jhb171achill Posted March 2 Posted March 2 50 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said: Predictions of the past? Now if only you could place a bet on those! Will your proposed horse be available in a alternative liveries, it would be ideal traction for a fitted H van... (pic from Ernie) But more seriously, and still off-topic, when might we expect the next IRM/AS announcement, I wonder? They seem pretty busy at present so maybe it's a little way off yet. It seems the accurascale range is rapidly expanding so much that maybe they’re up to their eyes with that. Quote
BosKonay Posted March 2 Posted March 2 39 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: It seems the accurascale range is rapidly expanding so much that maybe they’re up to their eyes with that. Funny enough we have more new IRM items in tooling right now than accurascale! Quote
Flying Snail Posted March 2 Posted March 2 11 minutes ago, BosKonay said: Funny enough we have more new IRM items in tooling right now than accurascale! oooohhh .... are any of those powered? Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 14 minutes ago, BosKonay said: Funny enough we have more new IRM items in tooling right now than accurascale! All OO Gauge??? Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 3 Posted March 3 19 hours ago, BosKonay said: Funny enough we have more new IRM items in tooling right now than accurascale! Excellent!!!! Great news for all of us. 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 3 Posted March 3 1 minute ago, jhb171achill said: Excellent!!!! Great news for all of us. Are you speaking as an enthusiast JHB or as a banker ? 3 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 3 Posted March 3 Just now, Galteemore said: Are you speaking as an enthusiast JHB or as a banker ? Yes. 5 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 3 Posted March 3 (edited) On 2/3/2025 at 6:50 PM, BosKonay said: Funny enough we have more new IRM items in tooling right now than accurascale! Chuffed to hear this.... hopefully the next announcement will either be a tender moment or will be filling the tanks with excitement..... S please - sounds like IRM have something up their Slieve. Happy enough though if it makes me say JEEPers. Edited March 3 by Patrick Davey 2 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 3 Posted March 3 9 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Chuffed to hear this.... hopefully the next announcement will either be a tender moment or will be filling the tanks with excitement..... S please - sounds like IRM have something up their Slieve. Happy enough though if it makes me say JEEPers. OK; so we’re looking at a blue tender version of a 2.6.4T “Jeep”….. (IRM Chief Draughtsmans Office) 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 3 Posted March 3 2 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: OK; so we’re looking at a blue tender version of a 2.6.4T “Jeep”….. (IRM Chief Draughtsmans Office) Didn't the UTA do something like that in real life? Sorry for bring this topic wayyyy off course. 071s are not my area of interest but it would be great to see new ones. Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 80 Class please before I am too old to remember them! 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted March 3 Posted March 3 4 minutes ago, NIRCLASS80 said: 80 Class please before I am too old to remember them! Well there might be 080 if we’re following the main thread title, or maybe 85 if we’re on the blue kettle deviation? You’ll just have to hope there’s also something to bring big SirMyles to @Patrick Davey’s face! 2 Quote
Galteemore Posted March 3 Posted March 3 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Patrick Davey said: Didn't the UTA do something like that in real life? They did. Stuck a tender on the back of a WT to obviate stopping for water on Belfast-Dublin runs. I don’t think the injectors managed to lift the water through the necessary pipe work so this inelegant experiment was thankfully abandoned. Edited March 3 by Galteemore 1 Quote
Mol_PMB Posted March 3 Posted March 3 I’m sure that the IRM team will Stoutly deny that this speculation about kettle models had anything to do with a heavy night out on the Guinness, and they’ll claim that this early CAD has nothing to do with them… 1 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 4 Posted March 4 4 hours ago, Mol_PMB said: I’m sure that the IRM team will Stoutly deny that this speculation about kettle models had anything to do with a heavy night out on the Guinness, and they’ll claim that this early CAD has nothing to do with them… This is a diagram for a DCC-fitted left-hand discombobulator for a multi-gauge CBSCR Fintona 2.8.4 tender engine. 1 Quote
Patrick Davey Posted March 4 Posted March 4 11 hours ago, Mol_PMB said: I’m sure that the IRM team will Stoutly deny that this speculation about kettle models had anything to do with a heavy night out on the Guinness, and they’ll claim that this early CAD has nothing to do with them… You must have a good head on you to come up with that! 3 Quote
Class8200 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 Any more updates on the estimate of the 071? One on EBay for 475 a week or two ago. But i thought i’d hold off since there would be a re-run. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted May 9 Posted May 9 On 3/3/2025 at 8:45 PM, Mol_PMB said: I’m sure that the IRM team will Stoutly deny that this speculation about kettle models had anything to do with a heavy night out on the Guinness, and they’ll claim that this early CAD has nothing to do with them… Often thought a G scale model of one of those would be a great project! Quote
Galteemore Posted May 9 Posted May 9 20 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Often thought a G scale model of one of those would be a great project! Live steam one available from Regner 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted June 18 Author Posted June 18 (edited) On 1/12/2024 at 6:21 PM, BosKonay said: My personal estimate would be late 2026 at the moment. @j11sty asking elsewhere on the forum about this… EDIT: Accurascale / IRM project status updates HERE. Edited June 18 by DJ Dangerous Added Project Status link. 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted 20 hours ago Author Posted 20 hours ago On 18/6/2025 at 7:37 AM, j11sty said: Is the MM071 loco range of liveries re run still happening? On 18/6/2025 at 10:25 AM, jhb171achill said: I believe so…. dunno when available, though. On 18/6/2025 at 12:37 PM, j11sty said: I know they are not an IRM product, but they were listed previously under their 'Project News' But now they are no longer showing on their website, same with the rerun of the 201 models Let's see, maybe later on this year... 47 minutes ago, Der Rechtsanwalt said: Unfortunately, there is no firm update on these re-runs. The new run of 141’s were surprisingly slow sellers - most of the range is still available brand new, some even at reduced prices. I wouldn’t be surprised if this has had an impact on the 071 project. May be prudent to hold off until the 141’s have dwindled, and look for feedback on why they weren’t as successful as anticipated. Might be an idea to revise the 071 tooling a little, and look at the price point. Decoder access was definitely an issue with the 141’s, and would probably put some buyers off, plus the jump to €230-ish definitely chased away some buyers. Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago I don’t think any Irish model locomotive will be below €230 ever again. From my observation the Irish model railway scene has peaked and is in slow decline at present as modellers that entered the hobby during the Covid pandemic start to leave for other interests. Also an ageing demographic, plus the expense, it’s a tough old world at present. 1 1 Quote
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