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12 minutes ago, flange lubricator said:

C233 & C234 were re-engined in 1965/65 with MD650 Maybach engines.

Some slight visual differences in the Maybach engined locos and the C and later B GM versions .

No GM headlight 

One of the side port hole windows covered in as illustrated in this picture from Ernies Railway Archive 

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Lots of variations in the C , B201 locos for any manufacturer considering doing it hint hint....................

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On 11/4/2022 at 12:44 PM, connollystn said:

Can't think why anyone bought them in the first place, were Irish modellers that desperate, REALLY?

Remember many of us were glad to have the Silver Fox model in order to build and enjoy a layout which represented CIE from the fifties to the nineties before the IRM model came along. All of us accept some compromise in order to achieve our goals of building a realistic layout and I for one was very happy to have the Silver Fox models, four of them, which despite their shortcomings were important for the big picture of the South Waterford Line. Admittedly they were mostly run on through trains where they received less scrutiny!   I have said it before that the availability of an A class was a deciding factor for me to switch to Irish modelling over ten years ago. Have we forgotten how few Irish models were available before IRM came along?

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52 minutes ago, connollystn said:

Enough about the Silver Fox's, it's the silver As is where it's at. Hopefully there'll be some suitable stock produced shortly to run with these beauts.

Are you on some sort of commission or bonus scheme from IRM? 

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1 hour ago, minister_for_hardship said:

Please point out where one could have a rtr A class pre IRM for those of us who aren't workbench wizards?

You'd hardly call the SF A a work of wizardry! Anyway, that's all history now, we should be looking forward to I.R.M. announcing fantastic new models. I have my credit card on standby.

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13 hours ago, JasonB said:

Are you on some sort of commission or bonus scheme from IRM? 

Wish I was. It was Euvirail's review of the A1 which prompted me to purchase the A30 (A1 was sold out by then) and there are a few other versions of the I.R.M. A class I wished I'd purchased also. I'm not chained to any particular era or strict prototypical consists - I'd be comfortable oprating a silver A with a set of Mark IIIs. While I type this response the A30 is gleaming in the sunshine which is highlighting the exquisite details - it's a joy to behold. 

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14 hours ago, patrick said:

The IRM A class is the wrong gauge. Even the silver one!

You'll find, no matter which livery, that this issue isn't unique to modellers of Irish railway prototypes.

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On 25/4/2022 at 8:50 AM, connollystn said:

You'll find, no matter which livery, that this issue isn't unique to modellers of Irish railway prototypes.

Anyway on code 75 track that's well ballasted we get away with the narrow gauge look of 00 track. (ie 16.5mm instead of 21mm).

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Just now, BosKonay said:

Once they’re gone they’re gone :) 

I've a chest full of your fabulous A classes! :) The are not going anywhere, except a few might go to model Athenry or Ennis. 

The holy grail of vintage CIE

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The best decision I made was in addition to my IR variants to secure a specimen of each of the silver and green A's to work a steam-diesel transition era layout I will someday build. I'd be raging if I'd let them slip through my fingers. I have the bookends so to speak, the earliest 4 and latest 6 A's.

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15 minutes ago, WRENNEIRE said:

Still wondering if I should open a couple of boxes.......

 

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Dangerous posting evidence like that, ladies do look at the internet.

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19 minutes ago, Noel said:

Dangerous posting evidence like that, ladies do look at the internet.

He should be safe enough, there's no cats in the picture.

 

I've been told that a few boxes might have fallen off on the long train journey, but you would have to pay in Roubles.

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Sadly this month pay check has already been spent, thanks to the hike in both gas and electric costs. If I could find away to have one on hold I would certainly do it.

Colin

  

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What I really want is some coaching stock for my silver [A30] and black [A55] locomotives to haul. I'm quite surprised that there are still some A30s available. I know that some people say that it's not in 'their' era but I'd certainly recommend just buying it - if for display purposes only as it really gleams on a nice sun shiney day like, today.

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4 hours ago, DJ Dangerous said:

That's either too much or not enough. 71 things would be awesome but 22000 things would be better.

we got a categoric no about a baby GM but little was mentioned about the big boy during that discussion ;) 

 

hmm a DMU, maybe thats why we didnt get southern MK2 liveries this time around.. I wouldnt say no to a tokyu or alstom unit in fairness........ they were around long enough to merit interest across many eras  :D 

 

 

4 hours ago, connollystn said:

What I really want is some coaching stock for my silver [A30] and black [A55] locomotives to haul. I'm quite surprised that there are still some A30s available. I know that some people say that it's not in 'their' era but I'd certainly recommend just buying it - if for display purposes only as it really gleams on a nice sun shiney day like, today.

and im dying for some toothpaste coaches, although i think they are coming sooner or later

 

9 hours ago, BosKonay said:

So many things underway  we’ll have lots soon 👍

c'mon give us a hint. Ballast B sold out last night 😆

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