Riversuir226

You could always cut the Lima 201 in half and make a dvt for the enterprise

Sacrilege!!!!

Is this better she ll be heading to the workbench for a repaint at least and a little detailing after seen these pics:(

Un abused end

Front end cut back just behind the buffer and an attempt at solving the bogies:SORRY:

Early attempt at detailing!!!

Hmm i think a call to the old reliable is in order!!!!

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No problem, I ll upload some pics later be warned though it's from my early days of modifying locos!!!!!, maybe a little upgrade may be in order.

I done the lima conversion slightly different than the mir's. I kept one end of the bachmann chassis as is and scratchbuilt a new buffer beam plus skirts for the other end. The end that's not used needs to be cut back slightly at a point just inside the bufferbeam. I also dismantled the bachmann fuel tanks and scratchbuilt a new fuel tank etc using a later murphys 201 as a reference.

I got rid of all my Lima 201s,mainly as I wanted to sound chip one and

the Murphy new 201,and so handy to stick a bass reflex speaker in.

I did have a look at Toms(River Suir) MIR 201 with a Class 66 chasssis

and she was a super runner and very smooth.I dont know if anyone stuck

a 66 chassis under a Lima 201.

I ve lima 219 remotored with a Bachmann cl 66 chassis as well, she's numbered as 202 these days;).To get the 66 chassis to fit the lima involves quite a bit of work, the lads in the mrsi built a maxed out one with loads of extra details a few years back. The main problem with any remotoring job on the 201 is the bogies and the wheel spacings, the bachmann bogie is a lot more bulky than the Murphy lima or new 201 version.

It's ok Seamus I'm having an extra few beers each night for ya.

Nice work Sean

The Mrs's thought she was a smart arse by wrapping one of my old 201 boxes and put it under the tree. Got myself 082 and Santy got me a load of decoders for my mm 201's and 071's.

For a long time Ssm J26, Maeve, Bandon tank and J15 have been on my radar problem is me and brass don t get on, I ve tried 2 brass kits one was a disaster and the other is barely presentable. I do intend to rebuild a few rtr br locos with plasticard but I ve a load of jobs on the bench before I have a go at a steamer.

Happy Christmas lads

Arrived today Noel many thanks

Ideally a J15 would be good, then again I wouldn't say no to a Bandon tank or a J26. The Aec railcars, yes please as for an A class now your talking!!!!!

Yep that's the one Richie

Albert Qy had a overhead signal cabin, the one on the bridge is for the lifting spans, the Barrow and suir bridges have similar control boxes, definitely wouldn't fancy been in either control boxes today with the wind that comes down both river valleys.

Great job so far, looking forward to seen this progress.

Pm sent

These recent pics appeared on the Irish railways past and present facebook page.

Thanks for the interest guys. Very much appreciated.

 

Please let me know definitive orders as the few Wickam etches I got have now been purchased as of 10pm!. I will need to re-order.

 

Regards

Weshty

Des i ll definetly take one of the Wickhams of you i ll be in touch about an order for a few other bits in the next few days

whatever about the black and silver having orange parts a newly repainted loco has no excuse.

112 and O75 have orange frames as well plus O83 has orange fan ports

Great work Tom. You must be one of the few along with myself who prefer 201s over the other GMs.

I love seeing the 201's, I m happy when I see the 071's but it's always a bit sweeter seeing a 201.

Thanks lads there's another 201 wrapped up under the Xmas tree and after that (fingers crossed) 230 will be the last to be added to the roster, as far as I know 209 never carried nameplates.

Glazing and a few other little jobs done shes after her test run with a bachmann chip installed and by god shes powerful.

and with her 1O sisters 2O1 2O2 2O4 2O5 212 215 22O 223 226 234

I think you ll find that there's more than adequate information on what is/has been available on this site between the resources section and wrens murphys thread. Plus there's also drawings etc of all major locos and rolling stock that ran on the network over the years