IRM A Class Now In Production! Here's why you should get your pre-orders in sooner than later...

[Westcorkrailway]

44 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

Cast, like the real thing, only smaller! 

Keep that cast handy lads, i see a good key chain opertunity!

[Broithe]

1 hour ago, Warbonnet said:

Cast, like the real thing, only smaller! 

Or further away?

[Colin R]

11 hours ago, murphaph said:

Sad to think most of those builders plates probably ended up being melted down.

Hay Murphaph I wonder how much people would pay if you could make a replica works plate say in resin 

[murphaph]

I'd buy one Colin!

[patrick]

A55 on a short goods on the South Waterford line in the late sixties. Apart from the brake van which is scratch built all the wagons are Provincial Wagons kits. These kits are not at all difficult to build. Painting is even easier, all you need is rattle can of grey or brown paint. No masking required. 

 

Edited October 16, 2021 by patrick

[jhb171achill]

15 hours ago, patrick said:

A55 on a short goods on the South Waterford line in the late sixties.

O U T S T A N D I N G !!!

Registers particularly well with me tonight, as Barry Carse & I have just cycled on the Waterford greenway.....

One my all-time favourite layouts. Captures the atmosphere of those times better than just about anything!

18 hours ago, Colin R said:

Hay Murphaph I wonder how much people would pay if you could make a replica works plate say in resin 

It would depend on how many were made, and of what material. Most of the cost would be design and setting it all up, so a low "print run" would make the sale price outlandishly expensive for a replica.

I would buy one too, I reckon - but how many of all of us would?

Edited October 17, 2021 by jhb171achill
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[Sleeper]

Finally got a chance to run my A39, well impressed

[leslie10646]

2 hours ago, patrick said:

A55 on a short goods on the South Waterford line in the late sixties. Apart from the brake van which is scratch built all the wagons are Provincial Wagons kits. These kits are not at all difficult to build. Painting is even easier, all you need is rattle can of grey or brown paint. No masking required. 

 

Thanks, Patrick, the dollar bills are in the post! Actually, seeing the black A Class, makes me sorry I didn't opt for one - looks good on the goods!

As always, the layout looks great - very impressed by the autumnal colours in the trees - do you change them to suit the season?

Get your kits from Lorna at Wexford next Sunday (24th).

PS She ain't got cattle wagons (e-mail /PM me if you need some), but corrugateds, H vans, double beets and my delightful GSWR brake van are all in the Dublin stock.

 

[WRENNEIRE]

5 hours ago, Colin R said:

Hay Murphaph I wonder how much people would pay if you could make a replica works plate say in resin 

Original MV in brass and the painted one is a cast of it.

 

[patrick]

A42 is proving to be a favourite among visitors to the South Waterford Line.

 

Edited October 17, 2021 by patrick

[patrick]

3 hours ago, leslie10646 said:

Thanks, Patrick, the dollar bills are in the post! Actually, seeing the black A Class, makes me sorry I didn't opt for one - looks good on the goods!

As always, the layout looks great - very impresse

 

 

[patrick]

3 hours ago, leslie10646 said:

 

As always, the layout looks great - very impressed by the autumnal colours in the trees - do you change them to suit the season?

 

 

The layout is set in early October Leslie, in order to run beet trains. The year is currently 1974 but I'm slowly acquiring stock for a 1967 operating session. 

[Patrick Davey]

Still mesmerised by this stunning loco

[TimO]

If this fabulous atmospheric photo doesn’t increase demand for A42 ( and a few PW goods wagons) I don’t know what will. Delighted to see this loco at home on a layout. 

[leslie10646]

Dare I say it, Mr Davey, but I prefer the green livery with the stripe as you have above.

You've set me wondering if a green A Class ever ran over the Antrim Branch - Black 'n Tan B Class certainly did (albeit infrequently).

By the way, a very nice job with the point rodding.

Mr Dillane, I should have known that you would grow trees appropriate to the beet season.

 

[Patrick Davey]

1 hour ago, leslie10646 said:

Dare I say it, Mr Davey, but I prefer the green livery with the stripe as you have above.

You've set me wondering if a green A Class ever ran over the Antrim Branch - Black 'n Tan B Class certainly did (albeit infrequently).

By the way, a very nice job with the point rodding.

Mr Dillane, I should have known that you would grow trees appropriate to the beet season.

 

Thank you Mr. McAllister!

[Patrick Davey]

I see A46 has now sold out - glad I got mine! 

[Mayner]

Another package arrived this morning. Time for a photo before A23r relocates to a display case!

Possibly July-Aug 1971 recently re-powered A23r arrives in Keadue with an early morning a trip working from Sligo before working an overnight goods to the North Wall.

 

At one stage there were plans for a Broad gauge Collonney-Arigna line and even a  proposal in the early 1902 to convert the C&L to Broad gauge!

 

[DiveController]

To be honest I was thinking of getting a second one in dark green, but alas! Surprising that this sold so quickly like the BnT livery, must have been in smaller quantities. Were many painted into the dark green? Was considering a renumber.

Might also do a light green with a stripe if I get brave enough

[murphaph]

Maybe @WRENNEIRE has a dark green one available? If not, someone will sell one on eBay. IRM might even find one down the back of the sofa when doing a tidy up when the dust has settled. They have certainly found stuff before during the stock take. Maybe ask can you reserve one if one turns up?

[John-r]

I really do hope the lads find some spare A46s behind the sofa, I sat on the fence a bit too long and when I saw the above photos, though they looked smashing,said I'll get one, then gone, Any help anyone, thanks.

[Warbonnet]

I'm afraid they're all gone, folks. Turned out to be a really popular livery made in the same quantity of IR and BNT locos. We're really running low in several other liveries too, so I wouldn't hang about reserving ones you like. 

Cheers!

Fran 

[Westcorkrailway]

To be fair, we all had fair warning that when there gone, that’s it.

 

im sure at this early stage a private dealer or marks still has them

[Georgeconna]

Gone from Marks or never in stock.

[connollystn]

Correct me if I'm mistaken but there will be a regular on here who'll be attending the Wexford Model Railway Club open day next Sunday [24th inst] and he might have a few of the said As for sale. He's pulled a few rabbits* out of the hat for me.

*Not actual rabbits but a few rare model railway items I was lookoing for. 

[Irishswissernie]

These 2 arrived today. Only A42 outstanding now as it was ordered 18 September last year and no notification yet, whereas these 2 were only ordered  in July this year

[Georgeconna]

They look perfectly at home there Ernie.

[Noel]

14 hours ago, Mayner said:

Another package arrived this morning. Time for a photo before A23r relocates to a display case!

Possibly July-Aug 1971 recently re-powered A23r arrives in Keadue with an early morning a trip working from Sligo before working an overnight goods to the North Wall.

 

At one stage there were plans for a Broad gauge Collonney-Arigna line and even a  proposal in the early 1902 to convert the C&L to Broad gauge!

 

John, glad to see your model made it halfway around the world all the way to New Zealand so quickly. My loco orders haven't yet made it 20km from Dublin.

[Warbonnet]

5 minutes ago, Noel said:

John, glad to see your model made it halfway around the world all the way to New Zealand so quickly. My loco orders haven't yet made it 20km from Dublin.

Hi Noel,

As you said you were away last week we held them for you. Would you like us to release them now for you?

Cheers!

Fran 

[Noel]

5 minutes ago, Warbonnet said:

Hi Noel,

As you said you were away last week we held them for you. Would you like us to release them now for you?

Cheers!

Fran 

Thanks Fran, but did I ask for them to be 'held'?

On what charges are they being held for pending 'release'?   

[DJ Dangerous]

19 minutes ago, Noel said:

John, glad to see your model made it halfway around the world all the way to New Zealand so quickly. My loco orders haven't yet made it 20km from Dublin.

Jesus, Noel, do you ever stop moaning?

Seriously, bitching about the lads on YouTube, on RMWeb, on here, there's no end.

You posted here about a bazillion times that you were going away, now you're moaning because the locos didn't arrive while you were away.

Maybe you don't mean to attack non-stop, but just think before you type, please!

[Warbonnet]

1 minute ago, Noel said:

Thanks Fran, but did I ask for them to be 'held'?

On what charges are they being held for pending 'release'?   

We just like to be proactive is all. We didnt want your As sitting on a step or getting wet and to save you a trip to your local sorting centre, so we thought to hold off for a few days would be wise. I have released them for you so should get wrapped and packed tomorrow, all going well.

Cheers!

Fran 

[Blaine]

27 minutes ago, Noel said:

John, glad to see your model made it halfway around the world all the way to New Zealand so quickly. My loco orders haven't yet made it 20km from Dublin.

Ah god love ye chicken, ill light a little candle for you if thats ok x

[irishthump]

7 hours ago, Westcorkrailway said:

To be fair, we all had fair warning that when there gone, that’s it.

 

 

Never ceases to amaze me. The people who, despite the warnings about limited stock, still turn around and whinge when they miss the boat on these!

[GSR 800]

5 minutes ago, irishthump said:

Never ceases to amaze me. The people who, despite the warnings about limited stock, still turn around and whinge when they miss the boat on these!

The threads name and all..