Murphy Models Grey 071

[Georgeconna]

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

 

 

[WrennEire]

Love the orange wiper George, toooo much time on your hands

[SRman]

A rather uninspiring colour scheme for the real thing but superb work on the model, George.  

[Weshty]

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.

[Horsetan]

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.....

[SRman]

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 ...

[Horsetan]

.....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....

[Colin_McLeod]

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.

 

[Jawfin]

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!

 

[jhb171achill]

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.

[bluefredie]

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

[WrennEire]

Great pics David, well done

I havent seen the new liveried autoballasters yet, look great!

[Georgeconna]

New logo on the Ballast