rovex Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Looks like Dapol have shown their hand for future releases of the Prairie... CoY Indeed Hornby may have missed out again, although who knows perhaps they will announce the same on 8 Jan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Looks like they're not doing the side-window-cab version of the Mogul, which is a shame. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Indeed, just seen this myself. Bullet points for those unable to see the above: 6 variants of GWR Mogul, of the 5390-7321 number series. 7 variants of GWR Large Praire 5101 class Both expected Q1 2019 Features for both include next 18 decoder with 'no-tool' fitting through the smokebox door, firebox glow, and all wheel pickup.. Looks like I've got a busy little day listing this little lot... That was quick off the Mark,Little Dan.....very competitive pricing too.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 15, 2017 Excellent news indeed. Very impressed with Dapol and I’m glad they are releasing more in OO. The way I read it the models will be available Q1 2019, so even if Bachmann announce revamped Mogul in January it’s still likely that Dapol will beat them. The position is probably less clear with Hornby if they are updating their 61xx and announce also in January. I have a feeling that the fact Dapol have announced both for delivery Q1 2019 is Significant. Maybe they have got wind of something. I hope for all companies sakes there is no duplication. Well done Dapol . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Looks like they're not doing the side-window-cab version of the Mogul, which is a shame. That could easily come later. Not difficult to change a cab on the tooling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Indeed Hornby may have missed out again, although who knows perhaps they will announce the same on 8 Jan. Depends upon who brings the goods to market first...if indeed that is the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 15, 2017 That could easily come later. Not difficult to change a cab on the tooling. Isn’t that basically what Mainline, or was it Bachmann by then , did? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Bear in mind that 9351 is a Prairie rebuild with several differences to a standard 43xx / 63xx. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Can someone have a proper look at the CAD drawings for both of these please as we don't want any silly, avoidable mistakes now do we. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Can someone have a proper look at the CAD drawings for both of these please as we don't want any silly, avoidable mistakes now do we. Why not it would deprive a few people of hours of fun if the model was perfect 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Great news Another one off the list! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froxfield2012 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I have one small question regarding livery. There will be only one BR Black early crest and the number shown is 7324. I think that is one of the 93xx series that were renumbered in the later 1950s? Would it still be in BR Black at the time it carried number 7324? Only a small point and there may be photographic evidence around? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froxfield2012 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Mind you, these weren't exactly frontline locos by then! I have a photo of 9306 dated firmly to May 1956 where it looks as though the tender still carried the letters G W R, if it had anything at all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
County of Yorkshire Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Bear in mind that 9351 is a Prairie rebuild with several differences to a standard 43xx / 63xx. Dave Being my (tongue-in-cheek) point entirely! CoY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Mind you, these weren't exactly frontline locos by then! I have a photo of 9306 dated firmly to May 1956 where it looks as though the tender still carried the letters G W R, if it had anything at all! As did many WR locos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Oh dear! Coming back to 4mm again? You've not left yet, still time to change your mind It's not that. But I will have to let things ride for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold D9020 Nimbus Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 The bottom one in the list of large Prairie variants is listed as "early crest" but "era 5" which is contradictory—perhaps this should be the later crest, which would otherwise be missing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
locoholic Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Very pleased about the mogul. I wonder if there are some hasty revisions happening at Barwell and Margate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 It's not that. But I will have to let things ride for now. Is this one of those things that will become clearer in the next month? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MikeParkin65 Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Superb! Dapol are sweeping up a few of the remaining GWR mid-twentieth century locos to be done to 21st century standards! Think that just leaves a new Saint, Manor, Hawksworth County and the 15/16xx pannier to be done now - all other (steam) classes you could expect to see anywhere on the GWR system on 1st January 1948 are now available - or planned to be available soon - to modern standards. . Congratulations Dapol; if these are good models you'll rake it in - I'd need three of each alone.... One wonders if this 'out of the blue' announcement - with no build up - is a result of Chirk catching wind of news to come out of Barwell and Sandwich in January...? CoY Who's doing the Manor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Is this one of those things that will become clearer in the next month? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 A useful book to have on both these classes is the RCTS Locomotives of the GWR part 9 the standard two- cylinder classes. When steam pipes fitted and withdrawal dates etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steam in the North West Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 What an absolutely awesome curve ball by Dapol. Jan 2019 is going to be an expensive month Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6892 Oakhill Grange Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Can someone have a proper look at the CAD drawings for both of these please as we don't want any silly, avoidable mistakes now do we. Recess in the bunker is wrong for 5109 in Great Western green. Well you did ask! Christmas Mubarak Oakhill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted December 15, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2017 Who's doing the Manor? And the Hawksworth County...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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