IRM Fert Now Available To Pre-order

[DoctorPan]

Came back to lunch with a lovely big box containing my order. Opened up one set to have a quick look at and they are stunning and delighted to see how free rolling they were. Well done lads, you've produced another first class product.

[Noel]

A few better pics of my attempt at quickly weathering one of these fabulous wagons. Takes me back to 1974  

Edited February 13, 2020 by Noel

[hexagon789]

On 2/11/2020 at 12:22 AM, Broithe said:

So a 40mm height change in that case, if nothing else alters.

 

Effectively yeah. Though I'm not sure you'd notice, particularly scaled down for a model!

[gm171 kk]

Some more inspiration... https://images.app.goo.gl/druUdrLzHy4493EE7 

[Edo]

Delivered this morning- had a quick look and they're great....all safely packed away until the Blackstairs Railway Line opens for business later this year. Thanks guys. 

[Georgeconna]

Mine arrived today much to the chagrin of the Ladies in the office as they got SFA on Valentines day!! Great timing,

Very impressed with the faded CIE wheel too.

Having made a good few MIR Ferts the difference in additional detail is astonishing and would of taken hours and hours of extra work to try to get somewhat close so I can really appreciate these masterpieces in their RTR Glory!

 

 

[connollystn]

Great job with the weathering @Noel. Really shows off the great detailing. They were a familiar sight at my local freight yard. I remember on one occasion seeing a set of them behind an A Class and a 121.

[enniscorthyman]

Got my Fert bundle today and I am delighted.

[NIR]

I wasn't going to bother with fertilisers but I'm glad I did, a nice addition to my two containers and three bubbles, and quite enough to be running on a 4' layout!

Edited February 14, 2020 by NIR

[gm171 kk]

Excellent models. Love the addition of the close couplings. 

[flange lubricator]

Received by Fert wagon's today and what can I say the word sublime comes to mind.

I am wondering will at some stage in the future IRM make available the sambre et meuse Y25 bogies as an accessory?

[Broithe]

I understand, from my Goods Receiving personnel, that mine have arrived.

I'm currently assembling the necessary quality assessment protocols and should be able to give a preliminary report in a few day's time.

[Noel]

Another box of Fertiliser wagons arrived yesterday. Love these stunning master pieces. Really appreciate the finess and fine detail. They run free as a bird too. Watching some old videos earlier I noticed these wagons below. Fertiliser wagons with what looks like steel mesh sides. Did they start out line this and switch to sold doors later? Presume the fertiliser bags were plastic so rain proof. Also was there a reason the centre compartments were not fully loaded (eg load limit, etc)?

Edited February 20, 2020 by Noel

[Broithe]

On 2/18/2020 at 4:09 PM, Broithe said:

I understand, from my Goods Receiving personnel, that mine have arrived.

I'm currently assembling the necessary quality assessment protocols and should be able to give a preliminary report in a few day's time.

A preliminary assessment has taken place - as before, the brakes appear to be seized on the 'off' position  - and there seems to be no oil in the buffers for damping purposes - otherwise, they seem OK.

[Sleeper]

 Ferts waiting to be loaded. Well impressed with the models 

[DiveController]

On 2/20/2020 at 1:01 PM, Noel said:

Another box of Fertiliser wagons arrived yesterday. Love these stunning master pieces. Really appreciate the finess and fine detail. They run free as a bird too. Watching some old videos earlier I noticed these wagons below. Fertiliser wagons with what looks like steel mesh sides. Did they start out line this and switch to sold doors later? Presume the fertiliser bags were plastic so rain proof. Also was there a reason the centre compartments were not fully loaded (eg load limit, etc)?

Quick version (sorry) This was discussed somewhere  maybe earlier on this thread (I don't recall off hand). Started with mesh doors which proved (more) problematic than the final doors. There was some debate as to whether they only ran that way in trials or in traffic iirc but in any case it was short lived.

CIE logos on the mesh. The fertilizer bags themselves were waterproof and they were shrink wrapped in a secondary plastic on 5 sides (I think) while on the pallet. Two centre: load limit momentum arm so far from the bogies

Edited March 1, 2020 by DiveController

[Noel]

19 hours ago, Sleeper said:

 Ferts waiting to be loaded. Well impressed with the models 

Those loads look fantastic. All you need now is a fork lift truck. Wonder if I would be brave enough to model an open door on one of those lovely wagons for a yard scene such as this.

[Sleeper]

Well the lads did show me a drawing of a forklift at the Blackrock show, heard nothing since though 

[DiveController]

6 hours ago, Noel said:

Those loads look fantastic. All you need now is a fork lift truck. Wonder if I would be brave enough to model an open door on one of those lovely wagons for a yard scene such as this.

Wait, what? The doors don't open on the models?

Edited February 22, 2020 by DiveController

[Robert Shrives]

Ha, I did promise to look at that. pivoting on 0.3 steel wire possible at a push but the sliding back into the void might be fun.

Robert  

 

[DiveController]

I suppose you'd only have to do the one door .......and chop off the rest (at least on one side) as they would have been fully recessed for loading!

Edited February 22, 2020 by DiveController

[WRENNEIRE]

Butcher an old MIR one, keep your IRM ones in good fettle 

[Ironroad]

My thoughts exactly, wasn't sure what to do with them

[Noel]

9 hours ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Butcher an old MIR one, keep your IRM ones in good fettle 

If you have one for sale at the next Bray event?

[WRENNEIRE]

1 hour ago, Noel said:

If you have one for sale at the next Bray event?

Several hopefully, couple of PM's already looking for some

 

[K801]

Are the ferts still used or are they stored/gone?

[Irishrailwayman]

17 minutes ago, K801 said:

Are the ferts still used or are they stored/gone?

No longer used once IFI Arklow closed in 2002. All cut up or perhaps chassis repurposed I would imagine!

[Georgeconna]

Marks showing all packs in stock if people are stuck

 

[Mayner]

 

On 2/29/2020 at 8:28 AM, K801 said:

Are the ferts still used or are they stored/gone?

At least one rake of fertiliser wagons were converted to container wagons as fertiliser traffic tailed off during the mid-1990s. I remember seeing some converted wagons during a visit to Inchacore Works, but don't remember whether they kept their floors.

[DART8118]

I take it that laden fertiliser wagons reached all parts of the network.  Were the return trips empty wagons or were they used for transporting other goods on part of the journey?

8118

 

[josefstadt]

1 hour ago, DART8118 said:

I take it that laden fertiliser wagons reached all parts of the network.  Were the return trips empty wagons or were they used for transporting other goods on part of the journey?

8118

 

8118, they were empty on the return journey.

[DART8118]

On 3/4/2020 at 12:49 PM, josefstadt said:

8118, they were empty on the return journey.

Thanks josefstadt.

[WRENNEIRE]

Bit of cutting on a MIR fert

 

 

Sides are brass, so the door stays open

Edited March 15, 2020 by WRENNEIRE

[popeye]

Nice  

He is overloading that bay 

[Mayner]

On 3/15/2020 at 6:24 PM, popeye said:

Nice  

He is overloading that bay 

Never mind overload the bay, the forklift is grossly overloaded!

The forklift is likely to tip over attempting to load 4 pallets in one lift.

 

Edited March 16, 2020 by Mayner