Park Royal Update October 2024 - Decorated Samples Revealed!

[jhb171achill]

12 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

The 4-wheelers were delivered in silver. Remember, you don't need one if there's a steam loco on the front, or if it's summer time. Only diesel-hauled in trains in winter need the steam.

Also about half of the AEC railcars had built-in boilers so they don't need a steam van either.

From Ernie on Flickr, it's August so there's no need for heating:

 

Note the old MGWR six-wheeled brake third (or brake compo?) immediately behind the engine - Cusack 1905-ish design!

[Mayner]

8 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Note the old MGWR six-wheeled brake third (or brake compo?) immediately behind the engine - Cusack 1905-ish design!

The Midland 6 wheeler appears to be a Cusack outline 6 Wheel Full Brake 2 introduced 1908 & a further 8 in 1924 so not that old by Irish Standards

Most likely A35 is on a Tuam-Galway local, there is a 1957 Sam Carse photo of A40 at Tuam with an almost identical consist with a 6w GSWR rather than a MGWR Full Brake leading the consist.

I wonder whether the trailing vehicle is a fitted van/cattle wagon or a non-passenger vehicle (Horsebox or Meat Van)?

[Warbonnet]

Hi everyone,

We've been known to "throw the kitchen sink" into models in our range, and the term can become quite literal with our coaches. Those familiar with our Enterprise Mark 2 coaches will attest to this, and now our Park Royals can boast the same with their snack car conversions.

Showing our fully decorated interiors against our integral interior lighting just sets these classic CIE coaches off a treat.

Pre-ordered yours yet? Our order book is filling up fast, so we recommend you get your n pre-order in fast to avoid disappointment!

PRE-ORDER NOW: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/park-royal-coaches

Cheers!

Fran 

[Mol_PMB]

Wow! I've ordered a couple of suburbans but not a snack car. Seriously tasty!

[raymurph]

48 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

Hi everyone,

We've been known to "throw the kitchen sink" into models in our range, and the term can become quite literal with our coaches. Those familiar with our Enterprise Mark 2 coaches will attest to this, and now our Park Royals can boast the same with their snack car conversions.

Showing our fully decorated interiors against our integral interior lighting just sets these classic CIE coaches off a treat.

Pre-ordered yours yet? Our order book is filling up fast, so we recommend you get your n pre-order in fast to avoid disappointment!

PRE-ORDER NOW: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/park-royal-coaches

Cheers!

Fran 

That's ri-donkey-lous detail. I love it.

[Mol_PMB]

Seeing those orange CIE route maps in the saloon takes me right back! 

[ttc0169]

Yum yum

25 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

Seeing those orange CIE route maps in the saloon takes me right back! 

Any chance of a few spare ones for station decoration???

[jhb171achill]

2 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

Seeing those orange CIE route maps in the saloon takes me right back! 

Unbelieveable stuff, excellent.

[murphaph]

Ah here, that's just unreal.

[Noel]

Fran are there any plans for the mainline variants in the near future?

[DJ Dangerous]

34 minutes ago, Noel said:

Fran are there any plans for the mainline variants in the near future?

Probably:

On 2/5/2023 at 9:39 AM, BosKonay said:

Yep, from the announcement, we will launch mainline and ambulance versions anon...

Thanks!

 

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, DJ Dangerous said:

Probably:

 

It'll be a great addition to have the main line ones. I'd be looking for a few for sure.

[Horsetan]

19 hours ago, Warbonnet said:

Hi everyone,

We've been known to "throw the kitchen sink" into models in our range, and the term can become quite literal with our coaches. Those familiar with our Enterprise Mark 2 coaches will attest to this, and now our Park Royals can boast the same with their snack car conversions.

Showing our fully decorated interiors against our integral interior lighting just sets these classic CIE coaches off a treat.

Pre-ordered yours yet? ....

I think that's going to need some 4mm scale food and drink to go in there....

[Mol_PMB]

Just now, Horsetan said:

I think that's going to need some 4mm scale food and drink to go in there....

Absolutely. The first modification needed is to get that shutter open and put a member of staff in the kitchen. 
 

IRM have set a high bar for themselves. When the main line versions arrive, we’ll have to see what the lavatory details are like. A tiny soap grater above the basin? 

[Broithe]

1 hour ago, Mol_PMB said:

Absolutely. The first modification needed is to get that shutter open and put a member of staff in the kitchen. 
 

IRM have set a high bar for themselves. When the main line versions arrive, we’ll have to see what the lavatory details are like. A tiny soap grater above the basin? 

On DCC, the flushing sound will be disabled when the loco is stationary.

[BosKonay]

12 hours ago, Noel said:

Fran are there any plans for the mainline variants in the near future?

They may or may not be already tooling up

[LNERW1]

Wow! Let me find an excuse to run these on my 60s branch line layout based on Connemara.

21 hours ago, ttc0169 said:

Yum yum

Any chance of a few spare ones for station decoration???

For your layout or for Maam Cross?

[ttc0169]

3 hours ago, LNERW1 said:

Wow! Let me find an excuse to run these on my 60s branch line layout based on Connemara.

For your layout or for Maam Cross?

Both 

[John-r]

Fantastic attention to detail as always, the interior of the snack car is sublime. 

Regarding the suburban and mainline coaches, there is no external difference is there ! just in the seating arrangements, would that be right.

Great to hear more variants will be produced, it's up to us now lads, buy, buy, buy.

[Mol_PMB]

1 hour ago, John-r said:

Fantastic attention to detail as always, the interior of the snack car is sublime. 

Regarding the suburban and mainline coaches, there is no external difference is there ! just in the seating arrangements, would that be right.

Great to hear more variants will be produced, it's up to us now lads, buy, buy, buy.

Mainline coaches have toilets, so some frosted windows and probably water pipes on the roof? 

[John-r]

7 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

Mainline coaches have toilets, so some frosted windows and probably water pipes on the roof? 

Thanks for that Paul, appreciate it.

[Horsetan]

15 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

.... we’ll have to see what the lavatory details are like. A tiny soap grater above the basin? 

A telltale pool on the floor by the toilet bowl?

[enniscorthyman]

Amazing detail.

[fishplate7]

On 23/11/2024 at 8:57 AM, Mol_PMB said:

Absolutely. The first modification needed is to get that shutter open and put a member of staff in the kitchen. 
 

IRM have set a high bar for themselves. When the main line versions arrive, we’ll have to see what the lavatory details are like. A tiny soap grater above the basin? 

We could suggest to IRM that they commission the British artist Willard Wigan to make some suitably scaled food, cutlery, etc. After all that is what he is famous for - microsculpture, like the 'evolution of man in the eye of a needle' sculpture! And there's many more! Word of warning though, check out his prices......not exactly cheap!!

[jhb171achill]

7 hours ago, fishplate7 said:

We could suggest to IRM that they commission the British artist Willard Wigan to make some suitably scaled food, cutlery, etc. After all that is what he is famous for - microsculpture, like the 'evolution of man in the eye of a needle' sculpture! And there's many more! Word of warning though, check out his prices......not exactly cheap!!

He doesn't tell you that the needle is ten fut high, though.......................................................

 

[NorthWallDocker]

On 23/11/2024 at 12:08 PM, John-r said:

Fantastic attention to detail as always, the interior of the snack car is sublime. 

Regarding the suburban and mainline coaches, there is no external difference is there ! just in the seating arrangements, would that be right.

Great to hear more variants will be produced, it's up to us now lads, buy, buy, buy.

Agree.  Just ordered a rake of four green coaches.  

[DiveController]

1 hour ago, NorthWallDocker said:

Agree.  Just ordered a rake of four green coaches.  

Long done  

[Rosslare Ranger]

Fantastic detail. Are they all non smoking

[Edo]

Hi guys

 

just noticed that the Park Royals are gone up to 90 quid each on the website ...........is this right? 

 

Will the price I booked them at over the last year or so be honoured?

 

thanks 

 

Ed

[DJ Dangerous]

51 minutes ago, Edo said:

Hi guys

 

just noticed that the Park Royals are gone up to 90 quid each on the website ...........is this right? 

 

Will the price I booked them at over the last year or so be honoured?

 

thanks 

 

Ed

 

The Mk2C's were also priced around that mark; €90 EURO / £75 GBP, so that must be the new benchmark for coach pricing.

I assumed that the Mk2C's were twinpacks when I saw the price, LOL.

 

 

[Blaine]

2 hours ago, Edo said:

Hi guys

 

just noticed that the Park Royals are gone up to 90 quid each on the website ...........is this right? 

 

Will the price I booked them at over the last year or so be honoured?

 

thanks 

 

Ed

Yes it will

Keep in mind these are at the very cutting edge of whats available now, decades ahead of any kit or other 'RTR' version of the Park Royal coach

[MOGUL]

1 hour ago, Blaine said:

Yes it will

Keep in mind these are at the very cutting edge of whats available now, decades ahead of any kit or other 'RTR' version of the Park Royal coach

Pre-order prices are set in stone so nothing to sweat about there.. 

In case anyone is of a nervous disposition, I suggest they stop reading now, but the days of the three figure( that’s GBP too) super detailed coach are upon us, of course with rake discounts, loyalty etc, a Park Royal shouldn’t cost anywhere near that 

https://www.bachmann.co.uk/product/lnwr-50ft-arc-roof-third-corridor-lnwr-dark-claret-and-white/39-870

https://clarkrailworks.com/collections/quad-arts/products/ellis-clark-trains-oo-gauge-c2000b-quad-art-set-no-90-lner-teak-pre-order
 

https://revolutiontrains.com/product/caroline-975025-inspection-saloon-oo-4mm/

https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/new-bachmann-oo-gauge-mk2f-dbso

 

Edited January 25 by MOGUL

[DJ Dangerous]

3 hours ago, MOGUL said:

https://railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/new-bachmann-oo-gauge-mk2f-dbso

What does it do???

[Horsetan]

5 hours ago, MOGUL said:

.... the days of the three figure( that’s GBP too) super detailed coach are upon us, of course with rake discounts, loyalty etc, a Park Royal shouldn’t cost anywhere near that ...

Continental HO modellers have been paying that type of price level or above for years now, and we never hear a word of complaint. 

[jhb171achill]

On 25/1/2025 at 9:02 PM, Horsetan said:

Continental HO modellers have been paying that type of price level or above for years now, and we never hear a word of complaint. 

Tis a classic case of "if you want quality, you have to pay"!