I ordered one of these on Tuesday after receiving an e-mail from Dapol. It arrived Friday, and I'm very pleased with it. The box is marked as "nameplate loose" , which when opened turned out to be the Guinness emblem on the radiator had come off, probably due to the tight packaging. It was included in a parts bag. Some of the cab glazing had fallen out, but was there. Re-reading the topic on here it seems to be not uncommon, so a little bit of glueing and I've got a bargain (with an invoice from Dapol and a Royal Mail tracker that says it came from Dapol). Thank you, Dapol!
The original loco is preserved on the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, which is my favourite railway as it has three 08s.
Thanks
Paul