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Seamus it's the right thing to do for anyone to put up photos of their work as it is appreciated by the group members, and it is a brave thing to do. Your piece in your last post shows great workmanship and effort. I love the fact that you have also created a scenario or story behind the models. The loco is after being loaded to be taken to a preservation site. Little scenarios like that happen most days in the real world and creating the real world in miniature is what the hobby is all about. It shows effort hard work and imagination as there is always a story behind everything. It caught my eye and I liked it. Rich,

Dave I remember seeing one in the model shop window in Capel Street many years ago. I seem to remeber PM having the 00 version at a SDMRC exhibition in Blackrock the year he had them produced. I think Marks Models had one displayed in the window in Hawkins Street also. Rich,

Seamus I've been amazed at how much you have improved as a modeller over the last two years. That's some really great work and should inspire others to try for themselves, well done. Rich,

It's prevalent in all sports Eamonn. The pressures of winning titles and being at the fore front of your chosen sport be it Cycling, track, field sports etc is what drives some competitors to do it, to stay on top. It has also happened recently at the Olympics. Look at what Cian O'Connor went through 8 years ago and that was the animal that had been taking banned substances. A lot of sports stars are also testing positive for recreational drug taking. One of the most important things you need taking part in sport is a strong will power as well as the physical and skillful attributes. Lance Armstrong was the leading light in his field, but now he will always be remembered for this. Deciding not to proceed with clearing his name will always leave a huge question mark over his name, and I am sure it will cause some debate as to whether he was or wasn't he. Either way it's been a sad falling from grace of someone that was revered around the world. Rich,

Enjoyable video. It's nice to see another liveried NIR 201 it looks really good. Rich,

Dave the amount of hard work and effort you have put into this, and the willingness to share it is has been well worth it. It takes a lot of time to research, photograph, and type everything for the thread and you're doing it with such enjoyment also. Brilliant stuff, well done. Rich,

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Seamus. Rich,

The 67 looks a bit familiar with the angled cab front. I have to say the orange livery is without doubt the livery that will last longer in the memory than the others currently running. I've always had a soft spot for the Cravens in their last livery, and the MK11's in IE livery with black roof. Jim's idea to repaint a 66 in the Intercity livery would be interesting. Rich,

Thanks for posting those photos Noel. A C-Rail 40ft container kit would be a good starting point for anyone else interested in having a go at modelling one. Rich,

That will make an interesting modelling exercise Richie. I've no doubt with you're eye for detail it will result in a fine model. Rich,

Welcome aboard, your layout looks really good with plenty of operational interests to keep you busy. Rich,

Well done lads some good research work there. It's saved me some time searching . Rich,

Eamonn I just sent you an e-mail outlaying things including model and prototype pics and hopefully it should explain everything. Give me a heads up when you get it. Rich,

Cheers Fran I look forward to it. Rich,

They look exceptionaly good Charlie, I wish you the best of luck with them and I hope sales will lead to some more more familiar Irish contemporary containers. Rich.

That's true Fran regarding the air dryer filters. I wouldn't mind a closer look at the Cannon & Co GM fuel tank details to see if there is anything on it that could be used on a MM 201. Rich,

That all sounds good to me Fran. Nostalgia and recreating the real world in miniature is the core of the hobby. The American modelling side of the hobby is very diverse and extremely interesting when you gain an interest for it. Some of the steam outline models are amazing pieces of engineering. I've definitely been spending a lot of time on youtube lately checking out the trans Atlantic prototype and modelling uploads. Then there's that connection with our own locos being built in the USA and Canada by GM. I think most Irish modellers of a certain age have a soft spot for the 121's. They just look so unique and they cover a huge geographical and period of the railways that they are a must from the sixties onwards. Mind you a lot of the drivers that I know or knew weren't as ecstatically keen on the prototypes as I was. Rich,

That's really positive news Eamonn on the 121's and sound chip. I'd love a 141 or 181 and 121 double heading a freight train or two 121's. There are lot's of livery and detail differences on the prototypes. 124 and 134 in the later IE livery with the center windows filled in would be nice. Rich,

Fran a lot of people are prepared and are happy enough to run stock on their layout from different eras and geographical location. Some people are more concerned about prototype fidelity and running the correct stock in the right era. The model of 8208 is still available in many shops. I don't think 209 would sell as well as the other variants even though it would be a beautiful model, and it could encourage more people to model NIR stock. The old Enterprise livery was one I was really looking forward to as it is one of the most eye catching liveries to ever grace the class. To be honest I would (given the choice) rather see a 121 produced at the sake of any more 201's, but you never know. Rich,

There are loads of detail differences on the various 071 and 111 class locos and these have been excellently researched by PM for the models. Some locos have token catchers, blanking plates on the cabsides, and others don't. Sinclair antennas are correctly modelled on some variants while others have the more modern IE type antennas. It shouldn't be to difficult to model the various receptacles on the cabfront of 112 if anyone wishes to. A lot of the time mistakes are made in the livery and printing departments at the factory and Murphy Models aren't the first manufacturer to have suffered that in their pre production products. I am sure that these errors will be corrected before release. The freight livery 071's have some differences across the class in livery and detail application. 075 was released from Inchicore without any IE logos on the cabfront. Some of the locos have white cabside numbers with black shadows and some have black numbers with white shadows. There are locos with cabside blanking plates and those without them. A few of the locos have orange roof horns and 075 has a 141 cabside window fitted at one end. One of them also has black doors on the cab instead of silver. 072's livery looks correct and it is correct in the number color on the model. The blanking plates are correctly modelled also, but the IE logo on the bonnet is to large. However I can also see this (hopefully) being corrected on the production release. The black chevrons with white stripe also need to be corrected on the IE & IR locos and I have no doubt these will also be corrected along with the bonnet side IE logo. I have just had a look at some photos this morning and from what I can see 077, 078, 087, were still in the IE orange livery in 2010. I have compiled a list of the detail differences on the freight livery locos and if anyone is thinking of re-numbering some of their locos I'll be glad to give them any info they should need. I can't wait to get mine so roll on October. Rich,

I have a great passion for that part of the railway myself Eamonn and made many visits during my life to those areas. It was a beautiful landscape on which to view a railway. We used to always take the coast road as it offered some great scenic views of the railway. It seems so long ago now. Rich,

Thanks very much for that, being a Waterford man it brings back some great memories. Rich,

Great pics Richie and thanks for sharing them. Forgetting the liveries and the different eras modelled the main look of the loco is exceptional and that's the most important thing. The hours of hard work and R&D look to have paid off and PM deserves every compliment and thank you he gets. He's an amazing and dedicated man for his age. Rich,

You're spot on there Stephen. Baby GM's layout is really taking shape and looking good. Rich,