TomScrut Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, GEARJAMMER said: Apologies to Nick for adjusting his photo but in my opinion, as nice as the new livery is, this would have looked better. Good work, it does look better IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickL2008 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 hours ago, GEARJAMMER said: Apologies to Nick for adjusting his photo but in my opinion, as nice as the new livery is, this would have looked better. Thats ok, its a thumbnail, and also think it looks better as well, something that breaks up that plain yellow front! NL 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz9284 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Agree that it looks better. It's a shame they didn't do the same black stripes as they do on their 66s in europe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted June 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2020 But will it pull 48 wagons.......i like the G&W orange but its down to preference,looking more forward to this than the 66 from Hattons and they say there EP samples are axle box trouble free,lets hope its as it should be considering the time its been in the making. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Any update on the actual model yet? Any EP to peruse? Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 44 minutes ago, atom3624 said: Any update on the actual model yet? Any EP to peruse? Al. Spoke to staff at the Dapol outlet in Chirk on Wednesday. Apparently this loco is due within the next two months. 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Speaking of new paint jobs, 59003 is back in circulation.... Found on Flickr not my own pic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGR Hooper! Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Black 5 Bear said: Spoke to staff at the Dapol outlet in Chirk on Wednesday. Apparently this loco is due within the next two months. I take it you mean the latest EP sample? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 5 hours ago, MGR Hooper! said: I take it you mean the latest EP sample? No I don't. The loco is scheduled for general release according to MOS I spoke to. If you take a look at various outlets online offering these locos for sale, the availability/release dates vary from July - September to October-December 2020. Please feel free to contact Dapol direct if you feel this is incorrect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Good news, although I remember people saying there were a few issues, as the latest samples were in 2018, hopefully these were fixed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black 5 Bear Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, Class 158 productions said: Good news, although I remember people saying there were a few issues, as the latest samples were in 2018, hopefully these were fixed Indeed, I'm usually a dyed in wool kettle man, but these look fantastic from the EP's of 2018. No issues according to one poster on here with the rotating axleboxes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Whilst there's nothing for me in the first batch, the sooner they get these ones out there the sooner they may do an up to date FL one or 59003. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz9284 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Hopefully the colours on both the 59/1 and 59/2, plus the size of the plates on the 59/2 will be rectified. also hoping for the 59/0 in AI livery. 59003 in GBRf would need another mould making, unless they can do the addition of the top cab lights afterwards? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 9 hours ago, TomScrut said: Speaking of new paint jobs, 59003 is back in circulation.... Found on Flickr not my own pic. Looks much better than before, the Europorte livery is very fussy round the cabs and add in the name plates and cab embellishments and it looked very busy. Also it's orange now, not sand coloured! I was looking up close the other day, and they've repainted the orange sections and yellow panel, but the blue still looks to be the original application. The lettering is painted, so looks like they masked and sprayed that too Jo 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, Steadfast said: blue still looks to be the original application That's the impression I got from the pic somebody posted a few pages back, it looked like they were masking the blue to just do the orange over the ends. It does look good IMO 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I'll add this quick snap of it all shiny sat under the yard lights. The blue still has the surface marks from brushing bushes etc. Subtle and not noticeable from a distance but to me suggests still the old paint. Jo 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted June 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Steadfast said: I'll add this quick snap of it all shiny sat under the yard lights. The blue still has the surface marks from brushing bushes etc. Subtle and not noticeable from a distance but to me suggests still the old paint. Jo Talk about pictures of models and prototypes looking identical. Is that a prototype or model image? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Hilux5972 said: Talk about pictures of models and prototypes looking identical. Is that a prototype or model image? Hahahaha a 1:1 scale model! I see what you mean, I think it's the artificial lighting combined with the grass etc being very similar looking to the effect created by static grass for me. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I had to look twice myself - same reasons. Let's hope the model lives up to the expectations .... no pressure Dapol!! Al. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ERIC ALLTORQUE Posted June 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2020 Heres a great bit video of 59003 at 5 doing what they do best with 4800 ton on her back,not my video so give it a like and theres loads of good railway stuff on his channel 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Any update on delivery, it’s all gone a bit quiet. We last saw samples in 2018, I believe they had issues, can anyone from Dapol or in the know give some info, cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Dapol announced on Facebook today that these can be ordered with smoke generators if ordered before 14/08. Due in shops Q2 2021 now. http://www.Dapol.co.uk/Catalogue/97/index.html 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 158 productions Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Excellent news, sceptical about the smoke option though. Never looks good, especially on diesels 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 30 minutes ago, Class 158 productions said: Excellent news, sceptical about the smoke option though. Never looks good, especially on diesels Strange coincidence you asked for an update about 10 minutes after I saw their Facebook post! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 That's quite a delay CV-19 considered ... I thought we were all anticipating delivery by Christmas 2020 latest. It should be worth the wait, but .... it is what it is I suppose. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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