Noel

Oh yea sure - Evidence removed from the scene of the utterances?

It's a good thing this is not the 1970s or the then Archbishop of Dublin could have be writing to the moderators complaining of 'see through' anything being discussed anywhere in holy Roman Ireland. A Lexdysic might have read that 'Girls will be see through'. Shocking Kit Form??? No wonder the response.

Oops - That’s just about every club in the country insulted Preproduction prototype looks well running.

Presume the NEM pocket access slot in the valance will be fillable like the Bachmann/MM 141/181s, especially the cab end as it is unlikely to need a model coupling at that end of the loco unless operating in pairs. Agree with others it would be fabulous if you can see through the front grills.

As a matter of interest are there any full electric vehicle users on the forum? (BEV=Battery electric vehicle, as opposed to hybrids or plug-in Hybrids). Lots happening in the EV area in Ireland during 2019. As opposed to BEV=Beverage which I know has been naturally active amongst modellers.

Yummie. Do my eye deceive me or are those rotating axles. Hope the production versions of the delivery grey and the B&T livery variants have the extra little cab windows facing down the bonnet.

Agree it should be pulled from you tube. Criminal adults by the look of it. "aren't that cheap" you possibly making an assumption the spray cans were not stolen, assume the IR vests were stolen. Any decent Garda Investigation should be able to nail these with some local intel, loads of finger prints left too. These brats leave their signature too, so intel should point the finger in the right direction. DB might have a view.

Scum bags. If this was the USA they'd risk being shot by police! Ridiculous that this can take place inside an enclosed railway depot building manned with engineers. No security. These kids are doing this for attention and kudos, and the youtube is giving them that.

Good idea, especially for the ST and IR era when they regularly ran in pairs nose2nose. I floated similar idea a few years ago but it was explained to me that there would be very little difference in construction cost of production between an unpowered 'cow' and a motorised loco chassis.

Its weathered table cloth PS: A brave soul balancing a loco like that on top of a bannister

Nicely done though and blended in

Class weathering job. Love it.

Yes agree a re-run of grey 071s would fly off the shelves duding anecdotally by the number of resprays that have appeared on the FaceBook groups and on here.

Agree. Hats off Eoin, stunning precision craftsmanship. The lining looks more precise than factory applied.

Yummie. Looking forward to these. Indicative price suggestion perhaps sounds a bit high compared to the high spec and larger IRM A class loco due around the same time. It's going to be a very expensive 2019.

That older spray control coach was much nicer looking and more nostalgic than the later BR mk1 variant. Looks like it was a convert from a bogie brake parcel van.

I too have a Hornby Hymek horror Slainte Express trainset which was pretty awful even for its time mid 1970s. I used mine as donor bodies to learn how to use an airbrush as they were too hideous to ever run on the layout, but I appreciate there are some 'collectors' who like collecting historic stuff (junk). But the price is staggering for such utter junk. I also have a box full of Lima CIE B&T livery mk1s from the mid 70s which are pretty awful too but not as bad the the Hornby dayglo orange mk2a coaches. Good enough as paper weights but not tolerated on the layout, not even on scrap line sidings. PS: The CIE broken wheel logo is paper stick on!!! Ughh

Very nice looking wagons. The probably run very well with the weight too.

Mr too? - Perhaps just a little unfair. I have both MrSoundguy and WheelTappersDCCsound 141/181 sound projects, and like both, they have their own strengths and weaknesses. Keith predominantly uses Zimo chips for his projects whereas Neil uses LokSound. Personally I prefer the 'prime mover' track (ie engine sound) on Neil's baby GM projects (ie 14/181). I understand Keith recorded his primer mover track from an actual Irish loco, which is laudable, however unfortunately the loco used sound rather ill, with a really annoying clinking noise at idle. Not an issue for the 071 or 201 projects. Neil has kindly customised some 141/181 projects for me and added extra tracks for various rail clank noises, flange squeal, etc. I like both offerings but feel Neil's projects are hardly "me too" as he has innovated with extra sounds (eg cascading coupling snatch as train starts off for loose coupled 1960s wagons, etc), and LokSound PowerDrive mode (ie full throttle) which is similar to Zimo/Keith's real drive. IMHO one 141/181 project sounds a little better, but the other is a little nicer to drive, but that's personal taste. A good pal of mine who had driven my locos with both 141/181 sound projects felt the other way. To summarise I rate both highly, different to drive, and sound a little different but nobody will be disappointed with either. I don't know whose sound project is on these.

Well done, looks impressive

Yes I would take a few more, especially if they were a re-run of MM/Bachmann, especially B&T & ST liveries. You can haul any type of train light or heavy with baby GMs, just pair them up in consist for heavy trains. Almost the only locos needed for an Irish layout spanning the 60s to the 90s. Pairs can even be used to legitimately haul rakes of Mk2 and Mk3 coaches. IMHO the 141/181 MM/Bachmann baby GMs were the finest model diesel locos ever produced in these islands, their scale looks were matched by their incredibly precise and smooth running characteristics. Best diesel chassis I've come across so far. A cost €180/ea probably closer to the mark considering the pricing of IRMs A class which is likely to break multiple glass ceilings for detail, chassis and gadgets. Hopefully the 121 will also have a few new innovations up its own sleeve and be the best diesel yet from MM. PS: If they were not a direct re-run of the Bachmann tooled loco it might be nice to have a few tweaks such as bass reflex speakers pre-fitted, separate head lamp control, and easier access to fit a decoder instead of the current watch maker procedure.

+1

Fabulous. Superb realistic scenes and movements, love your track work, and excellent videography and editing.