LIMA Murphy Models

[BosKonay]

Yep, I have a metal A class (lovely looking front on it when compared with the SF)

[Noel]

Yep, I have a metal A class (lovely looking front on it when compared with the SF)

 

I get the impression from some recent comments on the forum that the SF A class is not held in the highest esteem. Is that because MM raised the bar so high in the intervening years? Was it well regarded in the past before the quality standards and expectations were raised? I must say having inspected a few A and C class SFs at MRSI, to my uneducated eyes they seemed not bad for low production models, the only thing I was concerned about were the basic chassis and old style drive system (i.e. not all wheel pickup, nor all wheel drive, only one power bogie, etc). But looking at layout photos on this site SF A/C classes had clearly been popular. Some of the weathered SF A classes photographed on some threads look great.

[WRENNEIRE]

Noel

Pic of a Q Kit A Class

Its the dogs smelly bits,

 

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[Glenderg]

I get the impression from some recent comments on the forum that the SF A class is not held in the highest esteem. Is that because MM raised the bar so high in the intervening years? Was it well regarded in the past before the quality standards and expectations were raised?

 

The silverfox version looks like someone hit the cab a belt of a shovel, it's not even remotely close to the profile of the cab and drawings and the prototype in the shape of the a class are available to measure. Nothing to do with chassis, pickup or any of that. It just doesn't look like an A class. And it's not cheap either.

[RedRich]

Bogies are very poor representations of the prototype. I don't think it was ever held in high esteem, it all comes down to what an individual thinks and if he feels, ah it looks like one. SSM do some fine etches to at least make it be able go outside without a bag over it's head. Comparing it to a MM GM is like comparing a Trabant to a Ferrari.

 

Rich,

[Glenderg]

Bogies are very poor representations of the prototype. I don't think it was ever held in high esteem, it all comes down to what an individual thinks and if he feels, ah it looks like one. SSM do some fine etches to at least make it be able go outside without a bag over it's head. Comparing it to a MM GM is like comparing a Trabant to a Ferrari.

 

Rich,

 

comedy gold rich!

[WRENNEIRE]

Saw this on the corner of one of the Q Kit Box's

Brought a smile !

 

 

Q Kits brought out their A Class in a brass & White Metal kit in a new style box

The labelled and unlabelled versions here:

 

 

Contents & Instructions

 

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[Weshty]

Oh be still my beating heart. You missed your calling as an archivist Dave

[UP6936]

Fantastic! Do you have any assembled brass As?

[Noel]

The silverfox version looks like someone hit the cab a belt of a shovel, it's not even remotely close to the profile of the cab and drawings and the prototype in the shape of the a class are available to measure. Nothing to do with chassis, pickup or any of that. It just doesn't look like an A class. And it's not cheap either.

 

LOL - Did you mean this B class, or the A class? This does indeed look like it got a 'belt of a shovel' in the face.

 

B class

 

A class

[WRENNEIRE]

Little off topic I know but interesting none the less

On page 47 I showed a very rare Jouef HDI Freight Set

I am sitting at home this afternoon when another anal collector rings me

Have a look at this, says he

Jasus, Says I, were in trouble skipper!

Its a Freight set, with the same reference number as the Irish one

Jouef LYRA, made in Greece

LYRA were a Greek toy manufacturing company and its very hard to find out anything about them cause its all in greek!

So here it is

 

 

 

 

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[burnthebox]

Get it to the Greek

[WRENNEIRE]

Russel Brand is not into Jouef oddities

[Mayner]

Saw this on the corner of one of the Q Kit Box's

Brought a smile !

 

 

Q Kits brought out their A Class in a brass & White Metal kit in a new style box

The labelled and unlabelled versions here:

 

 

Contents & Instructions

 

 

Dave

 

Did you ever come across the all whitemetal version of the A Class?

 

I built one from a kit suppled by MIR about 20 years ago a very trying experience. The roof & bogie sidefame castings very similar or the same as your loco. The end casting were not quite symmetrical giving the impression the loco was trying to wink.

[WRENNEIRE]

Took a bit of finding John

 

 

 

 

I remember when I took the pic I assembled it with masking tape, just to get an idea of what it would look like

The C Class on the previous page looked an awful lot better that this one

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[WRENNEIRE]

The 121, God bless her!

This is the last one they did, resin body

 

 

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[Kirley]

Hopefully Dave you are going to do a series of the MIR Kits, looking forward to it.

[WRENNEIRE]

Heres one to start with Kieran

 

Drop Sided Cement wagon

Top box contains a single kit and the bottom one contains 4

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2017 by WRENNEIRE

[Kirley]

Thanks Dave.

[robbieb]

Some of the nicest models ive seen, really like the 141's. What price are the kits, 121 and wagons?

[WRENNEIRE]

Priceless. Robbie.........

[robbieb]

Can they still be got Dave?

[WRENNEIRE]

Hens teeth Robie

MIR are no longer manufactured and its just a few sad bastards like myself that collect un-made kits that would have them

There are a few small manufacturers out there making small runs of them and they turn up from time to time on eBay

Check out Studio Scale Models, Irish Freight Models , D&M Models and all the other guys in the manufacturing thread on this forum

[robbieb]

Thanks Dave. Pity, nice little project to do. I'll check those out, thank you.

[WRENNEIRE]

Next MIR Kit is very similar to the last one

Irish Cement Curtain Side wagon

 

Again the top box contains 4 kits and the bottom contains 1 kit

 

 

Contents of the single boxed kit

 

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[WRENNEIRE]

MIR's version of the 42' flat is our next model

This version was white metal and also contained a 40' container

 

 

 

 

The container was available as a separate kit

 

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[Warbonnet]

Nice one Dave, looks a bit rough but could be built into a nice model in the right hands.

[Kirley]

Thanks Dave, I've built a few white metal MIR kits and they were a bit of a challenge. Thanks for posting these and making the sacrifice of 'opening the box'.

[WRENNEIRE]

Do you remember Quicksilver Kieran?

Take the money or Open the Box!

[Georgeconna]

oh you got a container box, Do you still want the one I have?

[WRENNEIRE]

Have a couple of made up flats George, I would love it to box one in

Also there is some writing on the box I have, I like them nice & clean

[WRENNEIRE]

MIR did a nice 20' flat wagon

Some came with a 20' container

 

 

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[Kirley]

I picked up one of these a while back on ebay. Some bits missing as well as extra bits from another model. Made a nice wagon.

 

[WRENNEIRE]

The bottom 2 pieces are from a 42' flat I think Kieran

Wagon looks great, did the container come with it too?

[Kirley]

did the container come with it too?

 

Yes Dave, that's it behind the Wagon. No transfers though.