Georgeconna Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Took my time with this one in order to get the little details that matter right like the black door handles and the green areas around the fuel tank, Warning labels on the footsteps and I used etched wipers from Studio Scale Models range along with their excellent decals. The real loco visited Cork last week and is still a tad cleaner that depicted here. Just noticed I need to fix that handrail!! Few more piccys on my facebook page so if you have time take visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wonderful-weathering/111818828902939?ref=hl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrennEire Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Love the orange wiper George, toooo much time on your hands Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 A rather uninspiring colour scheme for the real thing but superb work on the model, George. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshty Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 George, she looks brilliant. It's such a great model but the extra little bit of detailing and light weathering take it onto a new level. Well done. Love the orange wiper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 A rather uninspiring colour scheme for the real thing ..... Historically, the old GSR and - to a certain extent - CIE during steam days - had form for it. Paint's expensive..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 V-Line (what used to be Victorian Railways) had an almost equally uninspiring livery, using a similar grey but with deep orange cabs - right up the Irish railways' alley as far as colours go! The N class diesels have a somewhat squarer design of cab but are superficially similar in outline to the 071, so picture George's model with orange cabs and you have a good idea of what it looked like. There was a rumour (unconfirmed!) that V-Line bought a heap of unused paint from the old Ansett Airlines when they changed their house colours. I wonder where IE got their paint supplies ... I wonder if V-Line had a heap of unused grey ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 .....I wonder where IE got their paint supplies ... I wonder if V-Line had a heap of unused grey ... Probably left over from GSR days.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Colin_McLeod Posted August 14, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2013 Historically, the old GSR and - to a certain extent - CIE during steam days - had form for it. Paint's expensive..... Here is No 186 at Antrim December 2011 in the GSWR grey livery. Not too different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawfin Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Great model - went on the railtour with 071 and 073 to Cork a while ago. Remember that if your doing one of 088, somebody put the new logo on wrong! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhb171achill Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Indeed, Horsetan. The all over battleship grey was introduced by the GSWR as an economy measure about 1915, replacing their lined black livery by degrees. The GSR continued it, as did CIE, right to the end of steam. The GS painted the three 800s a unique shade of blue-tinted green, but nothing else ever bore that livery before or since. CIE painted a small number of loco's lined green, or in some cases black, after the early / mid 50s. For modellers it is worth bearing in mind that the grey livery encompassed everything, almost like the 071s now. Even the smoke box, chimney, con-rods and wheels were all grey; just like the whole loco had been through a sheep dip. Just red buffer beams! The grey livery alone was applied to all narrow gauge loco's without exception after 1925. One Cavan & Leitrim loco was the last narrow gauge engine to carry its pre amalgamation livery, retaining C & L lined dark green until 1932. No CIE narrow gauge locos were ever lined green or black. Cab interiors were ALSO grey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefredie Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Hi Just an update to livery on 071 I enclose pics of 071 taken in Wexford yesterday with permission on autoballast train duties David Wexford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrennEire Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Great pics David, well done I havent seen the new liveried autoballasters yet, look great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgeconna Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 New logo on the Ballast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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