class"66" Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Ive spent years collecting my lima class 31s,now ive gone over to DCC. I will be updating my Lima 31s,by hard wiring with Bachmann chips!! I prefer the lima 31 body over the new Hornby 31s.... Ive started detailing the Lima 31 buffer beams,and fitting Bachmann snow ploughs.... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 These two Dutch livery 31s are,31541 Immingham and Transrail 31112...... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Ive just finished these two "Rail freight" 31s this afternoon they both have hard wired sound chips in them now,weathered,and extra air pipe detailing..... 31108 skin head 31206 Top head lights.... 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted June 13, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2013 These look rather nice. I've a red stripe version to work on some time. Have these got the standard Lima motor & wheels then? I'm considering building finer standard pointwork & I'm unsure whether I need to change the wheels.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Yer im using the standard Lima motors!! there alot smoother running when using 3 function Bachmann chips..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Ive now finished four of my "detailed" Lima 31s so far 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Awesome !! Have to add a 31 at some point to my layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 Awesome !! Have to add a 31 at some point to my layout. What livery you going to go for?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I have one of the very first Lima 31,s a green one here, perhaps I'll do something with it now. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy_SVMRC Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 They look really good. The Lima loco's I have are struggling motor wise what do you recommend? I am also on DCC. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 What livery you going to go for?? Not sure yet maybe BR Blue or Railfreight or maybe one of each 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Moss Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Nice loco's but I'm a bit puzzled by the blue head code box example that also seems to have disks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray M Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Does that also include that the disks are upside down ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveb860 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I used to carve off the nose handrails and add ones fashioned from 0.45 ns wire. Made a huge improvement, easier to paint too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 They look really good. The Lima loco's I have are struggling motor wise what do you recommend? I am also on DCC. You can retro fit the Hornby bogies into a Lima model - http://eastmoor.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/project-31-finale.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 Hi, I'm curious about the loco with headcode discs and the other with round buffers? The one with the headcode disc,i bought off frend so im planning to remove the headcode disc off it soon,just need some rail match yellow paint... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 Not sure yet maybe BR Blue or Railfreight or maybe one of each One of each sounds good to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 I used to carve off the nose handrails and add ones fashioned from 0.45 ns wire. Made a huge improvement, easier to paint too. Cheers Steve,ile give that try!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSLR Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Those peds look splendid mate! spot on B)One day I will take my modelling tools to my Lima 31 which was my first engine lol At the moment like the prototype it fails to pull the skin off a rice pudding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 Made this BR blue class 31 into scrapper,for "banks road" freight sidings, Dummy loco.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47164 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hi, 31's look great, I am respraying a 31/0 to be one of the carriage heating units, and just strugging with thoughts on numbering , any ideas on who sells the ADB lettering ? the numbering on the originals looks to be the size from coaching stock ie slightly smaller than loco numbering. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 They look great This maybe of some use to you, or you might even know already but the Hornby Railroad Class 31 is the old Lima model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hi, 31's look great, I am respraying a 31/0 to be one of the carriage heating units, and just strugging with thoughts on numbering , any ideas on who sells the ADB lettering ? the numbering on the originals looks to be the size from coaching stock ie slightly smaller than loco numbering. These people may be able to help:- http://www.railtec-models.com/index.php Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47164 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Brian, many thanks most appreciated, just what I need.(almost a shame on the project as the power unit is second to none and is the smoothest lima runner I have yet to come across). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Lima mechs varied enormously even between examples of the same models. Some ran like dogs and nothing you could do to them would improve them, others (like yours) ran beautifully and just about forever. I have had my share of both extremes and many in between.To be honest, after several attempts, I don't usually consider the Lima mechanisms worth converting to DCC and have recovered several decoders for other projects after "de-DCCing" the Lima locos. However, my 31 327 was a sweet runner and I have converted it with great success. I got carried away and converted 31 004 as well but that was rather less successful and still is not the greatest runner. I'm seriously considering getting the Hornby RailRoad version and swapping the mechanisms then selling the remaining Hornby body and Lima chassis - I did the same with a Lima 59 and a few DMUs, although I retained the DMU bodies for further conversions so merely pulled the motors and gears out of the mechanisms to turn them into unpowered dummies.I also bought several Hornby class 73s, usually on specials, and swapped the Lima bodies on to the Hornby chassis. I keep all 73 bodies for future reliveries though. I had nine Lima 73s and now have five of them on Hornby chassis (two with sound fitted) and one with a Model Torque motor in the Lima chassis. DCC works well with the latter motor but the atrocious Lima brass wheels and limited pickups still mean this one is not the best of runners. That means I now have around 14 bodies that can be simply and easily swapped on to the working chassis, allowing fast and easy changes of identity and period! Edited July 18, 2013 by SRman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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