burnthebox Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Hi GUYS, HAVE A LOOK ON THE BAY, SOME INTERESTING ITEMS GOING ASTRAY...CHEAP.... BTB https://www.ebay.ie/itm/133320653163?ul_noapp=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Just seen it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, burnthebox said: Hi GUYS, HAVE A LOOK ON THE BAY, SOME INTERESTING ITEMS GOING ASTRAY...CHEAP.... BTB https://www.ebay.ie/itm/133320653163?ul_noapp=true Factory weathered and its no 183 not 184 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 And so the bidding war starts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm171 kk Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 It's not going to be cheap now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I've said it before and I'll say it again. PM could do another run of BGMs and they would still sell like hot cakes. There's so many modelers getting into the Irish scene since they officially sold out, many of them interesting in the IR and IE eras. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 53 minutes ago, Railer said: There's so many modelers getting into the Irish scene since they officially sold out, many of them interesting in the IR and IE eras. We’ve seen the number of Customers at IRM almost quadruple in the last 4 years... with availability of stock the Irish railway Modelling space is definitely growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Railer said: I've said it before and I'll say it again. PM could do another run of BGMs and they would still sell like hot cakes. There's so many modelers getting into the Irish scene since they officially sold out, many of them interesting in the IR and IE eras. I agree, especially if the upfront tooling costs have been preserved, but we modellers are not party to PMs private arrangements with Bachmann, and issues like who owns the tooling and the IP (intellectual property, eg, CAD drawings, etc). I'm sure PM is focused on realising the potential of 121 for now. Could MM and IRM ever team up in the future? Who knows, but those murphy model baby GMs were the finest model locos I've ever come across, such was their detail combined with the best running chassis I've ever come across. Allows prototypical running especially low startup crawl speeds without any juddering or lurching, just smooth linear acceleration without any hesitation. Nothing worse than seeing a model diesel loco shuddering on start up, or jerking as the armature of the motor rotates and a stiff chassis or gearing causes staggered movement. MM 141 & 181 are the best runners I've ever come across. Edited February 1, 2020 by Noel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 hours ago, BosKonay said: We’ve seen the number of Customers at IRM almost quadruple in the last 4 years... with availability of stock the Irish railway Modelling space is definitely growing. Great to hear. Don't forget us back here in the Irish EU patch with your impressive runaway success in the UK with Accurascale. Some day in the appropriate future would love to see more 1950-1960s CIE two axle wagons from the IRM stable along with older CIE era coaching stock (ie pre-Cravens), and even 101s IRM/AS=German/Swiss modelling standards at GB prices. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 6 hours ago, BosKonay said: We’ve seen the number of Customers at IRM almost quadruple in the last 4 years... with availability of stock the Irish railway Modelling space is definitely growing. And proper order. It's been said here over and over again, but we owe you folks a great deal - keep up the excellent work. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, BosKonay said: We’ve seen the number of Customers at IRM almost quadruple in the last 4 years... with availability of stock the Irish railway Modelling space is definitely growing. Agree with Railer. The masses will never become interested in stock or eras that are not available to buy. Yes, some modelers will always create some amazing things but they will be unique to a layout or two for the most part. Availability brings its own market. 11 hours ago, Noel said: Don't forget us back here in the Irish EU patch with your impressive runaway success in the UK with Accurascale. Some day in the appropriate future would love to see more 1950-1960s CIE two axle wagons from the IRM stable along with older CIE era coaching stock (ie pre-Cravens), and even 101s Yes, please! Prototypically wide bodies that graced the broad gauges of Ireland, hard (not impossible) to recreate that from existing kit-bashes Edited February 2, 2020 by DiveController 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 9:55 PM, Noel said: Factory weathered and its no 183 not 184 Ah what’s in a number, I just got MM class 071 WEATHERED 085 for €153.45 so I’m a happy camper...... BTB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 40 minutes ago, burnthebox said: Ah what’s in a number, I just got MM class 071 WEATHERED 085 for €153.45 so I’m a happy camper...... BTB That's not a bad price at all......! Well done.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 16 hours ago, jhb171achill said: That's not a bad price at all......! Well done.... And £124 was a very fair price on eBay for the MM 183. Sense at last. There had been daft prices of €175 for these a few months ago. Well done to whoever got the successful winning bid in for the diminutive Murphy model baby GM. Clever too only one single bid with 5 seconds to go. When I was buying these on eBay 3/4 years ago I never bid until seconds to go with one bid which was the absolute max I was prepared to pay. Avoids auction fever and ding dong bidding with competitive mist overruling cold logic. With no time left if you lose you lose, no time nor chance to make silly higher bids. Mind you it was a pain setting a reminder or alarm on watch. Often went off when you were in the middle of a meal or out somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnthebox Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Noel said: And £124 was a very fair price on eBay for the MM 183. Sense at last. There had been daft prices of €175 for these a few months ago. Well done to whoever got the successful winning bid in for the diminutive Murphy model baby GM. Clever too only one single bid with 5 seconds to go. When I was buying these on eBay 3/4 years ago I never bid until seconds to go with one bid which was the absolute max I was prepared to pay. Avoids auction fever and ding dong bidding with competitive mist overruling cold logic. With no time left if you lose you lose, no time nor chance to make silly higher bids. Mind you it was a pain setting a reminder or alarm on watch. Often went off when you were in the middle of a meal or out somewhere. IT ALSO HELPS TO BE SIGNED IN TO EBAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO BID.....!!! BTB Edited February 3, 2020 by burnthebox 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, burnthebox said: IT ALSO HELPS TO BE SIGNED IN TO EBAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO BID.....!!! BTB Indeed! I found that out some years ago when I narrowly missed some railway artefacts that i wanted! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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