IRM’s first loco announcement!

[Warbonnet]

As I make my way to the Wexford show IRM’s design genius @Glenderg is busy CADing up our first loco between Easter eggs and his leg of lamb. 

The turfburner is a complex beast but should make for an excellent model and we wanted to do something uniquely Irish. 

Now, has anyone got a sound recording?

[heirflick]

56 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

As I make my way to the Wexford show IRM’s design genius @Glenderg is busy CADing up our first loco between Easter eggs and his leg of lamb. 

The turfburner is a complex beast but should make for an excellent model and we wanted to do something uniquely Irish. 

Now, has anyone got a sound recording?

Well sod that lads....more of  the retirement fund gone! I would be delighted to own this beautiful machine!

[Irishswissernie]

Release date I understand is 29th February 2019!

 

Ernie

[heirflick]

Fran - might there be the option of the 'Burner' with and without her smoke deflectors and early/ late liveries?

[Broithe]

What was the nature of the turf used? Was it variable 'hand-won' sods or more regular machine-turf? Or even milled peat, perhaps?

Is there a suitable 1/76th scale product available, or will you be able to provide a specialist substance?

Turf is not like coal, where you can just crush it to a suitable size. I spent several days cutting a sod into several thousand blocks, only to find that it isn't a stable material at those sizes.

Obviously, there will also need to be a specialist smoke oil.

[heirflick]

You know - it just hit me........it's April 1st

[Broithe]

2 minutes ago, heirflick said:

You know - it just hit me........it's April 1st

Look on the bright side, not everybody has a special day for themselves.... 

[heirflick]

2 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Look on the bright side, not everybody has a special day for themselves.... 

...and I am special!!!   But ya know Jim - I have that feeling in me water that there might be a sod of truth in it....sometime!

[Broithe]

53 minutes ago, heirflick said:

I have that feeling in me water that there might be a sod of truth in it....sometime!

Apparently, the Universe is infinite. There will be planets out there that already have turf-burners. Fact!

[heirflick]

8 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Apparently, the Universe is infinite. There will be planets out there that already have turf-burners. Fact!

You have enough chocolate for today!

[Broithe]

There will be a special edition in yellow, for those with an obsession for track maintenance machines?

[steventrain]

See it on facebook but nothing on Rmweb.

 

Maybe not a april fool?

Edited April 1, 2018 by steventrain

[heirflick]

36 minutes ago, steventrain said:

 Maybe not a april fool?

As I said I feel it in me water that this could be true - that big set of plans isn't for wiping asses!

[Noel]

1 hour ago, Broithe said:

There will be a special edition in yellow, for those with an obsession for track maintenance machines?

[Broithe]

17 minutes ago, heirflick said:

As I said I feel it in me water that this could be true - that big set of plans isn't for wiping asses!

Would it even be big enough?

[heirflick]

2 hours ago, Broithe said:

There will be a special edition in yellow, for those with an obsession for track maintenance machines?

..sure there's a bit of yellow on her anyway!!!!

4 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Would it even be big enough?

 Hmmm - couldn't say...never seen the asses of the brave men at IRM Towers!!

[Broithe]

38 minutes ago, heirflick said:

never seen the asses of the brave men at IRM Towers!!

Fair enough.

Usually sat on 'em - drinking tea and eating biscuits.

[heirflick]

1 hour ago, Broithe said:

Fair enough.

Usually sat on 'em - drinking tea and eating biscuits.

 Ah Jaysus -  if that's the case the Turn Burner will never be built!

[DiveController]

Milled peat won't actually work in the live steam version. It need to be cut using a left-handed sleán. Good modelling opportunity, actually.

Does anyone know whether there is an opportunity to purchase a bundle of turn burners @Warbonnet or do I have to wait to get the discount code from the A class model @Glenderg first to avail of that?

[Broithe]

13 minutes ago, DiveController said:

Milled peat won't actually work in the live steam version. It need to be cut using a left-handed sleán. Good modelling opportunity, actually.

Would a left-footed one be better?

[heirflick]

Ah for peat sake..you sods aren't taking this turf eating machine seriously at all. Poor ould Bullied would give ye a  good foot up the bog hole  for laughing at him!!

[Broithe]

Blimey, you're a right mona. 

[heirflick]

14 minutes ago, Broithe said:

Blimey, you're a right mona. 

[Broithe]

1 minute ago, heirflick said:

I thought you'd be bord by now?

[heirflick]

8 minutes ago, Broithe said:

I thought you'd be bord by now?

Nah - I can keep milling for ages yet!

 

[WRENNEIRE]

11 hours ago, heirflick said:

..sure there's a bit of yellow on her anyway!!!!

 Hmmm - couldn't say...never seen the asses of the brave men at IRM Towers!!

I have seen one in particular, several times in fact:

 

[Broithe]

Always good to see somebody smiling, happy in their work....

[WRENNEIRE]

The craic was 90

[Glenderg]

Our Company Workplace Policy on Clothing states - "Clothing that reveals too much cleavage, your back, your chest, your feet, your stomach or your underwear is not appropriate for a place of business, even in a business casual setting."

At no point had we envisaged arse cleavage being an issue. We hole-heartedly apologise. 

[Broithe]

Someone needs to get to the bottom of this.

[WRENNEIRE]

Apology wholly accepted

[heirflick]

9 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

I have seen one in particular, several times in fact:

 

Cheeky git - butt, once again the Turf Burning issue is I fear getting a bum deal - so stop mooning and get on with it.

[StevieB]

What will be nice for fans of OVS Bulleid’s work is to be able to compare the turf burner alongside his SR main line diesel 1-Co-Co-1 courtesy of Kernow Models.

Stephen

[Robert Shrives]

Good for all at IRM - a long felt want !! or a peat want ...  I think I understood the plans were used to smuggle A class drawings out of the works ..... 

and by sheer chance and a bit late I came across a GA for a  APT - E  while looking for something completely different  at home yesterday.  

Robert 

[jhb171achill]

On 1/4/2018 at 1:20 PM, heirflick said:

..sure there's a bit of yellow on her anyway!!!!

 Hmmm - couldn't say...never seen the asses of the brave men at IRM Towers!!

Eau de nil.... but faded!

Early colour photos show it originally in what may possibly be a mid grey. It looks as if it was repainted at one stage, despite its extremely short career. Possibly the first trial run was in works grey undercoat.....