Westcorkrailway

I’d dissagree. Murphy’s 201s are not the strongest model of the bunch but are still very serviceable models. I look foraward to the upcoming release of the newer badger, enterprise and ecpecially IE liveries

Ids say it’s a case of when they release they drop…..that’s it. I’d go to the “new murphy’s products” thread for information

Between 2006 and now did the class ever get a repaint? I know at some point maybe around 2015 the logos changed from the old IE logo to the new IE logo. Did they get repainted in that period? And also we’re the chassis on the slightly changed livery given a “slate grey chassis” in that repaint. Because if they didn’t the grubbiness looks really clean on the underbodies. And it’s always confused me a bit.

At least the grey 121 had a black chassis. CIE surly knew weathering on these light grey locos would be horrendous (the whole reason the black n tan\Black/black with yellow front end liveries came in was to hide the crossely gunk compared to silver and light green. So I don’t understand the “paint primer” grey chassis on the 201 and indeed on the 2600 class

It does seem a little surreal Dosent it I do love the Intercity livery EXCEPT for the colour of the chassis. Even though weathering made the chassis a more suitable colour very quickly

Decided to run the loco today and things went to pot fairly fast. The loco would not move when the body was on (though you could hear the motor trying to start). Panic set in as I perhaps somehow, glue got into the motor. Thankfully all that was required was loosening the body screws and letting the loco run in for a few minutes again due to the new wait the brass sheet has giving the loco. Once the issue was fixed Had it run with all my CIE coaches flat out ill get my buffer beams sorted on saterday with humbrol red paint and SSM transfers for both front and rear buffer beam IMG_1289.MOV

A46, A39R and A3R I believe are the ones that would cost €200 pre owned…..it’s only been a month and a bit since they were released

When people complain about prices of the A’s on eBay in a years time. Bring them back to this thread!

Aye, dez has been very good to me. He might take a second to respond.

€250 start price? 121s and A class have really inflated these yolks

At least the Bachman one don’t make the locomotive sound horrendous like that Hornby one

I am slightly chuffed with it. The black is exactly correct. Glue marks were removed this morning. It suits my “fictional semi rosslare” coaches very well. Can’t wait to finish the buffer beams in time

Next step, decals. After sacrificing “467” and “469” from my SSM kit the 479 was made, it was hard applying these due to the fact the bandon tank decals are made to not be cut apart and separated into different numberals the other side is a bit mothballed so I’m going to need to improve it a bit in the meantime (has more to do with the fact I used glue to fit it to the side of my loco!) I’ll also need some red paint as the front buffer beam has a decal of the origional southern running number and it needs a new front buffer decal anyway. “At least it has the Irish feel to it”

Work has started on the cb&csr 4-4-2 loco painting. After letting my paint have a sauna I’m the hot press, as many suggested The first and possibly only necessary coat due to how heavy the paint is, has been applied (the sides will need a second I have decided to go with the brass sides i already had as they pass my 2ft rule, and considering they now are going to colour match the rest of the locomotive, It may well look better decals will be made from some of the bandon tank decals I don’t intend to use from my Studio scale models kit, I can actually make 479 out of these (even if I reserve 470, 464 and 463 the only 3 Bandon’s I would make)

(that was all meant for another tread, apologies) as I’m here I may as well post the Hornby Adams radial chassis for comparison as it’s now off the body for painting

God those American locos on order can’t be much worse then this lot.

Interestingly I see this thread as I’m reading about the kinsale 1915 crash in which the only picture includes a C&B curved top cattle van! Count me “interested”

I’m my eyes. A radial looks a bit like an SLNC leitrim class if you squint and completely ignore the wheel arrangement I’m on team radial for this one

Well….there is a lot of waffle before and after that unboxing, he actually gets it out of the box 8 minutes into the video

Referring to murphy models as “they” is ironic I’m sure seeing a supertrain 121 pulling blood and crème teak coaches is a hard pill to swallow for some

It still might be worth the simple spring fox on the rear and front bogey, you might loose traction even on flats over that!

That’s one Irish looking footbridge to be fair to it

And for the record it took Sams trains 4 minutes to open the 121 box…….

Maybe you got lucky with the radials, some get away but most are shocking bad I had the idea of school vs class too, but considering we already have the Woolich in Ireland, I strayed off!