Popular Post Warbonnet Posted October 16, 2020 Popular Post Posted October 16, 2020 Hi everyone, Today (October 16th) is a bit of a landmark day for IRM as it is 5 years since we broke cover publicly for the first time! From a chat online, to a few pints in a pub to something which has well, gotten way out of hand, we have come a long way in a short period of time. There has been some great moments along the way, and some set backs too (typhoons, our social event thwarted by snow!) but we are delighted to be here and to have you with us along the way too. Without your support and purchases, there would be no IRM after all! A couple of weeks after we announced ourselves to the world on this very forum, our good friends at South Dublin Model Railway Club gave us some space at the last minute at their Blackrock Hallowe'en show. We will be forever grateful to all the model railway clubs in the land who have supported and hosted us over the years at shows and clubrooms. To show our appreciation to you all for your support, we are doing a very rare sale as a thank you for this weekend! We have reduced all our IRM in stock items on the website by 10%! Just simply add your weedspray, cement bubbles, plough vans or spoils to the basket and you will get 10% off at the check-out! This sale is open till lunchtime on Monday, or while stocks last! We would also like to hear of your IRM related stories or memories and see some pictures or videos of our models on your layout or in your collections in the comments below. Cheers once again for all your support and here's to more models in the future! Fran (on behalf of the IRM / Accurascale team!) 22 2 Quote
Edo Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 Congratulations Guys - 5 years is a serious achievement. Hopefully many more to come aswell. 2 1 Quote
murphaph Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 Yeah congratulations. Long may it continue! 1 1 Quote
PJR Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 Congratulations lads, a great achievement with brilliant models to the market both in Ireland and Uk. Well done to all. 2 1 Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 What a lovely post, and what a lovely way to celebrate with your clients! Thank you for all you have done for us, and long may it continue. Congratulations!!! 1 Quote
Strimmers Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 Great stuff guys here's to the next 5 years 1 1 Quote
mphoey Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 thank you for 5 wonderful years of giving us what we want and heres to the next 5 of emptying our bank accounts to give us great irish models 3 1 Quote
ttc0169 Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 Dreams became a reality when IRM came onto the Irish model railway scene.....congratulations lads, keep up the great work. 5 2 2 Quote
Warbonnet Posted October 16, 2020 Author Posted October 16, 2020 Thanks everyone! Been a great response to the sale too. Much appreciated and enjoy the bargains! 3 Quote
StevieB Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 The first five years have been wonderful for those modelling the Irish rail scene. Here’s to the next five years. Stephen 2 1 Quote
connollystn Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 It's my brother's birthday also. Mind, you guys [IRM] have done more in the last five years that he has his whole life. Congratulations and a big thank you for all of the wonderful models you've created. 2 1 Quote
enniscorthyman Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 Congratulations to IRM.I started out on the old MSN site back in 2007 and have seen the growth in Irish model railways with the launch of the MM 141/181 locos.Its been amazing to see the success of IRM and long may it continue. 5 1 Quote
Noel Posted October 16, 2020 Posted October 16, 2020 Looking forward to all the new Irish model releases over the next 5 years 1 1 Quote
Wexford70 Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 has anyone had difficulty receiving the 10% discount on the site? Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Wexford70 said: has anyone had difficulty receiving the 10% discount on the site? It comes off your bill at the very end. No problem when snapping up some Ballast Ploughs... Won't be long before there are no IR ones left! 2 1 Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Five years ago I was a North American / Canadian modeller. I had actually sold a few Canadian items to this strange fellow called Fran from Dublin. I had purchased a few Murphy items like the GM's and the Cravens but only for display. I had always been reluctant to get to involved with Irish modelling due to the lack of quality RTR wagons. Then IRM appeared and I thought I would support it by buying a few packs of ballast wagons!! The rest is history. Thanks lads for supplementing Murphy Models Locos and coaches with fantastic wagons. The ballast wagons first. Then the bubbles. What's nicer and more Irish than these with a coupl of Baby GM's leading! Brillant. Then the Taras just crying out for an A Class! 10 1 Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Then the liners another classic with Bells and also with containers thanks to C-Rail The Fertiliser wagons just renew childhood memories. The ferts were basically the only wagons on the Derry line apart from departmentals. 5 1 Quote
NIRCLASS80 Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Then we all needed a drink after all the excitement! And finally the ballast needed a van! 5 1 Quote
JasonB Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 I've always been quite vocal in my support of IRM. And I'm sure everyone is in agreement what's been achieved in such a short space of time has been seriously impressive. With each release, the bar seems to get pushed that little bit higher, but my personal favourite to date has got to be the Bulk Cement wagon. To watch 18 of these little beauties running behind an 071 is a dream come true, for me anyway. Congrats on the last five years guys, and thank you for the wonderful wagons to date. Long may it continue. 7 1 Quote
Edo Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Evening all A bit of a yellow "salute" in honour of the 5 year anniversary - hopefully pulled next year by an A class or 3...... About this time 3 years ago I was not in a good place mentally - working crazy hours and days , stressed to the last...essentially on a TGV to total burnout and meltdown....one evening I was halfway thru my near daily half bottle of gin and i saw something on the TV about model railways and it lit a fire..next day...i borrowed a unused set off one of my relations and just the simple act of setting up an oval and watching a GWR engine and 2 carriages whizzing around was so calming and distracting for me and was the start of a journey back from the brink.....I then started looking around for Irish stuff and I found this place.....and ye have been stuck with me ever since! Thanks again Ed 20201017_211315.mp4 12 2 1 Quote
murphaph Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Well that's the best story of all Edo. Really fantastic. And some people dismiss our hobby as pointless! 2 1 Quote
Sleeper Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Those green boxes just keep getting higher and higher in the attic. Well done lads keep up the good work 4 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, murphaph said: Well that's the best story of all Edo. Really fantastic. And some people dismiss our hobby as pointless! Absolutely spot on -thanks @Edo. 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted October 18, 2020 Author Posted October 18, 2020 Hi everyone, Many thanks for the pictures and stories. We really get a great buzz about seeing IRM on layouts, weathered up, catalogued and collected and overall enjoyed. We set out as hobbyists to fulfil a gap in our hobby on the back of an outcry on the forum. @BosKonaybrought us together and the rest they say is history! We're proud of what we have achieved and very lucky to take it to full time status. However, personally, I am blown away by @Edo's story. It's brilliant that a hobby can make a difference for us and take us in a new, better direction. 2020 will go down as one of the toughest years ever for us all I am sure but hopefully the forum and IRM can keep us in escapism together while we go through these strange times. It's what the forum is about and what this hobby is about too. We are working away on new projects and we think you are really going to like our next all new announcement. Tooling is underway and from now on we are announcing with tooling samples only to cut down on waiting times. However, this still gives a number of months to save up those pennies until delivery. In the meantime we've extended the sale to 2pm tomorrow. Remember, it's for in stock IRM items and the discount is automatically removed at the check out. Enjoy the bargains, stay safe, enjoy the forum and the hobby! It is, after all, the perfect way to spend the winter months especially during any lock down situations we may find ourselves in! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/ Cheers! Fran 16 1 Quote
Noel Posted October 18, 2020 Posted October 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Warbonnet said: Hi everyone, Many thanks for the pictures and stories. We really get a great buzz about seeing IRM on layouts, weathered up, catalogued and collected and overall enjoyed. We set out as hobbyists to fulfil a gap in our hobby on the back of an outcry on the forum. @BosKonaybrought us together and the rest they say is history! We're proud of what we have achieved and very lucky to take it to full time status. However, personally, I am blown away by @Edo's story. It's brilliant that a hobby can make a difference for us and take us in a new, better direction. 2020 will go down as one of the toughest years ever for us all I am sure but hopefully the forum and IRM can keep us in escapism together while we go through these strange times. It's what the forum is about and what this hobby is about too. We are working away on new projects and we think you are really going to like our next all new announcement. Tooling is underway and from now on we are announcing with tooling samples only to cut down on waiting times. However, this still gives a number of months to save up those pennies until delivery. In the meantime we've extended the sale to 2pm tomorrow. Remember, it's for in stock IRM items and the discount is automatically removed at the check out. Enjoy the bargains, stay safe, enjoy the forum and the hobby! It is, after all, the perfect way to spend the winter months especially during any lock down situations we may find ourselves in! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/ Cheers! Fran Yes some history. I remember well a PM advising me you had a friend who might be making some high quality A class locos. And then it all started with the humble ballast wagon, would it work, could an Irish startup company with no track record in IMP produce a model, how long would it take, would the quality be there, would Irish modellers help fund pre-orders for a model to be delivered perhaps in 18 months or two years time? Well the answers proved, yes, yes and yes. Please don't forget us now that you've conquered the UK before you take on the USA market. Looking forward to the next five years. In the beginning there was the ubiqutious ballast And the ballast was good so bubbles were needed to run over it upon a track to bring cement to make sleepers And Stephen said let there be ore for the fertiliser factories to be built And so it came to pass, And Fran said let there be nutrients to fertilise the static grass, and it was pleasing to see And Richie said let there be container flats to bring produce to every market in the land and fuel the economy And Patrick said it was good, let us put a container upon a ship to sail the south china seas and bring back A classes And so they sat on a mountain top for forty minutes and forty pints, and proclaimed to the valleys, fetch thee a shovel, and belt thee the the resin A class with thine holy shovel of antioch, and bring forth a new era with a new A class worthy of the new promised land. And so it came to pass during those days. And then the wise men looked across the valleys and the seas, and said look yonder, there is a fertile land across the seas yet unharvested, let us bring forth our produce, scale their mountains with detail and amaze all in every village and evert hamlet. Let us show what's possible with innovation, vision and determination. And we all rejoiced and made much rail noise, and sprung buffer clashing as stock rolled bountifully over the green and fertile land bringing fertiliser, ore, grain and cement north south east and west. And it was pleasing to see, and pleasing to haul. Thank you. Keep it up. Looking forward to hauling stock behind the holy A class and whatever comes next. 5 1 Quote
Warbonnet Posted October 19, 2020 Author Posted October 19, 2020 Thanks everyone. Just over an hour left in our sale. Don't miss out. Ending at 2pm! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/ 3 Quote
burnthebox Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Congratulations to all in IRM on a job so exceedingly well done, that was a very quick 5 yrs, but you guys didn’t hang about, every model you’ve produced is of a level not witnessed in Irish railway modelling before now, & long may it continue, as to a favourite model, I have to say that the Taras are just awesome, so take 17 bows, you deserve it, Paul 2 1 Quote
mphoey Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 On 19/10/2020 at 12:54 PM, Warbonnet said: Thanks everyone. Just over an hour left in our sale. Don't miss out. Ending at 2pm! https://irishrailwaymodels.com/ snuck in one extra order dont tell her 1 Quote
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