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1 minute ago, DoctorPan said:

Mr Beckett and Mr Bodel for A39r crew too.

And the furry dice!  IRM folks - when you do A39 as it is now, I take it you're aware that on the DCDR there has been a tradition for a long time that all locos have furry dice in them! It's true.........goes back to the days of the "E" class being the main power........

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Another day, another A preview! This time we look at the latter years of these beauties, with the IR scheme of orange, black and white striping as worn from the late 80s onwards! Here we see 017 before CAWS guard and dayglo panels.

Once again some small tweaks are required, and the colour is washed out a bit in the pics (in person the orange is very good!) but overall it's looking very well!

Enjoy!

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Fancy 017? You can place your order here: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/017-a-class-locomotive

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Models are super and I'm enjoying the daily progression.  It's hard to think that this is the magnificence of our railway heritage and thanks to IRM for capturing it on this one.

Getting like Bingo now.  Sitting here waiting for my 2 numbers to come up.

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9 minutes ago, iarnrod said:

Just noticed one thing. In the photos of the real locos in the IR livery that JHB posted, the top white line on the bodyside extends across the top of the large bodyside grill, but on the model it doesn't. 

Indeed, something that will be corrected. This was missed on the decorated samples for some reason. The numbering and IR logo will be getting attention too.

Cheers!

Fran

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So glad I ordered one of those IR tippex ones despite it being slightly out of my era, I always thought that livery on the prototype looked fabulous. The detail seems even better than one could have hoped for, the roof detail, bogies, etc are sublime.

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14 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

Indeed, something that will be corrected. This was missed on the decorated samples for some reason. The numbering and IR logo will be getting attention too.

Cheers!

Fran

Thanks Fran. One of the models on my list. Looks amazing.

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Hi everyone,

Today its IR with dayglo panels in the form of 036! A personal favourite and how I remember them best towards the end (though Black and tan runs it close!)

Again, there usual caveats apply, we will be making changes! 

Cheers!

Fran

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Order yours here! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/a-class-locomotive/products/036-a-class-locomotive

Cheers!

Fran

 

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Happy Friday, everyone! The last of our decorated samples for view are a smorgasbord of painted bodies the factory sent to us, showing some additional liveries for sign off. Some of these are different numbers on the same livery like A30 and 054, but we also get the see the gorgeous lined green and utilitarian plain black liveries of the 1960s!
 
The odd snail is missing here, and tweak is needed there, but we're well on course.
 
We hope you enjoyed this daily reveal and our findings are being conveyed to the factory next week. After that we can move onto production! We will also have a preview of A Class sound coming up in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for that!
 
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24 minutes ago, Railer said:

No light green sample?

Hi Railer,

No, not yet.

4 minutes ago, Midland Man said:

I am still thinking about getting one new or waiting until the second hand market gets its hands on them.

Well, if you look at the price of 141s these days on the second hand market it makes financial sense to buy new, as once these go, they're gone! Price seems to go up when anything sells out. But up to you. 

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Fran

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1 hour ago, Midland Man said:

I am still thinking about getting one new or waiting until the second hand market gets its hands on them.

I'd buy now if I were you and sell for a profit later - RTR Irish models seem to be in serious demand and the price is reflected accordingly in second hand sales......how much of this is "tulip" fever - speculating on increasing value - or is genuine demand for expanding interest in the hobby - I dont know.

As I expected - the lined green looks fantastic - time to dig deep again. I think I'll be changing my ship to address as if all the As i bought arrive together......god.....there might be carnage......

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38 minutes ago, Edo said:

I'd buy now if I were you and sell for a profit later - RTR Irish models seem to be in serious demand and the price is reflected accordingly in second hand sales......how much of this is "tulip" fever - speculating on increasing value - or is genuine demand for expanding interest in the hobby - I dont know.

As I expected - the lined green looks fantastic - time to dig deep again. I think I'll be changing my ship to address as if all the As i bought arrive together......god.....there might be carnage......

This forum now has almost 1400 members, and IRM numbers some 1750 registered customers of our models - so it's clear the market is growing by being catered for and promoted!

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