Noel Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, enniscorthyman said: The MIR bubbles were quite Good,although they had to be built correctly and the chassis square. I'm very lucky to have four superb orange examples built, painted and weathered by @Georgeconna. They go very nicely with the new IRM ivory bubbles. Edited November 28, 2017 by Noel 1 1 1 Quote
enniscorthyman Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 Packs B and C arrived to me today. I am delighted with them,and I think they look nice with 112. 7 1 Quote
Glenderg Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 They look smashin' on that wee layout! 1 Quote
flange lubricator Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 reminds me of seeing them working the Tullamore cement circa 2003 Quote
murrayec Posted November 29, 2017 Posted November 29, 2017 Hay Wrennie I think the gyro is a bit off on that drone Nice old bubbles though..... Eoin 4 Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 Thinking of putting a breathalyzer on the phone Eoin 3 Quote
RedRich Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Nice to see 112 on duty Eammon lovely shot's of the layout too. This pic at Waterford west is interesting as 112 seems to have had the IE cabside sliding window replaced with silver framed ones. Whats interesting also is that the hand wheel is blue. 2 Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 4, 2017 Author Posted December 4, 2017 Hey everyone, Just a heads up; We're 75% sold out of the ivory bubbles already. Thank you to everyone who placed an order with us! We really appreciate it and they have been a great success. It's incredible to think that they only arrived just over a month ago! We would recommend that you grab some now before they go completely. We all know what happened with pack A after all. Pack B is not far behind from going completely, with C and D catching up too. They ain't hanging around! 4 1 Quote
aclass007 Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, RedRich said: Nice to see 112 on duty Eammon lovely shot's of the layout too. This pic at Waterford west is interesting as 112 seems to have had the IE cabside sliding window replaced with silver framed ones. Whats interesting also is that the hand wheel is blue. Nice photo! Could the photo have actually been taken before the silver window frames were replaced with the IE coloured ones? I don't think the IE frames ever came out again after they were fitted.......but I could be wrong..... Quote
RedRich Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 26 minutes ago, aclass007 said: Nice photo! Could the photo have actually been taken before the silver window frames were replaced with the IE coloured ones? I don't think the IE frames ever came out again after they were fitted.......but I could be wrong..... I reckon you could be right which would mean that the pic was taken in 2004 ?. I was surmising that it could have been 2006. Anyone know what year the nameplate changed to the one with the white and red letters. Still my favorite model of the 071 112 classes. Rich, Quote
flange lubricator Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Or could the orange window frames be on the other side ? Edited December 4, 2017 by flange lubricator Quote
RobertRoche Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 16 minutes ago, flange lubricator said: Or could the orange window frames be on the other side ? They IE frames are all the way around. 1 Quote
Noel Posted December 5, 2017 Posted December 5, 2017 Any rough idea when you might be able to ship orange Bubbles to customers? (i.e. is there a possibility they could ship this side of Christmas). Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 5, 2017 Author Posted December 5, 2017 18 minutes ago, Noel said: (i.e. is there a possibility they could ship this side of Christmas). Yes. Quote Irish Railway Models today announces that it will release its highly detailed cement bubble wagon in the iconic CIÉ orange and grey livery in time for Christmas 2017. The announcement was made at the beginning of the South Dublin Model Railway Show at Blackrock, Dublin and is the fourth project that Irish Railway Models has announced to date. Introduced in seven batches between 1964 and 1972, a total of 150 of these two-axle wagons were built by Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) to convey bulk loads of cement from Irish Cement’s plants at Drogheda in County Louth, Castlemungret in County Limerick and Platin in County Meath to distribution points throughout the CIÉ/Irish Rail and Northern Ireland Railways’ networks. Despite being introduced at different stages, the fleet carried numbers in an unbroken sequence ranging from 25050 to 25199. Affectionately known as ‘bubbles’ due to their distinctive profile, most of the fleet remained in service right up until the cessation of cement traffic by rail in 2009. All 150 bubbles received the distinctive orange and grey livery in the early 1970s, replacing the earlier slate grey, with the last two batches of bubbles constructed receiving the orange livery from new. It was superseded by the ivory and black livery in the late 1970s, although both liveries could be observed running together into the early 1980s. The Irish Railway Models release consists of two packs of three bubbles, all with unique running numbers. They are available to order at the show or online for €125.00. A special introductory price of €225 for two packs and €425 for four packs is also available at the show and online for the duration of the 2017 October Bank Holiday exhibition. A colour sample has been received from our factory in China, but is incorrect and will be amended for production. Prices after this weekend will revert to €125.00 per pack. Delivery is slated for December 2017, with production commencing after the current run of Ivory bubbles is completed. To order your bubbles, please visit www.irishrailwaymodels.com/shop 2 Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 23, 2017 Author Posted December 23, 2017 The first magazine review of the bubbles has been published in the January edition of Rail Express magazine, somewhat renowned for being tough to impress. Pick one up to see how we did! Quote
fishplate7 Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Great to see and read the full page review of the 'cement bubbles in the February 2018 edition of the British Railway Modelling magazine, but above all, to read the reviewer's comments that this is, perhaps, one of the very best RTR models ever released (not the exact quote - someone will have it)!! Very high praise indeed and richly deserved! 1 Quote
Noel Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, fishplate7 said: Great to see and read the full page review of the 'cement bubbles in the February 2018 edition of the British Railway Modelling magazine, but above all, to read the reviewer's comments that this is, perhaps, one of the very best RTR models ever released (not the exact quote - someone will have it)!! Very high praise indeed and richly deserved! Good to hear and not surprised at such a positive review. I will wait to read the review free of charge when it is a PDF on IRM's website at some stage in the future. I stopped buying mags of all kinds a long time ago (i.e. same old, same old, which became boring after a few years). Anyway well done guys and will look forward to reading it at some stage in the future. Quote
Warbonnet Posted February 21, 2018 Author Posted February 21, 2018 Hi everyone, Just a quick note to say that we are now running quite low on pack B of the cement bubbles. They might have not shifted as quickly as the pack A, but still quite fast! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/shop/freight-stock/two-axle-cement-wagon-multi-pack-b/ Cheers! Fran Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 16, 2018 Author Posted March 16, 2018 Anyone else model freelance or fictional railways? A customer sent us these pics of customised bubbles he is using on his freelance BR layout. Something different at least! They were rebranded and weathered for him by The Model Centre. Lovely subtle weathering I must say. 3 3 Quote
Warbonnet Posted March 23, 2018 Author Posted March 23, 2018 Hi everyone, I know it's Tara season but the bubbles are still bouncing out the door and we're at 80% sold out so far across the ivory and orange bubbles. If you're thinking of getting another set to add to the rake or still thinking about taking the plunge our advice is not to wait around too long. The ballasts went within a year of landing and these sold even quicker. It seems some of you are buying a second rake, for weathering perhaps? We will have them on sale at Wexford next weekend and should have some left for Bangor (hopefully!) Cheers, Fran 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 It really doesn't seem like that long ago since our first rake of ivory cement bubbles arrived. In fact, while the pack A variant arrived at the South Dublin Model Railway Club show in Blackrock, most of the packs B, C and D didnt arrive until mid November. Since then they've sold like hot cakes. So much so, that we've sold out of pack A, B and now we're running very low on packs C and D. So, if you want some, act now before they all go! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles 4 Quote
Warbonnet Posted June 11, 2018 Author Posted June 11, 2018 Hi everyone, Not to cause a panic or anything, but we have two pack C bubbles left in stock, and D is running pretty low too. So, if you want some ivory bubbles, now is the time to snap them up or run the risk of missing out. We wont be doing another run of that livery for a loooooonnnng time. Dont say we didnt warn you! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles Cheers, Fran 2 Quote
Warbonnet Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 We saw the lovely 'Carrowbeg' at the recent Perth show which along with 'Old Blarney' was flying the flag for Irish outline modelling. We managed to get this shot of our bubbles, featuring some beautiful weathering, in action on the layout. The owner saw our stand and decided to add to his rake too! If you are thinking of doing the same and want to add ivory liveried bubbles to your rake, we suggest you do it soon, as we are down to our last few packs. Order now to avoid disappointment as it will be likely the last white bubbles we do for a long, long time. We have a few pack D left, and that's it, with A, B and C all sold out. https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles 4 2 Quote
Warbonnet Posted August 22, 2018 Author Posted August 22, 2018 And then there were two... We have two packs of white bubbles left, both pack D. Grab them before they go! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles/products/two-axle-cement-wagon-multi-pack-d 2 Quote
DiveController Posted August 24, 2018 Posted August 24, 2018 Nope, I'm MIXING my white and orange bubbles as per prototype at a certain point in CIE era Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 3, 2018 Author Posted September 3, 2018 All our white bubbles are officially sold out! Thank you everyone for supporting us. Sales of orange bubbles have picked up significantly in the last couple of weeks too so they are starting to run low on stock too. If you have a set of white bubbles thrown in with your tara or plough order then don't worry, we have them here waiting to be combined and shipped to you. Cheers everyone! Fran 5 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 28, 2018 Author Posted December 28, 2018 Hi everyone, Just a quick heads up, we are now sold out of orange pack E of our cement bubbles, and at the time of writing only have 15 packs of pack F left in stock, so down to to the bare bones of cement bubbles. Don't miss out! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles Cheers, Fran 3 Quote
DiveController Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 14 hours ago, Warbonnet said: Just a quick heads up, we are now sold out of orange pack E of our cement bubbles, and at the time of writing only have 15 packs of pack F left in stock, so down to to the bare bones of cement bubbles. If you consider that the orange bubbles only existed in that livery for less than a decade (barring a transition period) while the ivory livery endured for a further three decades, I'd say the orange bubbles have acquitted themselves well in terms of sales. 'Glad' they have sold out for you! 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 29, 2018 Author Posted December 29, 2018 9 hours ago, DiveController said: If you consider that the orange bubbles only existed in that livery for less than a decade (barring a transition period) while the ivory livery endured for a further three decades, I'd say the orange bubbles have acquitted themselves well in terms of sales. 'Glad' they have sold out for you! Thanks Kevin, although we made less of them than the ivory we are really pleased with how they have sold too. Original slate grey anyone?? Cheets, Fran 5 Quote
Dead Kennedy Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/28/2018 at 11:12 AM, Warbonnet said: Hi everyone, Just a quick heads up, we are now sold out of orange pack E of our cement bubbles, and at the time of writing only have 15 packs of pack F left in stock, so down to to the bare bones of cement bubbles. Don't miss out! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles Cheers, Fran Congratulations on the sell out and i hope it helps give a picture of the numbers interested and demand there is for CIE rolling stock 1960s/70s. Bring on the greys... On 12/28/2018 at 11:12 AM, Warbonnet said: Hi everyone, Just a quick heads up, we are now sold out of orange pack E of our cement bubbles, and at the time of writing only have 15 packs of pack F left in stock, so down to to the bare bones of cement bubbles. Don't miss out! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/cement-bubbles Cheers, Fran 2 Quote
DiveController Posted December 30, 2018 Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) On 12/29/2018 at 5:08 AM, Warbonnet said: ... we are really pleased with how they have sold too. Original slate grey anyone?? Cheers, Fran A long rake or two will do very nicely indeed! .... which would mean I’d need a black, black & yellow and a rebuilt loco to haul them Edited December 30, 2018 by DiveController Quote
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