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True, surviving the crash to be lost during the recovery. The irony...:roll eyes: Spoiled for places to achieve 'appropriate' grip....

Hi Rich, Amazing what you can get away with in the dark I need to try my SSM 42' flats. Hopefully don't have the rocking issue, as the builder (not me) is solid. Your layout is coming along nicely! K

That looks way better! Nice atmosphere and like the Bell containers. I just picked ups half a dozen with some wonderful weathering but have yet to run them. The one thing about the flat wagons is the tendency to rock at joins if the track is not perfect. The containers are very light and I think some more weight may help this, possible only if it is low on the flat wagon below the pivot points on the bogies. Love those containers, presumably from C-Rail? The 20" are slightly lower than the 40" (which I think is prototypical). Your second last 40' wagon looks paler. Different type or weathered?

Hi Zivan. Welcome to the site. I like the new and improved website. Do you have enough Mashimas to complete the second batch of U Class or is the UG only affected by this? The ETA for my 205 was this month, hence the enquiry. What is the reason for the change to metal boilers? I hope you can source equivalent motors as I was looking forward to ordering a UG also, after a trial of my U Class

What are they useful for?

071s in IR & IE liveries, occasionally by Black & Silver Freight livery, and grey freight livery for some IRRS tours NIR 112 also pulled them occasion as well as IR A class locos 141s singly or in consist in IR & IE

Had a quick look and that's definitely a 4w PO sorting van. There were only about 10, (2962-2971) built c. 1957/8, and conceivably could have been turned out in the livery of the day, 'silver'. The silver livery would have been introduced on the A class as early as 1955, some 1429 series coaches c. 1956 and C class as late as 1958. The photo in Irish Metro-Vick Diesels is taken in 1960 which would fit that timeframe with the accompanying C class newly turned out in lighter green. All the other photos of the 4w PO sorting vans that I have seen have been in Black and Tan which would have been introduced about 1961. There are some photos of other 4w vans e.g. 4w HLV turned out in green but unsure if I have seen green 4w sorting vans (except bogies TPOs), so any silver ones repainted directly into B'n'T, one supposes. That's a great find, Frank!

Sorry, I think I had to get mine on the 'Bay a few months back

This certainly answers my earlier question about the CIE logo. The detail on the bubble is incredible when Do you the see orange it livery 'in first the remember, flesh' orange and first looking forward to it in Orange

That's looking well, Ivan:tumbsup:

On the up side, if the Pound continues to slide, there's a chance MM and IRM might shift manufacturing to post-BrExit UK:D

Don't know the photo. I think I ordered a copy of the book. I'll have a look when I get back to the US

As I understand it is a pre-production of the fire truck used to douse half of Dublin Centre after quelling the 1916 Easter Rising. It would work well in its own right, or for a steam modeller in the pre-grouping or GSR periods I would think

I noticed that only one of the packs (A) has the Irish cement logo on the wagons. The remainder have CIE/indeterminate logos which I found interesting. I do seem to recall someone mentioning that the Irish Cement logo seemed to be less prevalent than one might have assumed. Can anyone elaborate on this please? Do you have any artwork for the bubbles yet? Could someone please remind me when this livery was first introduced/became predominant on the bubbles? Thanks, K

Unfortunately, anything that trades using the US dollar will be more expensive in GBPs and any components or rtr from China (which trades using the USD, as we discussed before) will be more expensive, like the last offering from MM. Most manufacturing was sent to CHine to keep costs down of course. Leslie, I presume you're "Built in Britain'. I had the same problem purchasing everything in 2014 when the dollar was much weaker than now. Sorry, lads

Good point and that's assuming he had not boarded a train before! Lol

Although one can order the A,B,C,D packs and proceed all the way to 'Place Order' without receiving the discount, so be sure to select 'Full Rake'

Thanks, Leslie, I have a soft spot for the 800s also K

I hate this sort of nanny nonsense but that being said, I boarded a 22k class with my young daughter at Cork Kent during the week and noticed that gap was quite wide, so there is certainly some risk for children, seniors and in situations where crowding occurs. It's probably not possible to warn passengers that are boarding but yes an automated warring could be issued for alighting passengers. On the day , I wondered why such modern rolling stock could not be fitted with step/ramp that opens to meet any platform. If a robotic milker can find a teat on a cow, surely a a step could find a platform! It's not that hard

I'll be losing a pound of flesh, alright, I'll just have to wait a bit longer. See you there, Eamonn. I'll be there on Saturday. Actually hoping to meet a few members on here if possible. Good luck with the bubbles, folks:tumbsup:

NO interest in an interest free loan then?

Looks great! Does the offer only apply to the Ivory bubbles or may those of us not modelling these order a rake of orange bubbles for the offer price and await delivery of the orange ones?

Jeepers! That's looking well now, Eoin=D