Blaine

Good old SentiMENTAL value.....

There was a lot of work put into this SF model of the A class - didnt come like that originally and Im not talking about the SSM detailing parts either...

Its been done in the past, but things have moved on and will continue to do so. Having said that a careful conversion will look better than the SF model, almost identical length between a 33 and an A...

Just looks like the big layout plan everyone foams over in a trackplans book......

Hardly be a realistic Irish layout with that track layout...

Prepare to either have your hand ripped off or to be severely insulted...

As 226 has said, they obviously have what people want to buy at the right price. A model shop cant survive alone on railways, over 20 years since the last purely model railways shop closed....

Surprised our resident expert has not suggested swopping in a MM 141 chassis....almost a direct fit....

Love the ballasting, Irish style too

Oops wrong thread (delete)

http://www.modelrail-scotland.co.uk/index.html Well worth a visit, a smaller, friendlier version of Warley. Flights are also cheap from Ireland at present, given there is no Scotland vs Ireland Rugby that weekend. Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Glasgow International Airport is a short taxi/train run away http://www.secc.co.uk/attend/how-to-get-here.aspx The MRSI will be exhibiting with Baile Cois Farraige and Dun Ni Rian

Theres this in Drogheda http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=5752

And your the expert?

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Need more complications then, do we??? All well and good writing things down, but will it make more than you reach for their credit cards? I would dearly love to see a RTR high detail model of the 2 1/2 gauge locomotive that ran between Ballyboughan and Ballygobackwards between August 1927 and February 1931. This model has been over looked I feel and would be a popular choice among modellers given its well known popularity........

Unless you can stump up a 7 figure sum it wont happen overnight. You cant rush the development as it will result in mistakes. If it has a poor mechanism,poor electrics it wont go down well, never mind how it looks or its decoration Ive been closely watching several crowd funding campaigns, including those that have failed. Like everything there appears to be an initial flurry but it levels out and then is slower to the end or makes it. November is Warley time so that is a good time to launch a UK outline project as everyone is almost together in the same hall. The disadvantage is that its close to Christmas so people may hold back and then be skint in January http://www.ngaugependolino.com/ is currently at 30% with just under 8 weeks to go. Will be interesting to see what comes of this

Aha - you cant rely on this forum alone for a valid opinion of modellers out there.......

An Irish layout will be making the trip next year

There is no comparison...... The fact that people are paying €195 for a Silver Fox Sulzer B101, which is €20 dearer than a Murphys 201 says it all......

A stupid question deserves a stupid answer....

Why do MM have to be involved with everything now

Like I said the last time - No - Lima Mk2F or wait for the new Bachmann models to arrive

Funny cos its true - and they were €10 or €12 down in the kitty... Cant say I didnt try to support them at least

I would be prepared to make initial negotiations with manufacturers regarding a crowd sourced model. I cant see the initial costs being too high. These costs would purely be to get the kickstarter page running and a small website for information etc. The advantage being for either a 121 or an A/C there are still existing prototypes rather than relying on drawings.... Nothing will happen until sufficient funding has been gathered, that is of course if the required amount is met

Dont forget Hornby are suffering with supply and quality issues at present, Does not matter if you are the almost generic model railway brand and a well known company, if you drop the ball, someone else will quickly grab it and run away with it.... The 71 was crowdsourced (to prove the demand was there) whereas everything else by DJM was not. They had announced models that nobody else was planning - very surprised nobody had gone for a Class 59 and now DJM have. When Bachmann announced the Blue Pullman, Olivias Trains who were in the process of commissioning Heljan to make one, backed off... no point in 2 high quality versions of the same model. Cant see this happening with an Irish model though This is not only the problem with crowdfunding, but with wishlists....