JasonB Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 15 hours ago, RedRich said: I have em at the ready Jason just incase, and he looks chuffed as well with the Ferts. Rich, Ah Rich, give me some credit. I wear pull-ups nowadays. I'm a big boy now 2 Quote
Broithe Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Obviously, people buying fertiliser wagons, and then subsequently buying sugar beet wagons when they become available, might need to consider if any internet surveillance might flag them up...? 3 Quote
Warbonnet Posted July 12, 2019 Author Posted July 12, 2019 Here's a preview of the deco of the pallets! As explained above, they pallets were wrapped in plastic with branding on them, and that's what our model will replicate! Cheers! Fran 6 3 Quote
RedRich Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Were the pallets shrink wrapped or heat shrink wrapped Fran. There were withdrawn sets parked up in Waterford West for years near one of the spans for the Suir (Red Iron Bridge) rail bridge I should have and never did get round to taking some pics and regret it now. Rich, Quote
Broithe Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Anybody into chewing gum? It looks like you can still get it in those 'pillow-shaped' pieces - I wonder if the dimensions are close enough to use as random bags of fertiliser to leave around the place? 3 1 Quote
RedRich Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Not a bad idea Jim and the layout room would always smell nice. Rich, 2 Quote
iarnrod Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Warbonnet said: Here's a preview of the deco of the pallets! As explained above, they pallets were wrapped in plastic with branding on them, and that's what our model will replicate! Cheers! Fran Looks pretty spot on to me. Here is a screenshot of the real thing from the Railfreight Today DVD from Telerail. Any plans to sell the fert loads as a seperate item? Detail on the wagons is impressive to say the least. Definitely on my shopping list. Edited July 12, 2019 by iarnrod Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Yes, Dive, I have two black’n’tan 141s, and I’ll have both anA and a 121 in that livery too. Engines in the old BnT livery were around almost until 1980 - when I did much travelling in 1976/7 they were everywhere. So BnT livery haulage of these is perfectly appropriate, as are Supertrain and Tippex liveries. If the budget holds, I’ll probably take six or eight..... Will you be able to buy pallets separately in order to have them sitting on loading bays ready to be loaded, or having been unloaded? 1 Quote
popeye Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 It would be nice to have some pallet loads sitting around in your goods yard. If the two bars that run along the top could be taken off you could remove the pallets and put the bars back on, also the middle bars would have to come out to. I see from picture one that the container locking lugs are there, will these be on the finished model? Quote
leslie10646 Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Anybody into chewing gum? It looks like you can still get it in those 'pillow-shaped' pieces - I wonder if the dimensions are close enough to use as random bags of fertiliser to leave around the place? Actually, sounds a good way to attract the mice - you can bet your bottom Euro-cent they'd find them! Quote
Warbonnet Posted July 12, 2019 Author Posted July 12, 2019 We are looking at the possibility of doing the pallets as an accessory item, watch this space. You could take off the two strakes at the top to access them but do so at your own risk! 1 Quote
iarnrod Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, Warbonnet said: We are looking at the possibility of doing the pallets as an accessory item, watch this space. Items like the fert pallets, beer kegs and CIE 20' containers could be found sitting around almost every yard back then, so would imagine these items would also sell as stand alone items if you were to release them. Quote
heirflick Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Ah FECK IT - I'm not able for this anymore!!!! Any more releases like this from youse boyos at the Towers might put me down under!!! 1 2 Quote
heirflick Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Broithe said: Obviously, people buying fertiliser wagons, and then subsequently buying sugar beet wagons when they become available, might need to consider if any internet surveillance might flag them up...? Pass the blame onto the manufacturers ! 1 1 Quote
Bob229 Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 6:15 PM, Warbonnet said: Needs no further introduction really! Please note, this is a first sample and yes, we know there are corrections to be made! But, well, yum yum!!! Pre-ordering will be open soon. You have been warned! Cheers! Fran Another superb freight model, spoilt for choice Quote
DiveController Posted July 13, 2019 Posted July 13, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 2:00 AM, Irishswissernie said: Missed my Copyright overlay off this one! However it got me thinking or maybe I'm just having a 'Senior' moment. Was this traffic originating from New Ross and manufactured by a different company i.e. not Irish Fertiliser? Ernie Sorry about that Ernie. I Just posted the link. Great photo 1 Quote
WRENNEIRE Posted July 14, 2019 Posted July 14, 2019 (edited) On 7/12/2019 at 8:24 AM, Edo said: It was " Albatross" fertilizer in New Ross Ernie - passed it every month on the way to my Grandad in Waterford in the back of my dad's bright orange Ford Avenger......yes it was the 70s.....yes the only thing louder was the geansai i was wearing.... Those Ford Avengers were a very rare breed! Ah none of you grew up on a farm so if 10-10-20 doesn’t ring any bell On the subject of cars the Goulding family had a Gold coloured Merc, reg was IO 1020 I kid you not IO was a Kildare reg if memory serves me Edited July 14, 2019 by WRENNEIRE Quote
DiveController Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) I had assumed that the loads would be removable so that the ferts could be run empty but of course I had forgotten about the center bars. In regards to the loads themselves there must obviously be a single pallet and a double height. Looking at old pictures these were never stacked more than three high in the yards before loading but I doubt that the plastic loads themselves would stack easily on one another unless a single were glued on top of a double. A pretty realistic yard would be made with a number of singles and possibly more doubles with Hyster forklift stuck in the mix. Not trying to nitpick but the IRM boys have made the palletized load too good. The detail of the individual bags is excellent but when the loads were shrink wrapped this obscures a lot of this detail as you can see in Noels photos above. If I had an option I'd prefer the load model to retain printing detail on the individual bags. If available as an option (like additional Bell, B&I or CIE containers etc) it would be nice to have a different print option for Goulding or Albatross Edited July 22, 2019 by DiveController Quote
mmie353 Posted July 15, 2019 Posted July 15, 2019 Did the 46% Nitrogen (Urea) bag pallets have more in weight than the normal bags like the 10-10-20 and the 0-7-30? I remember as a teen them having more weight per bag, and also the pallets may have been a little bigger than the normal ones? If there is an option for pallets, would these be considered? I am not sure who produced them, something tells me it may have been IFI. Did the ferts also transport the huge bags? There was 4 of them on a pallet as well as an option other than the smaller bags. There was another bigger bag option available to farmer that was also on a pallet, specifically in the 90s Quote
mphoey Posted July 20, 2019 Posted July 20, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 11:16 AM, Warbonnet said: Also, here is the deco for the 4 packs Cheers! Fran wow nice variety there 2 Quote
enniscorthyman Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 Wow is all I can say.The Ferts certainly turned up everywhere both North and South. 1 Quote
jhb171achill Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 Some have a weathered CIE logo on diagrams above? Is that on the models? Excellent realism! Quote
Warbonnet Posted July 23, 2019 Author Posted July 23, 2019 55 minutes ago, jhb171achill said: Some have a weathered CIE logo on diagrams above? Is that on the models? Excellent realism! correct! 1 Quote
spudfan Posted July 26, 2019 Posted July 26, 2019 Have been washing the dishes (with a smile) for the last while. The Mrs thinks there's something up (the smile probably over did it). Trouble is that my hands have become so soft and wrinkly that I doubt I'll be fit to lift any of these wagons out of the box and put them on the track, let alone a 121 or an A class. 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 4:54 PM, RedRich said: Were the pallets shrink wrapped or heat shrink wrapped Fran. There were withdrawn sets parked up in Waterford West for years near one of the spans for the Suir (Red Iron Bridge) rail bridge I should have and never did get round to taking some pics and regret it now. Rich, Heat wrapped I think? 1 Quote
The Derry Road Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) very tasty looking model Boys Edited July 29, 2019 by The Derry Road 2 Quote
josefstadt Posted July 31, 2019 Posted July 31, 2019 On 7/26/2019 at 6:17 PM, spudfan said: Have been washing the dishes (with a smile) for the last while. The Mrs thinks there's something up (the smile probably over did it). Trouble is that my hands have become so soft and wrinkly that I doubt I'll be fit to lift any of these wagons out of the box and put them on the track, let alone a 121 or an A class. 5 5 Quote
Railer Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, K801 said: How many ran in a typical rake? When in block formation 10 was the usual limit. When they were in mixed trains you could have anywhere from 1 to 4 ferts and any combination of other wagons up to 36teu Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 6, 2019 Author Posted September 6, 2019 Happy Friday everyone! Here is some pics of the decorated Ferts as a special weekend treat! We will have these available for inspection at the Stilorgan fair this weekend along with the liner sample, as well as a limited supply of bubbles, taras and ploughs. Drop by for a look and pick some wagons up! The brake wheel position will be corrected on the production models and the fert bags will be painted the right colour too, but apart from that they're good to go after we land the liners! 12 2 Quote
LMSNCC Posted September 6, 2019 Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) Stunning. Was only going to have a rake of 10 but might have to get a couple extra just to have sitting in the yard. Edited September 6, 2019 by LMSNCC 1 Quote
Edo Posted September 6, 2019 Posted September 6, 2019 Looks great - when is order book opening? As an aside - what track is that on the layout? Peco 83 bullhead? 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 6, 2019 Author Posted September 6, 2019 33 minutes ago, Edo said: Looks great - when is order book opening? As an aside - what track is that on the layout? Peco 83 bullhead? We are going to hold off opening the order book until we have a firm delivery date after the messing around with the liners. Once our corrections are made and production is ready to go we will, so it will be soon. We just need to sort stuff out with the factory first. Track is C&L as far as I can remember! 1 1 Quote
Noel Posted September 6, 2019 Posted September 6, 2019 They look superb. Will have to buy a pair for the collection. Being post the CIE 1974 modernisation programme still old enough to run on a 60/70s layout 1 Quote
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