A bunch of hunnies

[heirflick]

hi lads. i took possession yesterday of MERLIN and FALCON, the last of my collection of NIR hunslets. EAGLE being got some time back, so here they are...all are dcc fitted with working lightsand weathered.......

 

 

 

i am delighted with the results and they were well worth the wait! thanks to george norman for the fine work!

[WRENNEIRE]

Have to change your accent now Shem, hai

[Warbonnet]

Nice one Seamus, like the way you went with different liveries on each!

[kevrail]

Lovely Locos - I remember them well

[Railer]

Never noticed before but why did the Huns have a gangway buffer like they have on some UK locos? Love the weathering on Falcon btw.

[enniscorthyman]

They look fab Shem.

[BosKonay]

[heirflick]

Have to change your accent now Shem, hai

 

aye norn iron so 'tis - best i can do , but am taking lessons!

[Dave]

Lovely Seamus

[UP6936]

They all look lovely, NIR seem to have a knack for smart looking liveries, and they have been reproduced really nicely on your 3 models.

[Sulzer201]

The three of them look brilliant.

[Hunslet 102]

Absolutely superb heirflick,and a well suited title to describe them.Great build,they have been finished well.Still the best loco's ever to have graced our island,not that I am biased in any way.Thanks for sharing the photos.

[Weshty]

Shem, they look super, you're a justifiably proud owner.

 

Well done George boy! Fine work sir.

 

 

Shem, where the heck did you get Donitz's Ensign from????

[Garfield]

Shem, where the heck did you get Donitz's Ensign from????

 

At the monthly party rally?

 

Lovely looking models, Seamus!

[RedRich]

As the lad's have said Seamus the models look superb, I hope you have a lifetime of enjoyment with them. As for the flag, I could visualize you at the head of a Panzer division. I read a good book last year about a lad from Alsace who had a French mother and German father. He fought for the Father land in the second world war, I think it was called the unknown soldier. It's well worth a read if you haven't read it already.

 

Rich,

[Glenderg]

OoOooOOooh I do like them. Love the subtle work stained weathering. R.

[Shinkansen]

Very nice looking models dude.... well wear Nice subtle weathering sets them off well. Top stuff.

[irishrail201]

lovely models, especially falcon in the wonderful NIR blue

[heirflick]

thanks for the kind comments lads! now to a few answers...Westy, i captured the flag from a stall at the curragh vintage military display a few years back (he put up one hell of a fight, but i talked him to submissioin and got it fot 20 euros!)

 

Pat, monthly party meetings will resume in the fine weather in the beer hall beside the Bunker (my railway and doss room!) all welcome!

 

Rich, i have my own Panzers, only 3 at the moment but am working on building up the strenght to a squadron....then ve vil capture the Dail, all the lads on the site here will take over the running of the country...lets face it we couldnt do any worse that the shower thats there now!!

 

 

thanks for the tip on the book ,must have a look for it.

Edited May 30, 2013 by heirflick

[RedRich]

Seamus they were involved in the great war and WW11 last century. This time they have achieved domination over the rest of Europe without firing a shot. Lovely models I am a huge military history fan myself. If you have any more pics of models start a thread I would love to see them, as I am sure others would too. The book is a good read the guys name is Guy Sajer. It also shows that the majority of the military soldiers hated the SS.

 

Rich,

[jhb171achill]

The maroon livery really looked the business on them when new, as did the maroon and blue livery. Personally, I thought the later liveries - especially the grey and light blue on carriages - looked a bit watery.....

[josefstadt]

The maroon livery really looked the business on them when new, as did the maroon and blue livery. Personally, I thought the later liveries - especially the grey and light blue on carriages - looked a bit watery.....

 

I'd have to agree JHB. The full set with a maroon liveried Hunslet at each end looked the biz! The later liveries didn't have the same impact.

[jhb171achill]

Wonder how they would have looked in UTA green or black'n'tan! Photoshop anyone?

[heirflick]

Wonder how they would have looked in black'n'tan!

 

now thats a thought that's going to fester!!!!

[Warbonnet]

now thats a thought that's going to fester!!!![ATTACH=CONFIG]7352[/ATTACH]

 

BR Blue?

 

[heirflick]

theres a few nice pics on there fran - this gm catches the imagination...

 

[Liverbird81]

Three lovely looking locos