NIRCLASS80

18 minutes ago, Noel said:

Super sequence, love the prototypical driving. The 3173 BCK looks great, love the see through grills. Are they part of a detailing kit you sourced? Did you respray a few cravens to match the RPSI set. A rake of six looks well. Noticed some of the coaches didn't have the MM/RPSI wobble. Trackwork looks epic. Class all round. 

3173 is a Bachmann Mk1 with brass overlays fitted and sprayed with BR maroon and transfers fitted from Railtech. 
Still work required to beef up the underframe. It’s more a model to represent the van rather than an accurate model with exact details.  Here’s a link to the brass sides. 
 

https://www.mousa.biz/fourmm/coach/sides/CIE/cie_sides4.html#cie-mk-1-steam-heat-boiler-van

Thanks for the positive comments 

16 minutes ago, irishthump said:

Another great video!

Did you modify the coupling on 171? It seems like you have the valance fitted.

Yes I have modified them. Would you like photos of how I did it?

Hornby do make some great models.  As for quality the only locomotive I can judge is their class 50. I have had them since the first ones were released in 2002/03. Eighteen of them later and have never had a problem. All of them are run regularly and they are super smooth and quiet and will pull 50 coaches if you have the room. 
They don’t meet the latest lighting functions you can find on recent releases but they are a good sound model. 
 

Hornby do make a range of models to suit different budgets but an example is the Class 66. I wouldn’t entertain buying one but I do know that a local modelshop that sold bucket loads recently with all the different liveries released. 
 

Everyone has a desired standard and thankfully we are all different!

These wagons again certainly look impressive. Congratulations to all at IRM. 
 

I am trying hard to resist and will just have to purchase another A Class with the cash before I weaken !!

Its great that the Irish model scene has so many options now. 

V3.5 with Baby GM soundfile installed from Mr SoundGuy for sale with speaker. £40 plus postage. 
 

Please note that this speaker or any other 100 ohm speaker must be used with a V3.5. 
 

Only selling as I’m upgrading to the new version of the sound decoders. 

2 hours ago, JasonB said:

Lovely stuff. The Seacows look great behind 113. 

Thanks. They are not 100% pro typical but I picked them up a few years ago cheap so they will have to do!

NIR 8113 heading out of Ballyercall with a ballast turn. 

2 hours ago, Mike 84C said:

Thanks for posting, I would not have recognised  the place! I used to  pass through on  Halls ,Black fives etc; even went up the branch to Adderbury and Bloxham where I lived!

52 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

Thanks, NIR. It took me back to 1980s Sunday Lunch Trains when you'd up to 60mph recovering from the slack at Aynho Jct - behind Scotsman, Sir Lamiel, Clan Line et al - a wonderful period for preservation steam.

Always good to see a single man drive 30 + lorry loads. " Freight is Great" to quote the musical.

I was just down in the Cotswolds for a short break and came across to Kings Sutton to see a Class 68 in action. Really nice location, quiet and lots of parking. 

21 hours ago, Rob said:

Superb- always love these clips

12 hours ago, DART8118 said:

Very nice railway scenes, operational activity and video work.  Always enjoy them.  Thanks for posting. 

Thanks to everyone for the support.

53 minutes ago, enniscorthyman said:

Was not 071 released in grey livery along with 088?.

I think it might have been 071 and 078 in the grey release. 

Here’s a little quote from RMWeb made by our IRM friends!

A hint of things to come!

Fran     6,067

Busy Saturday morning awaits at Ballyercall 

NIR 112 and IR 078 awaits the run to Dublin Connolly. 
 

I have always removed numbers from Murphy Models by just heavy rubbing with a wooden cocktail stick occasionally dipped in some IPA. Start in the centre of the number until you see the print starting to lift. 

7 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

On the subject of coaches, would there be much interest in Mk2d's in IR livery?
Asking for a friend!!!!!

Would love a rake of IR MK2d’s. Count me in for 7.

Quiet Sunday at Ballyercall

Just a standard 

I have seen photos of 1 Craven plus 1 GSV being hauled by a baby GM in service 

Ordered

Busy day at Ballyercall