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Hope its a big bag!! Love some myself! RTR is most of the time down to cost. The quality has improved greatly in the last 10-15 years Scratchbuilt is down or up to a certain level - the modellers level If something thats RTR is not up to a certain standard people will complain. We are past the stage of 'OMG Irish RTR models' if it is not good enough people will make this known. There have been plenty of disgruntled British outline modellers when certain high profile and expensive models have not met expectations and this has forced the manufacturer to alter the product. This needs to happen here. If its a kit you can make it to your own standard. My MIR 111's had the majority of the whitemetal parts staying in the box and at least half of the resin on the body being removed. Built to my standard and a lot of people liked it There is a very clear split visible on this thread......those who enjoy collecting and operating models and those who strive for better. Each has their own view but me being in the latter camp I will always want more. For €100 RTR I want the right colour, correct detail,flush glazing, injection moulded plastic and free running - at the very least. Ive found little things that can be done to any Murphy Models loco and make a vast improvement in appearance. Making the best better... From the opinions Im getting the new IRM ballast wagons could have been 3d printed and sold in equally good numbers Ill respect the moderators wishes for a fair argument and not get personal but some people here really need to get a grip.

Give us all a break, your preaching to the converted You will will find that 30 years ago and before, like now people sat down and made what was not available, often to a very high standard. They didnt just make do. They wanted better and they got it.

For that money Id want something that is not 3D printed and has flush glazing along with correct decoration. For that money you could buy 2 MM Cravens. Time for people to vote with their feet. So what if it is Irish and RTR. Its wrong and people need to speak up and not embrace it cos its Irish and therefore flawless

Between Booterstown and Blackrock station theres one right beside the line. Not sure what its used for now but was a changing facility for the football pitch in the park at Blackrock. Climbed the steps to the top a few times. Very cramped and tight steps in them originally too

As already stated - 40 shades of orange No doubt there were a few bathrooms painted CIE/IR/IE orange around Inchicore over the years - 5 litres of thinners replacing 5 litres of paint.....

Hopefully you made your suggestions clearly to the sdmrc on the day.

As outlined above and also NIR expanded the fleet when they bought 111,112 and 113. They needed an extra set of coaches

Ill outline a few reasons why its rarely seen at Irish Exhibitions, as someone who has sat on organising committees. Some examples might be seen as extreme but everything needs to be taken into account. Its not just how one person might see it Space - its limited. Would you rather see a very high standard layout or a table selling weak tea,cold coffee and stale scones and sandwiches Litter - besides discarded cups and wrappers, droppages and spillages are not needed. Given todays litigation society, a discarded sandwich or spilled coffee is seen as bad as the proverbial banana skin Health and safety - your in a public place and often in an area that is not being used for its intended purpose. Is there a risk assessment for that coffee machine on top of that school desk? What happens if its proven people got food poisoning after the same knives/chopping board was used for both raw meat and cooked meat? Some voluntary weekend staff might forget they are making food for public consumption Staff/Resources - most shows in Ireland provide catering for the exhibitors only. Sometimes this is provided by the organising club and it could be the other halves of members. Occasionally a catering company will be brought in. Often the resources are not there. Mrs O'Reilly makes lovely sandwiches and scones but she might end up giving you the wrong change without the slightest notion. She might not be used to dealing with complaints either. Also voluntary catering staff cant be expected to work all day The Market here does not require catering. Plenty of shops and restaurants near the vicinity of the show. Blackrock is 2 mins up the road In short - the demand is not there, not to mention everything Ive outlined above

31st of February is the big announcement

The Dapol Esso tank wagons are not a million miles off

Well this is certainly better than some questions that are asked here. To answer your questions: 1 - None that Im aware of, publicly at least. The only model that would fit into this is the MRSI's O'Connell Street and this is based in 1949 when the trams ran along O'Connell Street for the last time as the trams in Dublin closed. There were no Trams on the streets Dublin between 1949 and 2004 when the LUAS Green line opened. The one exception is the Hill of Howth tramway which closed in 1959, but this was more of a rural tramway 2. In the 1960's if you wanted finescale you made it all yourself or paid someone else to make it for you. Given your surgeon is good with his hands he would have trust in them. An excellent modeller friend of mine is a floor fitter by trade and has a stanley knife in his hand almost the entire time. His skills with cutting and sculpting when modelling are second to none. Hence your surgeon would be a fine modeller and a perfectionist. Mass produced models were quite rudimentary until relatively recent times when massive advances in injection moulding and computer design became common and cheap. In the 1960's you would make everything yourself. Its closed now, but the Fry Models collection would have shown you this perfectly - more or less everything was made by hand

Trains are to be played with. People are always amazed when they see repaints,weathering conversions etc. Sold off most of my collectible stuff to gullible folk and made a few quid in the process!!

An ITG railtour brought Cravens to Bangor in 1997

Finn McCool carried them over, 1 under each arm

Kindly encourage UK traders to price their wares in Euro given the current poor exchange rates....

Hmm, must see if it can do the return trip between D'Oiler Street and Parnell Square via O'Connell Street.....

These bright eyed bushy tailed kids appear from time to time, full of rampant, flowing enthusiasm and rapidly either sink quickly or get torn to pieces as a faulty item lands them in court due to not handling it correctly. A look at the boys FB page does not inspire and items like the one Ive quoted below is not something any serious business would make public knowledge Never admit failings or that you know little of something. Get someone who knows what they are doing and use them. Also model shops in Belfast tend not to last very long for whatever reason. Probably prices compared to the English boxshifters who sell the same items for less. Also social media is not the way to advertise, best way is to trade at exhibitions. He also admits his business budget is rather limited and that he is trying to launch himself. The first rule of business is that you must spend money to make money and this small fry wont become a banquet anytime soon......... Looking forward to the closing down sale when the 'Model Shop' is returned to being the spare bedroom

Nobody will offer you a swop like that, as easy to drop the magazines at a recycling centre

Grand for painting sheds.......

I was on it

DCC is primarily about ease of control. Lights and the sound are merely bonuses, not the main advantage of DCC

Its a long siding now.....

Thats been said already in this very thread and yet you still keep going on and on and on about it? Bit of cop on required

Few years back at the fairs and at a few model railway shows