Blaine

No, they got very upset when IRM arrived offering actual RTR models that were available and done properly. A certain degree of arrogance about both of them which can be compared to a rural Independent TD, how dare anyone question them or make something better than them. Not seen at shows because of this, the arrival of actual RTR models from genuine manufacturers and plenty of missing deposits/models, they were last seen at a show in 2018. One of them has literally disappeared, last seen in Cavan Like a lot of cowboys on the scene, a flurry of initial activity, a small handful of happy customers, then drifted into the mire. No real paper trail either, just a handful of emails. Doubtful it would stand up in court either sadly - no receipts/invoices etc issued Totally different - but similar principles on a larger scale

No longer available either, for their time they were good, but the gap has been well covered now

Not the ones that I saw - they must have liked you or something if yours were good. Have had 2 rakes of De Dietrichs in for 'improvements' and the running qualities were shocking - they wouldnt run is an easier way to put it. But remember they are 'Ready to Run' quality made in someones kitchen...... Can think of 461 other reasons why they are best forgotten about in terms of product and service

Yup, always a treat everything in there, trains were almost a bonus, also the first time I heard gunshots for real, a story for another day

Certainly not, and if you want good stuff you pay for it too

The 645 idles and redlines slightly higher so theres a different sound which is noticeable especially on idle when 2 are together, its not been heard for a long time though, when 141/2 had their run to Longford and back....

That wont help your situation either sadly

Its called profiteering. I've done well on adverts If they were 50 quid each people would give out.

Hmm, wonder why..........

Its Hornby who have a rather poor reputation as a manufacturer of DCC equipment. The Roco Z21 system offers phone/app control and is a far better system overall. Hornby is a rapidly diminishing brandname now

Most of the Kingscourt line is greenway'ed now, the original path to Kells is still there as the line that goes to Tara Mines is part of the original line from Navan to Kells and Oldcastle

2 201's sold for €500 anyway, they are out there

Been proven repeatedly now that hunt couplings are not the greatest thing ever, the ones I got for my Dapol JHA's were not great quality - at least they are cheap for what they are

Not really, you want people to buy them now and not 'ah shur ill get it again', and then moan in a few years time when its more expensive and they missed the chance, a la most murphy models locos, 121 aside Also 2 of the 92 special editions were made in even less numbers than this...

But unlike ebay, Adverts is in Ireland, so people are not as terrified of VAT, postage or import fees

The Kingscourt line is now abandoned and some of it is in the process of conversion to a greenway, the short stretch, if its used will stop before the first former level crossing at the Navan-Kells road as all of the trackbed is still intact in that area, along with the track still being there, if disappeared under 21 years worth of weeds. Kilmainhamwood is the only place on the former line where it still looks like a railway station, its in reasonable order

https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2023/01/18/is-the-navan-rail-line-dream-back-on-track-cabinet-expected-to-sign-off-on-2031-start-date-for-e750m-project/ It is happening, but only signed off for now, it probably wont entirely follow the original trackbed closed in the 60's and lifted in 1964 either, as it needs to go closer to/into Dunshaughlin and bypass Kilmessan Junction, so the famous Station House Hotel can stay. A lot of the original trackbed from the MGWR route remains and most of the buildings too - Batterstown, Bective, Drumree and Kilmessan Junction Plenty of bridges will need to be build also, at least 1 if not 2 crossings of the M3 along with some major civil engineering work elsewhere on the route

And the one that a lot of prominent people involved in this scene are banned from for some reason. I'm heartbroken

Ah, a special group for special people

Aiming at the collectors market ultimately - how many of these are bought and run continuously for more than a few mins......

Aw god love you, you poor little chicken. 1 candle or 2?

It's a competitive market ultimately, not everyone is friends and you need rivalry to make better models to higher standards. Notice Accurascale pushed on with the 37 after Bachmann quickly announced theirs and it will be available soon Anything IRM is mass produced to a standard. OO Works are small numbers and hand assembled in the UK, basically pre-assembled whitemetal kits, compared to mass assembled IRM items. The IRM model will be a lot easier to get a hold of, along with better running and warranty backup. True RTR and not a niche manufacturer

They said the same about wagons and look what happened there

Au contrare, an IRM J15 will look better and more importantly run better than the OO Works ones.