Long Long ago - Models from 1970s

[Noel]

Tri-Ang Hornby ex-LMS coach hand painted in 1972 into a sort of CIE B&T livery. Was fed up of running only BR choo-choos, and desired some Irish rolling stock

 

This RTR Lima below was bought with bob-a-job money from W J Owens in Bray about 1974 and joined the coach above to form my first rake of Irish coaches. It was a Lima BR Mk1 in CIE livery which never existed here in Ireland, but 2ft rule, it passed muster as Irish which was good enough for me back then. Notice the BR grouping livery coaches that used to dominate the layout before being replaced by Murphy Models, Silverfox, and Irish Freight Models which changed the landscape for Irish RTR Coaches. All the BR stuff is now gone replaces with Cravens, Park Royals, Laminates, and mk2d and even one rake of modern era mk3 coaches. IRM A classes perfect to join the GM/EMD fleet of locos to haul Irish rakes. Hoping one day IRM Park Royals or Laminates can join or replace such rakes with features such as lighting, close coupling, opening doors, etc. We've come a long way. One could not dream of this even 10 years ago, but anything seems possible now.