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The Accurascale Facebook imge wagon has HMA on it very clearly. 

17 minutes ago, IamDaniel said:

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I can't find the info on the Rails / Accrascale websites - when are the models due, please? Only asking for budgeting reasons!

https://accurascale.co.uk/blogs/news/deltic-update-january-2020

They're looking at late Novemeber as of now. I can see that slipping a bit myself into maybe very early 21 because of the Covid19 situation. 

That is some seriously amazingly good weathering on those Cawoods.

Thanks Fran,

What really stands out to me is the feel ane weight of the PTAs, to me an unloaded PTA feels more weighty and solid than the 42. I think it's just due to the prototype construction with the PTA being a particularly beefy wagon compared to an Irish 20 or 22ft flat.

Anyways, can't wait for the full height LLNW loads.

Just after receiving my first Accurascale purchase after being an IRM customer since day 1. To say I'm extremely impressed in an understatement with my DRS bundle pack.

To me these PFA wagons are a few levels ahead of anything produced under the IRM brand bar maybe the plough vans. The Accurascale packaging is also alot more premium than the IRM range while at the same time the price point per wagon is alot cheaper.

Having examined and ran the PFAs over the weekend I can't help but feel what happened the Project 42 range. I was so impressed I went and ordered the Cawoods bundle before they sold out due to their Irish connection despite having nothing suitable to haul them. I really can wait for the TPE Mk5s and KUAs I have on order after purchasing these. Amazing little wagons and so cheap too.

2 hours ago, Eddie R v2.0 said:

Just ordered 3 packs of the Ravenscraig ones. Really looking forward to these arriving as I have a nice pair of ML37s to head them. 
One thing I did notice that there was no discount applied to the order? Has this stopped or have I missed something glaringly obvious? 
 

Cheers

Eddie

Email the lads with your order number and they will sort it.

Happened to me before and they emailed me a gift card of the price difference as the system would not allow refunds at the time. 

On 23/03/2019 at 13:12, arran said:

 

They sold out their 42ft stock in less than a week too.

7 hours ago, Fluo66 said:

Take the challenge and be the first model railway company with an eco friendly packaging and a green label on the product...

 

They have, the IRM Irish RAWIE buffers are in "green" packaging. 

Just order two sets myself. Just a quick question lads, why are the Irish versions on the AS site while there is no UK standard on the IRM site? I think there are a few of the UK standard on the Irish network around the DART line.

13 hours ago, Roy Langridge said:

 

Already confirmed upthread that 37608 will be dellner fitted:

 

Roy

Optional Dellner in the box just like the sleeper 92s. 

They are toying with the idea of having one end fully fitted and the other with an NEM out of the box like the Dapol 68s. 

19 minutes ago, Pegleg90 said:

Don’t suppose you have Mk2E escort coaches in the works in the background to go with these? 
 

pre-ordered now 

Snap, 

That's what I'm on lookout for now too. KUA order duely placed, now to decide on what 37s to get to replace my current lot

Is that the new or old cab with the partition wall right behind the seats? Think that's 37/6 mod?

I never saw that freight sector division livery before, or a 50 in rail freight livery for that matter either.

Fantastic pics from Andy of the A class, they clear up so many concerns I had a about the shape from previous pics. The shape of this is well and truly captured and must have been a challenge to get the cab profile just right. Any chance they can be reposted up on the IRM forums?

It's not a long weekend there haha.

Any pics of the Rails CPL samples or are they coming later on?

Oh my,

These are going to be something very special.

All the more reason for Accurascale to do a 37 next. The Bachy ones are very dated.

Any update when these are landing?

Have a couple of restless DRS 37s and 68s looking for something new to haul around. 

Have to remember that MM only released 512 examples of each 222 and 229 in the IC Mk4 livery.

Yes there was a bit of cross over with orange block 2 201s hauling them for about 2 years while they were repainted, 225 being the last hold out.

The Mk3s were basically hauled by everything in every livery bar the A and C classes of obvious reasons. Even pushpull sets were hauled by non push pull locos.

Sure the range of Irish MK3s have yet to be done. All we had so far are Lima and Hornby resprays. None of them are proper due to the plug doors. Irish buffet MK3s have a different window and roof layout to the UK ones and we don't have a high end RTR model of MK3 EGVs either.

What would be nice are some MK3 push pull sets for the 121s being released this year.

5 minutes ago, BritishRail60062 said:

Hi Fran, No problem. I will repaint a CAF Mk5 set instead .

Better off painting a BREL MK4 set. 

The CAF mk5s have nothing visually in common with CAF 4. Wouldn't pass the 2ft rule lol.

If only Dapol would sort their coupling heights. I have 5 68s and a rake of IDA wagons. All unusable out of the box due to low coupling heights causing derailments over points and curves. 

Great models but the NEM pockets are not at standard height like all Hornby and Bachmann models.

It's the sleeper stock that's having software issues. The stock is having issues being split and reformed and brake issues going with that. 

The TPE by nature of being fixed sets don't have the same issues. Nothing to do with milage. The Mk5 and 5A are a different animal from each other.

Gone for the best part of a week now. Hopefully they can get it sorted out soonish.