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This is one of the older container types with recesses for the forklift arms and lots of ribbing. Do you know the container length & height? I presume you looked through https://www.c-rail-intermodal.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=25_28&product_id=219 site for something you might be able to respray (just a cursory search, not saying this is the best match)?

I'm sure this has long been CADed and possibly even tooled. Surprised how rapidly the spoil wagons 'hit the shelves' but I guess the bodies are pretty straightforward in many respects versus say the fertilizers wagons & loads. Park Royals would be my second option since at least they go back to 1955 or so just after the CIE built stock (needs to be careful about loosely using the catch-all term 'laminates'). They were, of course, used as intermediates for the AEC railcars if they should ever materialize and lasted well into the '80s. The PRs were around until the 90s so would also suit a lot of modelers too. Anyway, I suspect whatever release may be more modern stock as alluded to above.

Good view of the three-way point now

Plenty of spare chassis hanging about to rebuild to be sure

Holy crap @jhb171achill, that a lot of luggage to take on. I'm figuring out how may I can afford and afford to make but lovely models. I love a TPO also but may have to be content with the HLVs and LVs I wondered if this was 3134 at Ennis, but it is 3118 with the short door bottoms and blanked out boiler panels https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/49717768416/in/photolist-UpULED-234Divd-2hoZbiv-BQigg8-a9nWFd-qB4gU9-bnE7iX-2g4afsU-9MKp9C-2arjEYQ-22LGy1T-23hJKL1-LBqJga-2g7k93U-FyDW6V-9MGC9e-2iKoypJ-2gFWqAV-r84kMe-aiXq6w/ An example of the HLV with blanked out boiler panels and recessed doors at Claremorris https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/39570811924/in/photolist-bnE7iX-UpULED-2g4afsU-9MKp9C-234Divd-2arjEYQ-22LGy1T-23hJKL1-LBqJga-2iKoypJ-2gFWqAV-2g7k93U-FyDW6V-9MGC9e-2hoZbiv-BQigg8-r84kMe-a9nWFd-aiXq6w-qB4gU9-GcyTQb-bdEHfV-akpxTu-br167g-jiKxzK-inGhxU-24cFmo7-aptXAP-2ir7q1v-A5mY2-tLzt8-2j4jJ8C-qUqGA4-69Hx7o-2d9iNPb-fucreF-bmY3Vf-2d9iPhW-dgaJEh-dgaJ3c-23hJL1u-haxEy5-2iRkABf-2iuKCB6-9RHWXJ-cfGTT9-uFine5-vBKvHw/ Look at this, a TPO and 2 LVs plus train awaiting to depart Sligo https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/39177603415/in/photolist-2iHQDBi-2e8onzm-2iHP3Ut-2jataJb-MkzVcS-ZG6Ryf-21Xs9vx-fi1Qdz-2ddtfra-2iSqhpi-27wJVCL-2i2nb9S-AMAdzW-2g4afsU-PrBpCn-2iHP3VA-2i5BcJU-pPGXWw-21c4tUC-r42cmZ-22FZsyX-22LGy1T-29rVkEh-NHHKgy-hCpmq4-hnVEiN-oyHotw-9umvdc-hsmufE-tQkdy1-2grA7fj-2bP8Ejv-YG89HU-2g4gV6a-2g4h5kk-DD3sTX-ZAP24m-2gjSYGJ-2gFVLkA-RqFQPe-2gC6jGR-QFfHQ3-2be4LYp-234Diz1-B6AEGm-feDm1s-8eky7N-BPmiWL-27qsMdw-Q6maVt/

I think you're likely to be closer to the Mark there tbh .... but we need more laminates

Funny how things keep turning up once you realize what you're looking at https://www.flickr.com/photos/152343870@N07/49534058343/in/photolist-2it9ZNF-nzKhx9-bMDk6n-niwnjm-8eKTY9-zvJNrk-S8M9Rc-fr7ogg-pRNkiH-zKWxPe-EnkNV5-pSV2Bz-ksiMmd-cNJ71d-q8gVkv-bW88Dd-cVMtHs-QbnAuQ-pZcKaq-puKgTm-rDHwrB-8aAbK3-eqeWVd-npocCK-YaYwde-p5yxwP-Z7TbNq-epkcRe-fsG3ue-Z9oaaY-dU1b8j-eFsaoW-TXBSbU-afgTC8-JwrZdL-a5JUUs-C64umy-8QLJvD-db5iWR-Y7pLxS-Y7pSB5-CDiKd4-YaYxap-VSJt7w-9HmqgW-C64tbs-awR6Y4-ztqBz9-NFrynJ-cNYgoj

Way too modern for me but many will appreciate the yellow PW. Will hold out for earlier Taras, Ballasts, coaches etc If I recall you can pay with PayPal which you just sign up for and sometimes you can avail of PayPal credit over 6 months to give you a chance to spread the cost maybe?

Again, not any more it seems .... Well there are some that could be measured up, I think but think that hint might be for a more modern era

That’s very interesting, John. Certainly food for thought. It would be interesting to have different versions of the van in different liveries. Were there any variations in the TPO?

Order submitted to IRM. Good luck to the RPSI!

I'm sure given enough interest @Arran that c-rail would consider a run of these

The availability of good models alone will create a market, marketing in some form to bring it to the knowledge/interest of that potential larger market is what will really sell the product. Let's face it, you can't buy something that's not available and very few will look for kit etc just to 'get into' the Irish outline. Parents or grandparents not going to go around scratchbuilding for months before one's birthday. After all, many of us as children bought British outline because that was what was available for you or you parents to buy as gifts etc. Those childhood experiences combined with the greater variety/different rolling stock available to the maturing young modeller in British outline is probably what prompts that interest in some of the modelers on here including some of the IRM themselves. I have no real interest in British outline (anymore) but it doesn't mean I don't have the occasion APT or Canadian loco hanging about among my Baby GMs. I'm sure a few on here have an ICE or some Marklin/Roco stuff. I think you make a good point about the expectation from a European market when coaches with lighting, opening doors and real biscuits for the passengers is maybe not the standard but certainly available (maybe not the biscuits). You'd have to say that the IRM products are certainly good enough to compete, so who knows.

The misinformation is the worst part as you say. I though mine had been delivered to the wrong place as thats the info that the Royal Mail put up. Turns out my USPS post was correct and it hadn't entered their system at all. Keg are sold out now so I really hope to get this. I had some other stuff in there too , some Mk2d etc. Been so long I've almost forgotten

Yeah, that's frustrating. I hoping to hear when mine will be reshipped and then get stuck in this queue again. That what you get when you allow 4% of the world's population to have over quarter of the COVID19 cases I suppose

Wow! Sneaks up quickly

that would be great, Project 61.5 and fill a big void behind the most liveries of the A class not to mention the 121. However there are other other that might be considered more popular 'household names' if coaches are finally on the way. The other stumbling block is the issue outlined by IRM themselves that they may not be able to consider doing niche products which may not sell out before delivery or shortly afterwards "brake vans do not run in rakes" etc. Neither do EGVs, brake coaches, etc. Laminates do but it was the variety of laminate body shells that added interest to that period. We'll wait and see, fingers crossed, tees crossed and eyes crossed

Does anyone know when the first batch of 3 or 4 121s are due, I understand it is the grey & yellow livery due to some paint issues? MM website Update May 2020 Class 121 loco We are please to advise that the 121 locos will become available in stockists on a phased basis commencing June 2020

Still having problem getting a view further west gonna try again before sunrise tomorrow. Lovely shots though. Many thanks

Are they RPSI 134s due to arrive simultaneously with the 1st batch of MM 121s? It's probably worth mentioning that RPSIs cannot really be ordered simultaneously with other items on the website as it throws up the In Stock/Preorder warning if you order with other 121s

Great news, John. I'll take a few but not sure on what just yet. I was lookin at the tin van wallpaper above and there seem to be a huge number of variants the the three vehicles on there not just the tool van but in BnT alone.

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We discussed sound damping from the baseboard maybe 4-5 years ago and restoration of sound conduction to the baseboard by the PVA glue. Great to see you using the closed cell foam over the baseboard to start. That should make it very quiet indeed. Nice job wiring the electrofrog points to have the entire frog set to one polarity with the switch. Great groundwork!

A very fine layout indeed. Sorry to see it go but glad it has a permanent home. Well done, sir!