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That's pretty much it, @Metrovik.

Gents, just to clarify, Partial.ly is only accepted for pre-orders with at least a six-month lead time as goods are not reserved until payment is completed in full. The 141/181s are due in approximatley six weeks. https://irishrailwaymodels.com/pages/flexible-instalment-options

Interestingly, I recently saw a photo of one of the ex-GSR Drewry inspection cars painted in Black & Tan livery. Up until that I had thought their final livery was green with Flying Snails on the sides.

Different brake gear and springs, same triangulated underframe...

Don't forget 'All the Single Locos'...

It looks like you've made it home safely, Leslie - it was good to see you at the show in Blackrock! There are a few photos of wagons with the Flying Snail on the solebar, including one here: http://www.athyphotos.gallery/railway-station.html It's the second photo on the left - the wagon is behind three members of staff posing for the camera. If you open the image in a new window you can zoom in and see the logo on the side. Another one which comes to mind is a shot by George Mahon which can be viewed in the IRRS's Flickr archive (IRRS membership required in order to view): https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/50356805096/ Hope that helps!

It's not import duty, it's VAT which is different. By rights, any UK retailer should be removing VAT from the price charged to you if the goods are being shipped to Ireland so you do not end up paying the tax twice on the purchase - as it will be collected by the carrier on behalf of Revenue when the goods are imported into the country. Import duty is a seperate charge applied at varying rates to products which qualify for it. Under WTO agreements, model railway equipment does not incur duty so such charges should not be applied to the goods when being imported.

Every time a truck is on the way to the warehouse with new products...

Ah, so that's where it's ended up! It was used during the construction of the Luas, then spent some time stored at Red Cow, and was most recently spotted in an industrial estate in Portlaoise, not far from the ICR depot. How it looked previously:

You will have two different point balances as the websites are separate platforms.

Hi Dave, I was just adding context to allay any concerns that we might be unable to fulfill our warranty obligations. As I said above, drop us a line and we'll see what we can do re. the parts you still require.

Hi Dave, As it was me you were in contact with regarding this, I just want to clarify a few things here. Firstly, it should be pointed out that the reason you contacted us was not warranty-related. Regarding bodies, chassis and bogies, any fundamental issues involving these parts would have been detected within a short space of time after the locos first arrived, and if there were any issues the affected loco(s) would have been set aside and replaced with an equivalent from a reserve we had put in place (in the end this was not required and the reserve stock was released). I did also point out that we have supplies of most other parts available to cater for any warranty cases that arise. We don't offer these parts for sale at present as we have to ensure availability for warranty work for at least 12 months after the very last new A Class model is sold to the end user. One reseller was advertising availability as recently as January, so I'm sure you can appreciate why we need to conserve stocks for so long. However, from posts I've seen elsewhere, I believe the rebuilding of your loco is now substantially complete, so if you want to email me a list of the small parts still required, I'll ask our technician to check these stocks and we'll see if we can make some available for you.

We're pleased to announce a new airdrop service for you, @DJ Dangerous...

I seem to remember that @David Holman even purchased one of the locomotives... I think one of the layouts was exported to a museum in Norway?

The running costs for a J15 would likely be prohibitive for a preserved line, too.