Garfield Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Ironroad said: Good analogy with the football club but sometimes it does happen and I have a lot of sympathy with Wexford70. Perhaps if the dream of a regular GSV came to be (I'd commit to 2 or 3) it might not be too far a step to getting a weedspray van from there. I'll keep the faith but fear I may be pushing up daisies before it is justified. We'd love to have them for ourselves as much as anybody else, but if we let our hearts rule our heads then we wouldn't last very long... 5 1 Quote
murphaph Posted September 2, 2020 Posted September 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Garfield said: We'd love to have them for ourselves as much as anybody else, but if we let our hearts rule our heads then we wouldn't last very long... Are you talking about regular mkl GSVs or specifically the weed spray variant here? For the weed spray variant I think it may never be viable as RTR unfortunately. Nobody (or at least very few people) needs more than one of them. I would have thought though that there were rakes of MM Cravens out there waiting for their mkI GSVs. I know I need around half a dozen as the Cravens ran in such short branch formations in my planned era so even one passenger coach in the train required a GSV. It's not like the mkIId and mkIII stock where you can say a rake of 8 coaches to one EGV or whatever. I know other people also hoping for a quality RTR GSV for the MM Cravens stock. I understand that the market right now may well be too small to make financial sense (and I would hope nobody here would advocate risking the entire venture for a single model) but hope that in time as the market grows, that a regular mkI GSV would become viable. Please don't see this as me telling you lads how to run your business. You're doing a fine job as it is. I just wanted to give my perspective as a "recently returned to the hobby" type customer. 2 Quote
BosKonay Posted September 2, 2020 Posted September 2, 2020 We have a planned roadmap that sees us through most of 2021 at the moment and are planning 2022-2023 right now. While we agree GSVs are a target there are more numerous options that make better sense in the short term particularly on the UK side (which effectively pays for the Irish models) Quote
murphaph Posted September 2, 2020 Posted September 2, 2020 That's great to hear. I'm patient enough to wait . In the meantime I'm sure there will be plenty of other interesting items to add to the collection! 2 Quote
Broithe Posted September 2, 2020 Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, BosKonay said: We have a planned roadmap that sees us through most of 2021 at the moment and are planning 2022-2023 right now. While we agree GSVs are a target there are more numerous options that make better sense in the short term particularly on the UK side (which effectively pays for the Irish models) "Roadmap" is, obviously, a hint that we're going to see Hino trucks? 2 2 Quote
ttc0169 Posted September 2, 2020 Posted September 2, 2020 Another package arrived....and was immediately put into service well done yet again gentlemen...... 5 Quote
Mayner Posted September 3, 2020 Posted September 3, 2020 I had a pleasant surprise this afternoon with the arrival of a weed spray pack just over a week since I placed the order, international mail service between the UK and Australasia seems to be getting back to normal. 6 Quote
Warbonnet Posted September 4, 2020 Author Posted September 4, 2020 25% weed spray Packs Remain! Thank you to everyone who has ordered our weed spray packs so far! With 75% sold in just over two weeks they have proved very popular indeed! Don't miss out on yours, order them before they go! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/weedspray-train Cheers! Fran 5 Quote
mphoey Posted September 7, 2020 Posted September 7, 2020 weedsprayers arrived today there beautiful first order that has arrived without an itemised list on the outside as well so box passed her custom checks even faster 2 1 Quote
DiveController Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 On 8/29/2020 at 9:42 AM, Warbonnet said: One in the next week (which is admittedly a little left field And a test in the water) and another later towards the end of September! Thirty days has September, April, June and November, all the rest ....... (was that the triple flat pack or did I miss something) Quote
Edo Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 37 minutes ago, DiveController said: Thirty days has September, April, June and November, all the rest ....... (was that the triple flat pack or did I miss something) September isn't over yet................and Fran mentioned something about an A Class update early in the coming week.............. 2 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Edo said: September isn't over yet................and Fran mentioned something about an A Class update early in the coming week.............. Hopefully, the announcement is that IRM, in order to combat bankruptcy and homelessness in their client base, won't have any A's other than A39R until after Christmas! 1 3 Quote
DoctorPan Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 I'm still holding out hope that it's an annoucement that A39r will come with 1:76 scale figures of Norman and Mike, complete with banana accesories 3 1 Quote
DiveController Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 1 hour ago, DJ Dangerous said: Hopefully, the announcement is that IRM, in order to combat bankruptcy and homelessness in their client base, won't have any A's other than A39R until after Christmas! Ah sure, you can live on the beach, You'll be fine, keep buying! 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 10 hours ago, DiveController said: Ah sure, you can live on the beach, You'll be fine, keep buying! ...But where do the models go? 1 Quote
RedRich Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 The wagons are really heavy especially the two with tanks only. They feel and look like they are far more expensive. I really like this pack Rich, 3 1 Quote
murphaph Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 Yeah the first thing you notice is the sheer weight of the box! 2 Quote
Warbonnet Posted October 6, 2020 Author Posted October 6, 2020 Hi everyone, We're just at the 10% mark left of these packs in stock. This will be a one off production run of the weedspray in this configuration, so make sure you dont miss out: https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/weedspray-train Cheers! Fran 5 2 Quote
Broithe Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 Well, I've decided to give up waiting for the clearance sale on these now... No need to rush posting them, I won't be there until Tuesday next week. 3 3 Quote
mphoey Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 if 10 percent left that means there were over 600 of them made wow 3 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted October 7, 2020 Posted October 7, 2020 Barely fifty packs left! It's brilliant to see IRM's products selling out so quickly! Great sign for the future, and for the growth of the Irish market itself. 1 Quote
murphaph Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 Yeah this is a fairly niche item yet it looks like selling out soon enough. It's surely a good positive sign for the future or RTR Irish models. The strongly hinted at rerun of the ballasts will see the ploughs sell out I'm sure too. 1 Quote
DiveController Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 16 hours ago, murphaph said: Yeah this is a fairly niche item yet it looks like selling out soon enough. It's surely a good positive sign for the future or RTR Irish models. The strongly hinted at rerun of the ballasts will see the ploughs sell out I'm sure too. Waiting on some CIE ballasts to run with CIE & IR ploughs, or gypsums, and blue Taras, and A classes (happy to wait) and AEC railcars, and CIE 'laminates', and 800 class, and Bandon tank and ....... 2 Quote
Ironroad Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 56 minutes ago, DiveController said: Waiting on some CIE ballasts to run with CIE & IR ploughs, or gypsums, and blue Taras, and A classes (happy to wait) and AEC railcars, and CIE 'laminates', and 800 class, and Bandon tank and ....... AEC Railcars and laminates, that brings a smile to my face and let's not forget Park Royals. But do you really believe we can hope for an 800? 1 Quote
DiveController Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) An 800? No idea. If IRM doesn't do it, none would. Would it sell? Absolutely! Now whether it would sell enough to make it worthwhile versus say an A class with 17 variants, I doubt that. I know that collectors would get one or multiples or three if 801 and 802 were available. Personally I would run mine especially if we had some 1950s laminate stock to go with it. The price point cannot be higher than paying nearly STG300 for a OOworks J15 or attempting to assemble an 800 in brass. Over the years, we have seen some fine examples by experienced brass builders and some not so fine ones by those attempting an 800 but unable to complete it to a satisfactory standard as a complicated build. One could commission your build but that would makes a pretty high price point also. Maybe you could sell it with some laminates as the newer Bachmann 00651 set which was produced both for the European market and also the US market. That set is still sought after even thought the loco is not entirely prototypical (but close) and the carriages are not prototypical. I have no doubt Park Royals will be produced at some point but whether I'll be around to see it I don't know Anyway to get back to topic, I bought a weed sprayer set for the flats and planned to repurpose the container and tanks. It arrived, the wife saw it and said it was a loverly little thing when I explained what it was for, so now I'lll have to look for some headboards with wasp stripes for one of my 141s. It can go on display for now I guess we'll need some 20' CIE tanks then too Edited October 10, 2020 by DiveController 1 Quote
Ironroad Posted October 9, 2020 Posted October 9, 2020 We are risking the IRE of the moderators for drifting off topic. But I agree with you. An 800 would sell to collectors and to those of us that want to would run it and it would be particularly attractive packaged as a train set as you suggest. Unfortunately given the time frames we have witnessed on the production of Irish models over the past 15 years or so I may not be around to see this. But closer to the topic of this thread, I think it's a safer bet to expect a tank wagon from IRM in the nearer term. Your wife is right. 1 Quote
Broithe Posted October 14, 2020 Posted October 14, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 6:16 PM, Broithe said: Well, I've decided to give up waiting for the clearance sale on these now... No need to rush posting them, I won't be there until Tuesday next week. Right, they arrived today - two hours after I did - perfect timing! The timing is good in another way, too - I note that my genuine Lisduff ballast has nearly disappeared in the last ten weeks - I'll be making a mix in the morning for a test run. Others have commented on the healthy weight of the box and it certainly is a 'solid' product - it was odd, though, that the green box on its own felt slightly heavier than when the whole lot was in the brown outer box. Guessing the weight of a held object can be very subjective. 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted October 30, 2020 Author Posted October 30, 2020 Only 23 left in stock, folks! 3 Quote
Warbonnet Posted November 13, 2020 Author Posted November 13, 2020 Down to 15 folks.... Don't miss out! 3 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted December 16, 2020 Author Posted December 16, 2020 Hi everyone, Check out this review of the Weed spray pack by BRM magazine https://www.world-of-railways.co.uk/reviews/irish-railway-models-cie-weed-spray-wagons/ We found a few more sets in our stock take, but we still only have 20 packs left. Don't miss out! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/collections/weedspray-train/products/cie-ir-42-flat-weedspray-triple-pack Cheers! Fran 3 Quote
Warbonnet Posted June 23, 2021 Author Posted June 23, 2021 Hi everyone, Stock taking has unearthed 5 packs of our weedsprayers. This is the last of them, so dont hesitate if you want one! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/products/cie-ir-42-flat-weedspray-triple-pack Cheers! Fran 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 What's the history of the weedspray train? The tanks on the 42' flats, are they the same tanks that were on the 20' (?) flats previously? And the 42' Weedspray ran from 2005 / 2006 until a year or two ago? When did the 20' Weedspray run from and until? Quote
Westcorkrailway Posted April 30, 2023 Posted April 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, DJ Dangerous said: What's the history of the weedspray train? The tanks on the 42' flats, are they the same tanks that were on the 20' (?) flats previously? And the 42' Weedspray ran from 2005 / 2006 until a year or two ago? When did the 20' Weedspray run from and until? I think the last time there was a loco hauled weed train was sometime around the start of covid. Around the same time the last IE BR gen van was withdrawn. Still awaiting scrap I understand Quote
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