic, fading out as the revs increased, back in at medium revs then out again at idle. Only a cold engine would typically belch smoke throughout the rev range. Simply coupling the sound frequency to the generation rate may not work that well. The water also has to land back on the layout so that's something to bear in mind.

Killjoy 

On 11/7/2022 at 10:31 AM, murphaph said:

Does anyone know when the Dutch vans went from looking like this:

 ....to looking like this:

Great thread, Philip. Excellent images and info shared by the group. 

Certain people will call it rivet counting, but I love the difference in little details like this, especially when modelling. 

Typical. Dress it up as a "misguided artistic endeavor" and you get a slap on the wrist. Mindless vandalism is what it is. Simple as that. 

On 4/7/2022 at 8:08 PM, Rob said:

Mark III coach (7142) in the sidings at Heuston North recently

Great stuff, Rob. Love this shot looking over the fence, with the container yard in background. Perfect. 

9 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

A cavalcade of 071s pass through Tara junction on a positioning movement. 
078 is seen here hauling 077,080 and 083. 

Really like this shot looking towards the station building. It's rare to see it viewed from this angle. Brilliant stuff, as always. 

Ordered at 11.20 yesterday morning. Delivered to the office this morning at 8.30  Now that's service for you. 

She's a cracker. 

Dithering was the cause of me missing out on the beautiful 048, last time around.

Wasn't going to make the same mistake this morning, and jumped at another chance  

Considering this is a re-run of a previously released wagon. I thought I'd resurrect this little gem. 

Not good enough IRM. Just not good enough   

I won't name and shame the original culprit. 

Progressing nicely. The dreaded light bleed is a scourge for us all, but can always be fixed with a bit of work. Great modelling. 

On 30/8/2021 at 1:59 AM, iarnrod said:

Some interesting haulage on the NIR Mk.2's.

 

Nice shots. The standout being the 201. Definitely adds another level of interest if running these coaches. 

5 hours ago, Patrick Davey said:

Patience is boring

Yes it is. But it's not as boring as reading the same repetitive suggestions over and over again. That's just my opinion. 

Speculate away. 

8 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

If you ever decide that you need to move an Atlantean off-site to make way for a new arrival.

That's a really nice gesture, Dave. I'd also like to volunteer my time and space for this worthwhile cause. 

16 minutes ago, murphaph said:

The basic rule of thumb for Irish models and IRM is simple enough though I would assume....more or less everything will be done eventually, certainly anything that existed in numbers in real life. The one offs are the most difficult to justify but at least of you decide to scratch build a one off you will only make one and not a rake or something. Anything you could conceivably make a rake of I would suggest will eventually be covered by IRM and to keep your powder dry, unless you enjoy making stuff. In which case there's no harm done.

Agree completely. If it's viable, it will eventually be released. More patience and less speculation is what's needed.