Kirley's Projects

[Kirley]

Thanks Ivor,

I have found modelling these MPD's a nightmare, you can't go by the drawings so I'm relying on photographs.

 

For No's 59 & 60 I've relied on this image.

as they will be in the NIR era .

[33lima]

Yes Kieran that pic looks pretty representative of the front end of corridor MPDs in the NIR era. The pic below may be a bit sharper as regards detail.

 

The other pic at Waterside shows a more attractive corridor connection cover, with small window and three tranverse ribs, which was sometimes seen in the NIR era pained maroon and grey so this would be a legitimate alternative - I have on fitted to one of my Festival-type MPDs, also pictured.

 

For the slam-door 'suburban' MPD, probably only a few of these were repainted in NIR maroon and grey before they were rebuilt, losing most of the slam doors and half-windows and having new rectangular windows fitted over most seating bays. One of the few repaired before conversion is below, complete with MED-style cab front chevron. most 'suburban', slam-door MPDs probably stayed in UTA Brunswick Green + wasp stripes, until they were rebuilt.

 

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Edited July 1, 2014 by 33lima

[33lima]

Sorry seem to be having diffs with a couple of images, as if the Manage Attachments thing isn't working right or i've hit some kind of site limit! Will see if I can find pics online.

 

Hope this works - my MPD with the more attractive windowed corridor connection cover:

 

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Edited July 1, 2014 by 33lima

[33lima]

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Edit - well that didn't work, either.

 

Pic of model MPD with windowed corridor connection cover - as seen on MPD 63 in Irish railways in Colour #1 - is in the 3rd pic of post #1, here:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/56180-out-of-storage-some-of-my-old-uta-and-nir-stock/#

 

...and in UTA livery for real, here:

 

Edited July 1, 2014 by 33lima

[Kirley]

Still keeping productive on the Work Bench.

 

Got hold of some MIR kits, Bogie Cement and Flats.

 

Added a bit more detail to the Cements, the hand rails were tricky to do but worth it I think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now for primer and paint. The tanks were ivory but unusually the underframe and bogies were black on the Bogie Cements, some tricky masking required!

[Kirley]

Got a primer coat on today.

 

 

[Seanw12]

Wow looking really good

[Hunslet 102]

Kieran,your work rate is fantastic and the quality you are producing is brilliant,keep up the good work.

[Kirley]

Just out of the Paint shop this morning

 

 

[heirflick]

cant wait to see them displayed fully - great job so far:tumbsup:

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Great work as always K

[Kirley]

Another day in the Paint Shop

 

[heirflick]

Another day in the Paint Shop

 

[Dunluce Castle]

Oh WOW, absolutely beautiful.

[BosKonay]

[Mayner]

Kieran

 

Love the MPDs the cut an shuffle from rtr hauled stock is totally in keeping with the prototype & the UTA approach to designing relatively advanced diesel trains with very limited resources.

[cg-antrim]

Amazing!

[Hunslet 102]

The MPDs are looking good Kieran,great job,well done

[73.River.Roe.]

Must get my MPD,s up here too Kieran

[Riversuir226]

Thats some production line there Kirley, quality work all the way. Love to mir kits still being built and especially with the results your acheiving. Look forward to seeing the next project.

[Kirley]

Workbench today. Another MPD plus a Buffet Car to run with the MPD rake.

 

 

Will the end of this project ever come?

[33lima]

Workbench today. Another MPD plus a Buffet Car to run with the MPD rake.

 

Will the end of this project ever come?

 

You might borrow from Charlton Heston's Michaelangelo's retort to Rex Harrison's Pope Julius in 'The Agony and the Ecstasy', at the point where the Sistine Chapel repaint project had gone somewhat badly over schedule:

 

Pope Julius [with exasperation]: WHEN will you make an END???

 

Michelangelo [with finality]: 'WHEN I AM DONE!'

 

Great work, keep 'em coming (pics AND MPDs).

[Hunslet 102]

Workbench today. Another MPD plus a Buffet Car to run with the MPD rake.

 

 

Will the end of this project ever come?

 

Great pic and great work Kieran.The MPD in the foreground with all the soldering is a serious piece of work,looking forward to seeing it completed.The front of the completed MPD behind the box just shouts out Larne line to me,you have captured the profile perfectly.Good job all round.I will pm you at some point soon to get pointers for donor coaches for the 2 MPDs I intend to do,I know you have modelled both.Keep up the good work and stick at it,the results are already there to see.

[David Holman]

Mmmm. Nice...

See comments on the MED thread. Same applies here. Top work.

[Kirley]

I had hoped to have these finished before going on holidays but that's not going to happen.

 

 

Must push to get this project concluded when I get back.

[Hunslet 102]

Dont rush this project Kieran,having 8 MPDs is fantastic and they will be waiting for your return,when you can take your time to ensure you complete them to a good high standard.They look good,it will be nice to see them on Kirley Junction.Enjoy your holiday.

[Kirley]

Gave some of my MPD's a test run on the DC layout before converting to DCC.

 

 

I had hoped I was coming near the end of the build but the test run threw up lots of faults I had not seen so it's back to the work bench.

[33lima]

Wow! Looking great. If there's one thing better than a good MPD, it's two good MPDs. The 4-car NIR set looks a treat, on the move. Lovely piece of work.

[73.River.Roe.]

MPD,s looking fantastic Kieran....... Colin.

[73.River.Roe.]

63 is looking soo good too after all the soldering done on her....

[Hunslet 102]

Nice job with the MPDs Kieran,they look great and a nice video of them in action.

[popeye]

Lovely job, the colours are great and the sound makes them seem so real.

[Kirley]

Slowly, slowly the MPD's are coming to a finish. Just to paint No 65 and finish UTA Diner Car and ALL that's left is all the fiddly bits like decals, glazing, wipers, horns etc etc. Interiors may go on the back burner until the winter.

 

 

 

Here are No 36 & No 46 doing trials after decoders were fitted.

 

 

 

 

[Dunluce Castle]

All of them look fantastic nice one

[heirflick]

excelent stuff! i adore the green livery with the wasp stripes - beautiful!