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Did the edit button go away? So now when I say "Let's eat grandma!" instead of "Let's eat, grandma" Dueling weapons have been drawn on these fora for a lot less ...

Having the new project manager should help lighten the load a little

Stay with the program, Dave. The word Irish wasn't mentioned the first post so I reckon you're still in the running for the Irish Railway Models side of the company. You'll need to bring your readers though, it's OO scale on that side, after all

I think you have your answer regarding weed sprays and BR MK1 GSV, lads

I'm confused why the model would be running with both red and white marker lights, though? Was use of mixed lights for shunting used in the irish 1960s rail scene? Or is that single market a trick of the light with the red on the outside lens?

http://www.sct61.org.uk/ciau344

Very interesting although I wouldn't dabble in N scale, it seems like OO is getting smaller these days! I wonder who went to the trouble of designing the CAD for this?

That would be the most sensible approach for the manufacturer to give the modeler the broadest modeling period possible

I think you're spoiled for choice on that one. I think A42, A55, A15 might all be in the running there but check that thread for more details on last run dates in a certain livery etc.

Granted, Jim. My comment on the preserved kettles was a bit tongue in cheek

I think it pretty clear I was referring to accidental deaths which far outweighs suicides. Since you asked, they do happen reasonably frequently with bridge jumpers and emergency personnel deal with both. You imagine the trauma experienced by the driver would be quite significant and I can tell you from experience that you're right. Let's leave it there maybe?

Coal burners, oil burners, diesels and maybe a methane burning steam loco as clean fuel initiatives tighten up?

True but happens on the road daily, same trauma I would imagine for a normally careful driver who might hit (say) a bicyclist or the like. Time to harvest that energy for something more useful udder than blowing off the roof

Well if you look at the alternative to rtr for the 1955-1963/5 period, there are some nice brass etched overlays by JM designs and simple resin kits/rtr from other manufacturers like IFM. There is a lot of work to do that you could channel elsewhere in modeling and the price point for small resin coaches by IFM is still relatively high for a complete model to a moderate standard.

Well strangely some cravens on the Bay are going for way more than that at the moment, dodgy NEM pockets or not

I guess that's up to the manufacturer but there is a definite void for high quality rtr coaches to run with several of the A classes that will emerge very shortly. The Cravens have been produced by MM but only in BnT livery. Park Royal coaches were introduced about 1955. I don't recall off hand if they were ever liveried in silver but certainly in green and later in BnT. There were two variants mainline and suburban.The Cravens were not introduced until almost a decade later, hence their modernity, leaving Silver, light green, dark green, and potentially early Black and Black with yellow panel A classes without much in the way of rtr rolling stock. I suspect a PR coach in green and BnT would be worthwhile for a manufacturer to produce. I suspect a rerun or updated Cravens might sell too. There seems to be some market but I don't know how large. Personally I have 2 rakes of Cravens so I probably would not buy more but I understand newer modelers may have missed out and these are now sought after by some. As for CIE built stock, I'm not sure. IRM took the 42' flat chassis and placed a ton of difference freight options on top. Most were modern era which may be more popular. A 61'6 coach chassis with various bodyshells in several liveries that lasted over 30 years might be possible. Personally I need rakes of them but I really don't know. We live in hope for those thing and of course 21mm track

The 1950s CIE-built coaching stock of which there were many variants open and side corridor, composite, diners and brakes lasted into the 80s before being fully replace by the Mk2s and ultimately the Mk3s in the mid 80s. As a group this is the most interesting for me. After that the cravens and Park royal also lasted into the 80s and even 90s, some Cravens still in secondary use until the 2000s. These form a more uniform coaching stock for rakes. Of course they all need brakes which aren't available, like the recent dilemma with the weedsprayer and weed spraying rake.

Sadly, yes, a donkey iirc, a long time ago and hopefully an isolated event never to be repeated. @minister_for_hardship Quite right minister, I'm sure old compo professionals are alive and 'well'

Quite honestly, I don't see the problem here. It's a railway line, stay the off of it, common sense, no matter how uncommon. I think there is a attitudinal issue here .. in continental Europe people are used to this and stay out of the way, yet in other parts we have an issues with pedestrians, cyclists, motorists doing their damned best to get run over despite signs, bells, barriers, fences, that being the case, you're not going to stop them no matter how much you do. Just clean up the mess and try to get back on schedule. I don't have a lot of sympathy for this degree of stupidity except where animals and children are involved, keep them at a distance, put brakes on your strollers (or your hands for that matter) and stop tying poor animals to the tracks at the top of the Glanmire tunnel! Thank God we're in the letting off steam section , I suppose. I don't like a lot of the modern stuff but I do admire a well built efficient transit system, nice video Ernie

Very nice! Love the old style smokebox double doors

Unfortunately too modern for me again but I can see that this might fit in nicely for modern era modelers. I do actually like buses but far earlier and the only ones I don't collect are modern Dublin bus etc. Still, I can see these being snapped up to be honest even by those that don't model trains!

From a modeler's (or potential modeler's) point of view it's little frustrating to have thing sell out so quickly. On the up side, they are available from other retails such as Marks Models and other retailer. Looking back at emails I guess I purchased 6 or 7 Class 071s from them several years ago so I prefer to give my business there rather than to GB retailers. I'm sure Hattons have some too. I prefer the IRM's website for automatic VAT deduction etc at the time of purchase (one and done) Marks will do this for overseas but it involves an email and check the refund has been done. It would be nice if the preorder models had an indicator of remaining supplies. IRM know how many 121 models they are selling (since they are sold out of some obviously)

Yes, the 42' are technically 42'9", and iirc 62' and 47' might also have a spare 9" available for use

Even so, if there is appropriate DCC control and sound (including ability to notch down and mute) it might work