JasonB

Great footage as always Ernie. Interesting shunting movements from 229 at Limerick Junction before continuing on. Always nice to see the Baby GM's in action at Drogheda, once a hive of activity with cement etc.

Superb Tony, this just gets better and better as it progresses.

A little late to the party on this one gents. But after a week away in the sun with Her Indoors, i finally got to open up that little box that was waiting for me when I got home. And I have to say I was blown away when I opened it.The detail on these babies is just phenomenal, and in my opinion the bar has been raised yet again. Along with all the obvious structures needed, it takes balls to go out and do something like this, especially when you take into consideration how small a market it is to operate in. Again, thank you IRM for making this possible. Respect.

Nice shot of 071 & 088 on the Navan Branch. Always a reliable spot for some GM activity.

Strange, very very strange.

That's a seriously impressive piece of work Tony. Really enjoying watching this progress.

Ooohhhh I've just had a vision of something very tasty. A Class, IR livery with dayglow panels. Hauling a rake of IRM 42' flats.. Bell's of course. Jasus, I'm starting to foam at the mouth. Time for a cold shower me thinks.

Tasty, very very Tasty.

As Fran has already said, the recession was the final nail in the coffin. But cement movements had already began to slow in the mid 2000's. And this was in the middle of the largest building boom this country had ever seen. Says alot about IE's relentless move away from freight at the time.

Tony, this is as close as you'll get from Wills. I would recommend you go with Broithe's suggestion and scribe some blank sheet to get the look your after.

That reply has me even more confused than I was previously. I'll say no more. Anyway back on topic, really looking forward to the arrival of these beauties and finally getting to hook them up to my ballast wagons. To have a completed ballast train of such high quality running on our layouts is a dream come true for alot of us on here. It's just getting better and better.

This layout continues to amaze me.

Precision at its best. Top notch modelling as always Popeye

A word of advice for Noel. Maybe now would be a good time to hang up that piece of ladies clothing you're prone to wearing. I know you say they never will, but just incase these little yellow beauties do manage to blow your skirt up, not having it on at the time will save us the trauma of seeing what's underneath.

Made a start earlier today on the frame that carries the piping.

One word... Masterpiece.

Any particular reason why you feel clay wouldn't work in 4mm Tony? I've recently began dabbling out of curiosity after watching what David has produced when using it. Whether used on its own, with sheets, or applying to existing buildings. I've found the finish very impressive in the short space of time I've spent modelling with it. And it's been all 4mm by the way.

As far as I know a couple of the ploughs carrying the IR logo could still be seen well into the IE era. So your looking at late 80's until maybe 2005/06.

Lovely scenes Noel. Great to see 112 out and about. It's by far my favourite loco from my own collection of 071/111's. Have to say it's looking particularly well working the timber train

Fantastic news Fran. Really looking forward to these. Thanks for the update.

It's not the first time a comment of that nature has been posted by a certain individual on here, and it certainly won't be the last. But I'll say no more, I don't want to be accused of bullying again. As for the Mk1 GSV, I have two from Silverfox. They're ok, but as already mentioned above the difference in quality stands out a mile when sitting beside an MM Craven. I'd easily retire both of mine if a quality RTR version became available, and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one. At the end of the day IRM is a business, if the numbers stack up I'm sure anything is possible, as the plough vans proved. If not I'll make do with what I have. In my opinion some people are never happy, I'll leave it at that.

Have a soft spot for that livery myself, always loved the Points logo. It would have been great to see 134 carrying it again. But what's more important is that we get to see this legend back where it belongs, no matter what livery it carries.

Last of the detail has now been added, and I've primed for painting. Guard rail is also finished, and is ready to be fixed in place.

Spot on. There's a very big difference.

Keep that build going Robert, you're pushing us ever closer to getting our hands on these beauties. Any chance of you upping the pace