Riversuirs Workbench

[enniscorthyman]

I put 2 class 55's in one of my A Classes and no problem with pulling power now. Don't forget to put plenty of lead inside.

You gave me that advice on the deltic chassis it was well worth

taking on board,as those Lima pancake motors would drive you

soft,and yes plenty of lead.The slow running is spot on too.

[Riversuir226]

A little progress, windows opened out, old exhaust out, bachmann 66 exhaust modified to fit, old details sanded off and ssm detailing kit has arrived, just waiting on a few other little bits from the uk.

& yes that is a class 47 in the background which is getting a little rebuild as well;).

 

On the A class i was thinking of going down the central can motor route but the double motor solution maybe a runner too.

Edited May 3, 2013 by Riversuir226

[BosKonay]

Looking good@

[Warbonnet]

More on the 47 please!

[Riversuir226]

More on the 47 please!

 

I ll be starting her soon enough, 47 079 which later became a 57. Its one of the first locos i ever got so it survived the sale of all my BR stuff for sentimental reasons. To avoid ending up with a "triggers brush" loco i decided against using a replacement chassis

The plan is Heljan fuel tanks and detailing to the underframe, extreme etching windscreens, glazing, roof fans, Crewe etched plates, detailed bufferbeam plus radiator vents.;

Finally a full repaint in the Construction livery that she originally came with in the Hornby freightliner train set.

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Great to see keep us posted.

[Warbonnet]

 

I ll be starting her soon enough' date=' 47 079 which later became a 57. Its one of the first locos i ever got so it survived the sale of all my BR stuff for sentimental reasons. To avoid ending up with a "triggers brush" loco i decided against using a replacement chassis

The plan is Heljan fuel tanks and detailing to the underframe, extreme etching windscreens, glazing, roof fans, Crewe etched plates, detailed bufferbeam plus radiator vents.;

Finally a full repaint in the Construction livery that she originally came with in the Hornby freightliner train set.[/quote']

 

Very nice, look forward to seeing more on your projects!

[Riversuir226]

Is it one of the mir tara's or one of my scratchbuilds? Answers on the back of a €20 note please;)

 

Edited May 25, 2013 by Riversuir226

[Riversuir226]

The buffers are from Genesis kits, decals from Des and again thanks to Anthony for the detail shots on the old site

[Glenderg]

Very nice work Tom. Any "build" shots? R

[Riversuir226]

Thanks Richie, i ll be doing two more after this batch of 6 is finished and i ll do a full how to on these, the scratchbuild one has come out a treat though and im really delighted with it.

[heirflick]

beautiful looking wagons....well done:tumbsup:

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

The buffers are from Genesis kits, decals from Des and again thanks to Anthony for the detail shots on the old site

 

They are also available on this site to well done on the build and here is the link for you. http://www.irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/325-Tara-mines-wagon-pictures

[enniscorthyman]

They look fab,great build.

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Top class work well done.

[Riversuir226]

Finished the rake of 6 ,

Just waiting on some couplings to complete the 47ft which will run with 4 shortened bachmann container flats until the ssm 47ft come out.

Edited June 3, 2013 by Riversuir226

[Riversuir226]

Next up on the bench is some mk 3's, RAL 2011 in the can, with white primer sprayed first. There lima mk 3's which i totally stripped down after a picked them up on the cheap from one of the uk forums(along with a rake of mk4's for less than €70!!!!). Decals to be used are from ssm mk 3 rake pack.

[Shinkansen]

Hey Riversuir, excellent work on the Taras. Must say you're a brave/patient man taking on a full scratch build of a rake of rolling stock. One in isolation is do-able alright. But repeating the build and getting consistency is another story. That said, hats off to ya...something to be proud of

Best of luck with the Mk3s. Another great project to look forward to. Keep us posted.

Tom.

[enniscorthyman]

Lovely hurling there Tom,hell of a job on the Tara's.

[BabyGM]

Great work n the tara's ,hopefully the Mk 3's will turn out as good

[Riversuir226]

Many thanks lads for the comments,

babygm 209 is not far from the paint shop still humming and hawing about putting a 66 under the bonnet, as far as the mark 3's go i ll have to step up to the plate when it comes to the painting as it wouldn t be my strong point!!!!.

[Riversuir226]

Well thats one done, i cheated with the white lining and used decals. I added steps on one end and i filled in the handrail space. Only another 2 to go and then to start the next batch!!!

Edited July 5, 2013 by Riversuir226

[gm171 kk]

Nice work Tom. 209 is in Waterford tonight by the way.

[Kirley]

A tidy job, good luck with the rest of the rake.

[Riversuir226]

A little rest from the no smoking signs on the mk3's,

Lovely yellow Autoballaster all the way from Co Laois

Found a great pic of one on The Wanderer smug bug account, came in very handy for locating were all the decals go. After a lot of cursing etc i ended up with this:D

[Shinkansen]

Ha, those 'no smoking signs' on the Mk3s nearly made me go do-lally too. That's probably why ya hardly ever see anyone doing them. That said, great result and well worth the effort. Also, the step ladders are a really nice touch

I do like the look of those Auto ballasters, out of interest are they a good match up coulour-wise with the specially commisioned Bachmann twin packs? Not sure if you have these? I was thinking about getting a few 'non generator' ones to complete a rake.

Cheers,

Tom.

[Riversuir226]

Three done at last, have to take a little break before attempting the others.

Tom, i'm not sure on the autoballasters as the bachmann ones are not too hand many thanks for the nice comments, your step by step came in really handy during the repaint that tamiya masking tape is really good stuff, i only had 2 paint leaks during the 3 repaints!!!

Edited July 11, 2013 by Riversuir226

[Riversuir226]

Finally finished the other side of the Autoballaster now to find something suitable to take it out of the depot

Next up 2 x timber and 1 x tara

[Warbonnet]

Finally finished the other side of the Autoballaster now to find something suitable to take it out of the depot

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Next up 2 x timber and 1 x tara

 

I thought I had 5 pints when I saw that pic!

[WRENNEIRE]

I've had 6 , so its not me then?

[Riversuir226]

Light weights;). i ll put up a better one in the morning.

[WRENNEIRE]

I was driving, didn't want to get into any trouble

[Riversuir226]

Is this better

[islandbridgejct]

Seriously impressive rake of Taras, and a lovely paint job on the Mk3s. (i'm on catch up tonight.)

 

Alan

[enniscorthyman]

lovly Hurling there Tom.