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Aaah! I thought it looks like a (very) short generator van. Thanks

Anyone know what this is at York Road, NCC 3099? https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/50736845218/in/photostream/

I cancelled my order of 4 locos with Hattons as they had no timeframe for me and I'll repurchase with another model shop in Ireland as soon as they ever get 567 chips which were supposed to arrive yesterday but no sign of them as yet

Looking very well, John. Any idea on price point yet? What era would it be suitable for and hence any further liveries? A couple in grey would be on my list and maybe some in a later livery also depending on how long the 20T lasted (looks great in the grey with FS actually)

Marks told me during this week

Yes, indeed. Didn't do him any harm. Recently passed aged 97. RIP

That's also how mine is running. So does anyone know for certain if the 121 prototype had 2 or 3 FUNCTIONAL front white marker lights when delivered please?

Nothing wrong with that at all. And I also like the oddball 121/141 pairing with the difference in heights of the 2 cabs. Sounds like its easier to pair decoders of the same vintage both V5s.

I not sure I'd notice the loss of the second sound decoder in a consist not to be split and probably use a LokPilot as Noel has done just on the grounds of economy but I do see the utility of how you've setup your 121s and a 141 to consist together. So the 567 decoder is also in the 141, same engine I guess

Thanks @Noel and @irishthump I noticed that there ws a speed difference between 'identical ' new 121s as there was with the 141s previously. I don't know how to speed match the locos but maybe someone will do that on the DCC section as that would be very useful. I know I have previously asked about the marker light arrangements on the 121s as delivered. I don't recall if I received a definitive answer so apologies if it s somewhere in the last 30 pages of this thread. They seem to have come with twin lenses on both sides (as opposed to the 141s and 071s which came with twin lenses on one side (red & whiter) and a single white lens on the other). My question is how many WHITE markers were visible when in motion TWO of THREE ( a single red to the rear) ? If 2 what was the function of the 4th lighting space/lens?

You purchased this from a retailer and that's who'll you need to deal with. No point in going to the manufacturer as you have no contract with them per se. They're not sold out and the smaller model shops have some stock depending which one you need. I can't imagine @WRENNEIRE will be keeping all those boxes of 121s for personal use either ON the topic of decoders, I presume if running this in consist (where the consist will rarely be split up), is anybody planning to put a sound decoder in BOTH locos of just one with a Lokpilot in the other?

Looks like it has the wrong LED (or LEDS!). I think that B125 should has the 2700K type bulb with the 'warm white' color of an incandescent bulb. I believe that only the 121s with newer LEDs on the prototype should have the 'cool white' color, open to correction on this. What color is on the other end? iirc someone had an issue with a speaker already. I guess this means I need to test run all of mine when I get a sound decoder, irritating if you have more than a couple of loco (although the decoder is easy to get in and out tbh)

130 in CIE livery at Heuston with 4 ROUND markers at that point (1983)

I agree, That's not acceptable but you should be able to get a replacement/refund from whoever you purchased from. My only issue was 2 broken vacuum hoses out of 8 locos. Might need to check the lights as I haven't test run them all yet. My God, you actually need to take them out of the boxes! @K801 I don't think they do which is a shame given the fine interior detail

but keep the APT-E!

Yup, have those already

Prefer to see something from the heritage set that would fill in a lots of rolling stock gaps

That Caledonian is the biz, would love to have something like that in Irish outline. I had a whole load of British outline model steam locos at one point, the prototypes from decades before i was born. There has been that option available for Irish steam. That was what was available so that's what I bought. Love the 4-4-0 designs, a little variety from 0-6-0s all the time, nice shot of 171 and the heritage set

That’s a fantastic idea. I think many of us have perused figurines by Bachmann and others looking for ‘prototypic’ CIE crews. Could do with passengers for trackside and coaches from some different eras from 60s onward too

Occasionally you might have a broken gear but I'd wager that it has been sitting around for a while and is in need of lubrication with a light machine oil or similar. Should be easy enough to open up and clean and/or lubricate the gears and motor. Probably easier than returning it especially if you're responsible for return postage. @raymurphWhich loco is it exactly? Chances are, there's a youtube video to help you open it and guide you through the maintenance

Indeed, I'm surprised someone has not confirmed this immediately.

Hi Fran, I have different liveries in my orders (priorities as funds become available). Do you now have grey & yellow, BnT and Supertrain? If so, at least one of my orders will be on its way

Unfortunately I can't see that video. The central 'Play' icon has a slash through it. Copying the address into another window gives 1S160/2 error. Not sure why some videos do this on the site? @BosKonay EDIT: Works fine now. Weird. Anyway smashing video @fishplate7

Hah! the postage to the US on this one is almost that. Good for you

I understand you completely. This has been that way of Irish economics from my youth and possibly long before that. God forbid there should be one left over. The sad part is the vendor likely could have increased his bottom line and satisfied demand. Anyway, its a lovely model albeit this green on modern buses is not my favorite