MOGUL

7 hours ago, hydey said:

i would like these if u still have them please

I still have the first one, yours if you want it 

Michael Portillo traveled to the mine(complete with hard hat, high viz and Salmon covered trousers no doubt) in one of his railway journeys episodes.. A long time since I've seen it but I think it showed the shunt..

Also of note, is that Tara mines have a unilok and a shale wagon(last one) that are used to calibrate the scales

Can't make it this year, as I have my own newly tooled arrival due early in October.. First show since IRM was a thing(that one was fun!) that I will miss but can't be helped! I'm sure there will be regular updates on here to keep me in the loop!

On 22/8/2023 at 11:44 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Keep an eye on Hatton's and on eBay. Translink buses appear every now and then.

Marks Models have both the Oxford Diecast Irizar Translink Goldline and the Irizar Ulsterbus in 1/76:

http://www.marksmodels.com/?pid=29160

http://www.marksmodels.com/?pid=22367

Hatton't have the Oxford Diecast Irizar Ulsterbus in both 1/76 and 1/144:

https://www.hattons.co.uk/78941/oxford_diecast_76irz003_scania_irizar_pb_ulsterbus/stockdetail

https://www.hattons.co.uk/173749/oxford_diecast_nirz003_irizar_pb_ulsterbus/stockdetail

Forum members @WRENNEIRE and @MOGUL have buses available from time to time.

I only have the Translink and Ulsterbours tours Irizars at the moment(same as the Marks buses)..

But there is a nice EFE translink Wright bus(sold mine to DJ), and also an Optare solo(used for Causeway tours) available also, but hard to get as they are older models.. 

This thread by @WRENNEIRE is a good summary as it covers most of the Northern buses

I think adding shops like this could be handy, especially for O gauge modellers! 

We seem to get a lot of UK shops listed on Irish websites as souces, but Brexit has killed that mostly.. So mainland EU shops can be a good replacement source for things like layout materials, vehicles, containers etc

Imma leave this here

http://www.britishmodelbuses.com/Britbus.htm

2 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Just waiting for @MOGUL to tell us if that one was full of SQ sausages and Tayto crisps...

Nah, too small for that, you’d have it cleared out in a week and be looking for more! We only use the20ft reefers to send stuff to New Caledonia(pop 270000) these days.. It’s even more out there islandy than your island @DJ Dangerous!

On 22/7/2023 at 11:40 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Finally, an artic in 1:43!

IXO Models IXOTR124 Mercedes Actros MP4 with a flatbed butchered from that Edicola brand Pascual trailer that I posted about previously.

Stupid triangular screws are heart-breakers.

Container is only 1/48, not 1/43, but it's the best I can do for the moment.

Poor light, sorry, but it's late at night.

Still, @JasonB and @MOGUL should like this one, even if the cab is a bit new.

 

Looks the job, the container is a highcube, and the extra height does it favours it making it look in scale.. just needs some rust on the corner castings and the tractor unit needs a smear of grease on the 5th wheel and a few breakfast roll wrappers in the cab window!

38 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Murphy Models 141 Class no. 156 in IR livery for £225 GBP from Hatton's:

https://www.hattons.co.uk/1392457/bachmann_branchline_mm0156_po_irish_class_141_156_in_ir_livery_murphy_models_of_dublin_commission_pre_owned_/stockdetail

 

 

€250 for a 141 with the wrong box, pass thanks.. Miss getting them in Hattons for £90(not that long ago)

1 hour ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Just one for you Mogul, a bit of work involved 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least we know there is something other than a stapler in the boxes! Very nice, how much did that set you back Dave? 

7 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Picked up a few myself recently

Those look like they would have put a big dent in the bank balance! Any pics of them out of the boxes?

On 9/6/2023 at 6:42 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Did he survive?

it's more a case of did my wallet survive

Check your mail, might be able to help with above!

1 hour ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Ouch, that's a fair aul' hit.

What my mind thought when combining this comment and the forum thread

Vessel stack collapse on ONE APUS:

Dublin 2018, Glad it was only a Qashqai

22 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

What will the "rail connection" look like?

Castlebar has no loop, so would need to include some form of Runaround.. Likely two sidings off the UP side with a facing point on the Dublin side of Castlebar.. Cunninghams yard is close to the line and already has a reach stacker in operation..

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brian-cunningham-669940b7_a-massive-thanks-to-everyone-at-harrington-activity-6866470744340123649-11ca?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

14 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

In what containers???

DFDS used their own, both dry and reefers(require in winter months to prevent freezing)..

IWT hauled for BG and also some CLDNs 

6 hours ago, spudfan said:

What I got from this is the following.

It may not be a "new" flow per se but with the volume of 20 containers a day it would be a dedicated stand alone flow. Also the rail connection to the company's premises implies a steady flow of traffic.

The 20 a day figureis misconstrued, the Baxter’s supply chain manager mentioned it but it is their total output, not what is moving with XPO/Samskip.. Most goes via Dublin with ECS and DFDs, both using road haulage..Obviously the proportion may change if the depot in Castlebar gets built 

6 minutes ago, StevieB said:

Surely it’s a new freight flow by rail.
 

Stephen

Not really, DFDS and IWT have both also transported Baxter loads by rail at various times over the past few years

It's not a new freight flow, it's just 6-8 export loads a week from Baxter to Waterford using the existing XPO train instead of going by road to Dublin..

The article seems to be based off the PR

After 20 months in Portlaoise waiting on the pen pushers to do their thing, the Kirow has been unleashed to the wilds today! Doing a tour of the network this week(likely for gauging purposes)

On 6/6/2023 at 11:26 AM, DJ Dangerous said:

With big thanks to @Tarabuses (and no thanks to that @MOGUL fellow) I've filled a few gaps in the bus collection.

Also picked up a nice BritBus Dublin bus from @Westcorkrailway's buddy, Irishbloke77 for a fair price.

I'm still on the hunt for two IRM BritBus commissions:

CitySwift no. 13A

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/exclusive-irm-buses/products/copy-of-dublin-bus-cityswift-13a

RailLink no. 90

https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/exclusive-irm-buses/products/dublin-bus-rail-link-volvo-rv-class-olympian-rv517

Still hungry for the older BritBus Dublin buses, if anybody has any that they want to let go.

It just happens that I ran into a man today that might be able to help on this and a few railway models enquiries people might have 

One slightly messy coat of black paint done on the cab and chassis.. Need to get some gloss paint to do a better second coat, add back in the lights with silver and get some broken wheel decals for the cab doors.. But happy with it so far, nice little lunchtime project..

Dave, drop me a PM..

might be able to help with the location/customs side of things 

3 hours ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

It's a good price considering the over inflated market out there, I might even buy it to support him, he is a good sort.

Still a bit pricey as it is missing the plastic insert though.. The super train don’t seem to get as much as IE ones 

Page 24 of rails through Tipperary shows a scene at Nenagh station in 1974 including two AEC trucks in CIE livery..

Atlas Editions produced a similar truck in Eddie stobart livery, and I picked one up for £7 on hattons a few weeks back.. https://www.hattons.co.uk/1292671/atlas_editions_4649104_po67_aec_ergomatic_6_wheel_tipper_eddie_stobart_pre_owned_very_good_box/stockdetail

A few spare minutes allowed me a chance to open it up and have a look.. Once the awkward triangular screws securing it to the plastic base were removed, it was actually very easily to take apart.. And the glazing, tyres and cab interior are all removable meaning no need for much masking while repainting..

Few pics of the disassembled model after painting the wheel hubs silver(were red)..

Does anyone know any more about CIEs AEC trucks, or have any pictures of them, trying to figure out whether to paint the cab in matt or gloss black paint?

10 hours ago, Gabhal Luimnigh said:

I know where you live 

Sorry Denis, wasn't DJ for once but this one is gone.. Sold it to a guy from Connemara to narrow it down a bit for you!