I have already tried that route and was promptly informed that filling out the form, posting it along with payment to the RPSI Dublin address was the only option.
If the second set are produced could Murphy models simply supply a brass etch that could be fitted over the relevant Windows by the modeller. It would keep the price similar and no one could expect Murphy to modify molds for just one coach.
Great to see a manufacturer being open to ideas, one of the advantages of having genuine modellers at the heart of it all.
I personally would prefer a RTR rake of fertiliser wagons than the plough. Rake of 10 "ferts" made to IRM standards would be awesome!
I think the only reason the 201's are slow sellers is due to the large number of Lima models already in the market and some people are perfectly happy with them. Remember the 141/181's from Murphy also didn't disappear immediately.
Irish model market is limited, when compared with most markets it is tiny. We are very fortunate that people like Murphy models took the initial gamble and that them and IRM continue to invest and strengthen the standard of RTR models.
Back to Mark 3's, I think we will see better quality ones sometime as they are just such an iconic coach.
Would Irish Railway Models consider commissioning a special run from Oxford Rail of modern standard Mark 3's as it looks like they have executed them rather well and they are such an iconic coach for Irish railways for a 20year period??