chris_irl Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Marks models and The Model Shop have come together with Bachmann to produce the new JJA Autoballasters in Irish Rail colours. The real thing: Very similar to JJAs in nearly all respects So good news you may think, I certainly did on hearing it first, but with the good comes the slightly unfortunate: 95 EUR for a pack of 2! Compared to the Railtrack JJA which is 35 EUR for one. Pity there's such a premium but it's going to be a limited short run so to an extent is to be expected. And you'll need 5-6 for a prototypical train. Not to many other details available as yet. http://irishrailwaymodeller.yuku.com/topic/679/RTR-Iarnrod-Eireann-Autoballasters#.Tq91InJ0n7U Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted November 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2011 Marks models and The Model Shop have come together with Bachmann to produce the new JJA Autoballasters in Irish Rail colours. The real thing: Very similar to JJAs in nearly all respects So good news you may think, I certainly did on hearing it first, but with the good comes the slightly unfortunate: 95 EUR for a pack of 2! Compared to the Railtrack JJA which is 35 EUR for one. Pity there's such a premium but it's going to be a limited short run so to an extent is to be expected. And you'll need 5-6 for a prototypical train. Not to many other details available as yet. http://irishrailwaym...rs#.Tq91InJ0n7U The twin pack will consist of a generator and a non generator, as they normally run it sets of four with one genny and three non-genny, two packs wont get you a realistic set. Maybe the shops will team up to produce an additional set of two non genny wagons. As for the price, they are limited run for a limited market. You could always crack open the yellow paint and paint up a railtrack one. Wouldn't fancy adding all those transfers though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted November 1, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2011 I wonder what Bachmann are doing to it, apart from a new livery? The Irish ones have different bogies and none of the hopper door gear brackets of the JJA. The pic above also shows the extended chutes as fitted to a few JJA's and all the HQA inner wagons. (I'm interested in any mods for a JJA-HQA conversion project) Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted November 1, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 1, 2011 I can get confirmation from one of the shop owners but my educated guess would be that no additional tooling changes will be made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted May 20, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2012 A couple of pics of the pre-production models in Marks Models in Dublin. These are due next month I believe. With pre-prod Murphy Models (Not Bachmann!) 071 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted June 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2012 The Autoballasters were released today here in Ireland. Some pics for you. Now to research the correct components and 'Irishise' them some more! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24, 2012 I'm looking at converting a JJA set into HQA's - it'll include the extending door flaps that are similarly fitted to the IE wagons. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Can you explaine the differences please Mick? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted June 24, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2012 There are flaps over the chutes along the bottom of the wagons which can be seen if you look at the real picture at the top of this tread. I believe the HQA's have them too. There are other detail differences between the JJAs and the Irish wagons too. Including: Bogies Buffers Side steps brackets and side details chutes Brake wheel Would be interested in hearing more about your project Mick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted June 24, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 24, 2012 There are flaps over the chutes along the bottom of the wagons which can be seen if you look at the real picture at the top of this tread. I believe the HQA's have them too. There are other detail differences between the JJAs and the Irish wagons too. Including: Bogies Buffers Side steps brackets and side details chutes Brake wheel Would be interested in hearing more about your project Mick. You beat me to answering Pete - I was searching for previous JJA/HQA threads..... This project is slowly coming up my priority list. Other differences include: Main air reservoirs - visible under the end sheeting - are at different positions. Platform and roof are different shapes. The extended chutes are only on the three inners of a HQA set - that run in fixed sets of 5. (Although I did find some of the very late build don't have the extended chute. The JJA/HQA has been discussed at length on the DEMU forum. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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