Ray1964 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hi All, I'm looking for a Murphy Models coach MM5609 (EGV in IE with orange roof). I would really appreciate any help in finding one as it completes a set for me. Thanks in advance, Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hi All, I'm looking for a Murphy Models coach MM5609 (EGV in IE with orange roof). I would really appreciate any help in finding one as it completes a set for me. Thanks in advance, Ray. Hi Ray If you don't have any luck you could consider two options for ending up with an orange roof mk2d EGV. First option is buy a current retail stock MM5604 or MM5608 EGV in Supertrain livery, and get somebody like Grahams Resprays or George Conna to spray the two white stripes on in so that it would then be IE/IR livery. Or a second option is to buy a Galway livery mk2d EGV from eBay or somebody and get it resprayed by similar respray vendors. Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray1964 Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hi Noel, I want the original Murphy Model one as I'm a collector and it's the last remaining one I don't have. Regards, Ray. Hi RayIf you don't have any luck you could consider two options for ending up with an orange roof mk2d EGV. First option is buy a current retail stock MM5604 or MM5608 EGV in Supertrain livery, and get somebody like Grahams Resprays or George Conna to spray the two white stripes on in so that it would then be IE/IR livery. Or a second option is to buy a Galway livery mk2d EGV from eBay or somebody and get it resprayed by similar respray vendors. Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Dont know why they are so hard to find Ray Same amount of Black & Oranged roof ones were made Still a few Black roofed ones around but haven't seen an Orange roofed one in ages March 2011 they were issued so I suppose after 5 1/2 years it not too surprising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Dont know why they are so hard to find RaySame amount of Black & Oranged roof ones were made Still a few Black roofed ones around but haven't seen an Orange roofed one in ages March 2011 they were issued so I suppose after 5 1/2 years it not too surprising Hi Dave, perhaps a reason the MM orange EGVs are so rare is that folk bought them when first released to go with their existing 'Lima' mk2 stock, hence not enough to go with the MM Mk2d sets when released. Fact or fiction, I've no idea but it seems plausible. Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Hi Dave, perhaps a reason the MM orange EGVs are so rare is that folk bought them when first released to go with their existing 'Lima' mk2 stock, hence not enough to go with the MM Mk2d sets when released. Fact or fiction, I've no idea but it seems plausible. Noel I'm sure that's why. People were finally able to complete existing rakes. A re-run of the orange roofs EGV would probably sell out again, not to mention we never saw more than a few individual numbers in the coaches themselves. I could do with a few more to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 What really miffs me is why run a rake with all Orange or black roofs? They were always of mixed format, a case of the next coach in line being added from the carriage shed Also a Galway Restaurant or EGV added to a rake of InterCity liveried Mk 2's makes a nice combination, one that was seen on the network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray1964 Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 I'm still looking for a Murphy Models coach MM5609 (EGV in IE with orange roof). No joy yet. Regards, Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 What really miffs me is why run a rake with all Orange or black roofs?They were always of mixed format, a case of the next coach in line being added from the carriage shed Also a Galway Restaurant or EGV added to a rake of InterCity liveried Mk 2's makes a nice combination, one that was seen on the network Hi Dave. They seemed pretty uniform rakes in the 70s, 80s and early 90s. When did they start painting roofs black? The orange roofed model EGVs seem as rare as hens teeth. I've never seen one for sale. Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railer Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 The Mk2Ds started to get black roofs from around 2002-2003 as far as I can recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 The Mk2Ds started to get black roofs from around 2002-2003 as far as I can recall. That's about right, possibly even a year or two earlier at absolute most. All orange before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertRoche Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 That's about right, possibly even a year or two earlier at absolute most. All orange before that. Did they all go to black roofs eventually or was there a mix in the final days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelred Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 You couldn't tell with the all the dirt & grime on the roofs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRich Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Some did retain orange roofs until they were withdrawn. An IE set before early 2000 would have had orange roofs, mind you it was hard to see under all the roof dirt. IR Inter City liveried coaches would be all orange. There was a GAA special set in Waterford in 2005 that had a mix of orange and black roofs. So there is a good timeline to run both colors in the post 2001-02 era. Rich, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertRoche Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Quite interesting, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphs46 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Hi Ray, There is one on ebay today if you haven't already seen it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRENNEIRE Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Some more Murphy stuff on the bay http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Trains-Railway-Models/180250/i.html?_sop=10&_catref=1&_from=R40&_nkw=murphy&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=3&_trksid=p2045573.m1684 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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