NIRCLASS80

2 hours ago, DoctorPan said:

Does anyone know if there's spares going around? Two of my 121s have arrived with snapped vac bags on the cab end and would like to get replacements.

Vac pipe on the cab end broken on mine also. Must be a slight weakness in the packaging that must press against it once it gets a thump or two in transit. 

Scenes from Ballyercall 

Some 121 images 

Some images of the new IR ballast wagons

Video containing 127 and the new IRM Irish Rail Ballast wagons. 

The UK Stockists are selling them between £157.50 and £145 so its slightly unfair to single out Hattons.  UK Model shops have to compete to survive, its just great that they stock Irish models and keep increasing the market for all.  

4 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Wonder if I can sell one of my 141s..............can we start at €1000?

Go on and give it a go!  You never know your luck. 

Some class 66 action 

Video of some action from Ballyercall and just to say thanks to all the subscribers 

3 hours ago, Noel said:

Unfortunately 1509 is a very poor runner, it suffers the same unbearable wobble the RPSI livery cravens suffered. It requires a relatively easy to do user fix to stop the wobble via minor surgery between the bogie pivot and the coach body, or a brass Murphy Model shim washer that was made available through Marks Models. I appreciate getting the bogies off without damaging the coach poses a genuine fear issue for some owners. Same design tooling as the earlier coaches, just a different factory and different plastics. The orioginal MM Cravens run really well.  To the naked eye or even with a callipers you cannot see any difference.

 

There’s a difference in the tooling around the buffer shank area. With the rpsi ones I had to glue the buffers back flush with the end of the corridor connections to stop buffer lock when reversing them over even large radius points. 

If your DCC and certainly with loksound V4 and V5 you can adjust the light strength by changes using the lokprogrammer. 

Today I started a small Facebook group which will include some articles, photos and videos of my model layout and also real railways past and present if anyone is interested here’s the link. 
 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/473839153545688/?ref=share

1 minute ago, Warbonnet said:

Hi Vlak,

24262 is the one we have a pic of too, but it's not as good a pic as this one! If anyone wants to know what type of photos are of most use to model railway manufacturers it's this one; smack side on, clear with all the details. Cheers for sharing! 

I can supply smack side on photos of a NIR 80 Class willingly!!

Great announcement once again. Something for everyone. 
 

It’s great to see how so many more modellers and collectors are now interested in the Irish scene than 5 years ago and hopefully as more get interested my dream of a NIR 80 Class DEMU in RTR gets more viable!

The IR and gypsum packs will get a little run on Ballyercall. 

Sounds great. Can’t wait to get one entering Ballyercall.

51 minutes ago, Noel said:

That's a fabulous run around sequence

The shaky hand isn't so fabulous!

Some running from Ballyercall. 

Then we all needed a drink after all the excitement!

And finally the ballast needed a van!

Then the liners another classic with Bells and also with containers thanks to C-Rail

The Fertiliser wagons just renew childhood memories.  The ferts were basically the only wagons on the Derry line apart from departmentals.

Five years ago I was a North American / Canadian modeller.  I had actually sold a few Canadian items to this strange fellow called Fran from Dublin.  I had purchased a few Murphy items like the GM's and the Cravens but only for display.  I had always been reluctant to get to involved with Irish modelling due to the lack of quality RTR wagons.

Then IRM appeared and I thought I would support it by buying a few packs of ballast wagons!!  

The rest is history.  Thanks lads for supplementing Murphy Models Locos and coaches with fantastic wagons.

The ballast wagons first.

Then the bubbles.  What's nicer and more Irish than these with a coupl of Baby GM's leading! Brillant.

Then the Taras just crying out for an A Class!

Can’t wait to have a few roaring out of Ballyercall!

Enjoy Dave. That’s what the hobby is about. Some really nice stock. 

15 minutes ago, Robert Shrives said:

CIE motive power shortage solved to the enjoyment of hoover fans !  Great to be able to ring the changes Layout now in Devon/ Cornwall ... 

Robert  

Believe my Irish stock runs 95% of the time but just every now and then mu love of Class 50’s need to be followed. 
 

A few more photos of Class 50’s