Junctionmad Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Paraphrasing, Noel! A more suitable phrase for IRM might be "I've giv'n her all she's got captain, an' I canna give her no more." !! Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 A more suitable phrase for IRM might be "I've giv'n her all she's got captain' date=' an' I canna give her no more." !![/quote'] Not a million miles off Dave. That and 'Rome wasn't built in a day' - sorry, was never a Trekkie Quote
Garfield Posted September 12, 2016 Posted September 12, 2016 Further to Richie's post on the ballast wagon pre-production photos thread, we've posted a blog on the website explaining why we had to place the NEM coupling pockets higher than normal on the ballast and bubble wagons, and the workarounds we've devised to ensure these products are compatible with the couplings on your other rolling stock... https://irishrailwaymodels.com/index.php/2016/09/12/ballast-bubble-differences-in-coupling-height-and-solutions/ Quote
Noel Posted September 27, 2016 Posted September 27, 2016 Stephen, Fran The cement bubble wagon project seems to be advancing well, at this stage do you have a rough idea when you hope to supply these next year? Thanks Noel Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 27, 2016 Posted September 27, 2016 Stephen, Fran The cement bubble wagon project seems to be advancing well, at this stage do you have a rough idea when you hope to supply these next year? Thanks Noel Hi Noel, Not at the moment, but we hope to have a clearer view by the end of October which we can share at the Raheny show. Thanks, Fran Quote
leslie10646 Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 Would be great if projects 3 or 4 were either Bulleid corrugated beat wagons, or H-Vans. Noel You can have both of them NOW, but you'll have to build them from my kits. mind you my beets are pre 1980s single height. See: http://www.provincialwagons.com Leslie Quote
GSR 800 Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 Ah, now you have Project 4 started, you should probably spill the beans about Project 3, I'm sure ye would feel better after telling us... Quote
Garfield Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 Ah, now you have Project 4 started, you should probably spill the beans about Project 3, I'm sure ye would feel better after telling us... All will be revealed at the Raheny show... Quote
Garfield Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 Fran and I are currently in Germany for Spielwarenmesse: The Nuremberg Toy Fair. We'll be meeting our manufacturing partners later today and should have some exciting news regarding IRM's projects. Quote
Noel Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 Keep us posted Looking forward to delivery date Quote
DiveController Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 Looking forward to delivery date Many are, since the models were prepaid about October 2015. A nice product but I'll be relieved to finally receive mine Quote
Warbonnet Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 Many are, since the models were prepaid about October 2015. A nice product but I'll be relieved to finally receive mine We appreciate the patience and help everyone has given us in bringing you the first indigenous Irish RTR wagon Kevin. As you know there was a hiccup along the way which has brought this delay, but in the grand scheme of things we're doing better than most RTR manufacturers in delivery times (I have a British loco on order since 2010 for example!) considering we do this in our spare time. However, the wait is thankfully, almost over... Quote
Warbonnet Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 So, to the news! As Patrick mentioned earlier, himself and myself had to fly out to Germany this weekend to meet our Chinese factory representatives to discuss and finalise a number of details. They are as follows: 1. The ballast wagon will be going into production next week after Chinese New Year ends with a delivery date of late April 2017. 2. The tooling for our Tara Mines wagon will start next week also, which will see our production schedule accelerate dramatically now we are dealing directly with our factory. 3. Once the Ballasts lands the bubbles will go to production with a summer 2017 release date. 4. We have secured extra production capacity with our manufacturing partner which will see an increase of new models we will be bringing to market. Some of these will be fairly easy to guess while others will come as a surprise to many! That's the news folks! It's been a hugely tiring day but we've reacquainted ourselves with some old friends, made some new ones and have begun our next chapter! Quote
RedRich Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 That's all fantastic news Fran. Hope yourself and Pat enjoyed what sounds like a good weekend. Rich, Quote
Broithe Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 4. We have secured extra production capacity with our manufacturing partner which will see an increase of new models we will be bringing to market. Some of these will be fairly easy to guess while others will come as a surprise to many! Don't go mad now - think of our pockets.... Quote
DiveController Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 So, to the news! As Patrick mentioned earlier, himself and myself had to fly out to Germany this weekend to meet our Chinese factory representatives to discuss and finalise a number of details. They are as follows: 1. The ballast wagon will be going into production next week after Chinese New Year ends with a delivery date of late April 2017. 2. The tooling for our Tara Mines wagon will start next week also, which will see our production schedule accelerate dramatically now we are dealing directly with our factory. 3. Once the Ballasts lands the bubbles will go to production with a summer 2017 release date. 4. We have secured extra production capacity with our manufacturing partner which will see an increase of new models we will be bringing to market. Some of these will be fairly easy to guess while others will come as a surprise to many! That's the news folks! It's been a hugely tiring day but we've reacquainted ourselves with some old friends, made some new ones and have begun our next chapter! Very good news, indeed! Quote
chris Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 So, to the news! As Patrick mentioned earlier, himself and myself had to fly out to Germany this weekend to meet our Chinese factory representatives to discuss and finalise a number of details. They are as follows: 1. The ballast wagon will be going into production next week after Chinese New Year ends with a delivery date of late April 2017. Good news 2. The tooling for our Tara Mines wagon will start next week also, which will see our production schedule accelerate dramatically now we are dealing directly with our factory. great news 3. Once the Ballasts lands the bubbles will go to production with a summer 2017 release date. even better news 4. We have secured extra production capacity with our manufacturing partner which will see an increase of new models we will be bringing to market. Some of these will be fairly easy to guess while others will come as a surprise to many! damn cryptic annoying news, just tell us already! That's the news folks! It's been a hugely tiring day but we've reacquainted ourselves with some old friends, made some new ones and have begun our next chapter! Quote
StevieB Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Any possibility of a fourth triple pack of ballast wagons, please? Stephen Quote
Garfield Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Any possibility of a fourth triple pack of ballast wagons, please? Stephen Hi Steve, we won't be considering any further ballast runs until the first three sets sell-out. Quote
Mayner Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Patrick, Stephen, Fran & Richie do you intend continuing with the crowd funding model for the Tara's and new models planned? Funding models up front from your own resources is one hell of a financial risk, MM Cravens were beautiful models but took one hell of a time to sell out. Quote
Railer Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Great news guys. Especially the news on the Taras being fast tracked somewhat as they are a personal favourite of mine and I'd preorder a dozen right now if I could.. The prospect of RTR models that we're not exactly expecting very intriguing. Quote
BosKonay Posted February 6, 2017 Author Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) Patrick, Stephen, Fran & Richie do you intend continuing with the crowd funding model for the Tara's and new models planned? Funding models up front from your own resources is one hell of a financial risk, MM Cravens were beautiful models but took one hell of a time to sell out. Hi John, thank you for the question! IRM has always been 'externally' funded. We've never crowdfunded any of our releases, but we did open the order book early on the Ballasts to help guage demand (and cashflow) and likewise the Bubbles. Unlike crowdfunded projects you may have seen, the production of our models are never dependant on a target level of presales or 'crowd' support. We plan to bring the Tara mines wagon to market, opening the order book at the very earliest once they are en route, and we have a number of 'surprise' models due in 2017 also Hope that helps Stephen Edited February 6, 2017 by BosKonay typo Quote
Garfield Posted February 23, 2017 Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Hi folks, Just to let you know, ballast wagon pack 1 has sold out on irishrailwaymodels.com. These sets had sold-out previously, but came back into stock as several customers took up the option of swapping some of their purchases for packs 2 and 3 when they were announced. If you are still in need of pack 1, Mark's Models have an allocation. There's a hand-painted sample currently on display at Mark's Models' Hawkins Street premises, too. In other news, I spoke to the factory earlier and we're still on course for delivery in April. The countdown has begun! Edited February 23, 2017 by Garfield Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 We took a trip to the recent Model Rail Scotland show in Glasgow where we met, amongst others, the legendary modeller and former editor of British Railway Modelling Tony Wright. Tony was impressed with our now slightly battered and well travelled pre-production samples and offered to take some professional grade pictures of them for us. We thought we would share them with you. At the show we met with Hornby Magazine, Model Rail magazine, Rail Express magazine and Railway Modeller. Keep an eye out in all of the above for updates! Production of the ballast wagon is well underway in China, with tweaks having been made to the model based on feedback on the model pictured. Pack A is now sold out! There are still refinements being made to the bubble before it arrives in the summer. Quote
Noel Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Looking good Fran. Really looking forward to getting delivery of a rake of ballasts, and later the rake of bubbles. I was able to inspect one of the ballasts close up recently (thank you) and it has stunning detail when you see it in the flesh. Especially underneath. Please post here before any coverage goes to print in the UK mags as I no longer read hardcopy print media, but will buy a physical mag if I know there's a piece in it on IRM. I'm sure you've mentioned this before, but I can't remember or find the answer, are the ballasts weathered or pristine? I know you posted a weathered example here but can't remember if that was an intended finish sample. Thanks. Noel Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Looking good Fran. Really looking forward to getting delivery of a rake of ballasts, and later the rake of bubbles. I was able to inspect one of the ballasts close up recently (thank you) and it has stunning detail when you see it in the flesh. Especially underneath. Please post here before any coverage goes to print in the UK mags as I no longer read hardcopy print media, but will buy a physical mag if I know there's a piece in it on IRM. I'm sure you've mentioned this before, but I can't remember or find the answer, are the ballasts weathered or pristine? I know you posted a weathered example here but can't remember if that was an intended finish sample. Thanks. Noel Thanks Noel, glad you enjoyed the closer look. All our news gets posted here as well as in the mags of course (we've been lucky to receive great support and coverage from them so far!) so you won't miss out. One publication does want to do a sit down interview with us in the near future and we will give everyone a heads up when it happens. The ballasts and bubbles will be pristine when they arrive. Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 6, 2017 Posted March 6, 2017 Sharp intake of breath there, very nice. Cheers Des! Quote
RedRich Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Smashing pics gents. It's nice to see the little detail differences in both chassis. It's gonna be a big year for the hobby and a great start to it with the ballast's. A big shout out to Richie for the paint jobs. Rich, Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 Smashing pics gents. It's nice to see the little detail differences in both chassis. It's gonna be a big year for the hobby and a great start to it with the ballast's. A big shout out to Richie for the paint jobs. Rich, Cheers Rich, we're on the home straight at last! Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 7, 2017 Posted March 7, 2017 As you may have seen elsewhere, you can now order our wagons through Marks Models too! You'll have to act fast though; they're selling well and are in limited supply! We think it looks right at home in that sea of orange paint! Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 Hi everyone, Just a quick note to say that we respond to all customer emails, but our responses can end up in your spam/junk email folder. If you have emailed us recently and are waiting for a response, please check your spam folder. Thanks! Quote
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