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Also agree about this being produced at all. Pretty much every other IRM gamble seems to have paid off. I think these will be very popular even among southern modelers. It looks like that board might be press fit and removable. An optional white diamond end board in the bag of bits would be nice.

That's why I was going start with something straightforward , but maybe not then. Thanks for that input @Andy Cundick

Incidentally, how did you solve any issues with light bleed from the coaches? Is there a black skirt at the cantrail level or no joint there if the body is removable as one unit? Light bleed at the floor level is usually less of an issue, and through the windows not at all @BosKonay

Just wondering and I think I know the answer but is the 'Enterprise' board on the front of the DBSO removable or all one piece. Frequently the front of the driving trailer had the wine diamond so wondering if that came as an alternative or additional piece. If i recall the DBSO was converted form gangway stock and may have had the board fitted and possibly removed when later used as a coach only even if it ran next to the genny which itself had passenger accommodation.

Quite the range indeed. Might try one of the wagons just to see the finish

Yes, I have to agree with that. Although I am a little despondent at not having any early Irish coaching stock, these really are a lovely product, thoughtfully done wrt the lighting, lighting control, ultra close coupling and easy access to the interior. It's clear lessons have been learned from earlier products like the plough vans which suffered from some flickering which will be nullified by inclusion of capacitors on the lighting system. Purists might argue that we might have to leave those out if early stock is produced for prototypical realism!! (I seem to remember many flickering lights on coaches as a boy although I don't recall if these were TL or dynamo driven lighting) Access to the A class and the coaches is much better than MM products (and many modern products, no offense intended to MM products superb for their time). Luckily I picked up some 111-113 at various points after they had sold out, difficult with the limited editions for sure, and there may well be a market for a re-run of these. Looking forward to those MM Mk3 Supertrain livery in all new tooling hopefully to a similar standard as these. Other than some persisting issues with 21mm reguaging I have to say these are really wonderful, a superb job by IRM, I'd say.

Most CIE GSVs and possible EGVs had dual equipment so that in the event of failure the train carried on as normal. The NIR Mk2s seem to have been like a half brake with reduced passenger seating and a single generator at one end of the van hence the single strengthened B5 bogie at one end only. It's possible either that the capacity of the single generator was exceeded on longer trains like a summer enterprise, that some redundancy was needed with this many passengers or simply that an additional genny was pressed into service to provide additional seating on busy services. The videos in the thread are a joy and show that many IC services were hauling 10-12 coaches including generators and a DBSO being used as a coach only

The As looks great, no problem there and I'm hoping that will be achieved with the early MK2 and early Intercity (not bumblebee) liveries also (Sorry if my earlier comment was confusing)

I had put a deposit on a pair of silver As and recently got an invoice for the balance that stated it was 1015 days overdue! Not complaining but it was amusing at the time I'm waiting with interest to see the decorated sample on the earlier liveries of the NIR coaches. That color scheme was a silver grey, as a result appearing almost white in old videos not a matt grey. This won't be made more protypical by weathering as might have been the case with orange bubbles or spoil wagons so i hope that can be achieved on these

Wish I could have done that in school, turned all my Cs into As

That's been said before about the bogie, the lighting would really make that an attractive kit but no bite so far. Again these NIRs are relatively newer than some of us were hoping for but I have always loved these coaches and I'll be supporting these. Finally something to go behind my MM 111! These are certainly a niche within a niche. I had contemplated that IRM might do them but dismissed it for that very reason. In that respect it instills a little hope that proper Irish 1950s stock is also feasible. However, I cannot help feeling that these were only made possible as an adjunct to the Accurascale models and there is certainly nothing whatsoever like the full width and contours of Irish 'laminates'. The close running is superb and the lighting was a very smart move, sure to be a crowd pleaser.

You are not alone No, they would not be. Also C and E class and atlantean would be very popular

The great train robbery, stopped at a signal at Danger

Hooray a review! A great fat nothing to emerge from that in terms of even a mile of track built I'd imagine. Glad to be proven wrong. We'll wait and see (breath holding NOT recommended)

Apologizing that he got caught more like! A simple 'check(loco) is in the mail' on here and a tracking number to you would have saved us a lot of annoyance. FFS you have been pursuing your purchase through multiple channels for 7 weeks or so. Anyway, we'll leave it there if the loco arrives which I hope it does

It does look a bit like a tank .........

Actually I thought it would but I laughed that he ran out of track and coaches! LOL So, .......... would a prototypical A pick up that many coaches, 2 GAA specials at Notch 1? Very disappointed that the model has been over engineered beyond the prototype What's a tape recorder? Is that the only way to capture a sound that old?

No, I didn't and I missed your post until now. I'll PM you

Anyone would do well to stay out of the way of that, it's a wonder anyone survived such medieval weaponry. Thank God for H&S

Rails Through Connemara - The Galway-Clifden Railway (LP 250) £15.95 Softback, 192 pages, black & white photographs, drawings and more ISBN: 9780853617594 Didn't know about this. Must see how to get a copy shipped at reasonable cost to the US. Lovely MGW loco on the cover

Shane Corry has blotted his copybook on here for sure and even if the loco has been sold elsewhere he has the option to return the F& F gift thru PayPal. He doesn't need the site to do this and I 'm suggesting he be banned form the site. @BosKonay I would ask forum members to be vigilant for this fellow on other sites and keep Dave in the loop. He sold the same or an identical item on adverts one month ago https://www.adverts.ie/toy-cars-trains-boats-planes/murphy-models-class-201-nir-livery-mm0209-oo-scale/23939468 Adverts advise the following regarding what to do with stolen items (Dave paid for it and it was retained) We take reports on stolen items very seriously here, however we now need your help. We cannot tell if an item is stolen and each member of adverts agrees to our terms and conditions, which state that they should own the item for sale. Stolen items or suspected stolen items are something that needs to be investigated by the Gardaí. You should now report this to the Gardaí and tell them the reason why you suspect it to be stolen. You should also give them the name of the seller, their location and a description of the item for sale along with the asking price. We have some information on the seller but all such information is bound by the Data Protection Act. The Gardaí can get access to this information but they will need to submit a request for information under section 8 of the data protection act to us either by fax (01 478 9242) or by post: Adverts.ie, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.

He doesn't accept PayPal now either, maybe he's been found out..... conman. Sorry Dave!

When would the compressor (for the vacuum brakes) be active, let off air and an air spitter valve be used?

Relatively inexpensive, I preordered a copy on Book Depository which seems to deliver for free worldwide

If a rake of prototypical coaches were available for my silver green and BnT As, they'd already be ordered! I'm sure the IRM A will be a weighty loco with excellent pulling power (like the prototype), don't think that was ever in question. Looking forward to getting mine!