IRM 1960s wish list

[Noel]

Would love if some day in the future IRM decided to produce any of the following. Wishful thinking I know but no harm in asking. Now that I have so much IRM stock I'm restless to have the same quality for old coaching stock and older goods wagons.    No harm in just asking. 

• CIE Park Royal mainline coaches
• CIE Laminate/Bredin coaches
• CIE AEC 2600 class DMU (I know I know a DMU  but its old and ran in the 50s and 60s and 70s)
• CIE ex-2600 Push pull suburban sets
• BR mk1 GSV
• CIE 20/30 ton brake vans

IFM IR/IE Park Royal Resin RTR in later tippex livery - can only imagine one done to IRM's amazing specs

IFM CIE Laminate Resin model RTR

CIE 20 Ton brake Van RTR 3D

BR Mk1 GSV (BSK or BCK variant) - Only Silverfox RTR available at the moment.

IRM have raised the bar so high they are making us hungry for more Irish stock to their hyper standards. 

[gm171 kk]

I'd say an Mk1 GSV is in the pipeline considering the rest of the modern weedspray rake is to be produced. High up on my wishlist also. 

Edited February 23, 2020 by gm171 kk

[NIRCLASS80]

MK1 GSV please.

[jhb171achill]

As far as RTR is concerned:

2 or 3 varieties of laminates / 1950s CIE coaches

AEC cars in GNR (UTA, NIR) styles, and CIE styles.

Palvan

Outside-panelled GSR / CIE goods van

K15 coach (GNR brown, GNR navy / cream, CIE green, black'n'tan, UTA green, NIR maroon / grey)

"C" class

NCC "Jeep".

80 class railcar set, at least in original and "wasp lining" liveries

MPD railcar 

[DART8118]

All of what's on Noel's wish list and don't forget lighting and passengers.

8118

[StevieB]

I’m up for everything that both Noel and JHB have suggested. Probably top of my list would be C/201’s, AEC railcars and palvans.

Stephen

[mphoey]

the mk1 van is a definate but which type as theres 2 different ones pleanty of liveries  available for them as well.

i would agree that people are a main thing missing as in pacific irish people that you cant get 

plus i would love to see irm do an emu and a steam loco 

[DiveController]

2 or 3 varieties of laminates / 1950s CIE coaches

AEC cars in GNR and CIE styles

2548/2549- full luggage/parcels

Early CIE TPO w BnT without equipment for 70s version(yea, I know, don't say it)

 I'd take steam to go with the AECs and ooworks J15s and Cs if they came. Hoping for a little variety from 70s freights (but fully understand P42 in terms of models and finances) 

[Broithe]

For anybody wanting a small shunting layout.

This would be fairly easy to scale down to 1/76 and shove a motor in.

Picking up power from the rails would be an issue, but it could be battery powered and radio controlled.

The recharging port could be hidden by the tail.

The aerial could be hidden in the reins.

It wouldn't need to be re-gaugeable for 21mm.

Tractive effort could be an issue. It would need to be as heavy as possible, or perhaps magnets in the hooves, and running on a steel sheet hidden by ground cover material?

Uncoupling might still need to be manual.

It is going to be difficult, though, to sort out a small enough speaker with sufficient bass response.

The technology could then move on into cattle, and possibly even sheep.

Poultry could be possible eventually, with only two legs to deal with, but fowl and flying birds in general will be a good few years away yet.

But, we shouldn't count our chickens before they're hatched (that would be a difficult feature to incorporate).

Probably not reasonable to expect this much before 2028.

[Mol_PMB]

Very nice, is there an stl file download? 

 

 

[Horsetan]

On 11/4/2026 at 12:04 PM, Broithe said:

For anybody wanting a small shunting layout.

This would be fairly easy to scale down to 1/76 and shove a motor in.

Picking up power from the rails would be an issue, but it could be battery powered and radio controlled.

The recharging port could be hidden by the tail.

The aerial could be hidden in the reins.

It wouldn't need to be re-gaugeable for 21mm.

Tractive effort could be an issue. It would need to be as heavy as possible, or perhaps magnets in the hooves, and running on a steel sheet hidden by ground cover material?

Uncoupling might still need to be manual.

It is going to be difficult, though, to sort out a small enough speaker with sufficient bass response.

The technology could then move on into cattle, and possibly even sheep.

Poultry could be possible eventually, with only two legs to deal with, but fowl and flying birds in general will be a good few years away yet.

But, we shouldn't count our chickens before they're hatched (that would be a difficult feature to incorporate).

Probably not reasonable to expect this much before 2028.

Nanotechnology potentially makes this possible 

[jhb171achill]

On 11/4/2026 at 12:04 PM, Broithe said:

For anybody wanting a small shunting layout.

This would be fairly easy to scale down to 1/76 and shove a motor in.

Picking up power from the rails would be an issue, but it could be battery powered and radio controlled.

The recharging port could be hidden by the tail.

The aerial could be hidden in the reins.

It wouldn't need to be re-gaugeable for 21mm.

Tractive effort could be an issue. It would need to be as heavy as possible, or perhaps magnets in the hooves, and running on a steel sheet hidden by ground cover material?

Uncoupling might still need to be manual.

It is going to be difficult, though, to sort out a small enough speaker with sufficient bass response.

The technology could then move on into cattle, and possibly even sheep.

Poultry could be possible eventually, with only two legs to deal with, but fowl and flying birds in general will be a good few years away yet.

But, we shouldn't count our chickens before they're hatched (that would be a difficult feature to incorporate).

Probably not reasonable to expect this much before 2028.

IRM told me only fifteen days ago that their model of it (with REAL hair) will be on sale next month. It can be bought on its own, DC or DCC, with extra options - 

1. With a Douglas Horse Tram

2. With real hay

3. With a Fintona Horse Tram.

Hooves can be supplied to scale 3ft or 5 fut 3 gauges.

The accurascale version has 4’8.5” hooves.

[airfixfan]

Available again on April 1 2027 only!

[leslie10646]

The working model of "Dick" the horse, had better come with:

a) Tram

b) little boy as driver (see below)

c) Class PP and suitable train for diorama background.

1957 view by Lance King, copyright IRRS.

[Broithe]

30 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

The working model of "Dick" the horse, had better come with:

a) Tram

b) little boy as driver (see below)

c) Class PP and suitable train for diorama background.

1957 view by Lance King, copyright IRRS.

Dick does look to have a black chassis in that picture.

Is there an official record of the livery details?

[Mol_PMB]

6 hours ago, Broithe said:

Dick does look to have a black chassis in that picture.

Is there an official record of the livery details?

I believe that the chassis details were inappropriate for a horse of that name?

[Tullygrainey]

10 hours ago, Broithe said:

Is there an official record of the livery details?

The only livery details available pertain to the size of the stall, and the quantity of hay provided each week. 

Edited yesterday at 10:30 by Tullygrainey
typo

[Broithe]

3 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

I believe that the chassis details were inappropriate for a horse of that name?

I wonder if some unnecessary parts were removed? Possibly for use elsewhere or as spares.

 

On 11/4/2026 at 12:14 PM, Mol_PMB said:

Very nice, is there an stl file download? 

I'm not aware of an stl, but there's a good chance that somebody on here has an sti.

[Mol_PMB]

As far as I’m aware, Dick was a mare, and therefore the details of the coupling equipment on the chassis would have been different. 

[leslie10646]

4 hours ago, Mol_PMB said:

I believe that the chassis details were inappropriate for a horse of that name?

Despite the name, apparently these Gee gees were always MARES!!!!

So tube arrangements might be more complicated?

[Horsetan]

1 hour ago, Broithe said:

...I'm not aware of an stl, but there's a good chance that somebody on here has an sti.

The name's O'Rea. Gon O'Rea.