RMweb Gold Kaput Posted February 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 14/02/2021 at 12:19, ruggedpeak said: At the time of posting Monks Bar have 1 Achilles and 3 Destroyer at £143.99 each http://www.monkbarmodelshop.co.uk/model-railways/oo-gauge-model-railways/Dapol-oo-locomotives I gave in so they have at least 1 less Destroyer now..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2021 As renumbers go, this was by far the easiest I have ever done. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 27 minutes ago, adb968008 said: As renumbers go, this was by far the easiest I have ever done. I presume the donor was 032 (Stadler)? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted February 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) 41 minutes ago, TomScrut said: I presume the donor was 032 (Stadler)? Heres the renumber.. 20 mins end to end, condensed to 5 mins, with some real action included. 68032 Destroyer was used, with Railtec transfers. Edited February 18, 2021 by adb968008 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted February 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2021 Anyone tried to remove the nameplate so it can be fitted with a shorter one than "Destroyer"? Does it come off as easily as the numbers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 59 minutes ago, newbryford said: Anyone tried to remove the nameplate so it can be fitted with a shorter one than "Destroyer"? Does it come off as easily as the numbers? Not sure how helpful this is, but when I stuck my plates on and didn't get them quite liked up, pulling it back off again brought the middle of the name plate off very cleanly so I expect that the paint can't be that good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 18/02/2021 at 19:19, newbryford said: Anyone tried to remove the nameplate so it can be fitted with a shorter one than "Destroyer"? Does it come off as easily as the numbers? Hi Mick I just removed Destroyer plates quite easily with gentle strokes of a cocktail stick and finished off with a light rubbing of a liquid Brasso dipped cotton bud - suppose that T Cut would work also. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 20/02/2021 at 16:28, JohnC said: Hi Mick I just removed Destroyer plates quite easily with gentle strokes of a cocktail stick and finished off with a light rubbing of a liquid Brasso dipped cotton bud - suppose that T Cut would work also. John Ta to John and ADB. Less than 30 minutes work and I now have a Cat with a cat name. 68031 "Felix" Problem is, I packed it away again without taking photos... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIRCLASS80 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 With the success of this latest run of TPE 68’s would Dapol consider another run the same size of a couple of different running numbers? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 1 hour ago, NIRCLASS80 said: With the success of this latest run of TPE 68’s would Dapol consider another run the same size of a couple of different running numbers? Not sure if that would work in the near future and we all might be TPE'd out, maybe in about 2 years or more to refresh it and probably even better if Accurascale produce more TPE Coach packs down the line to revive interest. In the more near term I would quite fancy Dapol doing the ex-ScotRail 68006 & 68007 in DRS Simplified Compass livery to fill the gap in the DRS line up from 001 to 008. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted March 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2021 If anyone is still looking for these Lord & Butler and Dapol seem to have stock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2021 Ive got 4, inc Lord President above, and potential for 5, Black Douglas, but only two rakes of stock on order. i’m full, I suspect i’m at the extreme end of full, and as there is a few still about for sale, after a month now, I think that demand is somewhat fulfilled. They could float about until the mk5’s are released and then soak up, so suspect thats all folks for now. There is still plenty of cheap bodies knocking about, so things like 68006 /7 you could pick up a body for under £20, get it resprayed. I wonder if we might see a new livery on the real thing soon though ? Hmm.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 28 minutes ago, adb968008 said: Ive got 4, inc Lord President above, and potential for 5, Black Douglas, but only two rakes of stock on order. i’m full, I suspect i’m at the extreme end of full, and as there is a few still about for sale, after a month now, I think that demand is somewhat fulfilled. They could float about until the mk5’s are released and then soak up, so suspect thats all folks for now. There is still plenty of cheap bodies knocking about, so things like 68006 /7 you could pick up a body for under £20, get it resprayed. I wonder if we might see a new livery on the real thing soon though ? Hmm.. Yeah I've got both new TPE's plus 68034 which could also fulfil TPE duties so yes I'm full as well. I also have 2 spare DRS bodies ripe for a professional respray (not me doing it) but will need a chassis or two to put them on but not seen any for sale at the usual places unfortunately, rather do that instead of keep swapping bodies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) On 02/03/2021 at 16:24, classy52 said: Yeah I've got both new TPE's plus 68034 which could also fulfil TPE duties so yes I'm full as well. I also have 2 spare DRS bodies ripe for a professional respray (not me doing it) but will need a chassis or two to put them on but not seen any for sale at the usual places unfortunately, rather do that instead of keep swapping bodies. Chassis are like gold.. The first few 68’s apparently had a printing error, and were replaced. Since then the faulty bodies have streamed out to ebay etc, and are the basis for so many resprays, but are “on bricks” without wheels.. creating that shortage. I was trying to work out exactly what the printing error was though ? Ive never actually seen a picture of the faulty ones. Edited March 4, 2021 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 5 hours ago, adb968008 said: I was trying to work out exactly what the printing error was though ? Ive never actually seen a picture of the faulty ones The green faded stripe one one side is biased towards one end of the loco when it should be even. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 7 hours ago, adb968008 said: Chassis are like gold.. The first few 68’s apparently had a printing error, and were replaced. Since then the faulty bodies have streamed out to ebay etc, and are the basis for so many resprays, but are “on bricks” without wheels.. creating that shortage. I was trying to work out exactly what the printing error was though ? Ive never actually seen a picture of the faulty ones. All 3 from the very first batch 68001, 68002 & 68005 had the printing error on one side. I had purchased at the time 68001 from DRS Direct Shop for over the odds (£201) due to it being a limited run of 300 but predictably still on sale several years later and today thus I suppose I'm one of a few mugs who paid that price thinking it would sell out which it hadn't...mind you it is still that price. Anyway had the body for 68001 replaced with a new one for free from Dapol and recently purchased their 68002 & 68005 bodies from Dapol direct (£15 each) and just waited for appropriate 68's to come up on eBay and eventually got an actual new 68002 (it still had the original printing error) and another 68003 (is now 68005) thus why I have a spare 68002 (printing error) & 68003 (new) bodies. Too be honest not sure what to do with them whether to keep or sell??? 2 hours ago, TomScrut said: The green faded stripe one one side is biased towards one end of the loco when it should be even. Yes correct, if you look at a 68 from one side with No1 end on your right it is that side where the fade stripes stop short of the cab so to speak but at the other end the stripes go beyond the cab end, its basically off centre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, classy52 said: 68001, 68002 & 68005 I thought 68004 was affected too. I used to have one that was affected and I think it was 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, TomScrut said: I thought 68004 was affected too. I used to have one that was affected and I think it was 4. I have 68004 and it wasn't affected, it was only 68001, 68002 & 68005. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 I assume its this vs this.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 5 hours ago, classy52 said: I have 68004 and it wasn't affected, it was only 68001, 68002 & 68005. Yes it was 005 I had I stumbled across a picture of it earlier when looking for something else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2021 8 hours ago, classy52 said: Anyway had the body for 68001 replaced with a new one for free from Dapol and recently purchased their 68002 & 68005 bodies from Dapol direct (£15 each) and just waited for appropriate 68's to come up on eBay and eventually got an actual new 68002 (it still had the original printing error) and another 68003 (is now 68005) thus why I have a spare 68002 (printing error) & 68003 (new) bodies. Too be honest not sure what to do with them whether to keep or sell??? "Graded" bodies now £10... https://www.dccsupplies.com/item-p-113407/graded-class-68-drs-bodyshell-1st-run-oo-gauge.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy52 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, newbryford said: "Graded" bodies now £10... https://www.dccsupplies.com/item-p-113407/graded-class-68-drs-bodyshell-1st-run-oo-gauge.htm If you fancy the DRS body with the printing error, £5 more from Dapol and you get the proper one with nameplates as well...https://www.Dapol.co.uk/shop/oo-gauge/diesel-locomotives/OO Gauge Class 68 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, newbryford said: "Graded" bodies now £10... https://www.dccsupplies.com/item-p-113407/graded-class-68-drs-bodyshell-1st-run-oo-gauge.htm Ive bought mine from here, for a chopping up project. the £15 Dapol ones are corrected versions as I understand it. Wanted to make sure I was chopping up the right version, before I started. Edited March 4, 2021 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted March 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2021 The original nameplates were a bit suspect. Not bothered about the paint for my plans...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomScrut Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Just a forewarning to you all in case you want to keep a lookout. They received my returned TPE shell today (032) so that might be getting sold as graded? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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