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Here’s a Lima Mk2f picked this up on eBay for less than €20 , a bit dated and a few mm shorter than other manufacturers but not the end of the world, add some Shaw plan flush glaze and add handrails and you have got a good Mk2f
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Any Mk2f is a pretty good match although the CIE ones were classed as Mk2D they are nearer to the BR Mk2F , Lima did a Mk2F 1st and 2nd a little dated but with a little work they are not too bad . Bachmann have recently introduced a Mk2f excellent models but pricey , Hornby have recently introduced a MK2F 1st and 2nd they are really nice coaches and reasonable priced , I managed to pick one up for £31.50 Stg with a view to repainting it in Supertrain colours .
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I was reading George Dent's ' Airbrushing for railway modellers ' he suggests washing the model with a soda crystal solution prior to painting .
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I have finally got around to fitting the mousa sides to a Lima Mk1 , the drawback with the brass overlay is the lack of relief detail so I have added door hinges , door handles and very nice shawplan Mk1 window frames . I also fitted B5 bogies , extended buffers and gangways .
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Also the larger centre window and the snatcher on the 121 is sitting at an angle to the body side which can be clearly seen in this picture on 129 , on the other locos A , 141 , 181 and B201s the snatcher would sit flush to the body side
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Interesting for the collector is one way of putting it , I wonder will they be like some rare postage stamp with a flaw in them and worth thousands some day ? Here’s one of mine .
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That is what would make the C/B201 a good proposition multiple liveries including NIR , three versions , Crossley engine version , Maybach and GM645 .
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Along with the family silver the house and any shares , never mind bitcoin or gold just but irish diesel locomotives !
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Certainly a must for ant Irish layout .
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Don't mention the phrase 'shade of green ' on this site you will open a can of worms , you have been warned . I'm grabbing me helmet and heading for my nissen hut in me garden .
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Studio scale models http://www.studio-scale-models.com/ do brass overlay's for the Mk2 EGV and Mk3 push pull . If you want to bring the Hornby and Airfix Mk2's into the 21st century Shawplan http://www.shawplan.com/extreme_coachandunit_Laserglaze_4mm.html do very nice laserglaze units for them .
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The one thing I do remember in particular about the 121 class in regard to sound was when they pulled in at a station was a distinctive knocking noise from the loco , this was the air compressor rebuilding the air pressure this was louder than on the other B Gm’s possibly as they may have had a different on board air compressor on the 121 class , don’t know if this can be recreated on a sound chip .
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i would think this would be the best policy trying to find out which engine is in which is difficult at this stage or just leave the 121/141 with 567 sound chips and 181's with 645 .
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I believe ( I could be wrong ) but sometime during the 1990's that some of the remaining 567 block's were converted to 645 , the difference between the two is the cylinder size 567 cylinder bore 8 1⁄2 in (216 mm)/ 645 9 1⁄16 in (230 mm ) this was possibly more for convenience than performance as you only had to keep one set of spares , so chances are that a 121 of 141 in the mid to late 90's all had 645 by default , what difference this made to the sound is beyond my pay grade !!
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RAL numbers for authentic railway liveries
flange lubricator replied to jhb171achill's topic in General Chat
Is Supertrain orange introduced in 1972/73 RAL 2010 ? Irish Rail Intercity later orange RAL2011?
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here is another clip on the beet , I think the 121 and 141 classes were better performers in conditions like this on the beet .
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it would want to have gold ones at that price
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Murphy models 156 speechless! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Murphy-Models-141-class-loco-156-IR-Irish-Rail-livery-ex-CIE-DCC-fitted/114265029224?hash=item1a9ab9fa68:g:wXIAAOSw1s9e6276
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Well if the good weather keeps up it might be cider from Clonmel !
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You are looking are two completely different markets when you compare the Republic of Ireland and the UK, weather we like it or not Ireland is a high priced economy , higher wages , higher costs , higher Vat etc. What we do however lack among a lot of dealers here is a deal culture which is very much part of modern trade , perhaps retailers here would do better if they were prepared to offer a better priced based on increased numbers , example if you buy six we will do a special price etc . Very similar to IRM doing there bundle deals on wagons .
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JM Design rtr GSR/Ranks Bulk Grain and Irish Standard Open Wagons
flange lubricator replied to Mayner's topic in News
Found this picture of a grain wagon from the O'Dea collection taken with the wagon missing its running gear following a derailment at the 46th mile box of the Sligo goods ,you can see the number 164xx and you can also see a faint flying snail still on this wagon in 1971 . http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000307730 -
The see thru grills are just one of big details but there are many small ones like the cut out footstep which was one of the many small modification's carried out on these locomotives during the service life on the railway system this shows a great attention to detail on these locos .
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Would you consider making the collectors edition box available as an option for the other A classes , A1 is simpily not my era , but might be interested if available for one of the later ones.
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https://rcts.zenfolio.com/rolling-stock/irish-railways-cie/hA0FCA88C#ha0fca88c nice picture of one here
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JM Design rtr GSR/Ranks Bulk Grain and Irish Standard Open Wagons
flange lubricator replied to Mayner's topic in News
