RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 15/08/2020 at 14:30, Art Dent said: Here's my Dapol 57xx - excellently weathered by David Magill. The pictures are his and are used with his kind permission. Figures are ModelU and painted by Claudia Everett. Art About the only thing that doesn't look real is the painted on shed plate! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith J Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Bachmann v's Dapol Edited August 22, 2020 by Keith J 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
70E Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I missed out on the first issue with the unnumbered 8750 version. I was thinking of purchasing the latest issue 9669, so was wondering how easy is it to change the cab side numbers? Do they easily ping off or is more work required that may cause damage, can they be overlaid with etched brass plates? Many thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 1 hour ago, 70E said: Do they easily ping off or is more work required that may cause damage, can they be overlaid with etched brass plates? If they are like the Dapol 14xx I am modifying then you should be able to ease them off with something blunt. I cannot speak for the 8750 version as I have the Minerva model. I hope this helps. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted September 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, 70E said: Do they easily ping off or is more work required that may cause damage, can they be overlaid with etched brass plates? They come off easily. Narrow planet will adjust the size to fit if you quote dimensions - they need to fit inside the moulded lip (see the 14xx thread for photos - exactly the same principle but different sizes!). Edited September 12, 2020 by Hal Nail 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
70E Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Thank you both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 25/08/2018 at 17:50, neal said: For £35 the King works remarkably well. Reasonable sync at low speeds. (Only 2 cylinder sound despite the prototype it is meant to represent) The TTS round speakers are poor and need an upgrade to get the best from the chip. Neal Hi Neal, just found this post and am very interested to see what the results are. Do you have a video of the model in action? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neal Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Here you go, a couple of years back. I have a few panniers, and have tried the TTS Castle and more recently Hall, each have common chuff sounds and work ok. Motor drive is reasonable but lacks fine adjustment. The best wheeze is the TTS Class 50 in a Heljan loco - not on this Video. This is used as a sound only decoder in parallel with a higher power decoder for motor, lights. That works remarkably well. The Class 15 is LLC stock sound, and 31 a continental Sulzer sound file on a Susi chip, with Lens decoder. Neal 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmorgancym Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I'm ponder one as a treat, I have a smoke box plate from a local 67xx. But it's from a later build with the 8750 cab. Other than loosing the front and rear vac pipes, 3 link instead of screw coupling. What other 'noticeable' visual differences are there between a mixed traffic 8750 and a 67xx? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted December 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Pmorgancym said: I'm ponder one as a treat, I have a smoke box plate from a local 67xx. But it's from a later build with the 8750 cab. Other than loosing the front and rear vac pipes, 3 link instead of screw coupling. What other 'noticeable' visual differences are there between a mixed traffic 8750 and a 67xx? The 67xxs all had riveted tanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmorgancym Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, GWR57xx said: The 67xxs all had riveted tanks. Even that later ones? Just to check, as some people don't seem to acknowledge there was a later build beyond 6749 :). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted December 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) Sorry, you're right. Only the first 50 had rivetted tanks (and I should have added "when built", as a major overhaul, boiler change etc may well have replaced them with non-rivetted tanks). The last 50 built just before/after nationalisation were built at Swindon, so I assume would not have been rivetted. What is the number of the engine you're interested in? Edited December 6, 2020 by GWR57xx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmorgancym Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 6766 most of its time a Dyffryn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 A short running session featuring my weathered and details Dapol NCB 'Pannier Tank', No. 7754 edited with real sound. Sounds are provided by a number of similar class members from my sound collection, captured at various Gala and Preserved Railways over the past few years. Here we see No. 7754 action in grubby NCB Green livery, hauling a short mixed rake open and mineral wagons. Hope you enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted December 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 hours ago, SDJR7F88 said: A short running session featuring my weathered and details Dapol NCB 'Pannier Tank', No. 7754 edited with real sound. Sounds are provided by a number of similar class members from my sound collection, captured at various Gala and Preserved Railways over the past few years. Here we see No. 7754 action in grubby NCB Green livery, hauling a short mixed rake open and mineral wagons. Hope you enjoy! I rather like that! Must fish out my Argo transacord records. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2020 Funny how they get dirty. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDJR7F88 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 23/12/2020 at 20:02, Hal Nail said: I rather like that! Must fish out my Argo transacord records. Certainly can't beat the sound of the real thing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidmouth Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 added a second to my collection and unlike the first one this one ran terribly with the motor clearly not engaging with the gears . Unwilling to risk £200 worth of engine to the post and stuffed in my plans for an unnecessary journey to my favourite model shop to do a swap because of lockdown I decided to remove the body and see what the issue was . Rapidly became apparent that the motor was not attached and turning a small crew secured it . Tested loco runs like a dream 1 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Can anyone conform these will run ok over set track pointwork? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidmouth Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 25/02/2021 at 22:16, meatloaf said: Can anyone conform these will run ok over set track pointwork? apologies ,only just seen this . Mine has no problem 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feanor Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Does anyone have advise on the best way to fit a Dingham coupler to the Dapol O gauge Pannier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP99 Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, feanor said: Does anyone have advise on the best way to fit a Dingham coupler to the Dapol O gauge Pannier. I removed the Dapol sprung hook and glued mine into the buffer beam. Graham Edited April 15, 2021 by PMP99 Correction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feanor Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hi Graham, Thanks for the quick response. How did you go about detaching the hook shank from the spring which is behind the buffer beam, as it appears to be pretty inaccessible to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP99 Posted April 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, feanor said: Hi Graham, Thanks for the quick response. How did you go about detaching the hook shank from the spring which is behind the buffer beam, as it appears to be pretty inaccessible to me. Hi, A while since I did it but I think I just pulled the hook out as far as it would go, then snipped through the hook immediately in front of the buffer beam. This leaves a small hidden part of the hook/spring inside the chassis which hasn’t been a problem to me. Of course it means I can’t reinstate the original setup, but I wouldn’t want to. Edited April 15, 2021 by PMP99 Added info Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feanor Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hi Graham, Thanks again for the quick answer to my question. I'm pleased that they can be fixed in such a simple manner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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