JasonB

Brilliant Noel.There's a photo in Irish Railway Rambler of 019 carrying that livery sitting in the paint shop in Inchicore. Is there anything that doesn't turn up on Tara Junction

I still remember stumbling upon this thread a few years back when I had only just joined as a member, and was totally blown away by this layout. It will be great to see some photos of how it has progressed since then.

Fantastic footage Ernie. Seeing 190 & 134 with the Bubbles almost brought tears to my eyes

Looking great Eoin. Love the yard, 3rd shot in particular with the hut in view.

Is it just me or is anyone else getting a feeling of déjà vu here. And not for the first time.

I have to admit I'm seriously tempted to bang a deposit down on another couple of these beauties. God knows how I'm going to explain myself when she finally wants to see this "holiday home" that I've been investing my money in. Strangely enough, not long after IRM appeared on the scene.

I'd agree with Noel. They're decent models which are also nicely finished, although a little on the pricey side.

Cheers warb, Not the silo I'll be modelling, but a brilliant photo and interesting structure all the same Fantastic couple of shots Ernie. In particular the one from Waterford. I've never seen a view of the silo from that side, any photos I have were all taken looking from the opposite direction. Thanks for posting.

I've always fancied the idea of having a cement silo similar to the examples seen in both Tullamore and Waterford but could never seem to find a tube that was just right for the job. Then by chance I came across this... So this morning armed with the essential mug of tea in hand plus some photos to work off, I headed out to the bench to give it a go. I started by taking the measurements of each section of the silo, and then went about transferring these from the photos to the tube but in larger scale. Eventually, after a few alterations here and there I had something that I was happy with the look of. Markings now done I began cutting away the excess from the bottom of the tube to lower its overall height, and once this was removed it was on to cutting out the entrance/exit. Any rough edges were then give a light sanding just to tidy everything up. Plenty of work still to be done but I'm happy with that start.

Done. Best of luck lads

This is modelling at it's best. Top class work Eoin

Lovely shots Noel. Unfortunately the majority of these movements have been lost for good in the real world. But luckily they can still be seen on fantastic layouts like this. Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all fellow IRM members. And happy modelling in 2019. Cheers Jason

Finally managed to get mine out of their boxes today and give them a spin on my Dads layout. I've said it already, but after seeing them running I really have to say it again. These are absolutely stunning models, the detail is just phenomenal.

Thanks Tony, much appreciated. Handy tip David, I must try that.

Last of the Oxford Transits done. This time finished in Eircom colours. Decals again from SSM. Great little vans for dotting around the layout.

The embankment turned out well Tony. Nice work.

Happy Christmas Noel. Looking forward to upcoming updates from the fantastic Tara Junction in 2019.

Now that's proper snow. I thought we got it bad, that's Christmas card material Paul

Great attention to detail as always Noel. I see one of the Baby's managed to muscle in amongst all the 071 and 201s

Thanks for the card guys. You wouldn't get that from Bachmann or Hornby. Merry Christmas to you and yours and wishing you continued success for 2019.

That's some wish list Dave. I just hope for all our sakes you've been a very good boy this year

Picked up a rake of these beauties today. I've just sat down with a can of the black stuff to have a proper look at them, and I have to say I'm blown away by the detail. My Bubbles will always be my favourite wagon but that's because I have a cement fetish (less said about that the better) and even with my love for the Bubble I have to admit these are definitely the most impressive release to date. For such a young company to come so far in such a short space of time and be banging out models of this quality is sometimes hard to believe, but it's being done and long may it continue.

A couple of things sprang to mind as soon as I seen this, one in particular. But I think I'm probably better off keeping it to myself