Everyone at IRM/Accurascale is saddened to hear of the passing of our friend, Paddy Murphy of Murphy Models.
It’s fair to say that Paddy is the Godfather of Irish railway modelling, taking the chance and putting his money on the line to create the first Irish outline model trains which resembled the true prototypes.
We could also say that without Paddy, there would be no IRM, as we created our first models to complement his locomotives. In our early days he even assisted us navigate the unknown world to us that was Chinese manufacturing.
We were delighted to work alongside Paddy in retailing his limited edition fundraiser 121 class locomotives for the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - Dublin Operations and his general range thereafter.
His knowledge and drive will be truly missed by all, and his warmth and stories, told in Dublin and as far afield as the UK and Germany at shows will be missed by us personally.
Our thoughts are with his family.
Ar Dheis De go Raibh a hAinm Dhilis
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