Murphy Models 071 - New, detailed pre-production photos added!

[enniscorthyman]

2750[/ATTACH]Please Mr Murphy can I have one weathered like this

David

Nice photo there Wexfordloco and welcome to the site,and great

to see more yellow bellies on here.

[enniscorthyman]

Now if you want a dirty 071 to weather how about this-

[irishthump]

I'm sure one of the weathering gurus on here will replicate that for you!

 

I'd say Anto will be all over both of those pics!

[RedRich]

Still one of my favorite 071 photos Eamonn I love the small body side logo and open doors.

 

Rich,

[RedRich]

I'd say Anto will be all over both of those pics!

 

He'll love it. 078 would make a nice renumbering exercise for one of the IE led light cluster models with a small IE logo on the side of the loco. Come on Eamonn you have to do it now.

 

Rich,

[irishthump]

Regarding installing a decoder: is it the same drill as with the 141's, take off the main body?

 

They will some with a speaker installed as well won't they?

[enniscorthyman]

He'll love it. 078 would make a nice renumbering exercise for one of the IE led light cluster models with a small IE logo on the side of the loco. Come on Eamonn you have to do it now.

 

Rich,

I know,but dont ask me to recreate Enniscorthy Station.LOL

[RedRich]

I know,but dont ask me to recreate Enniscorthy Station.LOL

 

Eamonn looking at your work and the way you are improving all the time in every area I honestly think you could do it.

 

Rich,

[enniscorthyman]

Thanks Rich,although Kiilmacthomas is a place

I would love to model with that magical viaduct

after the Station.

[IrishModelRail]

At this very minute, all of the 111s are in Derry partaking in the heavy engineering works from Colraine to Derry. Still, ti's a very rare sight.

[RedRich]

Thanks Rich,although Kiilmacthomas is a place

I would love to model with that magical viaduct

after the Station.

 

I was passing that way a week ago Eamonn, on the road where the Currabaha level crossing was. It would all make a hell of a model including the viaduct.

 

Rich,

[Mayner]

I was passing that way a week ago Eamonn, on the road where the Currabaha level crossing was. It would all make a hell of a model including the viaduct.

 

Rich,

 

It would make a splendid model with the railway soaring across the town just about dooable in OO Johnnie Walker of the Wexford Club and more recently Brian McCann built a couple of inspirational layouts featuring railway and village scenes from the South East.

 

It looks like the station layout was more extensive in Boat Train days with the passing loop extending out onto the viaduct at the Western end of the station and a cattle bank serving the Fair Green. http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,639405,606320,7,9.

 

If you had room for it a double deck twice around the room layout following operating American practice arranging crossings and shunting at several stations and yards would be interesting. Perhaps Carrolls Cross with its quarry, Kilmacthomas with the viaduct and village scene Durrow with its tunnel and Ballyvoyle Viaduct, with a double ended fiddle yard representing the rest of the system would keep a man busy for many years.

[heirflick]

At this very minute, all of the 111s are in Derry partaking in the heavy engineering works from Colraine to Derry. Still, ti's a very rare sight.

 

any pics?

[RedRich]

It would make a splendid model with the railway soaring across the town just about dooable in OO Johnnie Walker of the Wexford Club and more recently Brian McCann built a couple of inspirational layouts featuring railway and village scenes from the South East.

 

It looks like the station layout was more extensive in Boat Train days with the passing loop extending out onto the viaduct at the Western end of the station and a cattle bank serving the Fair Green. http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,639405,606320,7,9[/url

If you had room for it a double deck twice around the room layout following operating American practice arranging crossings and shunting at several stations and yards would be interesting. Perhaps Carrolls Cross with its quarry, Kilmacthomas with the viaduct and village scene Durrow with its tunnel and Ballyvoyle Viaduct, with a double ended fiddle yard representing the rest of the system would keep a man busy for many years.

 

That would make for one inspirational layout John. Its always nice to add something prototypical to a layout if it is in the vicinity of the area you are modelling. A chap I know is in the planning stages of basing a layout on Campile during the 60's early 70's and is hoping to add Ballycullane Viaduct to the scenic part of the build. If modelling in this area of the country it would be a good idea to try and have a talk with Jack Kennedy if you get the opportunity as his knowledge of the area is limitless.

 

Rich,

[Gordon71]

At this very minute, all of the 111s are in Derry partaking in the heavy engineering works from Colraine to Derry. Still, ti's a very rare sight.

 

 

 

 

No not them all just just 111 & 113 are up in Londonderry , 112 is in Belfast it was used last night to haul the VMT which failed at Central station and 112 hauled it to York Road depot

[Mayner]

If modelling in this area of the country it would be a good idea to try and have a talk with Jack Kennedy if you get the opportunity as his knowledge of the area is limitless.

 

Rich,

 

 

Jack Kennedy good to hear he is still with us! I first met Jack in the Southern Model Railways Shop in the Grafton Arcade, I won't say how many moons ago Very encouraging brilliant stories about the railway he even gave me a a load of photos free gratis, a true Gentleman

[WRENNEIRE]

 

Not Bachmann!!!

[RedRich]

A picture speaks a thousand words Dave. I see screws in the chassis does that mean that the body, foot plate and skirt is one moulding.

 

Rich,

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

I would say that those screws are for the footplate and the body pulls of like the 141/181's and the footplate stays attached to the chassis.

[RedRich]

I would say that those screws are for the footplate and the body pulls of like the 141/181's and the footplate stays attached to the chassis.

 

Could be Anthony. It would be nice if they were a one piece moulding like some US models. I've seen some 141-181 models with broken handrails from removing the bodies from the chassis and footplate.

 

Rich,

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

I've seen some 141-181 models with broken handrails from removing the bodies from the chassis and footplate.

 

Rich,

 

 

 

Don't go there mate (

[BosKonay]

What's the craic with the little dip switches?

[aclass007]

What's the craic with the little dip switches?

 

Lights, I imagine.......

[BosKonay]

Yep but was curious why there were three!

[skinner75]

Big white square for headlight, small squares for marker lights - all when running on non-DCC system?

[The Train Man]

Could be Anthony. It would be nice if they were a one piece moulding like some US models. I've seen some 141-181 models with broken handrails from removing the bodies from the chassis and footplate.

 

Rich,

 

Body removal via 4 screws which are located (2 each) at the end of the bogies. Appears to be a single moulding-you can understand that I did not pull a preproduction model apart!!!!

[irishthump]

Body removal via 4 screws which are located (2 each) at the end of the bogies. Appears to be a single moulding-you can understand that I did not pull a preproduction model apart!!!!

 

Ah, sweet! Seems they learned from the 141/181s. I too have horror stories about removing the bodies from them....

[heirflick]

great news! as rich said no more broken hand rails. i always found that once the body was removed , the cabs never sat back in the same as when taken out of the box-there was always that tiny gap:(

[RedRich]

Thank you very much Seamus for taking time out to have a look at the model. The very fact that there are people who remove the body for DCC decoder (sound) fitting or changing or installing LED's it makes a huge difference. It is also very important for the lads that provide weathering and respraying services (all to a great standard) on here.

 

I totally agree with Seamus (Heir Flick) about the gap between cab and chassis on the babies once the cab is removed. I had to do some filing and sanding myself with one, but thankfully it looks spot on now. I really hope that the cab chevrons on the IR - IE locos are corrected before release, and that the IE logos are the correct size on the bonnets of the models. I cant wait for the models to be available to buy especially 112.

 

Rich,

[Warbonnet]

So less than a month to go and I'm sure most of us are getting pretty excited. The Bachmann Blue Pullman is also due the end of the month, giving me an awful quagmire. How do I afford both!?!

[BosKonay]

Yea, but looking at the videos and photos, you'd -have- to have the pullman too!!!

 

Maybe we need to start a lotto syndicate

[Warbonnet]

Yea, but looking at the videos and photos, you'd -have- to have the pullman too!!!

 

Maybe we need to start a lotto syndicate

 

Just realised the next Genesis SD70ACe heritage livery is due out in mid October too and I have my name down for one. I need a proper job! Anyone want to buy a kidney?

[BosKonay]

[heirflick]

 

i will buy your left knee - mine's f.....!

[RedRich]

So less than a month to go and I'm sure most of us are getting pretty excited. The Bachmann Blue Pullman is also due the end of the month, giving me an awful quagmire. How do I afford both!?!

 

Probably the most requested BR model on wish lists ever. It looks like a winner from the pre production shots.

 

Rich,