Noel

Delighted to have this 6 wheel SF heating van. More than good enough quality for me. Perfectly augments my 1960s CIE era stock, laminates, park royals and cravens. It needed a little weathering though. Looking forward to receiving some JM design brass tin vans later this year.

Enjoyed the trains earlier. Two A classes in Gort was a rare occurrence.

That's absolutely superb. Class

Order placed. Looking forward to these. Thanks Stephen & Patrick.

Tried to order but 'Bank Deposit' (EFT) payment option is missing. Can you please set this up in general or for my account? This is the way I have always purchased all my IRM stock in the past (ie pay immediately prior to product being delivered). Thanks.

Here ya go SF kit

That’s the email I used in the past. His Phone number is 00 44 7966 694579

Methinks, Time for popcorn and just patiently watch to see what happens over the next few years. Those of us modelling Irish stuff 10 years ago and earlier are perhaps very fortunate to have collected suitable stock to run on our layouts, whereas newer folks who entered the Irish hobby in the last 5 years are lumbered with scarcity and ebay prices. We are fortunate to have two excellent manufacturers still serving the Irish Outline scene (MM + IRM). The glass is more than half full the the RTR future looks bright with MM and IRM.

I know a man who knows a man, who knows, but says the 141s would not sell out. I don't know myself. Personally 071 seems the most financially viable for small re-run, but I've no market research to show that. Hunslet is such a tiny market, not sure it would be viable numbers wise. (ie a special interest segment of an already small market). C or B101 would be nice RTR in the future to IRM specs, but only they know the market data. Sugar beet wagons single or double seem the biggest omission and covers from 1950s right up to 2000s. What's the rush, haven't we been blessed with an abundance of Irish scale models in the past 15 years.

Second that, otherwise unfortunately its ebay prices. MM 141/181 long out of production and dealer stock. DCkits could be a long shot. 121s sold out except for the delivery grey, and A class sold out except for the flying snail green and A30 silver. 071s sold out since 2019. @WRENNEIRE has helped many folk source locos. He knows folks in the know. Otherwise Braywheelers once a month or Chris Dyer toy fare in Stillorgan every few months often sees locos on sale second hand.

Gorgeous photo, track looks 5'3". Sublime nostalgia to perfection.

Congrats to IRM/AS Its staggering to see a young Irish company make such an impressive impression in the BR market. Hat's off. Superior German model engineering standards at Hornby price levels.

I remember the original BELL container port up stream in the city in the 1960s and 1970s. We've sailed past that container port a few times, last time this guy was coming off his moorings getting underway as we sailed past. COLREGs apply so we kept out of her way. Waterford was a railway metropolis when I was a youngster, sad to see the once busy station relegated to the single bay platform for DMUs. Glad to see its getting freight traffic. Would be great to see Rosslare container traffic route through Waterford to Dublin over a reopened barrow bridge line (ie containers avoiding brexit land bridge). Tall ships week 2011 the container cranes just becoming visible in the lifting fog Barrow bridge, rail line between Waterford and Wexford/Rosslare

Hi Sean. Interesting stuff. Have you looked at any of the self build MERG PCBs and components for DCC?

Gort now 2022 compared to model Model based on 1966 when water tower had not been moved

Delicious

Superb results.

Definitely yes, despite being outside my era but mk4 sets are the trains I travel on most frequently nowadays (ie to Cork and Kerry as far as Mallow). Have mk4 coaches but no DVT yet, was set to start carving up a BR donor, but its a lot of work. Have a green/silver 222 to haul them. Those compound curves and dimples are tricky to replicate using a file and filler. I had assumed it was just a matter of time before AS produced either IR Mk4 sets or IR 22k sets.

Interesting, personally ex-GSWR bogie coaching stock for sure. I suspect the largest gap in the market today may be high quality RTR beet wagons single and double that I suspect would sell in volumn, for bogie stock the ammonia's might sell as they go with A class well. Personally beet wagons and CIE H vans would suit my era, but not sure if the younger demographic would buy much. The stock people saw and heard running when they were 10yo seems to be the most in demand, hence the interest in modern era (ie post 1974, especially 1980s and 1990s). We've never had it so good with fine RTR models augmented by kits. GSWR six wheelers might lend them selves to 3D but very tricky to do a decent paint job due to the eau-de-nil precision lining required (eg the quiet man coaches) for OO works J15s and SSM J15s out there. Owen O'Neil over on FB group supplied me with some superb 3D letter boxes and P&T phone boxes, there may also be an Irish Signal box in the queue. 3D seems the future for non mainstream models. Tell you what, 3D replacement sides for Hornby mk3 donors to make a mk3 EGV would float my boat and save me a lot of plastic sculpting, cutting, filling and filing. Alternatively replacement sides for 3017 exBR RPSI GSV (bachmann BCK donor), and stick on roof vents could be of interest to folks who operate RPSI model trains.

CIE Metrovic 001 A class A1 loco at gort having arrived for the first time (JB forgive the B&T behind yes I know they should be flying snail green ) but a few silvers did get to haul B&T laminates in the early sixties before the locos were repainted into black livery like A55/A12. A1 and A30 perfect for my era and major milestones in the development of railways in Ireland in the last century. IRM CIE silver livery Metrovic A class crossly powered about to depart for Tuam via Athenry 1963 (1957 if the other two locos were out of shot). Nostalgia gold.

Oh this was worth waiting for IRM A class loco A1. Beautifully presented. Nice to see the certificate signed by the four principles involved in the dream and successful execution to bring this model to market. She's a beauty. As soon as I get a Lenz Silver+ Decoder in her she'll go for a run. These original delivery livery silver A class metrovics with their British Crossley power plants looked epic before they entered service and the weather got to the silver livery. This one will be gently weathered once she has had her first test run on DC and DCC. Gorgeous loco perfect for visits to Gort when she's looking a little dirtier.

Yes

Right so Ted. Will do, but it's cold under this rock. Could I please have a nice cup of tea? Good evening. PS: Apologies but respectfully don't agree with your 'passive aggressive' comment.

I'm retired and so love playing with my toy trains. Choo-Choo! It's a free country. And to the "They are models not toys" brigade, believe that if it gives you comfort. I have no shame whatsoever in admitting I play with toy trains. We are a broad church as is the diverse hobby, its what makes the hobby so very interesting. Good evening.

Brighter lighting may help a smartphone camera have a wider DOF (depth of focus field), but brighter lighting can reduce atmosphere so as others said in lower light a tripod is needed with reduced manual control of aperature (ie smaller hole in lens higher F number such as F12 or F16).