Making a Lima Class 31 look less plasticy with a budget of £zero

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4 жыл бұрын

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A project, for a friend, thats been on my workbench for some time finally gets done!!
With a budget of £zero, I had to scratch build or scour the spares bin for parts.
The only parts I bought were the reinforcemed window surrounds for 427. They were purchased from
Shawplan, here..
www.shawplan.com
Other paint tools and materials were as ever purchased from Trains4U
www.trains4u.com
Reference photos from my own collection this time, one of which can be found here...
www.flickr.com/photos/1211965...
Converting Lima Class 31's to ETH fitted Regional Railways era (1991-6) 31408 & 31427

Пікірлер: 38

@kjamison5951 Ай бұрын

I wish my hands were that steady… cracking job! Thank you!

@richardsanders4624 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Video-Summery. Thank You 👍

@johnbill9201 18 күн бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing, John

@kellypaws 2 жыл бұрын

Probably watched this half a dozen times. It’s still enjoyable.

@davidsmith5523 Жыл бұрын

Great work.

@petersmith4455 3 жыл бұрын

great video.i still use the triang class 31s as i was a child when they came out so fond memories.also i used to go on them out of paddington stn in the 70s as they were used on the paper trains at night, a friend of mine was a driver for br, also went on class 52s. they were brilliant !!

@Wallsrail 3 жыл бұрын

The tri-ang one was just a bit before my time! Airfix produced one in the late 70's, of which I had a few. Both good models and only let down these days by the motor, but if your not DCC and they still work, great!!

@shanestephens2877 2 жыл бұрын

Your a good friend to have, all that time and effort on a budget of £0. I hope they took you for a few beers 🍻. Great result and I'll look forward to watching your other videos.

@MapTheDragonRailways 2 жыл бұрын

Very fascinating to watch, thank you for sharing.

@garypalmer7540 3 жыл бұрын

They look fabulous well done you.

@judemcsharry1027 Жыл бұрын

Incredible!

@Shelfandtabletoplayouts00gauge 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad your headlights wouldn’t sit straight, I feel human. I fell for the 31s living next to the WCML in the mid eighties to nineties when they were well used especially the 31/4s. Superb job, watched this several times, still amazed how clear the filming is and neat the results 👍 Great front detailing and lining.

@Wallsrail 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@davecourse4234 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video really enjoyed it

@TheDaf95xf 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Buddy. Really enjoyed that. I remember those work horses on the Oldham loop 👍🏻

@Wallsrail 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

@cravensdmufan4449 3 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable, thanks. Another zero cost "enhancement" that I always did with my Lima locos was to paint the cab interiors and inside window surrounds with dark grey. Cheers. Vivian

@railway187 Жыл бұрын

Really fantastic upgrade! I adore the way you organised the cables inside. You are right about trying not to stick cables to the upper part of the body, it makes opening the locomotive for maintenance less easy. In one of my Lima’s I managed to install led-lights in the chassis, but usually the only way to install them is in the body ☹️ great video, thanks 🙏

@gs425 3 жыл бұрын

That's was a great video to watch. When I next get a chance to do a video it will explain how easy it is to add extra pick up to Lima 3 axle bogies with no soldering, and you'd be pleased to hear zero cost ! Gary

@086DEN Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, I like your way.

@Wallsrail Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@jasonpierce-newmodelbarmy3394 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work....you were right about Greg's Chinook!

@ciaranburke3243 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work 👍

@poodle559 3 жыл бұрын

31 439 (Garfield) was the one before it rocked up in the north west. Good job by the way.

@andrewbailey399 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding

@darrenhillman8396 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job! You have a like and a new subscriber!

@donniblanco5239 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Vid & Great Job 👍🏻

@Wallsrail 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@reakingringpiece 3 жыл бұрын

that looks brilliant... i didnt quite catch what you made the eth cables and sockets of exactly? finished engine looks great... good old limas :)

@Wallsrail 3 жыл бұрын

ETH cables made from solder wire. Boxes and sockets from styrene rod. Indeed, lima locos holding their own, detail wise! Only let down by a poor motor, although replacements are now available....

@vinniecross1092 6 ай бұрын

Given me some ideas to improve 31407,31410 & 31466. Thanks

@jasonc9194 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work and great video - Subscribed

@TanVasinTrains 2 жыл бұрын

Will you get the Accurascale version of the Class 31?

@Wallsrail 2 жыл бұрын

Probably 🤔

@danielsellers8707 2 жыл бұрын

They look good; just spraying the yellow front ends and other detail painting makes them look better! The body looks better than the modern Hornby model and NOT MADE IN CHINA (except if you have the Hornby Railroad model from the old Lima tooling).

@Wallsrail 2 жыл бұрын

An underrated model!!

@kellypaws 3 жыл бұрын

Not much of a friend that gets you to do all that and gives you no contribution :(

@Wallsrail 3 жыл бұрын

He's seen it, and feels guilty 😂👍