kirley Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) UTA U2 Class Locomotive. A minimal conversion of a LMS 2P to a UTA U2 Class. Sorry about the photo colour (my 'blue period'!) Edited April 19, 2017 by kirley 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 A small thought kirley, you do not need the water scoop operating handle on the tender. I think its the one behind the driver as the fireman got the handbrake. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Mike is correct, you also don't need the pipe going down to the footplate and you can also remove the cylinder covers along with the rim on the chimney, also depending on your engine, you may need to extend the cab roof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 You can also add false motion frames below the boiler, here you can see the removed items and extended roof, I hope you don't mind me posting this picture, just trying to help out a fellow modeller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thanks Guys, always open to advice. In regard to the pipe going down to the footplate I was following the picture below. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 84C Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Is that the vacuum pipe from the drivers control valve to the front bag on the buffer plank? To me that would make sense as it seems to also be the handrail which would need to be cool to the touch! The ejector pipe runs above and into the smoke box and that would be very hot having steam blown along it all the time. From what I have read these engines had lots of individual modifications so no two were exactly the same? Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Jackson Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 The Glasgow built U2 locos had cab roofs with the cut away rear corners as per Kirley's loco, whereas the Belfast built locos had the extended cab roofs with square corners. Dunluce Castle, in the photograph, was built in Glasgow, and has the cut away cab roof corners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colmflanagan Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 " From what I have read these engines had lots of individual modifications so no two were exactly the same? Mike" Hear, hear. The "pipe" which may or not be removed is a case in point - a study of Bill Scott's definitive book leaves one still guessing at what engines had it as shown on 74 and Kirley;s model, and others didn't - like nelson's loco. Some seemed to have a pipe of some kind running down to the footplate a bit further forward. And of course we haven't got close up sideways photos of every single engine on that side. I just wish some English company had had a 4-4-0 with the short drivers wheelbase and 6 foot wheels the NCC favoured, but I've not found an r-t-r one yet, and probably never will. However, we run about 6 of these 2P "converts" in various liveries on Killagan and Bleach Green and they'll do us for now! Colm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Jackson Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Have done a little research into differences between U2 locomotives. All the Glasgow built locos, 74,75,76,77,78,82,83 had the pipe in question. None of the Belfast built locos seem to have had it. All the Glasgow locos had Fowler style chimneys, the Belfast locos had a mixture of Fowler and Stanier chimneys. The Glasgow locos all had Fowler tenders, the Belfast locos had a mixture of Fowler and 'Breadcart' tenders. Some of the Belfast locos carried jacks on the running board next to the smokebox, but none of the Glasgow locos had them. The cab roofs were mentioned earlier, Glasgow locos had the rear corners cut away, Belfast locos had square corners. Do bear in mind that the photographs consulted were a moment in time, and details like chimneys and tenders could have been different before or after the picture was taken. The best thing, when modelling a particular loco, is to consult pictures of it. At least your model will be correct for the moment the picture was taken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 AEC Railcar Set in GNR livery. A 2 Car Set which was delayed in finishing because I had to add an motor in the 2nd car so I could pull the 3 Car Set. The 3 Car Set was also delayed to build a new 'full size' K15 coach. It has been a long struggle to get to this point, just some minor paint touch-ups to finish this project but this build will be of great help when I come to tackle Railcars 6 & 7. I was lucky to get the last of the GNR Railcar paint from Phoenix Paints along with the AEC bogie sides. Steve at Railtech was very helpful in re doing the AEC Set and including the K15 decals as well. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Nice job with the AEC Kieran,looks well in the GNR livery. Looks like it's been a wet day in Bangor ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33lima Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 VERY nice! Another classic Irish railcar lives again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Murphy Models MkII coaches in Supertrain livery. I bought some of these coaches when they came out but never ran them as the colour is not right. I finally got around to spraying some Golden Brown over them. Now I can run them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 U2 finished and on Goods duties showing Brown Vans, Container and Fuel Wagons. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Nice photo's Kieran,a good atmosphere about them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Lovely models! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 CIE Bullied Open Wagons. Next off the production line is Provincial Wagons kits of the original single body wagon.The build is very straight forward except (why has there always to be an except) for the underframe bits. The wagons pulled by K1a 388 must be just out of the workshop as they are a bit bright for my liking, some weathering I think is called for. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Nice job with the Bullied open wagons,a nice addition to the fleet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 MERLINIR LOGISTICS 1992 saw the Adelaide Freight Terminal become the hub of the Belfast Freight operation with overnight Container movements by rail from Belfast and Dublin in both directions. NIR was the appointed agent in Northern Ireland for BR’s new Track 29 Parcel Service. NIR’s name for this operation was MERLINIR LOGISTICS. They painted some 40’ Containers and also a Ford Box van for local deliveries in ‘MERLINIR’ livery. Unfortunately this was a short lived enterprise. My attempt below to replicate Merlinir and as I had to guess the colours they may not be strictly accurate. Decals from MIR. I would like to record my grateful thanks to Ian Sinclair for his diligent research and producing an article on the launch of MERLINER LOGISTICS plus a black and white photograph of the van. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Nice job Kieran,good paint finish on both containers and box van Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 GNR(I) VS Class Locomotive In the last edition of New Irish Lines Colm Flanagan had an article on converting a Schools Class locomotive to a VS Class. As I have no GNR locomotives I was keen to give it a go following closely in Colm’s footsteps and below is the results of my build. Disaster with paint reacting. The finished model is No. 208. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) A few more pics, loaded during the rugby half time.... come on Ireland. Edited August 5, 2020 by kirley replaced photographs 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Jackson Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Lovely work, really looks the part Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Lovely work Kieran,the paint finish is very good. I have never been a steam fan,but the more I see your work,the more I am warming to them! The GNR loco just tugs at my side of the city's heartstrings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirley Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) CIE Laminate Coaches. Allen Doherty of Worsley Works supplied me with ‘sides’ to build a CIE Laminate Standard and Brake Coach. Initially I thought it would be a short build but then I discovered the length of these coaches was 61’ 6” and the majority of RTR donor coaches were not this length. Eventually I came across some Thompson coaches which were actually longer so I picked up 2 old Hornby models. These coaches have separate sides and roofs so were easy do dismantle. I cut of the ends and the excess coach body at either end. The bogies were now too far forward and had to be relocated as well as been replaced by Commonwealth ones from Bachmann. Ends, buffers, and gangways are from Comet. Roof strips and roof vents were also added. The fiddly bits such as door and grab handles added to the time spent on these models. Interiors also take time but to my mind are worth it. I was torn between the Black & Tan or CIE Green livery but went for the more modern one to run with the Cravens and Park Royals. Edited December 6, 2017 by kirley 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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