RedRich Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 JHB I admire your knowledge of the the history of our railways and enjoy reading your posts, especially steam related threads. There are a lot of lurkers and visitors on the group that are getting into the hobby and aren't all that clued up at the moment on the accuracy and fidelity of model to prototype. We owe it to these people to point these things out so they don't make a mistake they regret later. Once you post a model on ebay or other auction sites with a starting price then be prepared for people to voice their opinion if they think the model is a poor effort with barely a passing resemblance to the prototype. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 There seems to be some silly money being bid on eBay at present http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1311.R5.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xmurp.TRS0&_nkw=murphy+models&_sacat=0. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) There seems to be some silly money being bid on eBay at present http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1311.R5.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xmurp.TRS0&_nkw=murphy+models&_sacat=0. Stephen Totally NUTS - €228 for an orange roof EGV when they could have bought the black roofed EGV for €65 and resprayed the roof orange, or paid one of the respray vendors €20 for doing it, or buy a Super Train EGV for €56 and have the tippex sprayed on for a few euro by one of the respray vendors. There is collection and there is OCD. They will never ever get their money back. And none of those Mk2d are even the right shade of orange anyway. And €274.84 for two auto-ballasters!!! Well done to the seller. Edited February 20, 2017 by Noel lexdysia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Rails of sheffield - €70 for this when they RRP here for €56 and the paint job is well . . . ? http://www.ebay.ie/itm/MURPHY-MODELS-OO-GAUGE-MM5151-IRISH-CIE-MKII-COMPOSITE-COACH-5151-U23-/201827546360?hash=item2efddbf4f8:g:-GEAAOSw32lYrCTn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 JHB I admire your knowledge of the the history of our railways and enjoy reading your posts, especially steam related threads. There are a lot of lurkers and visitors on the group that are getting into the hobby and aren't all that clued up at the moment on the accuracy and fidelity of model to prototype. We owe it to these people to point these things out so they don't make a mistake they regret later. Once you post a model on ebay or other auction sites with a starting price then be prepared for people to voice their opinion if they think the model is a poor effort with barely a passing resemblance to the prototype. Rich, Thank you, Rich.... I suppose when I've lived through much of "history", I might as well regurgitate it! Seriously, though, I know that every layout is its creator's world, and we all have different emphases. Some like just running round a circle, and why not; but for those who DO crave accuracy, it is important, I feel, for information to be available for them to achieve it. There's many a model which in one way or another isn't at all accurate, or is decorated in a way assumed to be near enough, but in fact so wide of the mark that to those who remember them very familiarly, they are very odd looking indeed. If the modeller knows, but is happy enough or even prefers it his way, fair enough, but if he wants accuracy there will be some sort of info, somewhere, which people will see. Many of my posts are inspired by what I have seen myself, as my own more vivid personal memories go back to the early 1960s. Others are inspired by seeing a highly accurate layout where it is very obvious that the owner has gone to extraordinary lengths to achieve absolute accuracy, but there may be one glaring - but commonly repeated - inaccuracy. Yellow snails on tenders spring to mind. You know what I mean! Anyway, it keeps me off the streets and out of bars..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rialto Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 A 'new' Hornby Irish Set, not my cup of tea, but a collector on here might be interested, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R1020-New-Irish-Freight-set-/252777996814?hash=item3adabe220e:g:qB4AAOSwax5YqbHj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR 800 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 A 'new' Hornby Irish Set, not my cup of tea, but a collector on here might be interested, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-R1020-New-Irish-Freight-set-/252777996814?hash=item3adabe220e:g:qB4AAOSwax5YqbHj Arghh! The inaccuracy! It burns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Arghh! The inaccuracy! It burns! If it was selling for scrap prices might be useful as donors for learning how to spray paint and/or weathering, otherwise loco wheels might be useful as a kitchen utensil for pizza slicing. One sold a year ago for a sensible €50. Edited February 25, 2017 by Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Sanity returning to EGV values? €74 Mar 11 MM5609 IE/IR Mk2 EGV Orange Roof €223 Feb 20 MM5609 IE/IR Mk2 EGV Orange Roof Can't help feeling sorry for the purchaser who paid €223 when another went for a more sensible €74 a few weeks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 It makes you wonder The underbidder in the Feb auction was outbid on his £190 bid but he never even bid on the second auction Might have something to do with being an "Irish" auction as opposed to a "UK" one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 It makes you wonderThe underbidder in the Feb auction was outbid on his £190 bid but he never even bid on the second auction Might have something to do with being an "Irish" auction as opposed to a "UK" one? Ok, that makes sense. I've noticed many MM items don't show up on eBay.ie but only eBay.co.uk. Never understood the "don't post to Ireland" thing by many UK sellers on items primarily of interest to ROI market! Used Address Pal and formerly Parcel Motel got around that little hurdle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Never understood the "don't post to Ireland" thing by many UK sellers on items primarily of interest to ROI market! Used Address Pal and formerly Parcel Motel got around that little hurdle. There is still, quite bizarrely, a lot of confusion here on the Big Island about what is in the UK and what isn't. It is by no means unusual to see people get off the Dublin ferry with Sterling cash and be quite agitated when it's refused. I have posted stuff to Laois on occasion and have been told, more than once, by Post Office counter clerks, that "it must be in Northern Ireland", I've had to argue to get the right postage on it and avoid the issue at the other end. I have even had that argument with the same clerk twice now. People are also often very perturbed by the lack of a Postcode, even though Eircodes are available now - if you do use an Eircode, you risk being told that it is wrong, because it 'looks different'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Aaaand,.. now one can understand why Brexit was carried. Anyway, the 'Bay had been quite off the wall lately with very large sums bid for almost everything model railway related. I haven't even bid on anything in a couple of months, not that I really need anything, I suppose.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertRoche Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 'Off the wall' prices for 181's currently from this seller http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BACHMANN-MURPHY-MODELS-OO-GAUGE-MM0187-CLASS-181-034-IE-034-ORANGE-187-LOCO-A6-/361932623821?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarabuses Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 It's not just his 181s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Ahh now, that's just nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieB Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 This seems a good buy http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MURPHY-MODELS-MMOO86-6-COACHES-COMPLETE-TRAIN-OO-/282394197754?hash=item41c0017efa:g:5MAAAOSwzgBYxwEQ, 086 plus six Cravens (1x1st and 5x2nd). Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 'Off the wall' prices for 181's currently from this seller http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BACHMANN-MURPHY-MODELS-OO-GAUGE-MM0187-CLASS-181-034-IE-034-ORANGE-187-LOCO-A6-/361932623821?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 There clearly is a market for occasional fools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 There is a plethora of them about at the moment. I'm thinking of selling some of my stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 More bargains Check out some of his other prices http://www.ebay.ie/itm/BACHMANN-MURPHY-MODELS-OO-GAUGE-MM1701-MK2-FK-RPSI-LIVERY-COACH-4U-/322468150775?hash=item4b14997df7:g:Jg4AAOSwTM5Y3TnL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 There is still, quite bizarrely, a lot of confusion here on the Big Island about what is in the UK and what isn't. It is by no means unusual to see people get off the Dublin ferry with Sterling cash and be quite agitated when it's refused. I have posted stuff to Laois on occasion and have been told, more than once, by Post Office counter clerks, that "it must be in Northern Ireland", I've had to argue to get the right postage on it and avoid the issue at the other end. I have even had that argument with the same clerk twice now. People are also often very perturbed by the lack of a Postcode, even though Eircodes are available now - if you do use an Eircode, you risk being told that it is wrong, because it 'looks different'. Absolutely ridiculous, especially from a so-called postal person! I have to say the post office near me (yes, we still have one) is very good, but if a post office can't tell the difference between a British postcode an eircode; and don't know where Co. Laois is, hmmm...... They'd know where Normandy or Alabama were, without ever necessarily having set foot in France or the USA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) They'd know where Normandy or Alabama were, without ever necessarily having set foot in France or the USA! Very few films or TV programmes even mention Laois, much less are set in it... Even all the CI registered vehicles in Father Ted have failed to raise the profile. Edited March 31, 2017 by Broithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Very few films or TV programmes even mention Laois, much less are set in it... It's in Southeast Asia near Burma isn't it, or maybe I'm mixed up with a South American country, or a city in Nigeria? Now I know "County Laois-Offaly", cause its in the telly every general election, there is always some red-necks leaping up and down screaming hullabaloos in soprano voices, carrying an old red faced guy around on their shoulders with a badly fitted toupee when the election count is read out and somebody has won something. Edited March 31, 2017 by Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 It's in Southeast Asia near Burma isn't it, or maybe I'm mixed up with a South American country, or a city in Nigeria? Now I know "County Laois-Offaly", cause its in the telly every general election, there is always some red-necks leaping up and down screaming hullabaloos in soprano voices, carrying an old faced guy around on their shoulders with a badly fitted toupee when the election count is read out and somebody has won something. That would be Jackie "Ming" Ray-Healy, the King'o'the Culchies, boyo. Very few films or TV programmes even mention Laois, much less are set in it... Even all the CI registered vehicles in Father Ted have failed to raise the profile. Scandlas, boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 It's in Southeast Asia near Burma isn't it, or maybe I'm mixed up with a South American country, or a city in Nigeria? Now I know "County Laois-Offaly", cause its in the telly every general election, there is always some red-necks leaping up and down screaming hullabaloos in soprano voices, carrying an old faced guy around on their shoulders with a badly fitted toupee when the election count is read out and somebody has won something. I remain concerned that the Durrow Scarecrow Festival could so easily transform into a Wicker Man style event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I remain concerned that the Durrow Scarecrow Festival could so easily transform into a Wicker Man style event. I would ring Joe Duffy on that one, Broithe. That'll sort 'em out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Ah Jasus http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIE-IRISH-RAIL-GENERATOR-VAN-CONVERTED-FROM-HORNBY-BR-MARK-3-MK-III-/201906843254?hash=item2f0295ee76:g:kigAAOSw53NZAP0H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Ah Jasus http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIE-IRISH-RAIL-GENERATOR-VAN-CONVERTED-FROM-HORNBY-BR-MARK-3-MK-III-/201906843254?hash=item2f0295ee76:g:kigAAOSw53NZAP0H You haven't placed a bid so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Serious!!! And for good measure, "doesn't post to Ireland"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Ah FFS, that's cat altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I reckon its a Mk 111 "shortie" that came with the Hornby 125 HST sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I reckon its a Mk 111 "shortie" that came with the Hornby 125 HST sets? Looks even shorter than that Dave. It's a proper cut and shut botch job from what I can tell. You can see the split join on the roof profile pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxyguy Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I recently bought 4 of the short arse Mark 3's mistakenly. I'm not sure what to do with them now, maybe I could make up a few of these yokes:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I recently bought 4 of the short arse Mark 3's mistakenly. I'm not sure what to do with them now, maybe I could make up a few of these yokes:) Ahh no...won't anyone think of the children?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Tis a ghastly immorality. Im going to write to Joe Duffy. Maybe Tubridy gan give one to everyone in the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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