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  1. Hi all, The original and the new locos picture on on the website are the exact same colour from the exact same mix, the fist one was under led lights and the second in natural light. The paint is the authentic colour of Inchicore grey. The decals are designed especially for this batch of locos to match the original font and colour. Hope you are all looking forward to receiving yours.
  2. Hi chaps, The model we will be producing will be the later round top version with the single smoke box door. During this period when freshly out-shopped from the works, they were always painted in grey. A few locomotives were individually treated, for example Cork shed out-shopped one with Black edging plus the occasional locomotive with Black Smokebox and chimney. The Black version is due to Customer demand for those who would more likely be weathering them as seen in a lot of colour photographs, These would have been painted grey to start with.
  3. Hi all, Metal boilers do add weight and are easier to work with from a production point of view. We wont be using them on locos such as the 'U' class. Naturally over the years the running quality of our locos has been improving with advances in available technology and experience and will continue to do so. Regarding the Motors, There are some promising looking examples including Maxon,Faulhaber and many more. There are some companies that make motors of a high standard, one of them is Swiss, however the price is £100+ more per motor compared to Mashimas that we use. There are a few companies that have what looks promising and we are getting/have some examples for testing. Although finding a motor sounds easy, for a small production, getting one with the right combination of shaft-size, torque, voltage, size, speed etc is no easy task. This does make finding the right ones most rewarding.
  4. Hi all. To answer a few questions,Any future locomotives will almost definitely have a metal boiler as well. We are looking for alternative motors as Mashima Motors have stopped production. Finding a motor for a batch of locomotives that is compatible with gearboxes etc is not as easy at it sounds but we are making good progress. Since we started doing Irish locomotives we have had many delightful and friendly customers who it has been a pleasure to do business with. Cheers.
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