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The Global Shipping Program completely ruined eBay. It’s easier for the seller not to have to worry about shipping Internationally. They just ship it to a UK address and GSP then makes a huge markup sending it abroad. In addition eBay will charge VAT when the item is for export. GSP ‘handle’ the “import charges” and all that upon arrival at the destination country (there are none for US). Of course some sellers just set the shipping themselves as a little sweetener for the trouble of sending it abroad. ‘If you need it you can pay for it’

You can get them from the usual secondary UK retailers for far less than than without the additional eBay charges. A46 available last time I enquired but that was a a few weeks back I suppose.

It's the 4w TPO/Sorting Van that I'm having a hard time finding, mThe older type TPOs were in lined green for sure but the 2962 series vans should have been after the silver livery they had

I was just wondering, Ken, if this is the same wagon at Cork in 1960, some differences but seems remarkably similar although I'm not a DSER aficionado

The HLV and Hooded(LV) vans were in green for sure from photographs. The TPOs were rarer and I think yes but don't rely on that unless I revert having seen a photo. I think JB is saying all three types did but some within each type may have skipped a livery direct to BnT

Someone is, certain member of this parish did very well on a sale of a MM 071 recently https://www.ebay.com/itm/133955138337?nma=true&si=efY1JuCzv24Yr1b%2Bm%2FQIZy%2BPSMk%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Run up to Christmas, all our spouses are paying top dollar for our under the tree gifts, ……

Neapolitan snipers don’t use camo, the home decorated graffiti suit is the order of the day …… Not sure about snipers in Inchicore, maybe urban camo or would hi-viz jackets be needed for working graffiti marks?

Just trying to remember what the various Y33 colour bogies would be suitable for? Obviously 42' flats, black on ammonia? What else had y33s?

Ken, not at all surprised given the comments on your workbench that you're now in this section

THe transformer on that put out half an amp. Most DCC chips will handle put to 1A at least and that's because the loco may pull that much amperage under certain conditions. I'm completely with Phil, go DCC from the start. Many more options on anything you'll buy, smoother running as the loco is on full current all the time (the pulse frequency is adjusted to determine how fast he loco runs), loco lighting options, sound when you can afford to buy those. You don't need to get too fancy for DCC. I have a quick Bachmann EZ track just for testing locos and new sound chips, running in new locos and the like and even that will run fine with a DCC controller. You can start adding droppers and all that business later

I even got some, the shame. Thoroughly too modern but I actually liked them when they arrived despite the yellow garishness

I was also going to suggest the controller but Georgeconna was associated with Marks Models so he would have a lot of perspective on that. what about the Coca Cola 0-4-0s Will a single controller power one of them? Both of them?

Have you spoken to The Train Man @WRENNEIRE

Its time to email Santa Claus. Alan Hyland from IRRS emailed me yesterday to say that they have acquired additional stock of the book so don't say you all have not been given another bite of the Christmas pudding... @StevieB membership@irrs.ie

THat's a lovely shot for someone wanting to produce a three pack pallet van

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My money's on the Top 'n' Tails

BUT, I hear you say ...... and some AEC (CIE & GNR), might stretch for an Arrow liveried 2600. Lost my mind only after purchasing them all, should have put the credit card on the burner Same here in the Arrow Aye you could do worse that the 101, nigh, so you could

@the Bandon tankHe usually responds on dezsullivan@gmail.com Things may be slightly off with COVID. I'd try him again

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I'vs also had a couple of rapid transit maybe 5 days from Ireland. You may be right about them not having the infrastructure. Houston is only the 4th largest US city . Anyway, it di make it by Wed 24th which was also my initial estimate but it did get to Houston where it is now 'On Hold' again with a delivery exception. This is the first time it went through Brussels. Usually it heads to East Midlands and then Miami or Chicago. Sometime goes through Heathrow this time LHR, Brussels, Miami and NY to Houston. Stephen was pretty helpful with the last one that was delay, took about three weeks to come most of which was sitting in Miami because there were not truck drivers, then I got hit with another $45 handling/processing for the privilege. Anyway, I'm just going to wait longer and see when it comes, hopefully on Monday. Clearing out space for the boxes

Ha! so far DHL have had my Taras appear to have visited E. Midlands, Brussels, Miami, New York where they 'left' 5 days ago, presumably by ground. Possible they're in Miami again or maybe the customs clearance is occurring there even though they are somewhere, who the heck knows? They'll get here eventually I'm sure. DHL is complete hit or miss now (hit your box but miss the deadline they set). Crushed boxes but mostly minor damage I think (but I have to finish testing first). 200k people out of work in the US yet some of them seemingly cannot drive a truck, lol. Anyway, looking forward to this livery.

While videos like this are an irritation to some (including me) the big take home message I see it how someone who (obviously) knows nothing about Irish models, liveries or manufacturers perceives the model. He highlights the strengths of the models in areas like slow running, pulling power, detail level, axles boxes etc. He also points out what he perceives as deficiencies in the printed materials, website, disconnecting handrails, damaged horns (instead of vacuum pipes) and an attempt by the manufacturer to de-warrant the product if a proprietary decoder is not used. He didn't have the one with marker light issues. Every one of these has been discussed on this site. His review is posted on YouTube where most of the responses are appreciated and supportive albeit some disagreed with his assessment of value for money stating the price point is appropriate citing similar models on the market. What he didn't have was a very emotional rather than reasoned response to the review. The 121 still ended up 9th in his Top Ten but would have been in the top three with even one more star on detail (25 stars, 4% each) If one were a manufacturer of Irish (or any) model locomotives, you could do worse than to improve the packaging, website, the strength of flimsy parts, and ensure no fuzzy paint jobs, while keeping all the strengths of the model. I'm not saying that Sam Train's review is in any way better (or up to) one by a railway magazine for example. If a majority of purchasers out there are not on this site for instance they are forming their opinions influencenced by modeling magazines and internet reviews like this.