Butler Henderson Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Obviously trouble shifting Brighton Evening Argus as Rails now have them at £99.50 - if only Gaugemaster had properly checked their commission. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted May 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 9, 2018 Obviously trouble shifting Brighton Evening Argus as Rails now have them at £99.50 - if only Gaugemaster had properly checked their commission. Do you have a link ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Do you have a link ? Was on a email list from them but clicking on the link comes up as 404 page not found - so presumably sold out (or never turned up) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) Should this be the next livery variation from Dapol? Has anyone else done this to their £85 Collectors Club 73/0? Edited April 8, 2022 by Flood 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Should this be the next livery variation from Dapol? 73006.JPG Has anyone else done this to their £85 Collectors Club 73/0? Splendid job! Looks really nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 11, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 11, 2018 Should this be the next livery variation from Dapol? 73006.JPG Has anyone else done this to their £85 Collectors Club 73/0? I repainted a Blue one into, errrrr........ Blue, rather than the Purple Dapol used Cheers, Phil. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) On 11/05/2018 at 16:16, Phil Mc said: I repainted a Blue one into, errrrr........ Blue, rather than the Purple Dapol used Cheers, Phil. Ah, like this one... and here are the two together. I know the roofs should have translucent panels but once they are weathered the roofs will by totally covered by grime anyway. All in all I really like Dapol's model. 006 still needs to be pickup modified, and they will both be sound fitted, but it shows that with a quick repaint this model easily makes the grade. Edited April 8, 2022 by Flood 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Phil Mc Posted May 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2018 Ah, like this one... 73127.JPG and here are the two together. I know the roofs should have translucent panels but once they are weathered the roofs will by totally covered by grime anyway. 73127 & 73006.JPG All in all I really like Dapol's model. 006 still needs to be pickup modified, and they will both be sound fitted, but it shows that with a quick repaint this model easily makes the grade. Totally agree ! The 73 is one of my favourite models (once you see past the suspect colours used for the liveries!) It's a bonus that it's easy to take apart for painting, a bigger bonus that it's easy to put back together after painting, and whoever came up with detachable bufferbeams is a genius, they're SO easy to detail !! Cheers, Phil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Totally agree ! The 73 is one of my favourite models (once you see past the suspect colours used for the liveries!) It's a bonus that it's easy to take apart for painting, a bigger bonus that it's easy to put back together after painting, and whoever came up with detachable bufferbeams is a genius, they're SO easy to detail !! Cheers, Phil. All the reason for a new batch with liveries and pick up corrected. Some years ago there was talk of Hornby taking Dapol over and you can only imagine how good they would look with Hornbys liveries application. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted May 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 29, 2018 whoever came up with detachable bufferbeams is a genius, they're SO easy to detail !! Probably Roco. Their D&E locos have followed that approach to removing bodies for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWT442 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Evening all, Was speaking to one of the Dapol guys at DEMU over the weekend regarding the 73's. Not a huge amount to say, but a new batch is due this year and should have a revised circuit board. Also did say that the livery samples were currently being scrutinised so they come out the right colour! Was also mentiond that their *may* be an option of swapping out circuit boards for the revised ones but nothings concrete yet. I asked if 73/9's were on the radar and was told that depending on how the next batch sell, then finances may well be released to produce them. Wait and see I guess! Andy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyH Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) Just bought the Faversham limited edition early BR Blue version for £73. Very pleased with the model, maybe the livery errors prevented it from receiving the praise it deserved. The blue on this version seems fine to me. I just wanted to thank DCC Supplies for excellent after sales backup, as my model arrived with a cab front handrail missing at one end. A quick email and, in less than 48 hours, I received a pack of replacement handrails. Excellent service, for many other manufacturers it would not have been possible to obtain such parts. Edited June 14, 2018 by AshleyH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 To follow on from Ashley's post I sent an inquiry email to DCC Supplies when I was repainted my 73/0 asking whether they had round buffers as spares as only the oval ones were originally listed on the website. A day later they replied to say that they were available and now listed on their site. These, along with replacement grills as I messed up the originals, really helped in completing my 73/0. So that's another thumbs up for DCC Supplies from me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirey33 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Livery samples for the latest batch of liveries have appeared on Hattons website.......let the frothing begin. http://www.hattons.co.uk/NewsDetail.aspx?id=322 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37081LochLong Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 No frothing required from me, no BR blue and no Intercity in the correct colours to rectify their first batch, so personally I'm not interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 No frothing required from me, no BR blue and no Intercity in the correct colours to rectify their first batch, so personally I'm not interested. And more green 73/0s. Why are they always green? They did make it into tops blue.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted June 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2018 And more green 73/0s. Why are they always green? They did make it into tops blue.... 73004 and 73005 in their non-standard blue liveries and named after the Bluebell and Mid Hants railways respectively would make good limited editions too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ncarter2 Posted June 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2018 Il be tempted by the EW&S version. Hopefully someone will produce a mainline one too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneofFife Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 those new liveries seems very vibrant and dare I say better than some of the early versions. strange they haven't featured at least one BR Blue or maybe an Inter-City version in this batch......at least one ! the tech spec states all new electrical system so hopefully issues on earlier models have been eradicated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 From what I've been led to believe, the electrics are much better than on the original releases. This applies by all accounts to the Westerns as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles73128 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 E6002 should have oval buffers in this livery? But overall the new liverys look excellent! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Lets hope theyve improved the pick up sys tem as well, the samples look promising, the yellow doesnt look lemon colored but shall wait and see when theyre released! NL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestburyJack Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Is it coincidence that the 2 Hornby class 73s in green were E6003 and E6002, Dapol's first green 73 was E6003 and now they too are releasing E6002, or is there a valid reason why only these 2 numbers are suitable for green with no yellow panel? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted July 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) Is it coincidence that the 2 Hornby class 73s in green were E6003 and E6002, Dapol's first green 73 was E6003 and now they too are releasing E6002, or is there a valid reason why only these 2 numbers are suitable for green with no yellow panel?Dapol has done E6001 first, for the collectors club. Only the class 73/0’s wore green. E6001-E6006. All 6 look to have been initially all over green no yellow ends at some point Edited July 2, 2018 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEARJAMMER Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Just been comparing the pic of the NSE Dapol 73 with photos of the real thing, roof needs to be a much darker grey (almost black) and the model for some strange reason has black front window surrounds. I really want that model, i do hope Dapol spot the mistake and rectify it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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