Noel

Lovely job. Especially like the attention to detail on the boiler roof. Colour looks spot on.

Ditto. I'm getting rid of my British outline stock, but one of these Deltics in green might do nicely hauling a single rake of coaches that I might retain (i.e. maroon BR ex-LMS or ex-GWR coaching stock).

Wow - The UK market is not used to standards even higher than German levels of model engineering. Incredible to see an innovative Irish business lead the way.

There are fairly detailed and impressive specifications on IRMs loco web pages. Link below to an example https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/a23r-a-class-locomotive

Impressive branding and presentation.

Yes I'd been advised by email that delivery is due before Christmas.

Thanks for info. Looks fab. I might do the same with my 00works when they arrive. Not sure I could watch all grey model steam locos despite prototypical accuracy. Might try a bit of weathering first which might great more visual depth.

Excellent photos as ever. Nice touch IR adding USB charging ports.

Great result. Looks really excellent.

Link to photo below suggests warm white but it might only work if the model interior is a dark warm colour like the timber finish in the photo. https://www.reddit.com/r/RoomPorn/comments/5gskzr/the_dining_carriage_of_the_eastern_oriental/

Hi Kevin. Cheers. No prob, it was done to the clients specs not mine.

Love the models. Looks like 21mm? Stunning sheds.

Fab read.

Thanks @jhb171achill you are the 'oracle' and fountain of most interesting knowledge. Fascinating, and thanks for posting.

Lightly weathered a MM mk2 ST coach for a friend. The prototype Supertrain livery never really floated my boat, but after a bit of weathering I'm beginning to change my mind. These after all are closer in time to my favourite B&T era than the later more attractive tippex livery, and overlapped operations with B&T livery stock for much of the 1970s. Used a mix of airbrushing and weathering powders applied wet using paint brush and cotton buds (water+decalfix). The roof now looks less like an air marshals day-glo bat.

Looks just a mix up in body centres from two locos, an IE and IR. Could easily happen when fitting decoders and the IR and IE bodies got mixed up between two locos when being put back on.

Best wishes for the continued growth and success of the business

Excellent photo. Black'n'Tan delight. Might I helpfully suggest that pic is put on IRM's A23r shop page instead of the existing A42r photo to avoid customer confusion about the loco number and livery variant. https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/a23r-a-class-locomotive

A most interesting and informative read. Craftsmanship.

Today serviced and test ran weathered no 379 hauling six green CIE flying snail era coaches (3 x Bachmann + 2 x Dapol + 1 x Hornby)

This transcends railway modelling. You should be making model sets for movies like James Bond or the next Star Wars. Superlatives are inadequate. Respect!

Your new 107 looks really well. One of the nicest finished Sulzers I've seen and a great paint job. Stock always looks great on your fabulous layout.

Today was the first outing of an Irish steam loco on the layout. Bachmann CIE exGSR/MGWR Woolwich no 390

Well done Ireland Rugby Team - Shoulder2Shoulder

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